The North-Carolina standard., 1849-08-15

@oU,OUU annually IN consequence OF tine rall road
tacltles II enjoyss SIC 600 for Orange must be a
very small estimates when consider that Aerfi-
tory is large and fertileas that Granville and
Its population arger dtis clear
that the exportabe productions of Granville are vast
iy larger than those of Orange sao,t9sd gf1aoU
- Granville producesaEl& 7syeiia ai' ri auoisjpi5
3,7S7;00e lbs. Tobacco-worth at cts.7tg ,48O
479 600 i"9 Cottong5i rdoF h,h6,s @sis rsa28,74O
60 900 bushels Wheat say at $I8 ''bajl $4,000
-s9lo1 isa tElo bstgZs ssississus si3 y------
zss ri 82aaa}oa - ssI,.issa ~ 9isg @. $240 22O
Whilst Orange produces s. d saft lpnGs oJ iaE
264 900 lbs Tobacco--worth9 Is 70 sasgso $50
245 200 lbs Cotton,s do1 vlaaiz3 siat u l5S70O
5000 bushels w heat, do els stl ~ hsYzl $4,000
-sI5i9s ~ 2e3dri gsjas6 .f, i~R t8vani e-------
ss- v#G -7srlr4g a{aI zas8 slalat z7eauE $Ll2060
From these figures it appears that Granville!pro-
duces than double the amount of those articles
ofmarketabe produce than Orange, and how is this
great difference to be accounted for i see but
causes for it, Granville possesses larger slave
population than Orange, and to the extent Of that diff
erence her labor is more effective and less expensive.
This is the other is the Stlmuous given to
production the rail road facilities she enjoys, and
being able to dispose of the products of her labor
without having to make the enormous sacrifice of
one-third of it, as the price ofgetting 1t to maket
But the sGoing in freight is not alI-the Wagon
system of transportation involves the necessity of
keeping many more horses than will be necessary
under the rail road system The expense of keeping
horse is serious matterTthe siagecontractors as
have understood, pay from 100 to 100 dollars for
keeping each horses annually Suppose that farm
horses, what with pasturage and a little starving
be kept for $50 and that each farmer in the county,
an average could in consequence of the rail road
facilities dispense with one horse. $50 would be
comfortable saving to each, and in the aggregate
would be quite considerable affair." There are, as
have said beore about 500 eehoders in the county.
Suppose each to be farmer and each to save $50, it
would amount to $75 900 yearly, which would not
only speedily reimburse any expenditure likely to be
made by them in building the road, but would remain
clear annual gain in all time to come. fit should
be thought that this estimate is too high and ought
to be reduced will put down to $50 000. and
yet the annual saving of amount large will offer
very sufficient reason for our entering heartily into
this rail road scheme. 81. .s-=a-E .lu[ Is si.sa~
- l come next to the probable increase in property.
understand from gentleman who was recently in
the western part of the State, and in whose word
have the utmost confidence that while there he fell
In with engineer, lately from the Georgia road,
and now employed on the South Carolina and Char
otte road who Uniformed him that the value OF real
estate within any convenient distance Of the Georgia
roads, had increased from 90 to 300 per cent their
former value, In consequence OF the establishment OF
those roads, Now, instead of assuming that our
lands similarly situated, that is, in convenient distance
of the road, will increase in value from 100 to 300
per cent possibly might do with great proPrety,
will suppose that such lie within ten miles of the
road, will be increased onehird of their
present value 333 per only, and that the pres
average value is no than three dollars per
The road route proposed is about 24O miles
long tract Of that length and 20 miles in width,
contains 1900 square miles, equal to 3,O72,OOO acres,
which at onethird of the present value, amounts to
:, ,O72 900 dollars, Just 73OOO more than the whole
capital stock of the company State subscription and
all, and three times the amount required to be sub
scribed by individuals who own the land. r.. -
/ see no reason why like consequences should not
follow like causes here in Georgia and entertain
the opinion, that in point of fact these lands will be
doubled in value less than ten years. if the road is
effected, and that every man owning any portion OF
them will find himself twice as rich in lands as he
now is. The lands lying at greater distance than
ten miles brought into the calculation, though
they we'll might have been, for great and papable
increase In their value must take place, even to the
distance of 80 miles more from the road @ go
There is another important matter connected with
this rail road subject, which has reference to the
interests of the State: Some OF our
ablest seem to entertain the opinion that n orth
Carolina is destined to become great manufacturing
State Situated in mild climate, too far north for
isng with very great advantage the rich staples OF
the south, and far south to engage in the agricu
tural pursuits adapted to more northern cllmate
soil capable of producing any desired
amount of provisions, and water-power adequate to
the propulsion of any amount of machinery, It Is
thought that it is her destiny TO become largely man
ufacturng. . g.. ~. -t 7 m -. .+s.s,,y: - z5s.r
Already considerable number of factories are es-
tabshed and in successful operation, to the extent
of the consumption of all the material raised In
distance, and already have the manutac-
turers to look abroad for portion of their supplies
Now the difficulty which lies in the way OF the eX-
tension contemplated, s that without the aid of rail
road transportation for the material and for the
fabricated article they cannot sustain competition;
either with the northern southern factories. These
last have the material their own doors, and have
moreover the advantage of rail road transportation
whilst the northern factories have water carriage or
rail road facilities to the scene of. operations. r
The freight of cotton from southern ports to north
en factories or to the ports in their vicinity is from
8 to a cent per pound. The waggonage on cot
ton used in our factories is when the demand Is
small Nand the supply for the most part raised In
distance, probably average paid by
all the factories little less than double that sum.
But it the business increases scontemplated and
the manufacturers should have TO draw their supplies
from the States south of u.s., will surely be the
case-for North Carolina now produces little and is
constantly producing less-t is certain they will have
to pay at least cent per pound on carriage, and
probably more: When cotton is 6 cents per pound;
the average price for some time past) the difference
between the cent paid by the northern manufacturer
and the cent will have to pay is 81 per cent
in favor of the northern facturer in the acqui
sion of the raw material /; and if we CALCULATES the
additional cost here of getting the fabricated article
to market 81 per cent, only in consequence of its
superior value according weight, the total disabili-
Ly shall labour under on the score OF freightwiu
be fraction over IL per cent. This Is heavy bur-
then and one could not sustain competitors In
the markets of the world and without such compe
tition it is evident manufacturing interest cannot
advance as contemplated, and must eonfne itself to
making coarse cloths and yarns tor tie interior
heretofore, and the bright visions of our becoming
great manu- featuring State vanish into thin air. 7i
On the other hand if the road is built, the
teraIscan be abundanty supplied, at rates IA
vorabe to US than be northern manufacturers
for it will be fecollected that its southern terminus
will unite with the northern terminus Of the South
Carolina and Charlotte road, which comes up direct
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