| From the Memphis Appeal |
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| November 7, 1861 |
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| The {Memphis
&} Charleston railroad brought in
1761 brls and 442 sacks of flour. The President of this road stated on
'Change, some days ago, that if the military authorities could give
him the use of his cars he could bring 4000 brls of flour a day to
this market. There can be no doubt that by a little method and
management a portion at least of the cars that have been monopolized
for military purposes, with the understanding that the cars thus
released should be used for bringing flour from the districts where it
is cheap for the use of the army up the river. How much more
completely such an arrangement would have ??? the necessary supplies
at a cheap rate, than the system that has unfortunately been pursued.
The course of trade would not have been deranged, unnecessary advances
of prices would not have occurred; on the contrary, the receipts from
a distance would have been a check on advances in our market, no
rights would have been violated, and no irritated feeling would have
been engendered. Is it too late to initiate such policy? Evidently the
right way to escape from the Columbus embargo difficulty, is to
increase the supply by facilitating receipts from a distance. |
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