The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-09
Try EAST AND THE WEST.
.,. and mond-TT"nsa'eFss'
~ ,;op of Produce.

,,,,r &, Cahrll. Of this city, writes q
;,,,,na,ory letter to the ST. LOUIS
'iI>"': - show how deeply inter-
..'.. lie people OF s.. Louis are in fostering
,,;.niinous lrc of transportation
."....,, the \irg;nas 10 the sea, and, inIther'
~. mutual commercial relations cN-
,...,.. sc,nccn ST. Louis and Richmond.
w".,.a, from this excellent letter the iol-
,',... which is peculiarly interesting 70
49,. citizens:
J,.rrnoSp. VA. .IanGafy "a. 1919.
~,,r,}, of investigation is that the VITAL
;.,,,~.>; If - Louis i me s''atn-.oN
:. unl ccutrai!Zc the gram traae al
:, ....,. lhus whcI can nc u".Sio ,S o".'
49,. =. Louis to Richmond 'or ~ cSnts
.r'y.Lrl. II can then be sh!ppea 10 New
,',l hy sailing vessels. IhcSe Vessels ':.u
:, '-ritubt alancsde Of steamers iof sun.
,,...,.. - Europe ora market. Io-aa! "hea'
- -. j, HIGHER than when ssored IN "ats-
,".,. ,' in New York. The seller avoids
.....,r, Gra,acc. porteragc, wharfage, &C
r~,fI.. ycry;hing that is shipped over
-. ,,b,,a?rakc and Ohio railroad can
-, transferred here to vessels draw
,... ,wc,yc fee. Of water. Ne>SeE OF
,lt7. ,,2r are growing in popular fafof
..E. iu,. best adapted 10 commerce, Tor oo-
,;.., r,9>ons: The difficulty of loading Il
,..... hin and unloading, the very large
,,.-,,,,,r nf sca.ncn required, and the c'nse'
''..',. Lcqyv dr,nurrlgc. and the heavy IN
,,,r..., ,,.,c,lint upon the capital required ior
,i....r >hiD HGt ii large ships are required,
,,,' :, > short time the Chesapeake ana
n,.;, r,ilroau will be extended 10 the ChcSa-
,.'t. h,; 10 4 port where the water is much
!t..,,.r tian II New York. Besides this, the
,.i,>,,n:.kr aay is more favorable; first, be-
,-,.,,.i j. removed from the extremes OF neat
ar6 r,li-aluays salubriouS, and never Oh.
S,.,,,.,l bv icc and secondly. togS rarely
,,r,,.l; the harbor aud its approach
bin, better in this respect than New YORK,
which claims such superiority over the
r,,,.h of the s.. Lawrence. You Know That,
.,,,.r, from the winter obstruction by ice Oh
Ill. river. owing to the dense foSS prevailing
ntr,N, coast Of Newfoundland, navigation is
tau.crous. and is serious obstruction 10
,Eat route. All this is avoided by the ship
,naut from this port through the capes OF
y,r,iui,. This route has decided advan-
t,rrryrrthc Mississippi route By New Or
I..,n.. ;ir,t. because when cargo from st.
In,,i. reaches New Orleans il is further from
Eurn,. than whcn it starts from st. LOUIS
,crnot the frcightS and insurance are much
r;nrrr from New Orleans than from
Ei,hpord, which difference itself is
.,u;u 10 clear mercantile pfoEi tha'
yur;lI enrich the merchant Ill few
wears. third, q shipment through Rich
i,nnl is not liable 10 any dclcterlouS lntlu
enc, from Il mott, warm climate, so fatal to
mo-, 81 the products OF the West, If no un-
ayoi,IYhle or accidental delay occurs III for
v,rdfnu from New Orleans; fourth, the
t,,i,,. ot The voyage is 50 much shorter, thus
enabling tie shipper and consiSnee TO realiZe
80 much sooner upon his capital embarked -
nml.irr O! vital consequence As trade and
lgnI,iusr business are now conducted. Both
rnr,.r> ullrr tie same advantages in summer
and winter. As for the short time that the
sli,>i,>ippi river is frozen up below 81. Louis
sni,rurIlI> to Richmond or TO New Orleans
a., both r!ntar@ued.
W. prruosc >anguincy and confidently,
t!ru a calm examination Of all the dilhcul-
lies aHd Obstacles TO be overcome, and all
tie ADVANTAGE, and adycntitious aids grow
juy from tic situation, TO build up q very
Lryc trade between Richmond and st.
Louis. and thu; to make capital commercial
,;t> Of thcm both. viii the energetic and
>as.ciou> merchants and capitalists OF st.
Louis aid and encourage the enterprise
Cur route passes over line but slightly
ti,l-riu. from the parallel OF latitude,
practically isothermal, and everywhere
SauhriouS, free from Instructions, from
ice or extreme heat, meeting all the
requirements Of commerce, OF CELEBRITY,
aud cacapuesS-the Steam-tug with It's
lr,tsc> transporting 10000 to $4,000 bushels
Of wheat from ST. Louis TO Huntington, ele
Satud from the barges 10 the railroad and
Transported by steam for only distance OF
i23 miiys--a narrow portage between the AT
lan;ic ocean and your great inland sea. This
road passes through Il coal region, which
places the cost Of motive power at mipi-
muI, specially when assisted by grades anC
alignHents more favorable than any other
crossing the Alleghanies. This railroad can
do more for st. Louis than the New York
Contra! and the Erie railroads do for Chicago
and Milwaukee, which receive the cargoeS OF
grain transported over the lakes and transport
them to tide-wa,er. The cost of freight OF 9
bushcl of wheat from st. Louis to Richmond
IN winter may be assumed to be 20 cents
giving fair profit TO the steam.tow and the
rNEoad. Thus, the usual charter-price o.
HE steamer and bargcS is about $500 pei
day; the time from st. Louis TO Hunting
ton, in good water, about ten days; so that
the actual cost of delivery in Huntington
would be less than in Chicago or Milwaukee
from points on or west of the Mississippi
Take steam-tow carrying only $4,000 bush.
els; cost for ten days at 5000 per day, $1,000
or cents per bushel-allow for contingen
gcncIcs i cents per bushel; the cargo, trans
ieSrcd 10 the railroad cars, ought to be
Brought TO Richmond and delivered ut the
compan!,s wharves on the river for IA cents
yer hu>Eel making the cost Of wheat from
- Louis to shipboard at Richmond at &c
echts per bushel.
From Richmond the transportation will
Dc al ship-ratcs, and will depend upon the
market TO which the wheat may be con
signed. But 1t is 10 be considered that here
The grain Of 81. Louis meets several lines OF
laiiFoud,-the Richmond, Weldon and Viii.
h!ngton line; the Richmond and Dauvile
I"'ifoao, connecting with Columbia, S. c.,
anu Atlanta, Ga, afording u very large
country on the Atlantic slope, which will
Aho 'nis the best avenue through which to
receive tE rich products Of ST. Louis. This
country Is tobacco and cotton.producing
"uu tneir t'oducts give it the ability to bug
provisions, and the high price of their crops
i,nuers II desirable TO bug, not raise, the
-""'isions necessary to their support.
Once again. here, at Richmond, harges
lhay be loaded and transported down the
1.ines river, anc then the cost canals cen.
ib.ag ut Norfolk and the interior coast ayi.
satpn, which is partially constructed, and
Iias lhus, without Drawing the storms OF
oc'A.,s aud the dangers of Carolina's coast,
Su!'pE with food the Southern Atlantic
cities < low river-eharscs for freight.
What has been said in regard 10 wheat