Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-11-26
THE COM nERCE OF WHINING
TON AND THE AUGUSTA CON
EREUTlONALIST.

recent editorial comments upoD a Law
passed. By the last Congress which
made Augusta port of entry-pub
fishing at the same time the act itself
We take it, that the Constitutional
list misapprehended the meaning O
the act, as well as the law relative tt
ports of entry and delivery. which e1
listed before its passage. The Consti
tutionalist thinks that it was a singu.
lar and unfortunate omission, that the
act of Congress in question did moi
make Norfolk, Wilmington, George
town and Charleston ports of deIiuers
at the same time that it made Auguste
a port of entry. giving as reason
therefor, that goods, by this means,
could BE- shipped from foreign ports,
through either Norfolk, Wilmington
Georgetown or Charleston, and deliv-
cred in Augusta in bond.
Now every port of entry, is likewise
a port of delivery. The four ports,
named, therefore. are ports both OF
entry and delivery. A foreign eessel,
or vessel from n foreign port, coming
to Wilmington must first come into the
harbor, make it's entry at the Custom
House, and after having complied with
all the regulations of the custom g
branch of the treasury department,
may be permitted to go to any port of
delivery, Smithville for instance, which
is not port of entry. and discharge
her cargo The C0nstitutionulist has
confounped the law relative t, ports
Of entry and delivery with the regula-
tons prescribed by the Secretary of
the Treasury for the government of
"6onded aOdrehouyes" and "bonded
routes" These latter are entirely un-
der the jurisdiction anG control OF the
Secret ~, and are subject to regula-
tons prescribed by himself, without
any further intervention of Congress;
whereas to create or abolish a port of
entry or port of delivery must be by
act of Congress-
Wilmington has now all the advan
tsges of being port of entry and de-
livery, and of having bonded ware
house and bonded route between this
port and New York. Vessels frequent
ly enter at Wilmington and their car
goes are either sent hence to New
York over the bonded route, or are
sent IL the Identical vessel to be de-
hvered. The converse of this occurs,
as between New York and Winnings
ton. If vessel should arrive here.
loaded with moiasses for Augusta and
iron for New York, she could be dis
charged. and the iron could be Tor
wsrded TO it's destination over the bon
ded route by rail, aud the duties there
on paid there, where the molasses,
destined for Augusta woul1 have 20
be put in a bonded warehose here. |
until the dHties on it should be paid. |
1t could not be reshipped to Augusta |
until the duty aOas paid. But if there |
was a bonded route between Whining |
tou and Augusta, the molasses could be |
TO its deStin.atiOn in bond, ond |
the duty on it paid after It's arrival.
So it would Seem that a bonded |
route from Wilmington - Augusta ia |
all that is required % meet the de-
mands of the importers 4 the latter |
city who may wish t. "a. ~3-t through |
vii Wiimipgton.
Aud why should not August. direct
her foreign trade through Wilmington? |
The Constit4tionalist well says that
Augusta has advantages which can
scarcely be exceiled as an entrepot |
for all articles of .mmerce which !
require dry climate for their storage |
and protection. Charlotte might per
haps, claim equal advantages in some
of these particulars But August, is
the centre of a large agricultural area,
which N ,kes her its source of supplies i
rs well AS its market for field products.
can find no better outlet than
for the cotton which it |
may ship to Europe, and no better !
port through which to receive her |
foreign transportation.
Wilmington kas already foreign
trade of which she is Justly proved.
From the first of January last. up to
the last of October, one hundred and
thlrtythree vessels from foreign ports
in our port, possessing an ag-
gregate tonnage of thirty seUen Mous-
and, one hundred and seUen. and
bringing imports to the value of twelve
thousand, four hundred and fifty dol
lars. From their tonnage and the value
these vessels come mostly in ballast.
For the same length of time, there
were ons h,Indred and seventy nine
clearances for foreign ports with An
aggregate tonnage of forty eight ho,ss-
and three hundred and ninety three
taking out cargoes to the amount of
taOO nliLIi' ns one hundred and ainetu
sir thousand SIC hundred and sirtu
SIC dollars. These cargoes consisted
mostly of cotton aid naval stores,
and were taken mostly To t. g
different ports of Germany, England,
and Franc.
Not least among the advantages
which Wilmington possesses for the
expectation of cot on, Is the magnif-
ceAt steam cotton compress which she
has. This gigantic machine COMPRESS
ses nine hu dreI "a es every dsy und
night. 81 uat-d Immediately upo..
the river sid =, it has a wharf front #
four hundred feet to the rail way track
which is brought to its very .sdoor.
Cotton which arrives by rail for expor-
tation is tumbled from the cars right
into its ponderous jaws, as 1t were,
compressed to one third its dimensions
and then tumbl. into the ships holes.
and all this expeditions handling is
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