Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-08-23
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posing IN silence under shadow, by the side Of Rip
Fdn Vinkie; with her repase only disturbed. occasion,
ally by an exclamation about Jefferson and the krsoia-
tons Of '.is.
Passing by Old Rip We find that South Carolina and
GEORGIA. under the lead Of their grea, statesmen have
alfra constructed Railroad extending into Georgia.
OF milrs in length and that they design to il.
.l7 "a terminus in Ge1rga. up into the heart of the
FHl 1.-THE Nesi;-and nashville has promptly
rNad aud subscribed 100000 to procure the extern
q. u
The sfaiea which have mentioned have already ex-
p uu'H recording to the best estimate which can
Uat. N opening channels 10 the West. nearly $780,
aud SILL they press on with undated ard,r.
u or1rai expenditure. hui not unworthy Of the objrct.
In aueleni limts II ia said that Atlas, f Of his
stus, was converted into monnain-- Mount Atlas---
aud beyond The mountain, 10 the West his daughters.
cah Il The liesrerdca. had ealdrn filled with golden
apple, and fnardcd by 81 oplcss dragon. and that It
was one alhe labors OF Hercules to conquer the Dragon
md hung a"ay the apples Now the Western States.
den -lls fulls and products, 'he golden apples and
the Allepl any the scelles dragon and the Atlantic
Stcs0 eal descendants Of Atlas, d sire 10 obtain these
nppesiand steam and lran are their lereuleso over
coue The dragon. and lfing them away.
There was also, in ancient limos according to their
mythology, piaot called Btaes, with fifty heads and
d huudftd arms and he made war upon Muuri Olymp-
ia tie seal u jupiter he O. d Of the Ancienis-and
Jupiter placed the mJunain upon him. which kept him
very uncomfortable, We. loo, have eur Bfarcus Tho
improvement enmpiuica, consisting Of the States and in
dVidna's ae the heads and these Iron Roads arc tho
arms. with which We nay make waru upon the Allegha-
nrs, san Their gJgce, ao reach into the valley oithe
w rst. mol, however in spite oi Heaven bat with it's
aid. Bat should any oatcr@ pcrer place the mountain
upon hun. the companies will not object
The remarks which have now made are very pcn-
cInl in their esaracitr Let ine make more particular
examination Il the suoet. io he purpsc of aseetiain
whether, II this road made. any considerable pur-
NOD Western produce would pass over it.
The NafS Of the West Is The grnary of the United
States. ls5o according 10 tie census. the entire
Com erep ii The lucd Sales iQi ,6ls,0O BUSH
elS-.l Uhel 5IoOl1 Geo bushels, NEARLY Two thirds
Il lie Whole wore raised in The valley OF The Mississippi
In Lit, about 22OO0 000b bushels Of " heat were cx-
ported lion The Vslly ii the West that is to say
about = millions we've carried 10 New Orleans. and
more than IL millions sent To New York from tho
Lakes hui AneiniH lefseltisa grain growing State
She ialsfs annually Of Nleat million bushels and IL
Com, lamItons. She generally exports these articles
herself aud rarely wishes 10 Import them Tor her own
consumption. 'Ues' therefore, there would be for
clpn demaHd. which we could supply with western
gram u, unless could bring ii 10 Richmond and
hco sip 10 New York and Boston, for less than
that Tor Which II could be carried TO these places through
i've Iidc caoal and iiaroad, no Wgs,ern Wheat or
ton would pass over the road.
! here Is, however. ibreign demand. Great Britain
rs lolge eonsomrr Of ftcian hrcadsruns From 1871
to 1873, she mlotcd annually than t. million
bushels Of " heat B,Gre The British Com Laws were
repeated MIR llul~ u, member Of Congn IS from Mas
l'raln would require annually average quantity Of
10 million bushels d Wheat alone. That the repeal Of
the tpn Laws viii have the effect to increase the
sumi1n o Indian Corn, cannot be doubted for the i-
or asst has already commenced w bat effect will have
on her demand for Wheat. il is impossible TO say Ne
may put down her demand for Nhea, and Cora togc,h-
cr, al IL OF ~ million bushels
Bul Mr. Hudson says, and many intelligent persons
Junk "l'h hun, that We cannot supply than about
one million bushels u Wheat Great Bri,ain;--because
m
For they say thai The rsna COST o production Of WHEAT
IN The North u Europe is It's than is with u.s. in COLI
sequence Of the serI labor which they employ there
NO" one would suppose that in country where FREQ
WHITE lab1r Is employed and the lahoers OF
have to depend for their subsistence their cxeriions
they would labor more faithfully than in a country
where seris are employed, who Supplied with tho
nee'ssaes Of c al all efenls and who have DO forced
10 work
But fortunately, it Is up necessary to rely on such
reasoning as that. We have the means of ascertainng
the co.. Il pfoluclion ia holh countries Lei me- first
tn4h' &a - the rnst If production in the grain grow
my country i The United Staesin Michigan, Tor IN
stance, winch is TIC most convenient point. For 20
y'a'7, from . to 1885, with the exception of llrec
yea !Iola 355 to l659-when the market was disturb
ed by eNl3a.duary cause.-the average price of bar
w., "i d. IN n The ely Of New York. stated by very
able writer IN Hunts Merchants Magazine Was $500;
ana II IS said that when flour worth $500 barrel,
Wheat Is worth 81 ,02 buslcl. The steps To be taken
IN order 10 get busholofNheat from farm in Michi-
gan u me city 81 New York, these:"ln the first
place. II Is drawn to The tanks Ola river thence
shipped 10 Lake pur-thonce to Buffalo - thence
AIlany;--and thence 10 New York" And so il has to
pay four distinct freghts and four shipping charges. and
The amount o all these is about 50 cents Deducng
81 cents from 81 O2 The average price of bushe in New
York, about 80 cents will be eft--he tus Of production
IN Michigan.
1t is lent that this cannot be less than the original
cast Of prodncon-ior il it were, the farmers would
cease 10 produce Wheat And il is also clear that il can
nt exceed the cost oiprotucion, by greater than
what is ealo n living profit for then the production
would he 50 stimulated 10 reduce the price. Such in
deed. has been the -Shenaycr the price in Mich
gan has risen above 50 cents. the pr ducon has been
stimulated, and the buyer has lost what the seller has
ganed;and when II has fallen below that sum, the far
has held long he could and when compelled
to sell has complained that he did get paid Tor his la
Dor.
The result obtained by writers on the subject
IN other ways, but 1t Is not necessary TO repeat them
We have ascerlaned the cost Of producing busel VI
Wheat in Michigan 10 be about 80 cents The value in
New York is 81 .2;ihe freight, from n. York to Liv-
erpoo is said 10 be cents. SO that bushe cf Wheat
can be carried from the farm in Michigan and sold at
Liverpool for 81 20.
Let us next enquire what is the cost Of production in
the North If Europe, and for what price bushel of
Wheat may be Carried thence and sud in Liverpool. In
very able article which have read this SUBJECT il Is
said, thai IT is stated by McCulloch, and other high
thorlles, thai the average price Of bushe VI Wheat fer
the last 20 yeaIs at Dantzc which at the Southern
extremity Of the Baltic, has been dollar. 1t is quoted
lower at Odessa the Black Sea and some other pla-