Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-08-17
SHALL THE RAIL ROAD BE MADE,
Or .hnII IL NNI

Is now tho question. Our citizens must make
the response in words or III action. w ords
alone avail nothng--action will make the road
If proper and efficient action be had, success and
all its atte ant benefits will be the result
OF the utility of such work there can exist
but one opinion among the intelligent and enter
prising Of our citizens. In estimating the ad-
ynntages Of the proposed rail road, we have sup
posed this county to contain 420 scctons--lGe0
quarters. forming an area Of 267 500 Of
land. We have supposed one-half of this land,
to be under cultivation, and that ono-fourth of
this half, 80 500 acres, used for raising corn,
and that each farmer has for sale at least hog
for each two acres of corn. This of course
would give us I6, 500 hogs averaging 300 pounds
each, making 1860, 900 lbs. Of pork TO be export
ed The price Of transportation from this place
to the city Of New York is generally about ~
per 100 lbs. and at this time that 81 so per
hundred. At 1920 it costs the farmers of this
county over 10000 TO send their surplus pork
to market. On continuous rail road from this
county to the city of New York, this amount OF
surplus produce would be taken for less than one
half the amount it nca costs, thus saving to the
farmers of Wayne county moro than S,o,ooe,
in the single item Of transporting their pork 10
market for year.
The cheapncss of rail road transportation must
be obvious to all. Produce once placed III car
at its starting point, is never unloaded uniii It
arrives ut its destination. 1T will also be taken
from this place to New York in two days. tn
der present arrangements, produce Is taken to
Cine innati ,-unloaded into a ware house--dgoln
hauled to the river or canal-loaded into boats
sent TO Pi,tsburg shipped into canal boats,
and thence to Philadelphia, requiring generally
about four weeks to make the trip.
We estimate the surplus tiour OF this county at
$4,000 barrels. 1t now costs - cts. per brl. to
take it TO Cincinnati, where il i. sold ut from
si.1o TO $500 less than the Eastern market
On rail road it could be taken to the head OF tie
,uarke ct for 90 per brlthus saving to the fax
mers of Wayne CO., at least ) 81 900 per annum
In the two articles Of pork and flour, more
than 900 would be saved to the agricultu-
ris.s of this county in single year; and this
sum is the estimated cost Of road from Rich
,non6 10 the State hue
Along tho line of the Little Miami rail road
from Springfield TO Cincinnati,al articles OF mar
ketng are sold at discount of not more than
five per cent. the market price in Cincinnati
During the past winter, more than 10000 bush
els of green apples were sent from this county
TO Cincinnati. The high price Of fruit alone JUS
titled sending il TO the city. With rail road i
would become general and profitable branch Of
trade.
The saving in the cost OF transportation IS net
the only advantages which results from raii roads
The shortncSs OF the time which is occupied IN
transportation, would enable farmers and
traders TO take the same advantage of the rise
and fall OF the markets III the East which they
are now enabled TO take OF the market OF the
Queen CITY. The tracer being enabled 10 make
speedy and quick returRs, and controlled by the
competition incident rail road coulfne rec, oue
be compelled TO pay price almost equal to thai
paid in the East, except the price of freight Raj
roads. has been SAID. ..annihiiaIe space they
abolish distances between mt sections Of the
country, and bring into competition the interior
with the sea board districts
The extensive natural facilities we possess, for
mechanical and manufacturing purposes. present
struction of rail road. which, in connection
with our great agricultural interests, TO be fully
developed, imperatively demand that we should
furnish all the means ia our power TO secure SC
desirable work There IS Re rhaPs 10 portion o
the State we'll supplied with water-power a
Wayne county, and particularly the inimed ate
vicinity CT this town Notwithstanding the ex-
tensiyc improve ments already in operation. vet
there are many seats unoecapied, and others
which might re much extended II mav pct he