Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-29

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quirement towards making her
great cotton market IS filed. Hss
Banking facilities haze been ample
for the heavy business tram
in cotton 90 far this season, infkaas
Ing with the growth of the bust.
ness. "a
In fact, our greatest wuBt new,
stoeka Of coelon, the market beinz
swept bare every day BY The antlve
daily demand.
We appeal 10 Che planters of the
country 70 meet thiawanl, and get
the benefit which they Gre cure To-
derive from it--the present benefit
which % great, and the prospective
one which is much greater, as we
shall now proceed 10 show.
We take the ground, and can sue
cessfuIly maintain It, that all zoe
need 10 mnke.our market Is good as
that Of any other market Of the
country ls stocks Of cotton suffl-
ciently large 10 Induce foreign and
domestic buyers 70 come here IN
greater numbers. And what we
mean by Gas good" u, thar sellers
will realize as mach net money for
their cotton here as anywhere else,
and we feel warranted IL snyinR
more, as soon as our market
shall be well established This
will be especially trae with regard
to those who az present send lhelr
cotton past VicksbnFg certaiHlyt0
the extent Of the cost Of freight
aud insurance &c., afler leaving
'Vicksburg, amounting % NOT less
thanhalf q cent per pound or Sa
per bale, and we believe that the
superior staple Of Vicksbufg cot
tons viii make them relatively
higher than cottons at other pointa.
A knowledge of the existence of
facilities for speedy and cheap
transportation, which we have, 10
the Atlantic seaboard, aud Of suf-
iicieutIy large stocks here, will
soon give us such competition as
win ron prices up TO those which
rule Of New Orleans and Memphls,
A shipment Of cotton from Vicka-
burg to Liverpool via Charsost0n
or Savannah can be made as
Cheaply as from New Orleans TO
Liverpool. And this being trpe.
why should not The buyer for Liv-
erpool give as much Tor cotton al
Yicksburg as at New Orleans p
The difference IN freight and inanr-
ance, ordinarily, and the saTing Of
interest, as between q shipment
from Charleston, aud a shipment
from New Orleans, TO Liverpool,
being great enough IN favor Of
Charleston 10 pay tho freight from
Vicksburg TO Charlestom.
As eaid in the outset Of this adj
dress, time and distance must finally
settle the question. Why q bale
of cotton should be sent from
Vicksbnrg to New Orleans, thence
to the mouth of the Mississippi into
the Gulf Of Mexico, ahd round the
capes Of Florida, passing up the
Gulf stream TO a point opposite
Charleston, at O cost Of per cent.
for insurance, requiring perhaps
10 or 20 days at the inside, and 90.
ing a distance Of not less than 1900
miles, when Il can get 10 sea at
Charleston or Brunswick in 5 days
from the time Of leaving Vicks.
burg, going q distance Of but little
over 600 miles, and suith0at iRsHr-
aRce, is something which this age
Of economy, In time and distan co,
aud money, win not long submit 10.
The same bodies from which we
derive our authority to address you
are taking active steps to inform
the spinners Of Europe and the
United States Of the advantages we
claim for Vicksbnrg as q market In
which to buy cotton, anu we are
confident that the grower and spin.
ner of cotton will meet face 10 face
here IL you shall respond 10 this
appeal with, the alacrity which
yoQg interests plainly dictate.
El conclusion we desire 70 make
a special appeal TO Mississipplans
| In this behalf You have long
enough been the supporters and
builders up Of the f0rtuu Of other
cities, and Of strangers. We claim
that Il Is time yon should think Of
your O,1R city and Of your OtDn
people. Common perils. and COM
mon sufIerings. demand at your
hands o brothers regard. You
ought not 10 be Indifferent 20 the
prosperity Of a city whose past
record Is only one Of which you
should be proud or TO the welfare
of a people who have always cheer.
fully responded 70 your calls Of
patriotism, Of charity aud Of duty.
In the day time Of prosperity now
dawniug upon you, we cannot
think you will forget our night Of
common sorrows, or that you will
be satisfied that we who were then
brothers, shall now be strangers.
We want you TO help US build
lup Vicksburg into q great city, that
you as we'll as ourselves may profit
by Il. Give us tho money you pay
to other cities In the transaction Of
your business, aud we VIII build
you upa great home market and
with our earnings help 70 pay your
taxes, build railroads, improve. civ.
ers, aud found institutions Of learn-
ing and charity.
II. s. FuLKERsoN.
l. J.J. CowAN.
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G. A. MARLovR.
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