Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-04-05

| Total difference in profit and loss in favor of
the remittance to New York. ........ .$5O,O34 "A
1t will thus be perceived that nature has so arranged
the winds and currents OF the Pacific, and disposed OF
her in the hills and mountains of Calior-
MIA, to give to the harbor OF San Francisco the
troll of the OF that ocean, lar as may be
connected with the west coast OF America.
Important as the commerce OF the Pacific undoubt-
eddy is, and will be, tc California it cannot now nor
will it ever compare in magnitude and value to the
domestic trade between her and the older States of the
Union.
Two years ago California did not probably contain
more than fifteen thousand people. That portion of
which has since been wonderfully peopled by Amer
citizens, was, comparatively, without inhabitants,
without resources, and not supplied with the common
comforts OF shelter afforded by forest country
Notwithstanding the great distances emgrants have
been compelled to travel to reach the Territory,
than one hundred thousand have overcome all difficult
ties and spread themse Its hills and plains
They have been supplied from distances great they
themselves have passed, with not only the necessaries
but the comforts and many OF the luXuries OF life
Houses have been imported from China Chill and the
Atlantic States OF the Union. All the materials re-
CURED in building cities and towns have been added
the wants OF people so numerous destitute and remote
from the resources OF supply.
These wants will exist as long as emigration CONT
nues to flow into the country, and labor employed in
collecting gold shall be more profitable than its appca
rety OF pursuits which tostered and sustained 10
other civilized communities.
- This may be shown by mentioning the prices of a
few articles. Last summer and autumn lumber was
sold in San Francisco $500 $500 per thousand feet
At Stockton and Sacramento City at $500 to S6uO-
A. these prices it could be made in the Territory and
many persons were engaged ia the business. Ipeceve
by recent accounts that the price had fallen at San
Francisco S75 at this price it be made where
labor from $40 to SIS per day, and the difficulties at
tending its manufacture are much greater than in the
Atlantic States Lumber can be delivered in our large
lumber markets tor an Average OF the various qualities
OF SIC, and eighed 10 San Francisco for $24 making
$40 per thousand feet This price would cause the man
ufacture of it in California to be abandoned We may
add $50 per thousand TO meet any increase of price in
the article ITSELF in the freight and the result would
be the same.
1t is probable that the demand, for several years to
come, will not be less than twenty millions OF feet
per annunl, which, at $40 per thousand will be s. 000
600.
When California comes to have population of 20o,-
900 which she will have before the close OF the present
year she will require hall million OF barrels OF flour
from some quarter and no country can supply good
and cheap the old States OF the Union Including
freight and insurance this may be down as an item
of about S. 0000 COO The article of clothing allow
ing $50 to each person, would be 81 600 600.
There pretension accuracy in these items and
they may be estimated too high, but is quite as pro-
babe they are too lew.
We have no data which to found a calculation of
what the value OF the trade between the States east of
the Rocky Mountains and California will be during the
current year. will venture the opn on, however. that
il will not fall short OF twenty five millions of dol ars-
It may go far beyond that sum-. AT present. can per-
ceive no cause which will reard diminish emigration
If the movement shall continue five years. our com
merce with that Territory may reach one hundred mil
il must be borne in mind that we have to build cities
and towns. supply machinery for mining, coal for do
nestle purposes, and steam navigation, and all the null
hilarious articles used providing the comforts and
uxuries of life, for halt million Of people, who will
have transferred themselves 10 country which is to
produce, comparatively, nothing except minerals and |
The precious metals and who's pursuits will enable |
hem to purchase, at any cost whatever may be neces-
sary for theirpurposes.
1t is difficult imag CINE calculate the effect which
will be produced all the Industrial pursuits OF the peo-
DE of the old States OF the Union by this withdrawal
rom them of half million OF producers who, in their
lew homes and new pursuits, will giue existence to a
almost equal IN Sale 10 our foreign trade
Welfare OF California. As we'll may he believe his in
eress would not be influenced by closing our ports and
ulting off intercourse with all the world.
The distance round Cape Horn SO great that bread
tufts and many other articles of food deterorate and
many others pershabe in their nature that they