The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-04-04
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Y,,rly rsu,nrsd ~ adAnss ~ Fablac ez.l
a.oi wh-a Ii.s klndness and pzEiizliiy q
~ fur,,ds. r-quirrd u ham - eaD:nhTsh .
ms ha-nhle al Iowan's ii.e Tsnmolinn nf
any Fre4I ea1ss vhirh Vas rslrulsied 10
aIssnCs lie pah.ie sn.sL Ana islyieklines
% lls .siskes II he itirnsls dss1ile piesenl /.
,.reasioa. ~ eoald assure Them thar nnlh- !,
lns hnl his sifshg rnavie,laa al tie imp0r- :
Iaisre ni ihr gIral improvement. 10 inEIller
Ui.ich sllry haa met iogrlheE. caii't have I
Iadneed han 10 resIr'nd "a lhe ell Oi The
Iareling.
Az have no professions IA The rharae- T.
Ter II ~ ns.iuG. shallPr.ersd u apesent
ID The consideration 81 The nierllng Few
pam STATISTICAL lacls. easily Ia he romple-
Tended ~ he humhlesl rapaciiy. IN orisr
10 show lie sreAl advantages at rali rna,ls
il grnrfal ana. The peculiar benefits 81 the
contemplated central mad 10 those conIi-
gslons 10 u. My purpose will be 10 siinw
al mn only aIll the Construction 81 this
rad tend IL elevate The chsrarler. deve-
l,pe the resources. and increase Inc wealth
al the State but that il viii ronirr direci
persona, henrfi upon individuals. hwil.
he readily admitted that n,lsley sayrd Is
money made !" every Turner whorancur-
tad The expenses 81 hi. laIn. 10 Ihal rx-
isnI enhances hi. nell profits. Il is usu-
al 10 estimate the utility ol aiir6hds oniy
liz their cos. aud The expense ni running
Them. compared with The profits "a The
siorklnllsrs. Fhe RaieisR, and Csaslnh
Road has brone somewhat odlous ~ The
pu5Ic mud merely hecause i has rosl The
State iew hundred Illnisand dollars. ansl
INV hlrciy yirlds ennugh prnlh To keep
il IN op ration. Very few sln,, 10 cohg..
der what are The advantages il affords 10
inlisilnals. zGd thai will perhaps feyrr be
Tealix Il. Iiii i.e operations an ne r,sds
are suspended. whirh fear must be the
case. ii the road il MOI continued WEST
ward Unfortunate MS llas bern the RAJ
llgh ami I.aslpn Road. vel il can he
shown thai IL benefits have been and are
nuw Immense ~ every one who owns
property. Or hives by has labor. within lca-
lonable distance Of the road.
As this il meeting nf The cilizens 81
Wake county incl together for lie pnrp"se
ri consulting upon what They should tin
with reference ID tile advancement Of their
own inleresi-lel Us see how this county
has been benefited by the Raleigh airsl
t;sston Rarf Road. aud how deep All in
iprest lis riilzrns have in Tire continuation.
For think il must be apparent 10 every
eue. Thai the continuation Of the road far
ihrr Vest is absolutely essential 10 is rx-
iSience.
WAKE COUNTY.
CoTTox. From the compendium ~
the enumeration ul The inhabitants anf sla.
ir>lics Of the U. States, As oblaincd from
the returns 81 the sixth census, il appears
there was raisedin Wake cmnly III 1910,
2.33l .gJj pounds u c,ltnn. whlrn when
yinscl wn,ld make 1879 bales Of $50
pounds cich -llrs. must heiieyr!l u con-
siirrably below the prohmt al this tune;
for 1917, NJ anpnr+ from the repnr, 81
the President oi lhe R,,eigh and iaslo d
Railroad, submitted 10 The last Legislature
there was sent iron the Raleigl, aud Wake
Forrest depols. 1861 bales. Ii is known
thai considerable y rtiUn Of u'Ir crop Is
carried IL FayeuevIlir. Il large p0rtfon. il
rol The larger portion ot u. IS sold 10 lire
Cane Creek. Orange. Rncklnsham, AMI
Milton f,rIUries. ileIr take lie a1s
hiles. the crop of ls40. as the basis Of my
rlrula;i IN leaving The surplus. il an,
there he. for home cansuinp,lnn. b ma,
be proper ior me To ut,serre, tina, preslcu
10 The construction uf the rail road 10 Ihi
place. our cotton was all sent 10 Fayetle
viL. anil pclersbnrg-the prices al Peters
bur.. ranghig higher than Ill Fayetteville
ana il is 4 lacl known 10 ont farmers, Ina
The collnn raised NORTH oil Raleigh wa
rarsird 10 the inmer, while that raise
Sluh, was carried 10 The latter market
WaguuiIs 10 Petersburg was Sl,25 y,
hundred. ar S4.37l cents per bale.
1879 hlles At SI,375 pei bale. cost ss,220 .
Ditto at 50, 10 Or GJcis per hundred, at
present rail road rates, 3,9.5 y
Glin 10 the producer Of Cotton, s4,294
ALr.-lieI,re we had tile itlvali,ase I
rnl tUtd iran .pnrtariun, the hooks 81 ~
Merchants Viii shuy ,lal tile price Ill Sa
rmgel iron 30 10 So 90 per sack. FL
wears pa>l II iGas averaged 81 ~:
There i; received # R ,eish and Wake
Forest Dep1ts 3,l62 sacks, which at
81 IS, makes Sle4if
Same at > IS, present. price, $500 5
Cain to the present purchasers Of salt, S6,924 0
LIME. SO casks Of Line WEI
brought 10 Ills county b. ihe rail ROAD 1,
wear. When wagnied il cost from 4 5
80 90 PER cask. presen. price 50 Il
Saving oi 80 per cask, equal 10 SLOT
40.
The Reports referred to, make ITO nie
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