Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-11-17

9hd rapidly gr5wing commerce Of thos
81 Yers. StLouis hastwo adTantagessil
This contest, which If properly improved
VIII seehE her tic Principle share of thi
trade. She can offer in every depart
ment Of trade an equal, and in many re
s2eets a better market than. any othel
city andsiie SHOW IN the acthalI posses
sion and enjoyment Of much the largest
proportion Of this commerce. Whether
she k~eepsitOrnOt, viii depend entirely on
the enterprise Of her business men.
WHAT Is WANTED TO SECURE THfE COM
MERGE OF WHITE RIVER AND IT'S
TRIBUTARIES.
The first and indispensable requisite IS
q line Of regular, reliable, fast, hand
somely furnished boats of light draft,
running directly through from st. Louis
70 J~acksOnpOrt, ON White river. Messrs.
Hart x Co, of Memphis, have a tri-
weekly mail contract from that place
through and a line of packets now run
ming. They have also a line Of packets
rom Memphis TO Louisville and Cinciu-
natl y they have made arrangements
with the st. Louis and Memphis Packet
Company so that they give in st. Louis
through bills of lading on fair rates to al
points on the White, and Uia the Little
Rock Railroad, on the Arkansas River.
Theyarea very enterprising and highly
honorable business firm, and make every
effort to get the business of st. Louis on
that river. But it is evident their inter-
ests lie in the direction Of Cincinnati and
Louisville, and they will be very careful
not TO discriminate In rates against those
cities. i can only speak in commenda-
tion-of the firm OF Messrs. Hart & Co,
and we know the management Of the
Memphis Packet Company is above all
praise. But this will not secure TO st.
Louis the trade Of White river. There
Is also another line Of packets, the Mar
mora and Justice, running from Memphis
in connection with the Memphis packets,
and by their agents, Malin, Scudder &
Co, giving through bills Of lading.
They form u very CommOdious and re-
liable weekly line, and have no interests
adverse to st. Louis, but there is still the
objection Of reshipment at Memphis.
The St. Louis and Memphis Packet Com
pany offer the best facilities for that pur-
pose, having a wharf boat at Memphis,
but deck hands are prOverbially reckless,
N merchandise is always injured, and
sometimes lost in reshipments, leading to
trouble and delay. Many merchants
would prefer to pay the Increased cost at
Memphis and avoid the danger anddelay
of reshipment. \ through packet from
st. Louis is ~ uutried experiment, but a
proved success,
The "Albert Pearce" has for The past
season run through TO DUyalPs Bluff, and
has no doubt more than paid for herself.
She is not, however, the right boat for
river, though a staunch, stronghold. 1
She draws too much water, and is not
fast enough. II requires too good stea-
mers TO run to Jacks0nport, and together
make weekly trips. Such q line, if run
regular, as the "Pearce" has been, and
with fixed published rates, would bring
all the business ofthat river 10 St.
and its amount viii outrun the
widest imagination of the most Sanguine.
All the difficulty viii be in securing the
Of the public in the regularity,
punctuality and perseverance Of the line.
The business men on that river are now
acquainted with the market of st. Louis,
and they prefer it to any other.
VIII the business men of St. Louis put
their hands and do what is neces-
sary to secure it? Before the war New
Orleans had a line of through packets on
river, and unless the ground il pre-
occupied by Us viii have another on be-
spring. 1t is vain to hope to control
the vast business of that river without q
through line on a permanent basis, with
confidence IN its stability and hon
Drable management. ! speak advisedly
when / assure YOU that such a line, well
conducted, will monopOlise the great ma
.ority of the business. VIII St. Louis
merchants and the shipping interest take
measures to secure this great prize? ]
luTposed to say something OF the pro-
ected railroad through the state, and
give some statistics Of business in Arkan-
but must postpone it TO q future let
.er,