The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-04


trics cultivated there win be full crop In Mississippi
thousands Of heretoore devoted @ cotton nsvs
parties who have studied the subject are a. foows
Tennessee whole Sate will this year raise crop equo
70 Of 1880 na, Srtp Lou
isiana third. and Texas full crop On THIS pass
the yield will be a follows, in bushels 100.
Tennessee. .............. So 74S, 26e le.9l60oe
K K..N,a q $ss$ssssss ss Ss
Arkansas. ................ 1903 0o OsaSSSSs
mississippi. .............. 20, sos, 1875 e10AlSS
Louis'ans... 10 20o 800 oev' ~
A. matter Of course this not an accurate estimate
but merely approximation In the OF Kentucky
the land; but In Texas the crop of 1850 doubtless
here recorded the same Texas in iSSo rai.ed as
bales Of cotton this she will not raise 100 600 balsA
@ snS % ssncs o Ss
land is planted with cereals, and principally with corn
Whatever deficiency there may BE- IN the actual COM
nesses there will b. excess In Texas The successful
raising Of the large crop OF corn IN these States VIII
pnsSe e prepare * next business with
stout hears The possession OF SO much corn will smv
late trade In the States mentioned
WANT or CURRENCY.
There Is another drawback y the revival Of trade and
commerce in the Southern States Of the Mississippi val
lev which Is more serious than 1t seems The people
have no currency Of their and there supersti
IL carried on by barter even in such localities as Grenada
and Jackson Mississippi Camden, Arkansas Sol
ma, Alabams Jackson Tennessee and AAiexandria
boon mentioned in this connection 1t is, Of
course, unsatisfactory method Of exchange but
the people prefer It 70 greenbacks in some places
ST. Louisan offered to buy cotton In Grenada Misste-
sppi much per pcnnd 10 greenbacks but the hold
q couple OF wagons with bacon and dry goods and 70
turned The holders Of cotton sold out at once They
did not even then see tho point Inc 70. ms CO..
he would have paid IN greenbacks whereas .t .ney
otutxr MANY
ness ID rejecting Yankee currency There is decided
IS no doubt true as reportedn New York. that tho de-
mand is at tho rate of and half millions Of gold
VIC sold oa
average ten thousand dollars per day IN gold FOR the
offering gold but 10 still risky ior, any man to truss
b,mself with large amount OF money far from the
river The Southern thieves unlike the Indiana cor
| y,ct thcy Will steal Northern money at par.
| FIELD FOR NATIONAL BANKs
There .ds sd these TsSsnsd sta, @sn 'S
do tho old time bankers Of the South assisted "a
Northern. cspitalisa The planters Of the South WI
%1%dS and Nobody knows % well
gree OF integrity or the bstana of the Southern
oss .n IL ' s ss
est OF money efficient to pay his hands 70 raec
Northern men viii engage in this business charity
They comparatively little OF the people, ana noto-
The b. e %: g s
make very large DIVIDENDS and also 70 benefit
try at the time Let the experiment be tred and
twill be found 10 have very important bearing on ~
problem OF rsviving Southern indsstvy.s9.EE
4 -TA rae POLICY OF CoNviscAf10N
he fear on To part Of landed propristors and thoes
who have managed 70 seve little from the wars wreck
% con,coon Of propeIy on account y tho rebsio
These are included IN the twenty thousand dot
lars exemptions Of the Presidents amnesty prcclsms;
ton and they afraid 70 go into auy kind g
business By this means they keep others down
with them II they opened stores resumed cultlvs.
but thew are dsrus.fu and petuant % the whole sub
jcct Their faith in the government small bit ccrtan
" government lenient enough during actuni hostiee
70 spare the plantation Of man - criminal e Sterling
Price, Of Missouri, and allow Senator Of the Unitee
c Els vii o
sweeping conHscatiop now that the war b over Many
these men are IN the NORTH mot rev q mem 3; -
qury about trade in the South h that % soon as uncaS
sam gives the South assurance that connscation WI
abandoned the trade Of the South will quickly revive
| Still let tho guilty be punished a.a.
LOSSES TO raK SOUTH DESTRUCTION o. RscoRps, sfo
One Of the greatest and most irropaabe losses soe
tanned by the youth during the late rebellion the whole
saic destruction OF al kinds OF records AFFECT NJ tues
uS back for many yesrs The writer has the hand
or soldiers packages Of original land grants tile deco
and orsn, saved rom burning s q
houses burned in the South would be interesting hi
tory II it could be written faithfully The iosess IN Is:
our cavalry raids through Mississippi and Alabama -
court houses suffered immensely The effect Of this Loo
HUs 1s,' and disputes become asnionaS yes
drawback however to the sale Of real estate to Mortimer
snd az not 70 buy without an Of s
Such process unatainable, and therefore bars saae
obstacle Of this kind prevented me ss,s o. ss:o
after years this win prove serious business to MAJ,
ANNuSlri0N 10 40 soufA ~
Although IL is announced in genera, term: that snss
are no further restrictions trade In the Soutn seem
there are still exceptions The LAntA Powder Company
New York. through their agents here have had ias
for e o. S ~ hs
J Port of Cairo that no ammunition wsn - alows
to pass Cairo for State: lately Y 1su.Issc Is
I'M S eoyp p~o2 on tho Atlantic SEA coast ana arc s.
vannah, Charleston and Newborn equally With nempnt
ders In spite o. the restrictions powder win bs insr
duccd into Che South. II win 60 now - used 70 80
nnoceps merchandise II any govcrnusnt dstsctiv
viii w through the South six months sitter TITS the wre'
ssss n he South owning Northern made powder take
| South since the close Of the war. 90 ec ~ tf''tF
RESTORATION OF POSTAL yAcnxrrE.
One Of the most Important items In the dsvelopmel
of tho trade and commerce Of the South lies IN he res
ration or the former postal facilities 70 that sectic,
a | No matter II Il 10 irregular for awhile Bete
Il have : mail once : month running from Mobile
4 Montgomery than none at all Experience during q
4 in tho interior OF Tennessee and mississippi becau
g they could communicate with their friends along q
we're s;sJ R1:ssa,sd s S:s.ss:
& master General has already given this. matt
his attention. divided and subdivded the Southss
railroads with classification which Will simplify the
q sumption Of the mail servicc grcesly TO this end y
whole system Of Southern raroAds has been ciassln
into four different csses VIZ branch or spur roads loe
4 road semi-Iocal roads aud through roads rate
compensation has BEEN nxed for each class viz; y
n $50, SIS and 500 per mile PER Annum rsspecnyeiy
circular letter has been sent 70 each or the Provisio
Governors notifying them thai the department roa'
70 restore the mall service upon the Southern raree
n Al soon al the Provisional Governors certify %
they are In operation and controlled BY proper perses
The fixing or the comyensaNonat the prices Names
O. not an arbitrary Of the Postmaster General but
q result OF careful specialization Of the whole onsne
and Is liked with view OF having bear ressonel
proportion 10 the prospective revenue TO the
rHg vRgE LABOR RNOsLEn. =.
Id | whenever the southernen can fairly make W m