Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-11-19

ira New York 10 81 sos 000. Five years a!ierwaGS ii
H. The exports of Virginia were o5uGo ana nFw %a"
IN, in 1921 Virginia imported 81 0IS000; while New orr
im,red s23O00COO In 1892 Virginia imported sooVoVo
ma New York ST. 100000. In 1919 Virginia Imported
50, 935 and New York S92 sci 359 and Virginia exported
in cneslic pr ducc 50 3G9l22 and New York
Cold facts exhibit results notifying 10 proud nnd
hr spirited people, II is little short OF disgrace that $50
sho Id not import onetenh part of The amount OF or rN
mrs. Thus we have The nndoubted means ui importing
NOR than times the amount sci down 10 our account
and do il not
The civ and the State increase the commerce -! ho'l =
III We rely upon tic statistics of The n'ed STATES n
taken In l6i0 and arranged by various pcs"ns with view
M exhibiting the result, Of different pursuits in life We saa
io, be loss determine. The arrangements made
b. Nj Sears Of Detroit Michigan, (partly oGa:cd upon
Gse Judge 1uckrr) from which TO deduce the results o
appear reasonable and much 10 he relied on az any
h1nt They give the capital invested with per cent.
rl for Omissions and undervauacne number OF persons
Employed and the value produced By capital and LABOR
il c United SIaes according 10 the census OF lSi' also
leaye.age amount OF capital invested, and the average
aknnt Of income from capital and labor for cl person
ekluycd in each Of the great departments OF industry
Ti,iolow:ng will be sufficient ~ insert here
- nr ~'' ', srt Io4ucsi employed pr.@n
E. s. Irliins The .,.c eiuli".r!
pr. forests -. - - o,, -, ..o ..o
Asr ullufr :5s ~, s3i:'yr ,.,i"9 ~,
In Fee States, 2Gi1'hi3 l,-HioiiNn J."
Nur .rrn Slave State. l.,665S.i:,i G.i-li,p-, liz
S Son rlm Save S'a.- .3GSss 81 @2l,r li6
Cor 's lsa. n1ls1'i'"' ls2 5ann 4aooeeG6, se
Itlc estimate Of capital employed the value of slaves i
mol cludrd, the amount Of capital would have been in
creaad eight nine hundred millions OF dollars Tor
1916 and this time the value l. estimated ii nom Twelve
to i..een hundred millions.
THUS IL w be seen thai the agricultural products Of labor
and apita in The Northern slave States al HE very low
est pint while those IL The South are al the ghcs pro-
Wing that sllre Labor when applied 10 proner OBJECTS IN Il
suitable climate Is profitable than free labor ~ the
free OF this Union taken upon an average II VIII be
seen also, that while mining, manufacturing, g. IN so
was .eay four times productive ION the average OF L.
Dor aIt capita Turning in the Northern slave states
and navigation throughout the United Staie3'
on Gvcragc) eight times productive! II, there
ore consider duly situation III reference 10 com.
nctc clearly that each person, who viii engage IN
his taac of industry gain eight times as much upon
he average labor ard capital in agriculture according
ia condition in 1910 and ii We build up our towns ana
i,s ny commerce, indirectly biiii up large class Of
manufactures who will earn probably twice much
b. agriculture. l;ui these are not all the adraa-
ages Ii ia the market towns in the free States which
dive 10 the agrcGirisis OF those States the adran
age. OF more profitable production han those III me
Northern slave States This is manifest from the fact That
he value o the agricultural products oil our States ~ reg-
aied by the markets. first OF those free Stnes and secondly
oy focign countries. And that value is diminished in our
1ands By the expense commission risk interest on capital
&C. incurred in exporting the product Ia market And Il"
make tho worse, while our agricultnrsts lose The
Tiff OF The value Of their products al home and in mar
Tie citizens Of States derive tile pot both on the
Expectation aud the manufacture and Importation OF The ar
sices oil necessity received in exchange Tor them Thus
w. uf choice have taken tie very least profitable branch ~
lumnn industry and given 10 others the very most So
If would ianr 0! and manly effort 70 restore 10 orr
er"s carrying business ard succeed in il, w..
hud in like manner increase HE profit upon agricultural
industry, al least Ia that Of The free States.
Bot may bc Imagined that the trade would not Justify
he undertaking. hr part of the City Of Richmond ol
inc oil packets II Western and South western Vlrgnin
merchants and those in Western North Carolina and Eis
tennessee fad their way 10 New York 10 purchase
oojs surely they find the way 10 Richmond, II proper
Inducements be offered Many Of those merchants now send
heir goods from the North through Richmond Here then
field large enough ~ Justify the expenditure necessary
carry out the enterprise No country merchant can pn
hnse goods in Richmond. Though They cost him less mo-
ey) while he has neighbour who purchnhes a the North
here the goods directly imported for the best ea
On In the world The merchant who his customers
he purchases directly from the importer can always sell
iolr ind better profits than any one known 10 pucnns.
OH s.rond, third fourth hands. The history Of every
eighborhuud establishes this position. Our importing
crchans bring their goods through n. ors pay duties,
hnrgrs frcighs, &c, there. All the advantage OF for
ign trade is given 10 others and our country merchants
aye the confidence in this mode OF Importing which
III justify them In breaking up old business connexions
BY establishing the line upon The solid basis OF regular
y enernrse new business connections be formed
nrr, by Western and South western merchants, with our
and double energy will bc Impaired II the execution OF
ur lines Of Improvement Let consider these for one mo-.
tent. The New York canal from the Hudson river At Al
any 10 Buffalo Lake Erie is 1863 miles in length, and
unspors cheapy That lumber IS brought hroughlt from
IL State of Ohio and said in Richmond.
The lines Of Railroad; aud Canals by Railroads and o16
Canals from Philadelphia 10 Ptsburg 39i miles. The
ainore and Ohio Raoad, from Baltimore TO Wheeling,
.snaw:a Ccna f,on Richmond 10 the great Falls Of Ka
awha when cs.e.od, will bc 800 miles These. beyond
lduila will always form: the great lines oi commerce
tyc,n III, Eis:rrn and Western waters nn there IL a.
ttc doubt that the Yirna line IS second IL "eenn II all
bis ha, Of Ne,v York Blu, We have only ls miles nc
aiy completed, and 40 paid for aad which viii bc
enrd early next year, making 49, and lcavin. bj not
oydrd for. Baltimore has but l7s@ miles of railroad 10
umierland completed, and I'll yet 10 make 10 Wheeling.
rom Cumberland 10 Wheeling line Of wasu.s probably
eyera! ncs) have for years in successful operation
nndu md
Baltimore immense amount oi trade in ~ mach that
nat city in the last ten years, has Increased more than
ghty thousand in its population.
The Railroad il increasing its business rap,y: and It's
come The year ending 30th September as! amount
10 81 ,33505 81 and The net profit, after taking out il
penses Of repairs and working the road, 1874 PIG II
nd what may be done by line of wagons from Buch
ian the kanawha ii line of packets 10 Europe can he
tablishcd here bring Western merchants 10 this
int No one can say But without investigating
il branch of The subject, (Which would of Itself be- suci
for an article OF Interest," may with confidence affirm
al the trade opening Richmond by the Danvle Rail
nd BY the Tennessee Railroad hy the extension of the
tnal ind by The Central Railroad gives abundant assn
nee Of ii:h harvest about 10 b. opened Ia such line
Gpackes. and 10 the citizens Of Richmond, if they
VI but avail themselves Of IT, Why should Rich
md fear the competition of INV town or city, II
T 81 will but lay ont her strength She need mott
5, is fully able advance her Interest," bu: she
INST adopt The proper means She should draw bust
from al around hcrEiaae the Interest .. everybody
tpDmr 10 Rchnp! sell, well - 10 huyen1rac the
eide OF control trade and this onl, BE- done BY
adsng the concentrated means Of tie whole city. Balti
ht usra the proper increase her foreign and Co.
,.c trade and Tie proper nc nearly bana uptej hcr-
stio carry through the Railroad. And even now, when
aa the distance through her prosperity is established
hesoci in III. railroad company is worth more than par
ars is undoubtei The railroad cost 10 Cnnbtr
landi $50 and the estimate Of The residue 10 Wheeling
is $,67, ISL, making 5l54G3GS The estimate Of to-
wh,nc"mpeled 100 900 per and large por-
ton i expected from tobacco.
Ant IL proper remark that great Efforts ma
kim roth in Baltimore and Philadelphia 10 suppaGt Rich
nonl In the Manufacture and market Of iobacco TIE
obaccoa greatly sought by the merchants oi those
cities u 1919 no less than Is lis Al pounds If tobacco
the & were carried over the Prnnsy Nanl lire from Pitts
burg phi deIhia. Baltimore expects 10 TIP t!s supply
Richmond oGgh permit great tobacco market 10 he
built W ut the North; but suc viii be- ls case unless OIL
central line bo oicnrd By canal railroad wagons, upon
basis rGna 10 Fir competition with the Maryland and Penn
syvanii lines iu!, Mess. Editors these remarks are al
ready ar ex;nicd. ENTERPRISE.
ILLINOIS ELECTION.
CncAdo No: l3.-The following Is the result Of ht
election held IN his State, on Tuesday, the 9Th Instant
Ior Consress-Firs, Dis,.ict-W. Fl. Bissei Democrat
is elected wiiho.. opposition.
Second Dis:fi.t -Yaes, Wing is elected.
Third p!stric'- Orlando h. Ficsin, Dem, elected.
Fourth D!s,,t-Rchatd 5. Molony, Dem, elected
Fifth DISTINCTIVE i. Richardson Dem, elected b. go Il