Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-04-25
From the Bay State Democrat.
The WaII Sin Valley.

The countries introsf6d in a permanent thorougkforc be
nceen .Ncc Orleans ond .Nno York, ria the Habash
IaHoy.
The Wabash drains n country but lille short of 40
900 square miles, including all It's tributaries from the
East and West. II would connect, by The most direct
route, New York. the New England States. pant of Mich
isan, part Of OHIO, part of Illinois. Indiana, and | PIPER
Canada, with part of Kentucky, Western Tennessee,
Middle Tennessee, North Alabama, Mississippi, Arkan-
sas. Louisiana. aud Texas
These countries furnish, in perfection. every variety of
the products known Ia The region OF the l nlied states, or
Brush America. The whole Of the regions Interested
amount to not les than 50O. 600 square miles. and en-
brace The great manufacturing districts of the nation, and
n very considerable portion OF the richest agricultural aud
planting districts.
II is worth while to consider ITS present products, of
the various descriptions, IN order TO see the prodisIous
ground work which j. now laid, for IA commerce which
must ultimately crowd every na,sahle uvcr, every canal
or railway. which may unite these extensive countries.
The follow ns list 81 items deserves attention
GrqiRs-toIn. allowing not above - per cent on The
products OF l-i0.1 I1o.oG0,ooo bushels. wheat, 10000,
Oo0 barley. 1000 oo0; rye, 100000; oats, 43.uoo,-
900 huckwheat. i.oG0.o0o total bushels Of gram. 10.
0eO.Go0. Ottcr Crops Potatoes. 7~5000.0e0 bushels
tobacco. ~. uc0. 600 pounds hay, 1.0Go.ouo tons sugar,
l60. Joe. GEO pounds .haier'ds fer Gofhtng. ~ Tot
ton. 400. uGO.0O0 pounds wool. y. 100000 pounds hemp
and flax. 10 1000 tons. The above are the s''ai l'adiig
articles: To these may be added swine. l2o'oAVV she'P
l. 600 600; neat cattie. goo .000-uot 10 name horses.
mules. Nc. Then. add the other numerous products
which 1t MY be useful Ia present 10 tie eye 10 one CON
deuscd view. There are produced an abundance 81 iois-
honey. wax; considerable nee in Louisiana: fruits ~ thc
orchard To the amount of MANY millions butter, cheese,
products If garden culture and nurseries. TO tie amount
# millions lucNlaustble mines of IRON ere, coal, some
I'D. and numerous sit wells. where millions % bushels
arc manufactured annually.
The manufactures that are interested to In iioroash-
f,-e. are prodieioas. The whole Il those II New Ing
land and New lcrk-uore than 800 furnaces and -o'
Deliveries tor the production OF IRON N rs wrought and
cast forms. IL would add a new facility ior the scale O
The products of The fisheries. The northern manufacture
ers o.. machinery. hardware, cutlery, arms. woolien goods
embracing annual manufactures Of wooiien u upwards 4"
+, Il 900. 900 Of dollars worth cotton to more than 3o,uOo,
coo of dollars worth silk, fax. hats. caps, bonnei-
leather. sadGlerv, Nc. liquors, drugs, medicines .aN.
s,u.fs glass and carlhsn ware. paper, printing dnd Uind
lnp. carriages. wagons, and almost every hing known Il
the history or rreSen, condition &C manufactures
Experience j.. that The annual growth q The Trade DC
tween these regions. surPass's the calculations oi Mos
who are regarded the most Visionary IN respect 10 u"
growth &C the West The region mentioned IN ms ai'
Gle embraces about half Of the srea, valley OF the Mlssi,
sippi, which is profitable fr culture and Us 'aP'u "u
4 vance will constantly stimulate the action OF the nof'hsi
:. manufactures, If sushc eni channels Of intercourse shail b
? opened. To extend the Western region so as 10 inoiuo
= the whole Of Illinois and Missouri, and the whole are
G would re $40 600 square miles. more or less IN rouh
;. MISUNDERSTANDING Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, pan
a Kentucky and Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas an
/ Louisana-wi,nou, including Texas, which q an on''