The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-11-21

be fully understood, but we have known of
many instances in which merchants have Wis
tied Louisville for the purpose of purchasing
supplies of goods, who were induced to run
up to Cincinnati to see if they could not do
better, and, after looking IN Cincinnati re-
turned to Louisville to find it the better
market.
The interests of Louisville and the South
are identical. That which affects the South
affects Louisville. This is not the case with
any other city. Take any of the Western
cities, and they have their trade. from sections
all around them. Cut off the trade from one
section, and they have three other directions
in which to look for business. In this respect
they are more independent, but in the same
degree they are less obliging. Louisville can
not afford to lose the trade of the South
therefore she can not afford to allow9soth
cities to outbid her for the patronage of the
South, which peculiarly belongs to her. Our
merchants can rely implicitly upon the state
ment that they can do as well and will be
treated better than in any other city that is
available to the trade of this section.
THE TOBACCO TRADE.
1t is pretty generally known that Louisville
has the reputation of being the best sand
largest leaf tobacco market in the world.
This fact alone gives the city prominence
in the commercial world that is very adj
vantageous. kentucky has BEEN almost from
its first settlement, large tobacco State, that
article being one of its most important sgri-
cultural products. The sales of tobacco in
Louisville for five years past have averaged
60 900 hogshesds per year. The receipts of
tobacco at the Louisville warehouses; for the
year ending October 81, amounted to 1921
hogsheads, and the sales to 69,O25. The sales
for the present year, ending December 81,
will be about 10000, the largest business ever
recorded in Louisville. Over ten millions of
dollars are paid for tobacco annually in Lou
isville.
We have not time to speak of the numer-
GUS tobacco and cigar manufactures of Louis
vile, in which many favorite brands of chew
ing tobaccos and millions of cigars are an
nually manufactured. All the world over the
good quality of tobacco, and this branch of
business alone affords employment to over
two thousand persons, and pays a revenue tax
of over 81 200, 900 year.
SOLE LEATHER AND HARNESS LEATHER.
! The manufacture of leather is one of the
principal interests of Louisville, and through
out Europe and in this country she enjoys the
reputation of being the best sole leather mar
ket in the world. AS an evidence of this,
there is used in the seventeen large tanneries
of tina. city no less than twenty thousand
cords of tanbark annually in manufacturing
400, 600 sides of sole leather. Large quanti-
ties of this leather are exported to Strasburg,
Germany, and to other parts Of Europe, but
it is principally used in this country-in New
York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Kentucky.
Harness leather is also extensively made in
Louisville. The average product per annum
of this class of leather is about 10000 sides.
These facts will convince those who wish
to purchase leather that there is no better
place to buy than in the market which is
known the world over as the greatest leather
manufacturing point. This being true, ouI
readers are prepared for the statement also
that Louisville is manufacturing on larger
scale than ever articles that are made oil
leather.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
There has been large increase in the man.
ufaoture of shoes in Louisville during the
past few years. several new establishments
having sprung up, while those who have beer
in operation for several years have enlarged
their facilities in order to meet the demands
of the trade. It has been found that the
shoes made by Eastern manufactures are no
so we'll suited to the feet of the Southern
people as those made nearer home, and th'
Louisville manufacturers have taken especis
, pains to make their shoes of more symmetrical
shape, to suit the average Southern foot, anC
the result is that their shoes are largely il
demand in the South. There are eleven o
these large manufactures in the city, EN-
ploying over one thousand hands, making
this now one of the most important indus
, tries of the city There are over thirty boo
; and shoe houses, including manufactures ant
, wholesale dealers, doing nearly seven million
; worth of business year.
2 SADDLES AND HARNESS.
/ In this branch, too, Louisville is one of tn
, leading markets in the country. There ar
5 about twenty manufactures, with large cap
3 ital, employing 8 great force of hands, t
: whom are paid ample wages. This being
a great leather market, they are able to max
e horse-collars, harness, saddles and brides, c
s more lasting quality and cheaper than ar
e made elsewhere.
PLOw MANUFACTURES.
: The number of plows produced annual
t by the several large pillow manufactures {
3 which the "Avery," "Brinly" and Meikle
5 are the leading makes, and the united capscit