Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-10-31

The Memphis PaekeI company
The time has passed for trade and
commsree to follow any regular channel
withoat beIp from some source, and i IL
especially true ia regard 70 the Evans
vile and Memphis trade, II you Sant
trade from any direction you must give
that trade facilities 1t is non in the
poweE cf the merchants Of EvansviIIsi 70
secure a large and rsmuBerative trade
from Memphis, Southern Kentucky and
Tennessee by establishing semi
weekly packet line from Evansville to
Memphis This. naust be done il our
city expects to retain any part Of the
trade from that quarter. IL is.tras that
they have net the ball in motion by civ
ing the steamer Superior" some Sub
stantial aid, and IL ia also true that they
have felt the beneficial results. Bat
just as soon as the SUPERIOR was
temporarily Withdrawn from the trade
on account Of low water, letters began
to reach our city stating that iransporta.
ton could not be had Tor the large
amount of cotton that was accommodating
in Memphis for Evansville, and the word
was to one Of our largest commits
sion housss, ascend as some HghI
6raught boats, and one other letter
| from large cotton express company q
| the freight agent of the r. 4 G. r. K
stating that they could noa get transpor
lation for Evansville cotton, and that
they had been Compelled to turn q lafgs
amount Of cotEon through st. Louis
from thia fact, aud this Was caused b
the Cincinnati and Louisville boats put
ting up the price 10 Evansville. We al
know that would have tendency 10 tufr
cotton 10 other points, and thia was nc
doubt their policy. We alAothoughtth Their,
was combination 10 break up the Ev
ansviiis line. Now al this thing can be
remedied by our merchants manufactn
rerssand buainaas men gsnerally--and
might soy, property holders, for they nr'
deeply Interested ia the welfare Of our
| city-going 10 work az once and puttinl
in IN additional boat with the hsupe,
rior,H and while the river remains low
chatter one or two light boats suitable 4
the trade. The advantages 10 this city o
the above line is visible to ell, andwith
out Il we must evidently loose a larg,
| portion Of the trade that naturally be
longs to us; for 1 ASSURE you that 81
Louis, Louisville aud Cincinnati are aliv,
10 their interests, aud you can rely upog
their not leaving anything undone tina
will advance their interests. Loaisviul
has already made arrangements 90 add
two magnificent steamers 70 their line thil
| winter, the "Taraseon" and Morning
Star" and we ell know that the Cincinna
| Ii line has .been well kept up and vel
| sustained, for the season. As soon a
the river got low, and the side.whse
boats could not run, they chartered first
class stern-wheel boats 20 take theil
/ placem--never neglecGinR their trade fol
anylanRth of time. Some ofou merchants
old fogies, they might be called--say
Let the matter alone; trade will enc
tits level" and thar " the trade that be-.
longs 20 Evansville will find its wal
here" beg leave to differ with such
gentlemen, for / was an eye witness or
enc occasion ia Memphis and saw trans
portation sought for one whole day for q
lot Of cotton for Evansville, ut n fail
rate, and il could not be had, aud saw
tho sane lot Of cotton shipped the mex
day to Cincinnati; and yet you say trade
viii End It's level. Lay aside all sacE
| old foey notions, and 20 to work with 9
tgood feeling, and havgcoucert Of action
and there viii be no such thing as fail
Il is often asked, upon what plan shall i
De gotten up. thatwill be safe and profit
ables think there is more than one
way that Il could be done~ithout danger
Of loss 10 the stakeholder will sug
gest some plan IL, my nextrFT q r.