Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-11-25
ST. louis AND BOSTON T


which are progressing most rapidly in
population and wealth, at the present
Tune, IN proportion to theirsize, are UNI
doubleday Boston and St. Louis, one
IN the eastern and the other in the wes-
tern section Of the Union. For many
years---fron 1900 to 1S30---Boston
was losing ground. in the race for
greatness with New York, Philadelphia
and Baltimore---but about the year
1880, a new era dawned on the city,
Through the fundamentally offs enter
prising capitalists, which has turned the
'tide strongly in its favor. AT that time
the irst railroad was constructed on
one side ofthe city, and the first steam
power loom establishment erected on
the other.---From that time to the pre-
sent Lowell has increased in popula-
ton from 200 to 100000, and in wealth
from 100000 to twenty millions.
The cotton manufacture Of Lowell,
and the hundred other manufacturing
villages in New England, have given
4 stability to the trade, of Boston, I'M
known 10 any other city in the Union.
Massachusetts, formely exported it,
was said, nothing but granite and ice,
now produces manufactures valued at
ninety millions Of dollars per annum,
a large part ofwhich centres at Bos-
ton, as place Of distribution TO all parts
Of the Union.
AT later period than that first men
toned, her far-seeing citizens became
convinced, that although she had nc
river like the Hudson, the Delaware,
OF the Susquehanna, to bring to hel
wharves the products Of the boundIess
and fertile west, yet that an iron path
way might be laid along her mountain
gorges, over which a steam engine
with train OF cars could move at the
rate of thirty miles per hour, taking
the produce of the lakes at the outlet
Of the n. York canal, and landing it al
Boston in less time than il can be de-
livered at New York. About one hal
of this road is completed, and the
whole will be finished within twelve
months from this time
This road will cost not far from
seven millions Of dallars. tits calcu-
ated TO support an engine of fourteen
ions weight, and to carry 1000 barrels
of -four in a single train Of cars, ten
smiles an hour. it is estimated that
when finished, -four can be trcnspor-
ted from Albany to Boston, 2O1 miles
for 30 cents per barrel Two thous-
pnd men are now at work on this road
ln some sections, both night and day.
The capitalists Of Boston have also
contributed largely 10 the funds requir-
ed for laying down RAILWAYS from Al
bany to Buffalo, between which places
there will soon be a continues line com
pleted. The same enterprise and cap
ltal will, ere many years shall have
elapsed, continue the same line across
Ohio, Indiana, aud Illinois to ST
Louis, in case the funds required fol
the work are notfurnishod by the State.
on the route.
IT. Louis owes its present prosper
Ply to neither manufactures nor raj
roads, for it has scarce dollar expend
I'd in either.
Its progress has been accelerated
mainly by the hundreds Of thousand o
immigrants who have overspread tn,
prairies of Missouri, Illinois, Wiscon
Fin, and Iowa---who have made thi
heir market for the sale of their agri
cultural and mining productions, an,
for the purchase ofmcrchandise. Tn
ncrease Of this city in wealth and pop
lation, within the past ten years
carcely paraIleled. In 1881 the pop
lation ofthe city and suburbs was es
mated at 5000. 1t is now not "a
ON 10000, and rapidly increasing
he number of buildings recent
pmmenced is very great, and the val
e Of those in course Of complexio
Ill exceed million and half of do
rs.
The trade between this city and Dos
1n is greater, and the connection NOR
innate, than is generally imagineC
he various staple articles Of expo
ON Boston, including domestic good
pots and shoes, oil, candles, &c. re
tired for this market and which al
rwardcd from here for the uppC
buntry, cannot fall short Of two mi
pm of dollars.
We shall close these remarks with
Imperative statement of the value
estern productions shipped from
rleans to New York and Boston.
N. York. Boston
obacco, 100000 10000
ouon, 1,98O,OOO $4,000
lour, 228,000 1860
Drk, $4,000 324,OO
hcon, 100000 5000
ard, $4,000 $4,000
eef, 5000 11,00
orn, $4,000 1900
cad, 100000 253,00
Total, 1871, 900 3,334,OO
From the N. o. Picayunc,