Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1867-02-22

less be made larger by further reduction in
freight TO the letter city, which is now 8 so
per hogshead. We know Of individual in
stances, in which the charges TO New York
amounted to s45 90. Now as to the way in
which tooacco is transported to these two
great shipping points: To New Orleans, to-
bacco goes without change and protected
from the weather, arriving there in as good
condition as when il was placed upon the
boat. To New York, it starts upon the cars
However, the Railroad Agents may profess to
send 1t through upon the same rolling stock
1t is notorious fact that tobacco shipped
from here, seldom arrives in New York,
without having been in a dozen different
cars. Some Of these are box cars, and some
are platform cars, on which the hogshead
stands for hours exposed to rain and snow
Railroad transportation Is associated with
the idea of speed, Yet IL 10 well known
fact, that tobecco goes to New Orleans by
boat two or three times quicker than by rail
to New York, All who have ever observed
railroad hands transferring freight can read.
lily understand, how much, and what fire.
quent coopeIage, the many transfers Of to-
bacco, ir hogsheads, must require. And
those who have seen this cooperage done, on
railroads, will also understand why the hogs.
head gets to New York in such sorry plight
and SO much reduced in weight. When a
hogshead has been broken, it is apt to bulge
particularly in the cars, where it is 80 often
exposed TO the weather. In order to expe-
dite bis work, the railway cooper does not
hesitate to take out twenty to fifty pounds
Of tobacco from the head This practice
originating in the carelessness Of the COOP
ers, has been turned to profit, and now the
term "ratage," is as familiar to railroad
men, as to warehousemen. On account of
the secure method of transportation, there is
no such business known in New Orleans, as
+" rehandling," yet it is large and renumer-
alive occupation in New York, where nearly
all the tobacco that arrives, comes in such a
condition as to demand il. In recent con-
versation with gentlemen from Europe,
who is buying for several foreign govern
ments, he mentioned the fact that tobacco from
New Orleans was preferred, on account of its
superior condition; and that this superiority
arose from its transportation through more
tropical atmospheres, than that sent to more
Northern ports. The mild and equable ma
ture of the latitude through which the New
Orlean tobacco goes, puts it through, wha,
is called, "the sweat" and thus lands it 10
Europe with that bright appearance, deeper
flavor and silken feel, which this operation
snperinduces. Why, then, in spite of pecun.
larry and patriotic considerations is our to.
bacco shipped to New York. rather than to
New Orleans, is the natural query7 Whilst
the patriotic phase of the question is undis
puted, yet it would appear that the fact thai
many men of business sagacity ship 10 the
former place would be an irrefutable argu
ment in favor of its pecuniary advantages. -
). So 1t would be were it not for the adroitnes.
of New York capitalists, In interesting oul
buyers In their behalf. Perhaps nine tenth.
of the tobacco sent from this port, is shipped
by the buyers. 1t is our deliberate convic-
ton, that most Of the buyers are either, di.
rectly or indirectly, SO interested with New
York houses, as to induce their shipments te
them, and those of all other parties they car
influence. These buyers, of course, have
early persuaded Themselves, that bette
price for tobacco can be obtained In New
York, and allege that this superior price
more than coppensates for all the disad van.
tages we have enumerated. Like men who
have told an untruth SO long, that they i'm
agine 1t a fact, they utter their opinions up.
on the subject with all the earnestness Of
real conviction, and induce disinterested buy.
ers TO believe likewise. One of the reason;
they give for better prices in New York, is 9
two edged sword that cuts both ways; tina,
OF there being greater number Of buyer.
in that city than in New Orleans. Willis,
1t is true that buyers go where an article i.
to be found, il It is to be found at two OF
more places, do they not 60 where they car
buy the chespest2
As only question of patriotism, Mr.. Ed
itor, that practice Of continuing the ship
meuts Of our tobacco 10 Northern ports, di
verted TO them by the war, deserves the un.
sparing lash you administered. When IL
abandonment is also urged by considerat ION,
of profit, what possible excuse can be urged
for It's continuance have no word to say
against New York. She is a sterling Dem
ocratic city; she also gave her best and bel
worst men TO save US from the ruin W,
Sought to entail upon ourselves by separa
ton. Her seventh Regiment Of Wall street
millionaires went out in all the "pomp anG
circumstance Of glorious arris,ocracy, W i'll
champagne and oyster accomplishments, Il
make our ragged, starving rebels ashamed Of
themselves. Her 1rougbs," rowdies ant
thieves, came also as Shefman's bummers
and Wilson's Zouaves, to pillage and burn
and desolate orr homes and hearts, for the
amusement OF an srristocracy. who shi ok
bull aud cock fighting very vulgar
II is recorded that an hundred thou sand
OF her citizens came down to pay US ibsil
hospitable visits. sand for these courtesies
we owe them thus much monies" II Is well
forsooth, that like the whipped dog, w
should lick the hand tina, smo,e rs, and Ia
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