The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-09-01
Rlrllnlund 1lspatfl1.
rr,psn.y SEPTEMBER /, 1874
The south American Trade.


mond before the war, when she haa 'ie' "ee'
nj sn,saaid calling vessels employed eNe'''
s,veIv in the Rio trade, and when she 'i''
ported very largely Of coffee ana o'tef i''
ducts of Brazil aud other eonth AMI VIZ"
States. The war intcfered oesi ue'''',
,;th This pro,perous trade, and k'cnh'onu'
80 hn,a oC the defensive war. ana the oo'
;ee,;ye poiut OF the Federal armies, iost VIC
<,n,meree which had begun 10 bnl'd her up
and enrich her people with most gratifying
rapidly.
The Indsr says that now Baltimore ana
s.. Louis are competitors for tbs hnc tiauc'
and tina, they are working with more or less
.uccess to win It. Baltimore has become
the second largest importer of coffee into the
Union. and is increasing her commerce IN
this direction with all possible CELEBRITY. st'
Louis is at The same time improving her
pIaps OF communication with South America
with the design Of acquiring for hcrseh
large share of the business OF supplying WIN
coffee the great West, which consumes pre-
any other people in the world.
Ye; Richmond flour takes precedence OF
that of all other parts of the Union lot It's
excellence in resisting the influences OF tro-
pical heats and preserving its purity ana
sweetness better than any other flour ever
Introduced into The markets Of South Anne
lica.
The bder concludes its article with the
following sensible and patriotic remarks:
Efforts have been made since the war 10
renew the active commercial relations WIN
Rio which formerly existed, but these ell
forts have not resulted so successfully as lhey
deserved. Capital, the handspring OF every
enterprise, was sadly needed. Inc rts'tao-
lishmart of the trade between Richmond
and Rio to its former prosperous proper
,ions is q matter which affects the interests
of the entire State. We have in our hands
some of the elements which will command
success. Let them be rightly used and Wig.
o.ousy administered; let the sympathes OF
MI classes, bo,h of the city and country, be
enlisted in its favor. ard we will again see a
line Of Virginia packets connecting James
river with the flee plantations Of Brazil.
Bat without earnest effort on our part we
will see the rich prize which only energy can
secure Wrested from our grasp aud tIans-
icrred 10 the more fortunate city which now
commands 70 largely the trade OF the great
valley Of the Mississippi"
The view presented here Of the interest
the whole Stale has in Richmond is the true
ore for las all. Upon this city should con-
centra,e the lines that reach The sources OF
principal supply of the commodities that
may DC banded by Richmond TO the best
advantage for the interests of the State; be-.
cause in that way Virginia can best promote
ne. own welfare, best Increase the prosperity
OF TIE mere liant, the manufacturer, and the
farmer. The farmer, who is last named. Is
vet the first in importance to the state, but
he cannot flourish without the help Of the
Others.
This one branch of trade, the importance
Of which the remarks Of the Inder show, is
but an Indicator of the best policy for the
prosperity Of nearly every other branch OF
business in Virginia. Had that policy been
ligidly followed Richmond and all the other
principal towns Of the state would be better
OF now.
We are by no means respondent about the
early restoration of our trade with South
America. We have the key TO it, and the
means 10 use it are increasing. We have a
great deal better chance Of lucrative trade
in coffee now than we had before the war,
because before the war we had not the Chesa.
peake ard Ohio railroad, which now gives us
IN expeditions communication with the very
heart of the great West. With that we can
reach promptly the great coffee consuming
population and the places which demand the
products Of South American industry.
This road will become the artery of large
trade between Richmond ane the West, and
assist materially to restore an important uade
lo>tthrough circumstances beyond the conlrcI
OF our people. If we may so count upon
the means we have, what may we net expect
should the Federal Government, respecting
the wishes of many millions nt people IL
The East and in The West, aS wei! Us Hiih
the desire Of promoting the end france OF
iNe Union through establishing the most IN
4 nate and harmonious relations between
list and West, complete the central water
line that will connect the waters Of the Mis-
sissippi with the waters OF the Chesapeake?
That would put an end to all doubt, and not
only make Richmond the entreI0t of the
principal trade with South America, but
make it q very great city-unsurpassed by
any inland town in the Union, as we be-
lieve.
What then? Virginia will be great
State. Her debt will dissolve and disappear
us frost before the sun. Her people will be
prosperous and happy, and every pursuit
within her borders will flourish with unpre.
cedcnted vigor.
Let Us, however, while hoping for these
not neglect to Use all the means we have to
increase the trade Of Richmond as we'll as
her manufactures. We have efficient means
to make great advances in this respect and
let Us not fail to use them with yigor and
discretion.
BEN. BUTLER.-Republican newspapers
who don't like BEN. BUTLER declare their
opinion to be that Ben. will probably not be
reelected to Congress. We suspect this pro-
ceeds from envy-BEN. being so much bet
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