Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-12-03

900 bushels, which al 37A cents per
busbel, would be $40, 1881 38S SO cents,
just $40, 948,787 3S cents more than the
whole export trade Of the western coun-
Try was in 1923, and S5,655,333 more
than The exports of domestic produce of
the whole United States amounted 10, in
1921. Surprising The states first men,
toned furnished one half OF the exports
OF the western country in 1928, then
they fall short of MIR. C's. calculation rs-
,her more than 500 per cent. Ii expe-
rience then proves that these states have
SO far failed to verify this hypothesis, II
follows that Illinois md Missouri will
also: and that it is too hyperbolical
from which to draw sale conclusions.
In the next place let US see whether ii
can be expected, under the most -four
ishing and industrious state OF society,
Tor each soul TO raise for expectation to
the amount Of fifteen bushels of wheat,
the product oil one acre, which is Mr..
C's. estimate. have put the whole ex-
port trade OF nine western states, in 1925,
al S9,o52 4S6. Excluding Illinois and
Missouri, they contained in 1920, 2,o74,-
298 souls and it each had raised for ex-
portaiion, in 1928, fifteen bushels of
wheat, at 37a cents, or It's equivalent in
other produce, it would have amounted
Ito l,667,937 so cents, considerably
more than the whole import and export
trade of New Orleans in 1928, and 80,
6l5,5ol more Than the exports of The
western country we're for that year, al
lowing one-tourlh to have passed over
the mountains. But let Us see what
Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana
ought 10 do by this rule. In 1920 they
had l.7l5 542-l5 bushels Of wheat to
each soul, at the same value, would be
80 SAB 677, upwards of half million
more than the exports of states and |
territory amounted in l823-and if the
expor, trade of New-Oreaos is to be
criterion, upwards of three millions more.
From this view of the subject it appears
very evident that Mr.. C's. estimates are
too high, which must have happened
from bis not adverting to the proportion
OF persons, in civilized community,
who are engaged in productive la'sor;
which, in the United States, is about %
per cent. and IN the western states about
IS per cent. By Mr.. Cooks estimate,
in 1855 Illinois aud Missouri will have
about the same number OF population
witch TeDnesss, Kentucky, ONO and
lndiana bad in 1920 From wha. these
states have done, let us calculate what
Illinois and Missouri will do. am net
in possession CT any POSITIVE Gaia which
shows what proportion OF lhe exports OF
the western country these four states FUR.
nisbed in 1928. Bat when il is consld-
cred how largely The lead and lur Of The
upper country, and the rich cotton crops
OF the lower, must have contributed,
they could not have furnished more than
one half OF the whole export trade Of
New Orleans, which: in that year we
have seen was $3.50 4i0. Their pro-
portion then was SO 594,7o5, which is
&c per cent. less than they ought 10 have
furnished according TO Mr.. C's. hypo-
thesis. Il we reauce Mr.. C's. estimate
,, In this proportion, We will find that, in
stead Of SlO2,2oo, 10000 souls will be
able to furnish only enough surplus pro-
duce Tor expectation (and suprosing IL
all to pass on the canaI for the tolls to
amount 10 S33,866
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