The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-09-05
CHICAGO.
DIRECT FROM EUROPE TO
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, Sept. 4-The Tribune Of thi,
morning contains another editorial on III,
advantages Of importing goods to the ives,
direct from Europe via. the st. Lawrence
river.
This advantage arises from the delay,
IN the New York custom house the charge,
OF storage, carriage and various other plnn
dering devices. 1t is q demon strated fac,
that ii Chicago merchant has stock OIL
goods reach New York BY steamer on a
given day, and he orders duplicate stccl
from New York house on tho same dsv
the latter will DO delivered and be sold OF
before the stock imported will be allowed
TO reach Chicago. The result of this il
| that Of fifty millions dollars worth of i'm.
ported goods sold in Chicago in 1870 lens
than six million dollars worth were i'm
ported direct from Europe. 1t was found
to be less expensive 70 pay from 20 70 20
per cent. profit 10 New York importers
than to bear tho losses Of delay and thiev-
ing in and around the New York custom
house.
Fortunately, however, there is means
OF escape from the Now York custom
house ard the importers and jobbers of
that city, and that is by direct import ,ation
BY way Of the st. Lawrence.
Ii we have to pay tolls in New York
On all goods passing through that city and
can have the same goods delivered at the
custom house in this city by way CT Mon
treal free from all such tolls, ii certainly
will not require much consideration as 70
which is the best route. We understand
the daily receipts for custom duties in this
port, on direct importations averages
about twenty thousand doliArs.
1t Ia not saying too much 10 assume
there will be sold in Chicago, during the
year 1877, $7o,o00,0Oo worth imported
goods OF oil kinds. They are distributed
TO all parts Of the west, north and south.
Every cent added 70 their cost is . cent
levied upon consumers, and when this vast
amount Of foreign goods can DO delivered
IN Chicago 20 per cent less than they can |
be purchased from New York jobbers, or
less than they will cost after going through
the Now York custom-house, Il becomes !
matter Of deep interest TO consumers, and
Of great importance to the trade Of this
city. '
We have just had an importation Of dry
goods from Liverpool 10 Chicago by
steam in % days. Even this time can be
shortened but at present we can compete
in .ales OF foreign goods with New York.
We can deliver grain from Chicago on
board Liverpool steamers At Montreal for
less money per bushel, than We can de-
liver It at New York, and in less time and |
better condition shan 1t can be delivered
at the hitter place by the Erie canal. This
brings the Liverpool market that much
closer, and makes Montreal, proportion.
ately, better market.
The increase Of trade, both exporting
and importing, will hasten the completion
OF the improvements Of that river, give us
larger canal in place Of the Wellsnd, and
by increasing the depth and width OF the
river and canals, will shorten time, in.
crease the capacity Of the steamers en-
ployed, and reduce freights. Everything
demands q general adoption Of the St.
Lawrence river route by the merchants of
Chicago and the west for their foreign
trade.
Rev. Charles NJ. Fox, d. D., rector of
the church Of the Epiphany, died this
pm. OF malignant carbuncle. Mr.. Fox
came from New Jersey 10 this city but a
short time since to accept the rectorship
Of the above church.
Southern Illinois Is suffering from
drouth. The wells and clsterns are fast
drying up.
The internal revenue receipts in this
district for the month of August aggregate
$l2l,33o