The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1843-04-14
CITY OF LOGANSPORT, INDIANA.
CAss County. MARCH 26, 1913.


JOEL EATON, Esq.-2crmit me through you
to presen, Chas. G, Eastman, Esq. of the Spirit Of
tho Age some information which have derived,
Mt no little pains, in reference to the agricultural
productions of the Stale of Indiana, for The yea
1912 have been induced 10 do this from the fact,
that the Age under date Of 10Th March says, (and
i, seems to have been the authority of the Age)
that - one hundrea thousand bushels of uheat''
ye, remain unsold, sin the State of Indiana"
Now Sir, below will give YOU the crop of this
Stale for The year 1912, obtained by DR.. Lyle OF
this place from Hon. Henry l., Ellsworth, who Is
C. This authority canno, be questioned for cor
recincss--and shall, after copying the aggregate
of the different grains produced in Indiana, give
you the opinion of Or Iyle, and the opinion OF
other men of good judgment in these matters, The
puhabr amount OF he crops Of 1913, yet on hand.
Here follows, 10 wit:
Wheat raised i" Ind""a,rrop of 1872 s'50GseS
Barley, 3',oe2
Oats, " d" S,059, l24
Rye. 2!O2GS
Buck Wheat, I" " IS VS.
Corn, SS,s3S,215
Now sir, the gentlemen above a'!ndedrd 10 give
it Us hru opinion, thai not less Than one fnurh Of
the crop Of 1912 yet remains unsold-hS .ou viii
al once perceive amounts IL over Tro Million
of bushels of Wheat, in round numters, vel on
hand unsohl, of tho cop Of 1912.
Indiana is the 4th corn State in the Union. Iii
nos, Kentucky and Ohio at present stand her RI
vals-n'ind You, This is new Stale, This year will
be the first veal she has ever had M Outlet Tho
Wabash and Erie canal is now completed the in
ducemenls will now be greater for The farmers 10
raise and import
Since writing the above, have received the
enclosed inlNrmnlion relative to the amount Of
produce shipped from Michigan City last season.
and the amount now ready to be shipped, YOU
see lis, 6O7 bushels wheat Oh hand 10 be shipped
this spring Michigan city lies on lake Michigan
and in the extreme west of this State:
MICHIGAN CITY.
We have taken considerable pain, during The
last few days To get something like correct state
ment Of he nmnun; of business transacted by the
| forwarding merchants OF this city; aud think that
we have succeeded. The pasi year has not been
Il very iiir one by which 10 Jndgc Of The AMOUNT
Of mess done here on account Of the extreme
las prices pad Tor almost all kinds of producr--
| Those only have sold lhci" wheat, corn &c. be-
cause they were compelled ~ in order 10 meet
their necessary OUTLAWS; but wheie>era farmer
could "ge, along" wihou, selling, he has rather
preferred leaving his wheat in The stack, and wait
| for better prices.
! FROM The opening to the close ornnvigaion,
there were one hundred and thirty arrival. and de-
parturcs Of vessels, beside II large number Of
the small cUa,lcrs, which do hni take into the
count; and there was shipped lS2 ,6s5 bushels
wheat 3N see do, Of corn; S,S07 barrels -four;
II ,>50 do. pork; 1915 barrels bulk Of sundrr>.
The Imports during he same period was 6l5 Tons
nerChiudzc; $3.50 barrels salt, and GO barrels
bulk.
There i. now on hand, in store, ready for slip
mcnl, | IS G07 bushels wheat; $3.50 hbls hour;
l.G ) barrels pork; i2j barrels bulk. and 22jG0
bushels corn. To take oil This surplns it would
require 30 vessels a, once, ~ il wnuid keep seven
vessels constantly employed throughout the sea-
son.
1t is rather pleasing 10 rcncc, on The rapid strides
this country has taken within II few Years In
1899 our pro, iSuns had to be- imported, aud every
article Oi consumption YVES at rnnrnuus prices
Vow we have an abundance. and are looking round
n find u suahlr mrrkn Civ ~ II hIrhor. a, in
uihrr words lni>h III" work already commenced:
give us some security Tor the lives and property of
our fellow ci'lz"ns, and nrrihcn lnh,apa viii pour
her treasures into The lap of her only conaerrla
point IN he lakes, and make it successfully COM
pete with other more li,orah'c places Gazette
The agricultural production Of lndi, M in 1872,
doubled The products Of lSll, and our farmers
here predict, from the additional imprnv ernens
they have made in giF!.iag, tcieariDg, Won
would have 10 do in Ner'nonr.) they will be able
10 nearly double tins year,lhe crop Of lSl2- Prov
igcaiiis, .NHlcrisms, or The Ike excepted.
THOMAS EMERSON, Jry.
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