Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1837-01-12

49, s~esss - ecehoo opintOn tu1k IN
farm would DO enhanced in value ter
dollars per acre by the making such ,
railroad a. you mention.
My -four can be taken from Loudour
70 Georgetown, by way Of the Canal
for ascnty cents the barrel; 10 Balti
more, by way Of the Rail. Road. fo
thirty cents: other articles, Of course
in the same proportion. II actually
cost me. in turnPikeage and wagoners
expenses. between thirty and thirty nv,
cents the barrel. TO carry my -four viii
my own team, from the Fauquicr farm
TO Alexandra. In other words, sup
pose man to have 800 barrels Of fioui
and 300 barrels Of corn TO sell-hs
would save. annually. 60 cents the bar.
rel. or 360 dollars. On pork, mutton
and other articles. there would be con.
siderable saving; and hay would be-
come an important article Of sale. Yot
see, too. that our back loads, Of plaster
and other articles, would be brought fol
less than one third. In this way l think
IL is apparent that IN annua, saving
which Is but another term for On an
nual gain, OF 900 dollars, would be
realised by such 4 farm rs mine, BY
such q railroad as you mention.
There are. however. advantages. dc.
veloped by experience in other places
which are not so obvious rs those
have adverted 10. You know them full
well. The most material is this: A
farmer may make q much earlier ant
more concentrated sale; OF, il hi
judgment leads him 10 prefer il, he may
delay his sale until Spring. and take
care OF his produce himself In the mean
time; whereas he must, now, be drag.
ging down IN detail throughout the
whole Fall, Winter, and Spring. and
either sell al disadvantage, or store u
expense and hazard. 10 the northern
part Of Loudoun, if a man has thou
sand dollars worth Of wheat in the
stack, or corn in his courthouse, and il
pressed for that sum Of money. he may
safely reckon on cashing his produce
in twenty days; and, usually, in two
hours. For. our large facilities Of trans
portation bring capital to our doors, ant
our millers will advance upon our p.o
duce. get the money at the Eank, trans
port the produce in body TO market
and replace the money in few weeks
In word, i can get q better price fol
my produce, get the money earlier
get it when l want it, and get il in Z
lump.
think il is pretty plain that the bcs
time for us, AZ a general rule. 10 sell
our flour, is in thu Fall and Winter, be
fore the masses Of that article furnish
ed by the upper parts Of New York
Ohio, and Illinois. are brought into
market. How are we TO DO this eilec
tually by the present slow aud lumber.
ing mode OF carriagei A curious illus
uaiion OF this subject has struck me
with much force. My farm in Eau
quier is about 81 miles from Alexan.
dria; Williamsport, on the Potomac,
is 100 miles from Georgetown. Flour
is carried from Wi!liamspurt to George.
town for 30 cents, from my farm &c
Alexandra for about SO cents. j0C
barrels can readily be taken down from
wa hshelVit III tONt unJN. w lotnt "
time and expense, then, Williamson
IS almost three times ds near 10 George.
town, as my farm il 10 Alexardiia.-
The truth is, the beautiful country five
TO Ten miles West OF Warrenion Is &C.
tually, in the true and practical sense
Of the words, as Gar from Alexondris
as Piitsburs Is from Philadelphia.
have heard IL suggested lhsl , -
road, connecting Warrcnie, "un cur
cities, would be ir;'-. 'Ous TO 'ts mer-
chants and r.--suanics. III a great in
cres~e OF business, wealth and y.opula
lion. and rapid increase Of the value
Of property be injurious. then I should
like exceedingly 90 share ia these ca.
lamities. a country. growing contin-
ually richer. would be brought 10 War
renion. as its great mart and she town
would acquire stability and prosperi-
" whose influence would be seen and
felt 20 considerable extent.
Perhaps, SIR. I sm trrspsesing, by d.
lating on topics such as these. To rnr
II is wonderful that the property hold
ers in this 6ne country should lail 10
improve their comfort, and their Tor
tunes, by means 90 obvious a. those
presented 10 them.
Pam. sir, with much respcei.
RICHARD A. HENDERSON.