Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-14
LEAF TOBACCO.
what Csrsey, Son d 60. Have Accom-
PIished.

what NarSeys son d 80. Have Accom-
PIished.
The restoration OF this important branch
Of trade marks an era in the commercial
history Of Nashville Of far greater import
ance than any that has occurred since the
war, and deserves more than a passing no.
tice. Up to 1861, il was, under the man
agemenG Of Messrs. II. L. Neatman, a.
Hamilton and johnson, Horne d Co., a
source Of great profit to the city, and her
every interest felt its influence in a greater
or less degree. During the warit anguish
ed and died, and notwithstanding the fact
that several feeble attempts were made 10
revive ii, up to 1872 We had every year to
witness the humiliating spectacle Of thou
sands of hogsheads of tobacco passing
through our streets on their way to Louis
vile and other markets, where euterpris-
ing merchants were reaping rich profits
that belonged to US, but which we lacked
the energy to reach forth our hands and
take.
To Messrs. J. Ii. Carsey, Son & Co. be-
longs the honor Of restoring life 10 this
trade and iEfusing into il q vigor that
promises a long and prosperous career.
They undertook the task in the winter Of
1872, and in the face Of difficulties that
would have staggered men Of less nerve,
they pushed it forward with a zeal and en-
ergy that knew no such word as ''fail," and
their efforts have been crowned with q sue
cess most gratifying to every one who feels
an interest in the prosperity Of our city.
Their sales in 1872 amounted to $40
hhds. In 1873, another ware house was
opened, and the sales this year run up to
1900 hhds., and in 1874, TO $500 hhds., the
gross sales last year amounting to nearly
one million dollars. This rapid increase !
shows what a little well directed energy
can accomplish.
Owing to the extreme short crop of last
year, which will probably not exceed one
tenth Of an average, the receipts this year
will be necessarily small; but if the crop
Of this year should be an average one, we
see no reason why Nashville should not
handle ten thousand hOgsheads or more, in
1876. If the business men Of the city will
literally second the efforts of J. 81. Carsey,
Son & Co., (and they doubtless will, for it
is so manifestly to their interest to do SOL
this desirable result can be easily accom-
plished.
Nashville is the natural market for the
tobacco grower of Middle and West Ten
neSsee, and Southern Kentucky. We have
facilities for reaching the seabOard markets,
not equaled by any other interior point
and the people Of the sections named pre-
fer trading here, because it is more cOnve-
nient to them, and the libeTality Of our
board Of buyers has been demonstrated for
three years past, to the entire satisfaction
of all who have shipped their tobacco |
here.
We would say TO our business men that |
the importance Of the tobacco trade TO |
Nashville cannot be over-estimated. If |
Middle and West Tennessee, and Southern !
Kentucky, have TO 90 to Louisville and |
other places to find a market for their TO- |
baccO, it is but natural that they should 90 |
10 Louisville and other places 70 buy their |
goods, and if we would reap the benefits |
that flow from this trade, the business COM
munity must put its shoulders to the wheel |
and help such men as J. NJ. Carsey, Son & |
Co., who in the last sixty days have dis |
Tibuted gratUitOusly one hundred and |
fifty dollars worth Of tobacco seed to plant |
ers, their object, Of course, being to stimu- |
late the business in detail and in general. |
Our business men must not only wOrz. |
but must expect to spend some money in |
this direction, and, if money is not disposed !
Of with a niggardly hand, we may with |
reason hope that Nashville viii become, as |
it ought, the leading tobacco market Of the |
Southwest.