, 1876-07-31
How ST. Louis Has Obtained the
Trade Of Texas.
Immense Vnl1lc of tho So'ltll-
western Cott0n-Traf1lc.
A Business Of Millions that Has Grown.
Up in Few Years.
Chicago, II II Chooses, Can Seturs Control Of
This Profitable Branch Of Commerce.

10 rot thc trade OF Texas without struggle"
remarked prominent merchant OF thls city to
n'e' t'le o'"e1 uay' A.. .... .,..
"Arc you quito sure that you aaVe that
trade" sold I.
.,Thc,c Ia mn donht of II. Wo secured IL by
..,,s,,sh,na so,ton.m,rtct NJ A. Iouta. ,n
es'Nons!hnR eotpons'.a' ~ ~ W Au1s' 1s "e
We will havc no trouble ~ retaining II so Ioneas
ChlcnGo docs not sec the benefits arising from
the bnnjlinu Of cotton. Are YOU 8ur1 TINT
(,hlcngo I. not falling behiul Tie tinlcs} She
'.ss 70 nos ss,, oyo ors ,ro
ehou'u nave ''na s 9. nv ,I'o
Texas, But It Is too late now, Think"
This conversation led INC TO mako come In.
,,.,. ,nt, M ,ttnr-tra,c NJ a. ou}s. viii, a
qa"s n.v sas ~. n.,,,e ~, ~ al nv IT,
It were really "too lAtc."
THIS Investigation has shown That
TIM corroszRApu
,,.a n.. t1S,,o.,,,,t i.;1,,.,.to. T., +h,.
city; TINT number OF inc lcaaine mercantile
houscs hero nrc dealers III this staple exclusive
~: TINT II gives employment to large number
of mcu. and interest, nroftubly tnany millions
y. "',,' ""n ss I'll, r. y. T.. n. t,,s.,
OF dollars dlrcet'y, Whe IL ,i'nuehces 'hu'secI!y
u vast amount OF trade, to tho incaieulnblc
benefit Of the city; and that alt this Is q matter
Of about three ysars growth ss9sIy ts Is ts "a
pA1t Of cntcrprising Chicago.
'Bcfore Tho War there wns very little cotton
haullcd In st. LOUIS There were no rallrnads
urnctratInE tho cott0n.sectiDns, and no ihluce-
iucnt to send 1t North by river. Tllt cxgc,,etes
If iho War-pcriod threw largo n,nounts of tho
sionc tits way, and for time 1T. Louis hccan,c
quite au Important market This WINS tho near.
exercise of their authority, aud spcculators hnv-
iut. urrns to bus coitoi, IN tic South ioln, it
saTrr to sl,Ip to St. Louis t3lan to any point
nearer the piaco o! production.
TME nEcElrrs DURING ONE TEAR
Of ehc Wur amounted to tD,O0O l,ales, and tho
;:,ic was highly lucrative TO those engaged in
il. Ti,!s coliun ali c:unu from States borierlug
Thr return 81 pcace brought rc-cstabIist-
tucnt NJ lie old river cotto1-tuarkets ut Mem.
pnls, New Orleans, an,l other plnccs, and thu
;eecI'pls ut st. Louis dwintlcd 70 an ifconsilcr-
was givr,, 10 tho trade md thcrs sretns to lave
eo!tarrtnarkct ut tl.is point; -.
wcI,, viii It's Gra,iccs, 1T trnycrscs % tic rsi,css %
rotn,,tlis rirts Of Arknnsns nnil the building
Of The Atlantic & Pacific. and the Missouri,
Kansas d Texas Railroads, which penetrate tle
eotton.bct ] of ths. Lolc.star statc, led to H. in.
creased shipments OF cotton to 1t. Louis, 90
haIrs. TITS incrcnsa had eoIna without cif,rt.
a1d Ind ~ ci!sst q .adasng tns r. bs'sssss, 81
trade. THIS uctlon hus met with no astonishing
rcspousc. tho reccipta having tnrrcuscd ironSl
tO,60O bales in 1874 70 250 GOO bales in 1875.
'[Iyn yrarr nvo a nttntcr nj trnttnn-hrnkprs
sotton.iactors, and cottorl.buycrs orgauixcd tls
Ar. louis corToN-ExCuAs6s.
the stated purposes Of Which arc Ito pro-
sids suitable Recommendation for the ,ucrt-
fo1n ,,snrna. rnIcs. and rc~n,o,inns
iHr tbc cot tnn.t IN tia CIV of ri. fm,is. IN
,dont standarsIs Of cjnssI1catton; to aro,,lrr'
preserve, aud dlssrtnIiutc useful Information,
,na1,s "'t md az tscnorav tn nrootn s @
suntrade III tlr div Of ii. Louis.H TIhfa or-