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Richland and crawford Rail road vii
form one continuous line Of rail wa
across the State, the completion o
both roads is therefore assumed al tn
basis of calculation for the amount o
trade and travel aud the consee uen
profits upon the former.
PasSengerS. With the present pot
ulalion OF the west, and the facility
that these roads will present on resct
ing the interests OF Ohio, Indiana
Michigan and the upper Lakes, il vii
be safe TO rely upon, at least, one hut
dred passe ngerS each day from tht
opening of the road. These 100 pas
senyers per day-esch one travelling
the whole length Of the Yelloso creek
Carrotkton and Zoar Rail road be-
ing SO miles, at 8 cents per mile, muI
liplied by only $50 days 10 the year,
yield to the company an annual sum
Of $o3,loo. Large as this estimate
may appear, it is believed to be with
in, rather than be yond the journeying
propensilies Of the American people.
Those persons only who have person
ally witnessed the end less succession
Of passengers who crowd the Steam
Boats and rail road cars near the Sea
coast, can conceive what multitude Of
people will use main railway through
the heart Of the country when this
storehouse Of nations is repienished
with inhabitants.
Wheat & Flour. 1t is msnifestly
impossible to compute the quantity
and weight of articles that agriculture
will send 10 market from The fertile
fields of Ohio. MiIiers and Traders
who have been consulted, are Of opin
ion that each quarter section Of land
(l6o acres) in this part Of the State
produces on an average, from $50 to
200 bushels Of wheat yearly for sale.
Therefore every square mile will yield
from l2o TO l6o barrels Of -four for The
Eastern markets annually.
Suppose the two railroads. there con
sidered as one line 10 exert an attrsc
tive influence over a district of country
equal in breadth to one half the dis.
tance that any given point may be
from the commencement, Of The rail
way at the Ohio river, and tina, Jointly
they will be 2e0 mites long; or in 9th
er words, imagine an isoSceles Irian
gle having its apex at the mouth Of
Kelk0tO creek a0d-with the railway
in its cenre-terminsting IN base
of i4s miles broad, at the west end
of the road; within which and west
ward OF the base, the rail road will
command the trade, unless better ot1t
let's by other aveneus shalt be offered.
Such a triangle will contain 81 ,o25
square miles
1t was stated in a preceding para.
graph, that every SQUARE mile, in this
district Of country yields from 100 to
l6o barrels Of -four yearly for market.
Leasb however, the information on
which the statement is founded should
be 100 favorable, it will be prudent and
safe to reckon on on'y 80 barrels 10 the
square mile; hence the trian gle within
lhe influence Of the rail road, can pro
iuce 1885, 600 barrels Of -four for sale
annually when TO this is added the ex
Iensive influence the rail road must
have beyond It's termination it is sure
" within the bounds Of probability TO
expect that at lest tith e Of this qusn
lily will find its way to the Eastern
over the rail road: thus claim
ing but l6e, 900 barrels; or lB, 800 tons
Of -four for the road which at 4 cents
ton per mile for SO miles, will yield
he company $50, ,6s5, go cents per
lnnum on -four, or on wheat before it
s manufactured into flour.
Other agricultural predictions =
Eum6srS. In 1885, there were II,
326 tons transported on the public i'm
,rovements Of Pennsylvania, the pro
Iucts of the farm and the forest-of
which 81, ,672A tons was wheat and
lour leaving 46, 1884 tons for lumber,
rain of all sorts, except wheat --prO
'isious, seeds, domestic spirits, wool
sc. &c. If therefore the wheat and
lour in that State only yielded about
wo Rths Of the tonnage accruing from
and lumber, will not the
nmber and farm produce (othet than
wheat and -FOUR in this state afford.
t least, a tonnage equal TO the weight
# wheat and flourl Admitting this
,isw TO be correct, it will give l6,soo
on;, which at an average charge OF 4
enls per ton, each mile; for 56 miles.
viii amount to $50, ,695,so cents.
hfhsr Merchandise. AT present,