Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-09-16

'ee, now known All over the world ~
: Clarksvllle Tobacco OR planters
we're 10 beset BY agents from this
and that, promising all sorts
Of prices, that they seemed to forget
what they have 90 often proved to
themselves, that by concentrating
their tobacco in one market, they get
better prices for themselves, and gave
the buyers of Clarksville tobacco a
better chance to control the prices OF
their shipments.
The promises were so delusive, that
the crop instead ofpouring In here, in
one undivided whole, was scattered
to the four winds, and went to Padu-
cab, Evansville, Louisville and Hop
kinsville, AS well as here, 1--WE are
glad our gallant little rival and neigh-
Dor HopkinsvilIe got her share In the
fight and 80 it was, that not until
June and July, when the "Clarks-
Vile" tobacco sold az other points,
had been worked Off without much
profit to the owners, could the Clarks-
vile buyers begin to control their
shipments, demand higher prices in
New York, New Orleans and Balti-
more, aud give the planters the adj
vantage OF the advance. Those
planters who sold here in July and
August will see the point; for 1t put
money In their pockets.
If one planter could raise all the
tobacco grown in the world, it would
be AN entire monopoly, and he could
demand his own price for his crop.
If all the tobacco of one type goes
to one market, it becomes limited
monopoly; it is bought by moder-
ate number of shippers, who in turn
place it In the hands Of few houses,
who understand that special type,
and realize for 1t its fullest market
value--but scattered among all Of the
interior markets, "Clarksville (" leai
falls into the hands Of almost every
factor, who sells tobacco, and the
large receivers have to wait the small
Ter houses, (who do not sell enough o
it to know its true value) sell out, OF
submit to their prices. See what an
advantage the Msrylanders have IL
concentrating their tobacco In theil
sale market, Baltimore.
i TO the planters we say, select you
!, market, but concentrate somewhere
But as, with the destruction Of ever,
!. railroad and turnpike leading tt
GAINESVILLE, and the withdrawal o
every boat from the river, Clarksvill'
would still receive more than half o
the crop, it is the only point at which
the entire crop can be concentrated
This market has warehouses ant
banking facilities to handle and NOV
crop Of 10000 hogsheads, and buy
ers.to buy it:all, and like Oliver Twist
ask for "more."
Such Board Of Buyers, for liberal
ity and enterprise, no market cal
show their equal, much too liberal 70
their own good, if they make profit
one season, regularly handing
back to the planters the season fol
elowing-of some two hundred differ
ent buyers who have sat at our Boar
!, In the past fifteen or twenty years
not one solitary one, can be named a
: having made fortune buying In
!, spectiou tobaccos, New buyers com
in, perhaps make little money, bu
wind up by handing their profits an
part of their capital to the planter
:, and retire to make place for Other
:, who have yielded to the fascination
The season of 1870 entailed heav
= losses upon our board; and in the b'
ginning of this year our warehouse
> men were met in the country by r.
- portsset a6oat by rival markets, "thi
= the GAINESVILLE buyers were all brol
en- Our warehousemen met it, b
simply saying: "Send in your t.
bacco, and we will break another s,
y for YOU"
= Our buyers made money the latt'
=. part of the season, and rs they a
{. ways hand it back to the planter, "
:, say TO the planters for next seasol
bring in your tobacco and "drdWyot
d diUidends."
So much for the past, and presen
G. we say but few words of the futur
70 the whole horizon of which loOl
!, bright and Frightening. The crop
u the field Is estimated ut two-thirds
r that Of 1870, but with increased pop
s, larity in the country, won by o.
r. market the past season, and the add
tional facilities now assured to Of
7" market, our receipts promise to be eve
ct larger than the season JUST ende
A. With the aid which we will recei,
" through the wise liberality OF til
louisville and Nashville railroad, Il
river counties will be swept as with
to broom.
I'd With the completion of II
q Clarksville and Princeton railroad
" our market will rank, no doubt, vii
the first market of the West.
le The beneficial influence of tn
60 road upon the general trade and COT
i, merce of this town will be felt Wi
:" the first mile that will bc laid.
70 This is an enterprise (started, f.
n tered and encouraged by that Iii
Mt giving element in our midst, 81
Board of Trade.") into which evel
department of trade Of this tow
re should throw its whole force and e
ut ergy, and drive it rapidly TO succe'
es full completion. This road will pc
=, into this town the rich trade Of Chri
y tian, Trigg, Caldwell, Lyon, Critic
'r- den and Union Counties, Kentucls
nd and tap the trade North of the Obi