Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-01-31
For TIE Richmond Palladium.
RAILROAD.

Whereas, we the people Of Richmond
and country adjacent.are SO circumstance
ed as that a Railroad leading from Rich
mond in direction towards DAYTON Ohio.
would materially benefit US; as a work Of
this kind would undoubtedly enhance the
value of products of this inland district,
and consequently the price OF real estate
In order therefore to raise the means
for constructing a railroad on the propo-
sed route. as one of It's friends. feel dis.
posed TO SO far aid the project as TO furnish
plain. brief, statement OF the source from
whence the funds ought TO be drawn. the
manner of raising them, and also the BEN
efi,S which would necessarily result, from
such work when completed. This will
Zoe done with all eye 10 equity 10 all imme-
datelv Interested both in the assumption
of premises and calculations based upon
those premises
The district of country assumed for n
basis for our calculations. lies between
Richmond and Eaton forming an area of
10 miles by l6, and containing 100 Sec
tons of land-beinr a strip of 5 miles
wide on each side of the proposed route
Of railroad recently run by John Erwin
Jun.
OF these 100 sections of land we will
set down one half or 80 sections as UNI
cultivated portions, leaving SO sections of
farming land. We will next divide this
quantity into two equal parts. end allow
one portion for purposes OF home con-
sumption. The other portion to-wit 40
sections (being one fourth Of the whole
number taken into account) we will apply
them TO the raising Of wheat and corn
We will take go sections and devote them
to the raising of wheat, and assume 124
bushels to be the annual crop per acre in
the average of five years. The 90 sec
tions contains - 800 acres. which mum.
Der of acres multiplied by l24 the product
of acre. we have the number of 100. 900
bu. This amount divided by 5 gives 80 900
barrels of flour We will devote the other
half, or 90 sections to the raising Of corn.
and set down 80 bushels per acre as the
average yearly production. The go sec
tons or 1880 acres, will therefore pro-
duce 38l 900 bushels. We will set down
90 bushels of corn as being sufficient to
grow and fatten one hog of 200 lbs weig ht.
The 1890 acres will therefore yield
quantity of corn sufficient to grow and fat
ten for foreign market 1920 head Of
swine of 900 lbs weight.
Now upon the score of transportation
there will be saving in the two descrip-
tons of country produce, between the
present and the proposed modes Of con-
veyance, as follows: On the article Of
wheat 10 cents per bushel, or so cents on
a barrel of -four, amounting according TO
the above data thus:-16O,OOO bushels Of
wheat or 80 900 barrels flour a. so cents
per Dbl. makes $4,000. On 1920
head Of hogs at 80 cents per head or 60
cents per 100 lbs. produces 50 5000
These two sums added makes the sum of
$50, 600 dolls. This large sum would be
yearly saved to the farmer upon the COM
oletion Of the proposed work. The ope-
-ation Of the above figures for the term Of
hree years will yield the respectable sum
IF SIC. 800. This sum is then the net
'aring accruing from the superior mode |
IF conveyance. Be it remembered, that
his amount Of funds the farmer does not
eceive under the present order Of things, /
,ut is held back by the produce buyer to
Jay the waGgoner, and the Commission
Merchant in Cincinnati.
Now by applying this $4,000 to the
making of a railroad from this place in the
direction of Dayton, and thus form link
n the chain, constituting central thor
whose terminus eastward is within the
uburbs of Boston. city that affords the
,est prices for -four and pork, the grower
# grain, swine. &c, will better his con-
liton to this amount, for he will, not only
ret back what he may advance in making
he road, when the same is completed. but
'e will be ever after freed from similar
drawbacks. Iwish farmers along the line
# the Richmond and Eaton railroad to
consider this, for il is a tru-
SIN which time will confirm-circumstan-
es have already established the truth in
ifferen, parts Of the country-all similar
FORKS have an invariable tendency TO
qualize the prices Of produce. The sec
on of the scale beam. representing the
nland regions of the west is the depress-
d arm of the balance. By creating ia
ilities for trade such as railways, the eff
ect is to elevate the depression in prices
xis,ing in the interior Of the west, and
Consequently such a change will result
realty to our advantage in a pecuniary