Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-07-01

The iad1es If heir dares thea IN the form oi butt.
az" 'ht'se, Now they havca market at hand. casl
every week and much In amount than before.
J ie faac u aHd Is much Increased and the farmer
e"ndlihh greatly improved know not where IA far
ei lie can he mutc dclh than in that bcau,liu
grazing country. The erass prws lu>urlanlly every
Mh'ft and he has only milk ms COWS and DIVE Will
ne mllh morning ard nrg. To the DEPOT IN his way
on oNtf smooth ruad. lie may pluw and plant 10 NJ
up 'hr daA. Ms told oi one man with eighty cows
WI" lasi year received Sitt tr his milk hlch he sa,,
WAS donhe the mont, he had h,ru able 10 rcalx,
INN Them until the opening the Rail Road
70 Hh'h Is qIiie iomn, rNmbillng much fine taste
ana ~ Is Mlddeiown. though newer, aud more mpsrc
as yei ho'h made entirely nn agriculture and both de
iiShlinl as Placesoi residence
vi Roeklatd county, saw little save the ronnh noun
slnS Though which the Rsmapo has made cut Tor the
"au as IL II had been giant contractor. working for ags
unpaid bu' here again is gra, business made by the
h'u 'hongh ransittt compared with the milk business
ot Orange. More than 4o.cN inskcrs of strawberries
af' ouusi down daily 10 The city markets, from the
sadehs OF Kochand county Every little basket is COW
red viii Leaf neatly tied and then they are packed
III large baskets. Mhat is better heh, crates OF sai
work netd not say that inhibited the spirit OF Orange
aud Rockand freely Milk aud Strawberries is an i'm
pruvcmtnt ON milk aud honey
The management ,i the trains is excellent With \
Pcso'erlng industry and Of iimc they press
nom depot To depot with despatch and safety which
not surpassed on the best roads Of New England Con
uc"ls arc generally courteous but the conductor under
whose care we were SO fortunate Ia be surpassed them
all IN hls tact at making ever ihing agreeable.
pom lhe Whole. my impression ui the greatness OF
The Empire State and Of the value OF the Ere Rail Road
WAS much Increased hy this aunt II 81 arr, business
Is done already upon siNty miles of road. through
" agricultural country, What will be done when three
hundred miles added toll aud all the ACTIVITY Of The
larger towns aud wider r,sourc,s Ut the great country
beyond. arr brought 10 concentrate upon II The wide
guage is 10 tie maintained, and III, second track rap
Id progress at This end.
more recent number Of the Jour of Commerce SAYS:
Our lelt,f about the Erlc Railroad the other day. sta
ted The quantity oi milk brought down daily al $4,000
quarts This Is hut the quantity brought Nv one tran
he two daily trains bring more than 10000 quarts
giving tie road revenue Of $50 per day, and makng
to the city benefit Of S}500OO year in the milk on,
he quantity Of straw berries brought down this week ex
cctds 6o0lU baskets day. Tins Is what purcl, az
ricutural community can do with railroad.
The following extract Of letter from the snperinen-
dent q The n 4 Enc Railroad gives some statistics
that are curious and surprising.
The milk tram Of Tuesday night (29l) took To New
York $4,000 In kets OF strawberries These baskets
are intended 10 contain pint each but 81, that three
baskets contain one quart which sqntc within bounds
Then We had % 6b7 qnarlsor 1913 bushels These straw
berries will no doubt weigh 90 pounds To the bishc-
but say to- then had - tons n Strawberries dione=
The h"Nfs and baskets weigh as much more, that the
freight was AT least 80 otS BY the same train we had
!S,oA qris OF milk, which weigh Ga pint pound) -
Tons, and including cans 80 ions. making iree M Of IS
tons II Strawberries AMI mill. The milk by both our
trains equals 90 tons (5o,uuO qmrts) daily aud including
cans SO tons