Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-09

We have received innumerable letters
from Florida. whose writers declared
themselves favOrably disposed toward TINS
city. and anxious 70 trade here, and VINO
point out the advantages Of New Orleans
Middling cotton. for instance, ranges
from 5-I6 10 .7-I6 cents higher here than IN
savannah. returning from - - 70 y ~
more a bale. whereas the freight rate 70
both cities is nearly the same from most
points in Northern FlOrIda.-AeN OfteHHs
tmeS-Dem0cr1t.
Why doesn't the Times Democrat pub
Ush a few Of the s.innumerable letters:
A glance at the text Of them would be
more satisfactory than the announcement
OF their reception. It's funny that the
writer's Of the letters don't trade in New
Orleans If they are 50 anxious to do 50.
Tlere is nothing 10 hinder them, now that
they have railway communication with
that city. We are INCLINED 70 think that
the writer's II these .-innumerable letters
have been imposing on the Times Demo
crit. \ few weeks ago the TimeS-DsmOcrnt
had something % say about the steam
boats on the ApalachicOla, Flint and
ChattahOOchee rivers. These rivers, II
said. should support a feet Of steam
vary unlucky i'm boats. and almost wholly
without them. One Of the packets run
Ming on the ChattahOOchee actually drop
bed TO pieces the other day, being ALSO
lutelv rotten. while another, the Hays
ran on a sandbar and sticks there yet"
The Columbus lGa.) EHqWTer-Nga,
commenting on this statement, thinks
tuat the Tines Democrat has been made
the subject Of imposition That paper
says.
1T has been the pride Of steamboat men
that the steamers on these rivers compare
S erv favOrably with the best boats on any
inland stream anywhere in the cOun-
try. There has not been boat on
| tile ChattahoOchee river in some time
that cost less than $4,000 in the building.
There are three boats now on the river,
all Of them comparatively new. FOR the
year ending June13O, lSs3, the business
| done By these boats on the three rivers
amounts 10 SIC, J63, 434. II there Is any
| thing in tails that indicates 'richety boats
we fail to see just where 1t comes IN
The Tjmes-Dem0crat was led into COM
mentiug on the steamboats, Of the above
named rivers by the supposed anxiety Of
/ the people Of Southwestern Georgia and
| Northern Florida To trade with New Or
| leans. but were prevented by the want Of
| transportation facilities. Ii the IiBtes-
| Democrat was imposed on with regard to
the condition OF the steamboats, on the
| ApalachicOla. Flint and ChattahOochee
rivers may it not haYe been imposed on
/ bv the writers of the ''innumerable'' Flor
ida letters:
| Ii is true that middling cotton is quoted
| higher in New Orleans than in this
market. The Tunes sa0crat, however,
| by "a strange oversight, neglects to state
that there i a difference in the cotton
| graded as middling in this market and
| New Orleans. In the New York and
! Liverpool markets there are three grades
! Of mIddling cotton, viz: Orleans, Texas
| and upland. The Orleans middling, raised
| principally on the low!ands, brings a
| higher price than the upland middling.
| such as is raised in Georgia and Florida,
/ Our factors say that middling cotton
raised in Florida brings a better price in
this market than in New Orleans, and
| they further say that they have letters
| from Florida planters and business men
/ who. having tried both markets, say that
| they yet better returns from this market
for their cotton. Apparently, the Times
| Dsutocr1t has been imposed on in the
| matter Of Florida cotton, as we'll as IN the
/ matter relating to the Flint and Chatto-
/ h0Uchee river steamboats,.