The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-04-06


ten years afterwards. ...... ....
In 1925 the value of improved lands
and propertyin New York was $i74 .024.-
175; in lS45, $241 1886, ,650-difIerence
S67 ,361 AIS. In 1925 real and person.
al property in the city SllO,l6O,O46; in
1885, $21S, ,723, ,703-increase of $ll7,.
563,657, or over ] l per cent per annum.
The population Of the city ofN. York
in the year 1925 was l66 .0S5; in 1885 il
was 270.OS3-increase, 1O4, ,l03 or about
II per cent. per annum.
In 1927 the duties paid in New York on
foreign productions imported into the
United States was 67 yer cent, or Z ofihe
whole amount; in 1888 it was over AS or
SO per cent.
At subsequent period, Railroads were
introduced & companies were chartered,
making continuous line orRairoadsfrom
Albany to Buffalo, with a prohibition,
however, that the Railroad should not
carry or transport produce or merchan'
disc, (nothing hut paSsengers,) during the
season Of canal navigation, or while the
canal was in active operation. Two
years ago il was found that the canal and
Railroad. were insufficient to transport
all the merchandise and passengers. aud
not only was the restriction removed. but
a company was chartered to construct
Railroad from Piermont on the Hudson
river through the southern tier of coun.
ties in New York (south Of the State ca
nal) to Dunkirk on Lake Erie, without
any restrictions as to the transportation
of merchandise. Two hundred and
twenty FIVE miles from Piermont to Bing.
hampton, was opened during the month
of December last; aud the road from best
accounts is thronged with business. And
still moro astonishing, Railroad is now
constructing from the city Of New York
on the east side ofthe Hudson river along
its banks to or about Troy N. Y, 15o
miles. The Hudson river is we'll known
to this meeting as q stream like our no.
Bile Ohio, capable of steam boat naviga-
ton for boats of the largest class. aud
sailing vessels 60 as far up as the Rail
road is contemplated without let or him
drance; aud it seems almost incredible
that Railroad along its banks could by
any manner be made profitable invest
ment, when from the nature of the coun-
try it must cost not less than $50 900 per
mile.
Ofthe city of Boston, at the commence
ment of the Massachusetts Railroad sys-
tenn and ten years afterwards, we have
tho following facts:
T In 1880 real and personal estate in
Boston, -... $59.586 .O0C
1910. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 94,594 GOO
Increase i'll 10 years. $35, 5,008,600
or about per cent. per annum.
In l845 real and personal estate... l3j043,70C
Increase in S years SAL ,354 100, or
about per cent. per nnnum.
Population of Boston in $780,. 1926
1910, 90 49,
Increase OF 50 ,O35, or about l2 per cent. per an
mum.
1t is a remarkable fact, that during the
period between 1S4l to 1914 while New
York was neglecting further improve
3 ments, her property fell offin value SIS,
234, 1878, while in Boston under her Rail
road system, which was and is steadil.
f pursued, her property Increased in value
500, ,343,700.
: Your committee have no data frvr
4 which to give the increased value O
e property, &c, in the cities of Batimor
| and Philadelph but il is well knowl
e to large number of the citizens here
that the city of Baltimore, notwilhstand
ing the difficulties under which her Rail
o road has labered, has increased in popu
|. laton at least three fold; while it is wei
t known fact that previous tothe commence
5 msHt of her great undertaking of Rail
1 road to the waters of the Ohio she wa
f fast dwindling to nonentily; and althoug
r that road was undertaken during the in
8 fancy of Railroads in the United States
and cost more for the first sixty mile
than the whole road ought to have cos
a yet The city of Baltimore and the cour
Il try through which the road pa sses has il
@ creased in population and value thre
d fold.
Q Philadelphia is also we'll known t
! have increased both in size and wealt
}. from her Railroad system, and when he
;; greatCentral Railroad shall be complete
If TO Pittsburgh, and thence through Ohi
d who can conjecture where hergrowt
d will stop2
}. Were your committee in possession {
h statements and statistics in regard
y some of the present hourishing places
n the West connected with Railroads, the
st have no doubt that equally flattering IT
suits could be shown. r......
j, Your committee regard it as an und'
t, niable truth that no city, town or sectio
sr of county, can expect at the prese
es day, to increase to any extent its busine
IS or wealth, or even to retain what it no
g, possesses, without being Immediately CO.
y, nected with system Of Railroads. The'
at afford such superior facilities for Il
p cheap and rapid transportation of pc
g sons and property that they must fro
ny necessity from the very nature ofthine
a concentrate the husiRess of a country
isl their vicinity. At their ternini and alO'
ne their course, will grow up the large CHI
n. of the country. On or near them will
or invested all the manufacturing caPiti
g. and in their passenger cars will be foul
the great mass of the travelling comm
It's nifty, who for business or pleasure a
ee continually trayersing our wide spre
a.. | o.. i G. Nil. na..nIr..