New-York daily tribune., 1843-05-24
Voc. gIE. NO. 80.
r;n:,,,ti and the Great West.
cs.'.',s,,o.drnc- oi The Tribune.

\ who lin the language OF pouVerhcuF nlofiisl,
With too much pride to study, and too much wit
TO think, underyalue what they do not under
stand and condemn what they do not compre-
hend venture the prediction that within one
hundred years of this time Cincinnati will be the
greatest city in Americas and by the year Of our
Lord two thousand, the greatest city in the
world So writes ]. w Scott, Of Maumee
Citv in l34l. ] do not quote the passage as
wishing New. \ ork readers TO creditit but tmerely
because it shows what some Western men think
OF us in the Queen of Cities Nor is it strange,
when the progressive increase Of our population
is considered. as well as the vast natural advant-
ages which surround u.s. that this sort Of enthu-
siasm respecting our future should take hold OF
sanguine minds There is world Of meaning
in the bricl table which copy below, exhibiting
our population at successive periods
Census Of 1869. 80 Census Of aso ~ S3
i$.S lsS - 5s5s ss5s 1873. sis .g;,SS5 5,5S
This estimate is erclusire OF Newport, Coving-
ton, Brighton and Fulton, which might be inclu-
dcd IN the calculation with as much propricty as
the suburbs Of PhiIadelph are rcckoned in the
population which is assigned to that city. Phil
adephia within It's corporate limits, which IS ali
the extent allowed above to Cincinnati, has only
9S,777 inhabitants. II We take INTO account the
suburbs OF our City the population will be
swcllcd to coo. OF this large aggregate, the
constituent proportions are about as follows:
America. 81 per cent Great Britain. l6pr cent
All ri,e other States ......I per cent
Il, Inr
glance at our position on the map, in connection
with Mr. SCOTS prophecy. He will find US oc-
cupying central position in the great Valley o!
The ONO; winch river commands for Us on the
one hand the Coal and Mining regions Of Penn
sylvania, the Salt district of Virginia, and the
whole Atlantic seaboard, by means of the Canal
which connects us with the Lakes in our own
State. as well as the Railroads and Canals OF
Pennsylvania, Virginia and Maryland; and on
the other side brings us into immediate iuytapo-
stion with the immense valley Of the Mississippi,
ineyhaustiblc in It's own resources and attracting
by its mighty rivers the commerce of the world.
But any other place, it may be SAID, up or down
the Ohio. within one hundred miles, can boast OF
all these resources. Very good. Then let the
reader examine our geography a little closer, TO
ascertain the advantages which Immediately sur
round us. The valleys of any country are its
mines of wealth An inspection OF the map will
show the following Immediately connected with
us: l. The exceedingly rich and productive
valley of Mill Greek, which is 30 miles in length
and from to in width, and terminates exactly
at this city. g. The valley Of the Little Miami,
u-l,,c
above the City, is so miles in length, and Of vari.
Gus BREADTH from . TO miles 3. The valley Of
the Great Miami, l25 miles in length, and III
places several miles in diameter. The resources
of this as we'll as OF the other sections, can hardly
be estimated Very little of II is improved to the
extent of which it is capable; and were its capa
cities tested, no part OF tins or any other country
could sirpass ii in the luxurance, variety and
value of its products. 4. The Whitewater loins
the Miami Just above It's mouth, and may be con-
sdered as iormin~ separate valley, which lies
entirely in Indiana, and trades wholly with Gin
cinna,i The Licking crnpties INTO the Ohio I'M
mcdatcly opposite orr city. The valley of this
river is 200 miles in length, and is, especially in
lis lower part. OF considerable fertility Toward
the source Of the stream, the surrounding country
becomes mountainous, bat a5omds IN mineral
wealth
Following the courses of most of these streams
are valuable works of Internal Improvement,
which. B.iareus-like extend their hundred hands
to grasp iorIs the wealth Of distant regions. The
earliest of these was the Miami Canal, which ex-
tends along the valley OF the Great .;lam as far
as Piqua 81 mics and is IN process of continu-
ancc to Defiance, where 1t unitcs with the Wa
bash & Ere Canal This Canal is closed by ice
on the average only 81 days in each year.
The tolls ON tins work amounted IN lelO 10
S74 800 90: and there arrived here the same
year OF Pork II ,6S1 bbs. IS1 hhds. and in bulk
2,l92. .l60 lbs; of Flour, l65, l62 bbls.; Whisky
1926 bbls.; Corn, Oats. &c. 2,329 ,4h2 lbs;
Passengers $3.50; and of Sundries, embracing
Beef Lard, Grass Seed, Barley and Malt. Butter
and Eggs. Live Hogs, Nc &c about 3.500,0J
lbs The receipts of Pork from this source are
comparatively small, mos, of that article being
driven in. IN The hog, from the country.
The next important work Is the Cincinnati X
Whitewater Canal connecting Us with the White
water Canal Of Indiana at Harrison on the State
Line, OE the latter some ~ miles are completed
and according to the original design, 10 be
carried out doubtless al some future day, II Will
connect with the Wabash x Eric Canal at or
near Nlunceytown. Next IN Importance is the
improvement of the Licking River Navigation,
which will afford us ready access to the mex
haus.iblc beds of Iron and Coal which lie about
the head Of that stream The Little Miami Rail
road which is now in operation some 50 miles,
is designed 10 connect us, when finished, with tie
interior of the State Us weills TO afford an outlet
for the productions Of the Valley through which
il is constructed. Add to these works tic Turn
pixies, or McAdam2cd Roads, which branch our
from us IN every direction and supply US the
means OF ready intercourse with amy portion OF
the East. as well as of the West al the same time
that they furnish TO the farmer convenient high
way 10 market, and YOU have some notion of the
advantages of communications which cluster