Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1849-05-02

land &6OOOO adds two millions of dollars to its val
ue-if six per cent. be the standar then the in
crease Of value is 81 600, 900.
1t is apparent then that tho extension Of the rail
way through the mountain, even il it stops, must
enhance the value OF the lands from enc to two
millions of dollars In this vast benefit all will par
take. Ii may be that Waynesborough and the
country adjacent will enjoy it in higher degree
than other portions Of the County still all will feel
II. And to whom, we ask, will the County at large
be indebted for this great increase Of its wealth q
To whom will Waynesborough and tho adjacent
country be indebted for the peculiar advantages they
will derive as we'll from the terminus Of the tunnel
in their vicinity from tho annual expenditure in
their midst of 100000 for four years at least in
the construction Of the tunnel2 To answer these
questions properly, we should recall to memory the
exciting contest between Augusta and Rockingham
for the terminus of the road at the Eastern base Of
the Blue Ridge. Tho $50, 900 subscription Of Au-
uusta decided the route, brought the road towards
Rockfiish Gap, and opened the way to the tunnel.
That subscription was not made exclusively by the
citizens of Waynesborough; only 5000 were SUB
scribed by them-neither was il made by those liv-
ing in the country adjacent to it-only a few hun
bred were subscribed by them; but SIC, 500 were
subscribed by citizens of Staunton, and nine tenhs
! Of the remainder by persons around Staunton, to-
wards GreenvilIe, Middlebrook, North Mountain,
Jennings Gap, Mt. Scion and Mt. Sidney; by those
very men who are now willing to tax themselves,
aye, to subscribe again. TO bring the road to the
tire Of the County. They now say 10 their breth-
rem of w aynesborough and in the Eastesn portion
of the County sue have contributed freely, lber-
ally, to bring the railroad to your door 1swo now
ask you to lend us hand to push !: on to oHrs."-
Where is the manly, farmer heart in Augusta coun-
~ that can souty resist the justice Of this appeal
Where are they who can reply to such cal, 1--WE
have all zee want-no,e help yourselves"
Fourth The extension Of the raway to Staun-
ton will afford the means of sending off the flour
and other produce of the County promptly, and so
as to meet the highest market II is estimated that
there are now in Augusta at least 10000 barrels Of
Hour. We know three gentlemen who have On hand
l2OO barrels. This flour was ready for market
last Fall, but there were means Of transporting
1t. The price in November was about Snow il
it is about 3d. Here then is a clear loss Of $1,000
in price. besides interest, making together the Of
| Sl4OU, which these gentlemen could have saved if
they had enjoyed railway facilities. We venture
the assertion that the saving to the County in price
on the last crop Ito say nothing ofcheapened trans
portation) fhat crop could have been sent off with
despatch by railroad from Staunton to Richmond,
would have more than paid one-half of the whole
$50 900, subscription How many men too would
every year be saved from suits, embarrassment and
ruin, if they had always at command certain cheap
and prompt mode Of realizing money out Of their
crop!
Fifth. We will now undertake to show that any
farmer who has flour to sell and plaster to buy will
be gainer-will be making money by paying his
share of the proposed subscription and to prove this
we will make the following statements with respect
to the CROP land tax, railroad tax and purchase of
plaster of one of the subscribers to this Address,
His land tax is Sc 42-his railroad lax would be
81 % year, (for five years)-his last crop was 90
barrels of flour-six trips to Scottsve necessa
ry to take his flour to market-the tolls each trip
are ST. 67a-he buys two tons Of paister-plaister
I'd N &c
railroad flour will be carried at 60 cents from Saun-
ton to Richmond and plaster will be delivered at
Staunton, at 81 80 ton.
| LIST Statement-Tolls trip, at ST 81 i-2
each, Sll IS
Deduct railroad tax 4 IS
Shelving saving on tolls of So
-four to Richmond, at s IS each STA so
Cost Of two tons p.istoT at
| staunton now, % 90
sls6 80
railroad Deduct cost of plaster s X 90
(" freight ON
| flour by railroad $500
$50 90
This saved on plaster and flour 500 so
! Agan-It will require thirty days wagoning to
send 90 barrels of flour to Scottsville--a wagon,
team and driver, and food, are worth SO day-we
i Will now MAKE statement charging Hptnlng Tor
hauling the plaster from Scottsville-
al SO $40 90
| Tolls l125
| Plaster at Scottsville, e tons) 1900
$il425
| Add freight, &c., on neur to
| Richmond, 40 so
Sl54 rs
Deduct railroad tax. $40
| Cost ST hauling -four from
Mills to the railroad, 6 days,) 1900
Freight railroad, $500
| Two tons plaster at
J Staunton, Is 90
| $9l %
Showing saving plaster and flour of $63 Al.