Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-04-03
For the Enquirer.
H0I.n AJIGITSTd

provcment now engrossing public attention,
am encouraged 10 ask 'hc publication OF some
Interesting statistics from my county.
Il is proper 10 say, that have long lei! the ne
cCssty OF mere Information oi lhis KIND lor ou
people, and ESPECIALLY Tor our Eastern brethren
who am sorry 10 fad, know 50 little about u
personally, about cur country, its productions
and especially the great disadvantages q geliin!
to market, with The rich and varied productions
Of our beautiful valley" Al my desire, these
statistics have been furnished me by the 'Schoo
Commissioners" OF my county, class OF men
for intelligence, rcspeclabilily and public spirit
inferior 10 none in our Stale The school district:
oil Inc county ale 81 in number, ann arranged Sc
as 10 include areas OF three by five miles gene
rally, in extent will give the statement q
each Commissioner, bu. will for The sake 0! cen
densation, give the aggregate OF several items
Merchant mills in The couaty fTom 60 to 10
grinding annually, al low estimate. 100 bar
rels Of Hour each, in The aggregate from l3S IL
I55, 900 barrels. This includes home consump-
tim, % 10 So 600 barrels Average Of oher grain
corn, rye Duckwhea', Sc. ground Al each moi
less man $500 bushels, making from 1852 500 70
1900 bushels. Several uills ale returned as
grinding 1000 bushci, a year Of corn. rye, &c
The quantity q plaster used in each district,
varies liom 100 70 800 IONS, costing, on an aver
age, rom IS . Si2 per ton. There ale oisorcs,
groceries, &C., Il in the county, which, accord
its . IN" statement II one q me Oldest and most
Iuiiti9us merchants IN he crun'y, receive bout
10 tous each o. c'ds, groceries, &c, N ol0 ions
!oriIa0s?or!alit
Oi several afucl"s. which must become profit.
able. with iaciay 70 get mem 70 market such
Is lime, marble, nay, &c. some Of he Cumfnls-
>ionefs have overlooked. | vii, mention that
hydraulic" limestone, pronourcet by piac.-
cal engineer equal 10 any ard IN New York,
and il quantities ,athc;cn, T. supply the STATE, is
found in three mfrs 81 S'auni,n. There are
three Marble quaries now opened, one Of which
furnishes most beautiful marble called cara
goniie," from Aragon 10 Spain-'hc only place il
was known . e1ist-and by some called
"Scoicd pebble" Il is 50 vcry beautiful that a
workman iiom Baltimore hasi ,r some Time been
carrying Il there al heav; expeGse-ty W son
l04 mics 10 Winchester, aud 1870 ty raii.uad-
and then is able 10 sell his work al exceedingly
high prices IN New York, Washington and else
where, from is great beauty.
Of the article of hay, the quantity now raised
is immensely great, aud could be indefinitely IN
creased, il permitted 10 come into competition
in tbs city with tie State Of Maine and Nova
Scotia.
Will you suspect me, Messrs. Editors, of ro-
manclng, when | inform your readers that all
the hay consumed in this city, and by the horses
used on the James River and kanawha Canal 10
Lynchburg, is brought here from New York,
New Hampshire, Maine and Nova Scotia, except
a very small portion furnished by Mr.. Sampson.
Mr.. Hart, and one or two farmers on tie river;
There are five firms in this city engaged, more
or less, in the hay trace, one of winch sells
10000 bales, Al from Is to 80 cents per loo
pounds per annum; or about Sl6 per ton. Could
we not send it here by railroad at a much less
prca, and at fair profit %e can, and Of a
quality far, very far superior 10 the coarse, sour
stuff sometimes see here.
District of Thomas p Wilson, Esq.-There
are three merchant mills, enc chopping and four
saw mills. Cincs' mill packs 2 $40 barrels of
-four, grinds 5000 bushels corn, rye, &C., 40
tons plaster, and saws $50 worth lumber ].
Humberis' mill packs 1900 barrels, grinds 900
bushels grain, 25 tons plaster, and cuts 1926
worth Of lumber. Christian Cline packs 2 900
barrels of hour-grnds 200 bushels grain, 40
tons plaster, $500 worth lumber. James Kin
ney erinds ,00J bushels grain, and cuts 500
worth OF lumber. Fat cattle, ITO 10 300 head;
400 head sheep, 900 head fat hogs, 5000 lbs.
bu ter, 1000 lbs. cheese, 400 bushels clover
seed.
william Wttrow's, Jr., Esq District
Mills 6, barrels -four l2,7O0 corn ground Al
200 bushels, rye 1870 bushels, cloyersecd raised
$50 bushels, oals grown 81 500 bushels. Dis
tilleries 8 Gallons of whiskcy 1880. Tons
of hay 500. i'anneries 3. Mercantile estab.
lishments 8. Saw mills 6. Iron Foundry l..
Tons of plaster grousd 300. Sheep annually
raised COO head Great quantity Of wheat
wagoned 10 market, not included in estimate
Jacob Baylogs, Esq Dis.Iict-Mcrchanl mills
manufacture each 1000 barrels, 5 saw mills, !
Dis.i!ery makes 1900 gallons, whea! raised IS.
900 bushels, corn 10000 bushels, rye 1000 bush
els, Buckwheai $50. Hay 100 tons With mar
kel double. Oats 10000 bushes, elovcrseei 100
bushels, potatoes 1000 bushels, fax 100 bushels.
Beet IS 0G0 PORK $4,000.
WIN. NJ. Taie's Esq, District-J. b. Tribes
mil packs 500 bbs. -four, ernds Of rye, &C., 500
bushels. erinds plaster "a tons annually. w.
Swoope's mil packs $500 barrels flour, other
grain 1000 bushels. ?. 0. Palmef's mill Z, 500
barrels, 1900 bushels ol grain, ard 80 tons plas-
ter. Shurley's mill 400 barrels -four, 1000
bushels grain. Aggregate four in this district
i 100 barrels, 3 saw NILS Foundry.
John hlcCuc'> Dislrct-l merchant mill pack
ing = 900 barrels -four, erist or choppins mills
grinding each 3 0G0 bushels grain, 3 saw mills
one cutting 10 600 !eel OF plauk-olneIs less
Fal cattle $50 head, ;at hogs 800 head, cloTersetd
800 blshe!s, butter 5000 BIS, lard 5000 Its
Timothy hay 900 tons, 3 DI>lillerics. LAT sheep
800 head
Major James Walkers Disirict-4 merchant
mills, choppirg mill, 6 saw miIls-wheat rais-
4 IS, 600 bushes corn $4,000 bushels, cnvcrsecd
200 bushels. fa hogs 1900 head, cattle 600 head
PAN Railroad, he remarks, all Il these produces
aust be- much Increased. 'One ha 4 The flour
,aised in nv district goes North, either 10 Win
chester over our McAdamized road Or down the
shenandoah IN llat boats 10 Georgetown, Wash
ine,on ard Alexandra"
John Neaton's, E.q Disuict-2 merchant
mil 1900 barrels flour each. and 5000 bushels
chorpag, ! Furnace 900 tons metal annually, :
saw mis doing A large bnsiness-onc $500
another $1,000. One plaster mill grinding 81 ons
ANNUALLY; marble quarry.
]. W. SicCue'S D-lIci-These arc mer-
rhant m,ll> srindi.a each COCO barrels ilour ald
$3.50 bushels ~. corn, &c. One d hem EN-.
rugt~d fo- Gushing and srodiug corr, cob. sc.
ana Yla-j,i; Il tGe aioT - tons. saw mills
rrc ii vh,ch saw % eco ie,t iumber--the o'i,cf.
~ COO each. Gbe .,tse tnakins ~ tens har ifon
per uceh-luTHacc burned down a lev years
since. | paper mil. ca!tios machine, ian
ueIics stores, 400 bushels clover sect, 10 hca
a. cat!c, 500 la hogs, 5000 pouads tutIsl, 4oCl
rs. aIi. Nine enths oI the pfo.uc.s OF thi.
iislricl go 10 Baltimore, tbc farmers being able
. haul 20 aud rs barrels flJur % Winchester on
the McAdamlzrd road, with horses win more
ease lhan 10 and 10 TO Scousric, over the trorsl
road il Virginia The Richmond marset is IRE
erred by all q ;hcln 10. flour, bacon, cioycrsced
Sc. beng always higher tnan Baltimore. On
Tuesday, The 20h February. over 200 wagons
crossed KuckGsh Gaptai Scol>vilie from Rack
bridge, Augus,a, Rockingham, &c, the reads
aeing Usually good al this ssason.
Respectfully. g.,
j. MASHALt NcCUE-
Photographed Tor The halimc'e Srn.l
WAsHisGroS, March mp. NJ.