Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-09-11
TO THE PEOPLE OF MISSOURI.


calculated TO secure to the people Of this State.
some of the benefits of this desideratum OF
prosperity, and before leave this subject,
desire TO state, by facts and figures. within my
own personal experience, some things which go
TO show the great disadvantages on this subject,
under which the people Of this State abour:
In the fall OF 1876, travelled from Philadel-
phia to the neighborhood Of Glasgow, and brough.
with me about one thousand pounds Of freight;
| was compelled TO pay from St. Louis 10
Glasgow, to the Steamboat, two dollars per hun.
dred pounds, which was within fraction Of
what had TO pay from Philadelphia to st.
Louis, distance of 1900 miles, of which il
came 300 miles by land carriage, and about rs
miles OF the latter distance by wagons, on the
National road! In April, or the last days Of
March, 1947, | brought similar amount OF
freight from New Orleans to St. Louis, at 25
cents per hundred and from ST. Louis to Glasgow
Che first distance being 1900. the latter $50
miles) so cents per hundred pounds. These
facts as well as being authentic, are by no
means extreme or accidental, but give pretty
fair illustration Of the way The people of Mis-.
souri, are usually served, for was informed that
few days later in the fall, freight 10 Glasgow
from St. Louis was three dollars and that
few days earlier in the spring, it had been as
high as dollar. For further proof as 10 the gen.
eral correctness Of the declaration make, that
no people in the Union are perhaps more op.
pressed by the high prices Of transportation.
than are the people Of this State, and we have
formerly shown that none can be worse afflicted
with its uncertainty, and now boldly ask the
most sceptical on the subject Of internal improve.
ments, if he can expect the people OF this State
10 keep up with the people OF other States while
such state Of things exist, and ask him to look
| if be canno, find in these difficulties, some rea.
son for the annual departure OF many OF our
enerprising fellow citizens for the pacific, because
they understand that there transportation for their
surplus produce is not only certain but cheap.
have, heretofore, only pointed out such
Improvements as interest, directly, large por.
tons Of the people, and while have not room
to go into details, do not wish by any means
for iro be supposed that overlook those smaller
Improvements, in the shape Of roads. calculated
to facilitate each neighborhood in transferring
their produce to places Of final embarcation 10
| its destined market.
All these Improvements require a combine.
ton Of labor and capital more or less extensive.
and their benefits are scarcely ever fully es,.
mated. For example, suppose every person
who resides at some distance from the depot Of
produce, on the navigable waters nearest 10 him.
had such a road as the National Road across
the Allegheny, where, instead Of thirty hundred
pounds, which is the excess generally that can
be drawn by team over our natural roads "not
made with hands," from sixty 10 seventy hundred
pounds is carried on those four wheeled palaces.
over the highest mountains in the United States.
The advantages Of such road can, to certain
extent be seen, but lis full extent could hardly
be credited. Suppose a road Of this kind was
made from Glasgow or Rocheport, 10 Huntsville.
in Randolp h county, being distance OF 25 or
50 miles, the benefit 10 the farmers along its
margin, would be beyond any reasonable calcu.
lation by figures while now, most OF the farm.
ers are seen tuggng along, whipping and halloo.
ing at their poor aded beasts with one, and at
most two, Tobacco Hogsheads, and every now
and then committing trespasses upon their neigh.
bors' fences, in taking rails iherefrom to prize
their wagons out Of the mud with which they,
themselves are entirely covered, you would be.
hold one Of these highway four wheeled palaces.
with prancing steeds, gaily attired, impatient.
yet proud Of the dignifed and measured step
imposed on them by the clean shaved, white
cravaed and gloved whipster who, with conscious
pride governs their movements with five or six
| Ilogsheads Of the stemmy weed moving along,
without effort, to their place Of destination. Who
can pretend 10 calculate the saving that even
this improvement would ensure to the farmers
Of either Of these routes; and is not such road
entirely within the means Of those who reside in
the immediate vicinity Of either? Were il in
Yankee land, you would soon see the smoking
locomotive; yes, and hear its dealening whistle,
whirling bye, at The rate OF 80 miles per hour,
with train Of cars several hundred feet long;
but if our energy is not equal TO that. let US
at least have good turnpike road. What say
the farmers to this? MISSOURI.
RuEuMATIsM.-We are not in the habit
of noticing through our columns, the many
patent medicines offered IN the nuhlic for