The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-08-08


ihry VEL. msglA issEe ben, m gsesi and
pzlpab.e increase N iirlg ysl0e mns: .ake
place. escn 10 - distance u - la..ss 81
more from ihr Fad.
There i anola4sE imp0E'aai nlai'tE con-
nerisd with this Tsa TOaJ subject. one
which las TrEeEenee 10 the manufacturing
.nlercsls oi lie Stale. Some u our aalrsl
men seem ID entertain The npinipa Thai
NORTH Casu!iaa = destined 10 beenme .
great manufacturing State: situated m a
mild rlsaale. loo lar nnF.h ~ raising nilh
lery great advantage The rich staples u
the south. aud TOO lar south 10 engage in
the agricultural Tursiis adapted 10 moTc
northern climates possessing sosi eapa'
bic II I.Tnlusiag any desired amount of
pTnsisinns. and valer power ade4aaae to
the propulsion Il an amount u lnseiline-
~; il i ihouglss llla,iii- hsrltsliny to TO-
come largely manufacturing.
Already a considerable Number Of fac
torres are established anil in slccesssnlnp-
Grafton. u tie extent ~ tho consumption
Of al tie raw material raised in caaSe-
nieni distance. and alrcais have The man.
I ulaciuregs IA lock abroad Tor son,e portion
0flheir supplies. Now the difficulty which
lies in Tie way Of the extension eoniem-
plated. is. that without tie a.d oiTall road
transportation Tor the raw material and lor
The fabricated afiislr, they cannot sustain
! competition, either with The northern ar
southern factories; these last liaTe the lng.
lerial II their nNn doors. and have mUrc.
over The advantage Of rail road Transports.
ZION, nhiisI Tie northern factories have
Mater Carriage ar rail Road facilities 10 the
scene If operations.
The freight Of cotton from southern
ports to northern factories, OF To tie ports
in their vicinity. j. from : to cen. per
pound. The MagOnage on cotton used
In uur factories IS ROW. wien ihc demand
Us smaii and The supply far The mosi part
raised in cunsenien, disianre, probably
on an Average paid by I'LL HE factories.
liule less than double that sum. Bu, ii
lihe business INCREASES a. Is cOnismpla-
tied, and tie manufacturers should have
TO draw their supplies from the States
south ol Us. as will smely he the ea.e,
for North Carolina NOW produces iiuls
and is constantly producing less il u
certain they will have Ia pay Al least one
cent per pound on carriage, and probably
more. When cotton is at six cents per
pound (thc average, price for some tlno
past the difference between the cent
paid by the Northern manufacturer and
, the one cent ours will have to pay. u 8.
per cent. III favor Of the northern manu-.
| faclurer in the acquisition Of the raw ma
lterial; and il we calculate the additional
cost here Of getting the fabricated article
to market at 81 per cent. only, III conSe-
quence Of lis superior value according 10
weight. the total disability we shall lahour
under on the score olireighi will be u lrac.
lion over ~ per cent. This is a heavy
bur,hen. and one we could not sustain a.
competitors in the markets Of the world
and without such competition il is eyiden
our manufacturing interest cannot advance
as contemplated, and must confne ilselilr
/ making coarse cloths and yarns for th'
interior as heretofore; and The bright Wis
ions of our becoming great mannlacrur
ing State vanish into thin ai..
On the other hand, il this road be buill
The raw material can be abundantly sup
piled, al rates more layOrble TO us than i
ran be TO The northern Manufacturers ful
liz will be recoliected that lis southern Ter
minus will unite with the northern iefmi'
linus Of the Suuih Carolina aud Charlotte
road. which comes up direct from one .
The finest cotton districts ol the union. So
!, also, with regard TO the fabricated article
: which, il is scarcely necessary 10 say
, viii be carried Of al proportional chca
!, rate.
" In this point of view alone, The raj
!, road is of the utmost importance to 4;
:. middle region Of North Carolina, and /
!, 1.-The county Of Orange ia particular, wh,cI
- abounds, probably more thau any oihe
:, county IN Tie State with water power
4 Every owner Of d mill site is therefor
" deeply interested IN the success Of til
= enterprise, and may expect lis value
. be greatly enhanced by the completion ,
j, The work.
m But the great difficulty thrown in OF
of way by thnse who are opposed TO tn
,e road, is the 100000 OF dollars it is I
n cost. Ii we look around aud see what a
r. The rest of the world are doing on the sui
n ject of rail roads; if we consider the in
l. mense sums which are being laid out {,
N their construction in every civilized coui
ia try of the globe, and still oppose this PR
or ject on account of lis cost, we shall a
@ sumo 10 ourselves degree OF sagaciiy al
:. prudence which fear does not belong
r. us, not unmixed with an unreasonable d
&c gree of vanity, in supposlng that all Il
N rest of the world are wrong and golr
1t headlong to ruin, whilst we alone, are pu
Sc suing the true pathway OF an enllghlen'
,e economy. What is two million OF dolla
ri for North Carolina TO spend and one m
il. lion for her citizens Immediately nteres
lie ed in this work | cannot say what
G. mount is laid out by our sister States
10 rail roads, because | have not the staff
10 ties al hand for reference. Every OF
IS, knows, however, that immense sums la'
e. been and are being expended by them
10 those objects; but | can give you son