Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-07-06


lahstcbie. 1 asked him to fix place, for it
which he would regard secure. He named points
on the Southern road, between Morton and Nerds
an. Had adopted this eouYse, erery 6a1e 'eousa
haoe been lost Four thousand bales were removed
by me from northeastern Mississippi; carried IT,
to be stored near the eastern border OF the state
on the Tombigbee, but the rough handing received
from the wagon and the railroad has put amucn OF
it out of order, and extensive repairs are oelng
now conducted. This cotton WAS noweses sasea
by REMOVAL but it is exposed to accident rom nre
by such large aggregation, and have sent an agent
to procure other warehouses; SO as to divide the
risk in several parts. 1t is almost impossible to
get storehouses or warehouses. Mobile would be
an unsafe point to store. / cannot often build
stores on account Of the great scarcity Of materials
and labor They are absorbed by the army. There
is another great difficulty in the way OF remov,
al. The planters have no transportation, ana
there is little in the country. Horses, mules and
wagons have been taken away by one or the other
army, or by the enemy. Where theres4are teams,
the parties win not accept Confederate money
They cannot use It, l have been compelled to pay
for transportation in sugar and salt bought for the
purpose. The necessities of the crops in general,
require all the teams that remain. To impress
them would intensity the discomfort and increase
the Generalization, thus efecting more harm than
good. The cotton is, BESIDES in no condition for
transportation for any distance.
Exchanging Cotton for Gold or Sterling.
have the means at any time for sending agents
into Memphis or New Orleans to transact with
foreigners or their consus. Citizens of high char
acter are in communication with me, wishing to
undertake the business enclose some OF their
letters. The policy Of such exchange is almost
universally maintained in the State to be the true
one for the Government I have received assu-
RANGES, almost official, from Yankee authorities at
Vicksburg, Memphis, New Orleans &C., that no in.
reference would be had in the matter.
Exchange of Cotton for Quortermasser's and Com
missary Stores
The War Department has several contracts EN-.
bracing the delivery of Mississippi cotton. One OF
colossal character is given to Mr.. Pollard. Thus
the Administrators virtual control of the cotton
will be taken out of the Treasury. have the evil
dence that Dir. Pollard is giving out subcontracts,
and their numbers may be indefinite; each petty
sub contractor having military protection to take
out the cotton and bring stores. Parties that
know to be irresponsible, have likewise obtained
contracts at Richmond. l have the lists Of arti-
cles needed by the War Department, and the price
they are paying, and can have responsible agent
in each county to deliver cotton in all cases Of
purchase, and turn over the stores to the nearest
quartermaster, obtaining his voucher for the same.
Under the Pollard contract the military authori-
ties are now hauling our cotton to the vicinity OF
the river to await the arrival of Stores and if there
is any failure of such arrival, the cotton oiU in
soitably be lost either by act Of the enemy or Of
marauders with whom the country abounds. This,
too whilst 1 have been expanding large sums up
on the very opposite policy, indicated in your tele
gram of December 9Th, Of bringing array the cot
ton from such localities.
No time to be Lost.
Whatever is done must be done speedily. On
the most intelligent and reliable testimony, if the
cotton in the exposed district be not parted with in
the next few months, it is irredsemaby lost to the
Government Now is the time to move. Every
thing favors action. The occasion may not happen
again. Better to part with the property, even for
treasury notes. than to incur the total loss 1t
be sold for them at from eight to ten times what it
it cost the Government.
j. D. B. DlBOW,
General Agent Produce Loan.
According to the best estimate that can make,
there have been destroyed out Of cotton bought by
me in Mississippi:
Bales
By our military authorities $4,000
By accidents of various sorts, 5000
Taken by the Yankees, &c. 10000
Tofe1 RI mn