The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-05-11

Gain TO the people Of Wake. in the
sale of their Cotton, ind in the
purchase Of salt, Lime, lion, Su.
gar, Coffee and Moasses. ss4, 1882
But this exhibit falls far short Of show.
ing all the benefits the farmers Of Wake
aud Citizens of Raleigh derive from The
rail road. | have enumerated above the
savings on the sale of Cotton, and the pur-
chase Of the absolute necessaries of life.
Few, if any Of our Farmers make an en-.
tire crop of any one agricultural article for
sale. Their crop is divided. The rail
road builds up your town; our aim is TO
feed you. More than one. half Of The sur.
plus Of Wake is consumed in Raleigh and
makes no show on the list Of exports.
have collected some statistical infor.
nation relative TO the county OF Granville,
which presents the savings by rail road in
a much stronger point of view than those
have exhibited for Wake. have seec.
ted Granville because il is an adjoining
county sbou, the same size, and contain.
Ing about the same amoun, Of population
as Wake.
10 ls40 there was raised in Granville
5.9s6,s22 pounds Of Tobacco, which re.
duced 10 Hogsheads of 1869 each makes
2,G5s IIog>heads
Before the establishment Of the CASTOR
road Sl4 per hundred or Sls3 per hogs
head, was the usual price paid for carrying
it TO Petersburg, the main Tobacco market
for North Carolina.
1855 Hogsheada at sl8l for transportation
cost S49,s3T
Same at 60 cts, or ely, present Rail
Road rates 1926
Nett saving TO the planter s32,57o
In lS47, there was carried from Hen.
de,son the principal Depot in Granville,
l5O2 hogsheads of Tobacco; the balance
was deposited al other places on the road
or carried down the Roanoke, upon which
Granville county borders.
WHEAT.
The same year, Granville county raised
SO 95S bushels of Wheat. What quantity
it requires fol home consumption we are
unable to determine, but we may safely
say, that The farmer who reaps one thou.
sand bushels can spare $50; thus reserv.
ing $50 or one fourth for seed, and fami.
Iy purposes. Three fourths of 81 ,93s is
IS, 953, which we suppose was sent to Pc.
tersburg, part in flour, but the greater
portion in the grain-4O cents per bushel
was the usual price given when sent by
wagons, the only means Of transportation
before the railroad was constructed. |, is
now carried from Henderson Depo, at Is
els. per bushel Let us see the difference.
1888 at 40 cents cost 1851 20
do Is cts. present rates 5,S42 IS
Gain to the Wheat grower 1919 IS
am informed by the practical intelli.
gent farmers of that county, that owing 10
the difference in The price Of transpor:a.
ton, the wheat crop has been increasing
for years ana at this time, there is more
wheat seeded than was saved in lS40.
SALT.
1855, Sacks OF salt were delivered az
Henderson the last year !; considerable
portion Of this, no doubt was carried 10
Orange and Person; but not more than was
delivered at the other Depots in the county
and landings on The river; say the saving
is 81 80 per sack; the difference between
the former aud present prices
equal to $500 so
Lime-350 casks lime, same rate 525
Then, sir. not taking into the estimate
the saving on Dry Goods, Hardware, and
other articles Of Merchandise which are
daily arriving a, the dffsren. depots, and
the variety OF the smaller products of the
farm that in like manner are exported, the
account i'll the county Of Granville for he's
savings by the railroad stands thus