Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-07-23

e AGENCY-Mr. v. B. Palmer, Real Estate and Coal
Office. corner Sd and Chestnut streets, Philadelphia
the Coal Office, Tribune Buildings New York. S. E.
Corner Baltimore and Calvert SITS. Baltimore. No IL
State street Boston
RAILROAD STATIsTICs.-We wish To Call he
attention Of our readers 10 the article under this
head, IN our paper Of this week. They will OBJ.
serve it is not production got up for political eff
feet; but the report of Committee appointed TO
investigate The probable advantages of another
road in a less favorable situation; the road lhro'
Canada terminating at some point on Lake Huron
or Detro, river. To prove the advantage of this
road the committee adduce the Central Railroad
has attended that, the probable success of their
own project.
There reasons why we may rely on these
calculations for men do not hen forming plaus,
in which their own immediate mteres, is 10 be
sssked, deliberately lead themselves into tr-
for. Were it document intended for effect by
ration, the case would be reversed. Bat II is not,
on the contrary lis intention is to persuade subj
scr,Plionsio the Canadian rail road. il also hints
that "a company" would take great pleasure IN
completing the Central Road. If they could haze
the pririlege. By this report then, lea rn that
although the Eastern third built in time of spec.
u!aion and high prices. cost nearly as much the
rem aiming two thirds, the estimated profit of The
road, finished to Kalamazoo is eight pc. cen,.-
But that the road should keep itself repair
and pay the expense Of stocking and using II,
while yet unfin ished is certainly matter Of con
graduation 10 the Stale.
For, until the last rail is laid upon The shore OF
Lake Michigan the business of The Central Rail
road cannot even commence.
While single furlong of land carnage remains
from its western termination 10 ST. Joseph, tine
commerce and most of the travel will Continue to
pass around The Lakes just as surely as when the
road is finished, it will flow like the rush Of ma
ny waters across The peninsula. The pheaom
Ia of trade on the Central Railroad since il ha:
been in operation, sufficiently indicates It's char
acter: aud the comparatively limited amount Of
lis capacity while in an unfinished state.
While the fare for passengers has steadily in
creased during the months of travel. since passen.
gers are easily transferred fion car coach, aud
Steamboats, have compelled to carry from Delroi
to Chicago at but twice the amount charged from
Buffalo to Detroit. the fare for freight has con
Hnctu,ted ,fh ,ba ,roo, f ha St.,a an,
freight around The Likes has suffered no other re
duction than what may have arisen from conpe
tIion among different lines. Freight OH the roat
has 10 This tune been confined to the country ant
villages contiguous to it, The people Of NJ chi
gan have never been sufficiently beforehand,d e
import their usual quantity of goods during veal
ofshort crops and consequently The business of lht
road falls off very materially. affordiug the advo
Gates of sale, strong argument to the people it
/ favor of selling it, which they are loo magma MN
GUS to regard as an objection to buying. the pas
year has been one of nucommonly stringent, q
every body whether farmer or trader knows, con
sequenrly The estimated proceeds OF the PubiI
| Works have not been realized. This too has beer
used as an argument 10 favor of the sale.
But the next year will doubtless show a differ
ent result, even with the road in lis present sIua
non and wnen it is once furnished, such loca
causes as the failure of crop IN this state wi
bear Too small proportion TO its entire business
materially TO affect It, Would il be wisdom theI
Tor the sake Of momenary depression to foIeg
future permanent advantages? .a. .tss
The FARMERs LIBRARY AND MONTHLY jour
! NAL OF AGRICULTURE. The first No. ol this tru
" valuable " ork has reached Us and we think wi
( fulIy meet the authorizations of it's friends, Fac