Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-01-10
THE TRADE OF CLARKSViLLE.

The impression seems TO prevail very gen.
orally, that the fate Of GAINESVILLE as bust
ness point, will be determined in very
short time, with the chances rather against it.
In this opinion we concur fully. Some ex-
press surprise that there should exist doubt
that GAINESVILLE should prosper and grow,
because It is in the midst Of fertile region,
with a fine navigable river at it's door, a
railroad running through 1t, which with Its
connections win soon bring the town within
two or three hours of an exhaustless supply
of coal. It Is true that these afford advan-
tages. which if properly improved, will lead
to wealth and prosperity; but 1t must be re-
membered that both river and railroad lead
to otter points more or less remote and offer
to those points the same facilities afforded to
us, and the coal, so valuable under certain
conditions, is q mere convenience when used
only In family CRATES, instead Of driving
machinery.
II the river we're doubled in size, and the
roads in number. and the coal in quantity, IT
would avail nothing to the prosperity Of
GAINESVILLE without the Intervention OF en-
ergetic business men, and the application Of
c,pital to the development of these nciden,
tai advantages. Trade is the basis of'weath
and growth Of towns and cities, and those
who so direct their energies so as TO increase
the trade of GAINESVILLE are its only bene-
factors and the only parties deserving the
thanks and tesupport Of its citizens. Take
the two branches dry goods and groceries
and very superficial enquiry will satisfy
nny one that there is in this city, county and
IN the adjoining counties OF Kentucky, a
vast demand which may be supplied by this
place If the proper inducemen's-full assort-
ments and moderate prices, be held out to
the consumers. As a general rule, the
country merchant and grocer buy from the
same j,.hbers with the town dealers and on
the same terms this leads to uniformity in
high prices, and the country buyer finding
no advantage in coming to town tor his
supplies, goes to the nearest store and saves,
at least, littl, time. But suppose the town
merchant or grocer with capital at his com
Inand, buys Of first hands, for cash, instead Of
from iobbers, he of course saves that job
bers profit, and from six to eighteen per
cent which those pay who buy on time,
can he not offer to consumers, far and near,
bargains which viii pay them for trip to
tom? This same reasoning applies to every
branch Of trade, and if capital and energy.
were applied in this direction, trade would
he invited to this point, and in proportion
10 sfnCrease, would be the enlargement OF
traders operations and profits, with cores
ponding advantages to the consumers. With
this increase Of business and capital, will
come the development of the advantages
Of river aud railroad and coal mines. There
fore We repeat that The pioneers in the sys'
TEN Of buying cheap Tor cash, and selling
on the same terms, will be public benefac-
tors, entitled to the patronage and thanks
OF the community.
We have confined our remarks to the
b. anches of trade already established here
leaving 1t to the good sense Of the reader
TO apply them to the establishment of manu-
features of various kinds adapted to on
wants and changed circumstances, and offer
in elucidation of the truth Of our position
the fact that our tobacco trade has been re-
stored to us through the energies Of those
interested therein.