Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-12-29

some idea, both of the revenue which would ac-
cruc to the Canal, and the advantages resulting
to the farmer. strip of land 80 miles long and
six miles wide. three on each side of the Canal
contains lis ,0GO acres; may safely assume
one half of il TO be under cultivation, and one
fourth of it, or rs. 500 acres, to yield surplus for
expectation. Suppose this 2S, 500 acres to be cul-
tiyated in wheat, and to yield 10 bushels to the
acre. This would amount TO 49,, 900 bushels,
which, at five bushels TO the barrel Of -four would
give Sc 400 bbls. Of -four annually for market !
To convey this -four to the river at present costs
above s. per barrel, which it would cost less than
one third of that amount, to transport II on u
canal. This would save the farmers on that !
narrow strip of land, on the article of wheat a
lone, nearly $4,000 annually, which doubles the
interest on the whole cost of the WORK.
! Land on tho line of the Canal is worth at pre-
sent, average, Sl5 per acre. The above
mentioned $4,000 acres is worth at this rate
( 81, 725,0so. If we suppose this land to be in
crcasing in value only So per acre, the difference
viii be 1919, 600, more than sufficient to
struct the canal at the estimated cost Ihls
however is a low estimate of the increase Of the
value Of land, and if the argument now extended
to every section embraced in the influence of the
Canal, and to every article of expectation, the re-
suit would be equally flattcrlng.
The additional revenue resulting to the State
from this rise ofproperty, is a consideration oftoo
much importance to be overlooked, but 1t needs
: only to be mentioned. That this addition would
: not be nconsiderable Will appear from the large
, extent of trading, which the spirit of i'm
pfovement would be difiused, and whose energies
/, are lying dormant, only from the want of the
magic touch Of commerce.
, The importation into the region of country in
tcresle ted in this Canal is extensive, and that OF
, WAYNE County is constantly increasing notwuh-
standing the difficulties she has to encounter.
:, On the waters OF the Eas-Forl Canal, incalcu-
. liable wealth would flow in upon her, in exchange
for her vast aud rich variety ofsurplus. We will
mention these three items of importation, Salt,
Iron and Coal. for which there is now, will be,
o great demand. bare sufficiency of the two for
ner is obtained for home consumption, although
her demand for both is great and constantly in
crcasing The amount of Iron consumed by the
foandres and machinists is immense, and its i'm
portatlon by tho present mode, is burdensomc
tax upon those establishments The demand iol
:, Salt the opening of the Canal, must be III
creased to vast extent, from the simple fact, thai
the whole amount of pork, driven to the
Ohio river, from all the ad acent country, vii! be
: packed in Richmond or lis vicinity. From the
: use of Coal, our citizens now entirely exclu
ded, although the time will come, when it will, il
0rf areat measure snnnlv the nlara of wood Ca
r fuel. This country Is becoming rapidly cleared o
It's timber. It's ROW the most thicky settled por
ton of the State, and the facility of It's soil an,
its many natural advantages insure Il cortinue,
/, al G.,
must in time (and that time is not dstan) bccon
scarce and the only substitute is coal, the expens
y of obtaining which at present would be immense
:, All these difficulties would be obvIated by TIN
Canal, and the revenue accruing TO it from thcs
sources alone, is small argument IN its favor.
We have thus endcavorcd to show, not onl
that the advantages of the proposed canal wouI
i, be great, both to the people and the State, that
would benefit an extensive region Of country
-, unrivalled in the fertility of lis soil, aud part
n il highly cultivated and thiclly settled, thus on
~ OF the richest farming communities in the Stat
and by fur the most extensive manufacturing il
,t interest, would be invigoracd and enriched by i
:. construction, and that i; would soon open with
trade not surpassed on any work of tho same MAJ
nitude but that the necessities of!he people ofth
- section of country imPeriously demand such
-, work. and call loudly for the aid Of the State
Justice 10 them and to itself.
49,. Finally, Impressed with the Importance ofthe
~. facts, we recommend the adoption OF the folio,
:. ing resolutions.
n,c Reso!red, That view the construction
NOW the East, Fork Canal, from Richmond to Broo
vile, measure Of the utmost Importance
tho Wayne County, and the adjacent country; tn
mid the adoption of the region through which it is
If pass, to such a work. the fertility of our soil, t
~ great abundance Of our surplus of every descr
o,, ton, and the immense population to be accomn
- dated, all combine render it a work of gro
;, interest, both to the people concerned and to
State.
H.. RcsoIred, That it is the duty of every citzt
and especially of frceho!dcrs interested in its
=; peton, to subscribe stock for its contraction. 4
that we viii use our utmost endeav ors, indiv du