Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-02-19
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From the Port Gibson standard
The Public Improvement Assoc /.
citation Of Vickshnrgg, and the Fi6ks-
burg Chamber Of Commerce, ap- |
pointed Q committee to draw up en-
address to the planters Of Miesis-
sippi, emb0dying the leading argu-
menis In favor OF V~icksburg as q
Cotton Market We think the i'd
dress worthy In every particular Of
the attentive peruSal andpondeFing
OF oil our cotton growers, and for
the beReAt Of those under whose
eye II may fall, we makes condens-
alton Of lie views.
In ell that extensive cotton re-
gion embraced in the northern part
OF Alabama, the western part Of
Tennesse, the northern, western,
middle and southern portions Of
Mississippi, the whole Of Arkansas
and Louisiana, and the eastern por-
tion OF Texas, there are but. two
great Marts for theexport o. e0ttOn
10 the place Of oonsumptl0n-New
Orleans and Memphis-and these
are both out Of the cotton belt prop
or, while Vicksburg starts IN its very
center, with ample facilities for
reaching II In every direction. But
admitting that YiCksburg has no
advantages on account Of location,
|. over Memphis aud New Orleans, II
is suggested that il IL TO the plant
, er's interest to multiply the number
OF markets In so large district Of
Countrywide lessons the opportuni.
ties Of a successful combination on
the part OF buyers, and promotes
5 competition. Many arguments
financial and physical, are adduced
to prove the advantages Of multi
plying the markets.
II The long-slaple Cotton-growinE
8 region should have an independent
market, as q means Of securing 4
the grower Of long-staple the exclu
!. sive benefit OF is better sale thai
n other cotton. Long complained .
abuses In older markets would b
g. more probably avoided IN q nel
4. one, seeking business in the sam
n region Of country, than abolishel
v in the old, while an the improve
1t ments would be adopted.
l. Vioksburg IL situated on the Mis
sissippi river, and has all the advan
tagcs Of its transportation. A raj
~ road will soon be in operatio
m which will bring cotton to her froI
So the western and northern porto
Mt Of Louisiana. WithinA few sweel
c, there will be four competing rel
Of road lines to tho Atlantic, viz;
I Norfolk, Savannah, Charleston, an
Brunswick: the latter being nearl
an air line, so that her communici
u ton with tho outer world IL no
es complete. Her banking facilitiI
)u have been ample for the heavy bus
n, ness In cotton transaction, so Il
or this season, and will keep pace vii
I'd business.
's All that Is now needed TO NAL
this market as good IS any othe
le. that Is to enable the sellers 70 rea
ize as much net money for the
es, cotton as elsewhere, is stocks
cal cotton sufficiently lurge to .indu
ne buyers to come In great number
Cotton can be shipped So chez
from Vicksburg TO Liverpool, '
)n- Charleston aud Savannah, as tro
en- New Orleans to LiverpOOl-t
In difference in freight and insHrar
and the saving Of interest betwe
on a shipment from each Of tl'
ore points being great enough IN fas
t,oo of Charleston to pay the freie
from Vicksburg through 10 Charl
sec, ton in five days, while fifteen
pit6 twenty days are required TO rea
:. the same point via New Orleal
III the cost being pr0pOrtionate
as greater by the latter route
kos A special appeal Is made to !
a, Mississippians TO favor their o.
the CITY, and one whose records 81
glory and honor upon the VIII
o. State.
lee. The subject we say Is well wo
the serious consideration Of tn
a ia who have or intend to have colt
for for sale.