Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-10-29
ADDRESS.

her advantages Ter the spmsn, u beadsiuifs super-
OF To any uihe, poin, 10 the Union. In The first place,
there harbnf coast superior TO that oi Nor
fix whether We regard s security or lis facility Of sc-
cess Mich has been said ahoui the advantage posi-
lion of Boston and New York. in consequence ot tbef
being nearer the latitude of he test track Tor vessels
between hi. continent and Europe. The winds and eur
ofthe Ocean make il exnerrt IN vessels. making
that voyage. 10 90 hy the banks ct New Fuundland.
hich woud mske difference Of from 10 2days against
NrfIk But the opinl"n Is entertained By experienced
seamen that steam vessels could make The voyage from
Norfolk. following The II great circle with mnre
expedition and security than from r1l further Nafh.
in consequence Of The great freedom Of that Iuule fom
h,aiing Ire.
In the mex, place, Virginia possesses an advantage in
the proximity Of the producing country the biald
From Nmflk 10 Abingdon 400 miles every mile OF
which is favorable Ia the N dncton of grain; and that
pntion Of the distance, lying our Raj Road cqahl To
any part Of the world Now compare this position with
others. !, is settled point. that New England and
New York do pr drce enough Cor their own eonsuup
ton; and. of course all Zip, IS expHted must from
Buffalo; Now. Buffalo is 500 miles from Boston and
476 from New York. This places us on Sufficiently ia
vorable grnnd, without adyertug 10 The fact that it is
200 miles from Buffalo & Cleveland which is even
The nfihe grain region. New let take Charles
ton. From that city Ia The Eiowah rger. IN GeoTga.
which is The commencement OF the grain counlry, is 357
miles Savanna is ony Is miles neat,r. II has al
ready been clearly shown that New Orleans cannot come
in cum etiliou with the Atlantic markets fo reasons which
must always be- in operation.
Again The Chesapeake bay is favorable p,iut Tor
shipment South America the West Indies and Calur.
MA 1t is ascerained fact that the Virginia -four will
keep better, 10 warm climates than any other; II is The
only -four HAT will stand he voyage around Cape HON
This superiority is 50 well established that. in liayan
and in all the markets Of South America Richmond
f,u will command IS cents per barrel than any
other -four. This opens TO Virginia marke, which
have M limit hut her power Of supply.
EFom thp2s Is ,rrp1 rhpao
atlpn be had lrom The grain rglen ,hs Chesa-
peake hay, Virginia must become the beet grain market
incur Union. But. TO accomplish this end Virginia
must build up mnre markets, within her
bnders. by SECURING. for those points, supply which
will attract capital for the business Of purchasing AID for
warding The oeShauslble water power Of Richmond.
giving superior facilities for converting the grain into
four, and the reputation which their flour has already
acquired, Will cont i5u'e much 10 this important
object.
In The Patent Office reports or 1917. may b. found
most Interesting collection Of statistics. Concerning galn
from which the writer makes the following dedncIioo
1--WE are, therefore confirmed in the conclusion that The
American grain growers deliver grain or -four at as
low price IN England,as the gain growers Of any her
country. not excepting Russia the Black Sea; and
that they have i, in their power command the great
rran-maTket OF Great Bnain and Of nearly all the
imn'rling countries f the would"
The principal grain markets oC Europe are ST. Peters-
burg Riga. Iiehau, Odessa Warsaw st ekh.lm Dlnl-
Rotterdam, Antwerp and Palermo. These Is markes
expft annually l7,79 7l2 bushels of heal which rosr
delivered III England exclusive olduy. average price
OF $l37, per busbel The average of Transportation
10 England. is about IA cents per bushel which exceeds
the average cost Of transportation from the Atlantic
ports Of the United States by at least 2 CTS per bu
shell.
The cost OF growing grain in The United States is
less than that in any other part Of Europe cxeep Rus
s'a and II IS ubful whether Rnssa has any sure,nr-
~ IN this respect. WIlh the average price IT 81 81 n
England, Southwestern Nrgni, can SUPPLY that marx lei
with great pr IT. The Gust Of transportation fiom Abng
don 10 Liverpool need exceed 81 cents per bushri
which would leave 90 fr the farmer ou of which he
would have opay the duty in England, now merely
nominal. Halt this price would render il profitable
crap.
Having clearly shown that the grain of virsnia can
be sent 10 all parts Of the world with profit We would say
q word about the which can be Produced on the
line of the Rail Road.
Suppose take belt of ) miles on each side Of he
road, for 220 miles. this space will cnntan 224 OGO
acres lake oil Tor land that is not arabic, and
tsaves 81 S,U0D acres Now, suppose Is Of this ar
52oOo0 acres. t. be cultivated in wheat and hrt II pro-
dnoes ten bushels Ia the acre which the average pm
duct OF land un this road. scc.ie to the pninons Of
many OF The most Experienced tanners. Mach of his
land is equal TO sny in the world aud when il is well
cultivated and plaster and lime ae pared By the Rail
Had. at cost within reach Of every Ian helder the
prdociiveness OF the sj viii be much increased The
product VI land in New York is 10 boshel, Of wheat
pei acre, and there can I've duub, that the lands of
Southwestern Virginia ale better than those Of New York
bot 5oO OO acres. at bushels per acre. will give
5'2eo 700 bushels THIS may appear 10 be a large pro.
quot, oui each man may examine the calculate him
SELF. and he will not doubt the truth # the result
Moreover, will he SEEM by reference To the census Of
New furk, fur le45, that six counes Munrne Ontario
Onondsga, Livingston, tennessee and Orleans whose
area is much less than the belt ol country throncb
Southwestern Virginia for 10 miles on each side Of tn
na'' Road, now Raises greater amour, of wheat than
ihe quantity above estimated. Aud yet the Items of
a wool and butter alone 10 The State ,f New York mo-
dueed. IN le44 half million of dollars more than The
whuie crap Of wheat, II may surely be sumed that
an equal area Of country will produce as much wheat in
Virginia as IN New York. without taking into con-
sideiaon the numerous other crops which vde the at
ieniion OF The New York farmer. The value Of the
whole wheat erupof New York hears to the value ol
the whole agricultural production Of the Stale the propor
ton Of | TO 81.
But.when il is remembered that after psssno the coun
~ Of Roanoke the wheat will cune TO the road f,n
distance Ut Az miles each side of the rad instead
10. all must ow'edge that the estimate here given i,
suc'ently small. Now allowing the crop OO(
bushels. and taking of one half f,r hone cnnsump
iion thera remain GAO 600 10 be exported which vi
pay the Rail Road Company, at an average rate Of
cts per bnshel. $IS4, 10000.
II would swell this address much beyond the limits as
signed t. hn any attempt made 90 into full cal
eDia'ioh OF all the agricultural products which might rea
snshy be excepted from rich a country. But il ma
not b. amiss 10 alpde casually to s,me Of them IN
dan corn will he next To wheat in importance IT, indeed
u sbopld MT hecoSs first. Tobacco will come next