Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-12

The strictuie es, in the commercial article of
the Cairo Democrat of yesterday, doth inst us
to the policy of wharf-boat proprietors and
their refusal to furnish information for the
press, are as ul lust as they are gratutous. The
fault, if any exists, is with the Dens9erat and
its editor, not with us. Recent changes in the
l,e'sonael of the upper wharf.boats, and pres
sure of business consequent thereupon, made
it impossible for the first few days of this month
to be prompt or punctual in the charitable
part Of our business, (ie., furnishing statement
Of our business for the benefit of, or to crafty
the curiosity of others,) the reports were sent
for several days but were not published, the
reason alleged being tnat they bore date Of
the day previous Now if it is matter of
interest that the receipts and shipments be
known, the Importance consists more in the
quantity of articles received and shipped than
any particular dates for their receipt or ship
ment. 1t is impossible, in such business as
ours, to furnish the days shipments or receipts
completely or accurately until the next day,
when, if those desiring them for publication, or
reference, will send for them they can be OBJ
tanned. We are not provided with courers,
and our clerks have something better and more
important to do. The reports can thus be pro.
cured, each day, if desired, if not it is matter
of no consequence whatever, to us, as the sup
posed value of such reports as an advertise
ment exists only in the minds eye of those
that are too mean to advertise legtimately. 1t
is not apparent how the city (O of Cairo or its
citizens are "donating to Us subsistence or
wealth. This would be indeed generous il
true, and Is true if the receipt and shipment
and storage, of all articles for or from the mer-
chants () of Cairo, gratis, can be so construed.
In this connection it may be remarked, that the
wharf-boats are d convenient necessity to Cairo
but as long rs the OHIO empties into the
Mississippi and rivers rise aud fall, wharf-boats
could and would exist. independent of the few
hundred doggeries, clothing, &C., establish
ments that daily move and have their being
solely and exclusively from stopping boats and
the pass engers thereon. The business of the
wharf-boats is derived solely and exclusively
from freight in transtu, and for reshipment to
upper or lower Mississippi and it is not appar-
ent how such business or information in con-
nection herewith, furnished or withheld, af-
fects the trade proper of Cairo. 1t may make
some slight difference in the completeness or
interest of the reports of the sapient Secretary
of the Chamber Of Commerce of the City of
Cairo, whose aninsus towards us is well known
and fully appreciated. We have no objection
TO furnishing the papers with any reports that
may be interesting to their readers, or that
would complete Cairo statistics The Secre-
tary Of the Chamber of Commerce (who no
Goubt might become celebrated in the genseng
feather and peanut trade if he had the CAPT
tab can get the information he requires to en-
,.late ''De Bow or ''McCulloch'' from the is
sues of the daily press from us he can get only
what he seeks: he has our fullest sympathcs.
We would like to aid him in preparing the val
liable statistics of his firm Of which we can
only say par Mobile fratuna for the present.
-. . THOS. G. WRIGHT,
Freight elk, B., II. h Co., upper boats &c.