, 1880-07-18
A Trade Which Chicago Should
Seek to Obtain.
The Grand Field Open to Her Enter.
prising Merchants.
The Cotton Crop Of the State-1ts Rail-
road Enterprise.


TRIBUNE called unon him at his hotel yes
terday, and, in the course of rather extended
chat, obtained from him an interesting in
teryiew on the present trade relations with
Texas, and the future outlook for their deyel-
opment and advancement.
"The position Of, Chicago in relation to the
trade Of Texas" said Mr.. Lowe In the course
Of the conversation, ais materially affected
by
THE WANT or DIRECT Observation-Disclosures.
With road crossing from Cairo into the in
terror Of the State, she would gain con-
trolling influence, or at least be in position
to compete with st. Louis not only for the
stock interests of Texas, but for supplying
her with general merchandise. In q belt Of
country extending from A[inneola, on the
line OF the Texas d. Pacific, east towards
Marshall, thence to Jefferson and Texarkana,
and thence along stretch OF country
Guiding the important cities Of Clarksville,
Paris, Honey Grove, and Bnrnham,
and encircling territory unsurpassed in
productive capacity, ST. Louis now controls
70 PER cent Of the entire trade, both export
ITO what is that owing ?"
''Sto has ACCOMPLISHED this in a great
measure through the advantage she las
gained from her Iron Mountain Railroad
The belt of country to which have referred
in a small degree to the Gulf Coast.
But through the energy. exercised by st.
Louis in building this Iron Mountain Road,
and that Of her merchants In controlling tho
transportation facilities and freight rates,
the latter city has secured g cotton trade Of
magnificent proportions The cotton trade
Of the. country proper has never paid ST.
Louis, but the auxiliary trade ensuing there
from has been a source of great profit. The
een et5n fss ss IS s s% th the 9aa R5Sasdf Of an te
cellent source Of reyenne:'
'.In your opinion, Chicago needs direct
railroad connections in order to compete
with her for her cotton trade and the general
merchandise sent into Texas ?''
"Chicag0, to meet an equal emergency,
should reach Texas, it possible, by direct
route"
"What are erpresent railroad facilities?''
She has to go over the Iron Mountain or
Missouri, Kansas l. Texas. Now, as mat
controlling as they do the matter Of freishts
over the Iron Mountain, give precedence to
their own city Instead Of to competing
points" ......-.,
''Can you give us general idea OF
TILE MATERIAL RESOURCES OF TEyAs?"
1.-THE opening Of Texas through railroad
Development is pouring into the State
splendid immigration, and the two causes
must eventually insure high order Of pros
perity. Some idea Of the extent OF her COM
merce may be gathered from the fact that
the exported articles last, yea, cotton,
Ivy segen. curoJ nt uaAc ainne tu ~! ~Uut, =,
nli. oeea as. knn m nnn ~ >; "ee'1oee "
"What about the cotton crop Of Texas %
''Last year it reached 953, 600 bales. Then,
tulnl9 W eG ssoen' ,, uGte 1 WIZ 10 S;. an
ien ,s ~ u ~. an ~ ~ ~ at+o1, ,,ro,,ant @
4s9w ueu " lioa5es ,hn,,t IN ~ pIes ~
ae feSelagI @ and the reuainer vas dIs
n3; 1f,g9tou ~ - 4 e ~ Maw nrIe"ns; ~ s'0
pu.t1ui. ~ ~ ~ re" :.' I;. .+o,, T.,
a to' nod saro ".s +hat cnttnn fr,ip o.
aiu !aa gH1u M nnIv IN ,neosmra cnnncte
,;ti, ut n,,;s ~ tha cntton trade mt She
VIII 81 LOUIS LOT Tue Go1U r@ oG 70 bar nus raaf sls
ctnn "tarsts nIn uyo nnv fha aacond nroduci in
stvsA stit.a n4n IA G9,+a 4Vora ria, Or
pons =. ~ tbo a. troGa ~ ava. t,ron@h tie
70 press ina ne nae u f,ofiit;a,s sla nonII
cnntro1 ..o u n = Great measure the General n,er-
ci,aud;sa traie nf the entire sectfon. Nv that
Gna!ee ~, i*IG ifro. u nf aon5a incndin1 Irv
eoodsl dI manufactured m articles, hardware,
Sv1MH, Ssy"nsnn wiiiow ware. wagons. aericuItural
indictments m 'o etc. and articles Of foreign im-
nnrt );
"wnAr ARE TIE CROP PROSPECTS THIS
49,. ,,,.o hofo,o ,oo, eo
favorable. The corn crop Is aiready assured.
In some portions OF the state II ms neen n
last for iive years; ms OF course. hleans s;:
cheap bread to elnigrants ana othets gomg
into the State; The cotton crop, however
favorable both IN eXtent OF acreage ana s pros
pectiye yield, is still SUBJECT to the conungen-
clcs Of the cotton-worm ana unlnvornnle
picking season, and other acc'denIS tnaI NIL,
tate against that particular ylelu. onou!u
all the conditions be fayorahle, however, lt Is
expected that the yleld VIII not oc less tAllt
LEX, 900 bales,-almost a., quarter OF
the net cotton production OF the
United States: The returns from Is sucn crop
alone should be an incentive 10 the mercal1,
tile interests of Chicago to reach tortn anu
acquire q full share, Ut the general trade OF
but to do that in your opinion, direct
railroad facilities are necessarsi?o
SIT can be done in great measure py e.
fort. Chicago, through the representatives
Of her great commercial interests and tsr
leading Industries, could, by pressing into
the State,
OPEN Ur 4 TRADE
deal eyen in the face Of what might be called
discriminating freight rates The latter, Of
cn11rse wonid be 0bviated if she had diract
rnil co,nmunication under her control.''