The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-01-25
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LANCASTER. JANUARv ~, 1850.

effect IN bRlitiRg Kp IO,pRs ana Ctttes'--
Some of our readers were taken by sur
prise the other day with an article which
we copied from the New Orleans 64f-
letia, in regard to the growth and pros
peri,y of Philadelphia II is now as
serted that the city contains Popula'
tion Of 100000 souls. In an article up
on this subject, which we find in the Sci
OTTO Gaseuc, the Philadelphia North A.
meriean thus accounts for the prosperity
of that city:
"Where this new source of prosperity.
beyond that heretofore enjnyed by us
and beyond that secured by foreign com
merce 10 another cilyl The truth is, as
the last half century has disclosed, that
the secret Of civic. as of national, wealth,
is to be found il IRON and COAL
Great Britain furnishes a standing imper-
sonation, and an abiding illustration of
this fact. Look at the millions upon
millions the bleak aud barren hills of
Wales have added to her treasures; the
millions upon millions which have been
dragged from the bowels of the earth in
so many parts pf the British Isles. Look
at her oyerilowiug ca pital seeking invest
ments the wide world over. -LoOk al
her immense power and influence, aud
the position she occupies in the head oi
the great family Of nations. The veriest
tyro in political economy sees that iron
and coal constitute the essential elements
of this superabounding wealth. aud that
the knowledge how To doyel"p aud en-
ploy these elements has produced it,
Pennsylvania" continues the NORTH A
mericaa, ''contains iron mines aud coal
fields adequate. with similar develop
ment, TO make these United States, Job
serve, we say, Uaifcd States) more veal
thy and more powerful than Great Brit
ain. The attention Of capitalists has
been turned to this subject, aud more
than thirty millions of dollars have al
ready been invested in the facilities ful
intercommuuicalion and transportation
that now exists between this city and Goa
fields of the interior. Hence the true
the real cause Of increase Of PhiladoI
phia in wealth aud population--lhe Sc
cret of her ownward advance tu a pros
perity which may be unbounded.
In this our citizens may learn lessoI
by which they may profit, if they will
BY energy, enterprise aud perseverance
we may make tho rich coal aud iron bed
To say nothing Of the Salt trade. Of III
valley tributary To u.s. What has bee
done, can bo done again; aud it onl
requires the co.operalion Of our citlzeI
to effect decided improvement in til
size and business of our town.
Will it be done? Will our bushes
men, our men Of capital fold their han,
and continue to remain in their preset
position, or will they push forward Al
make vigorous efforts To infuse a spi
into our people, that will cause the b.
ders Of our town to widen, the populate
to iHcrcase and business to flourish?
1t can be done! 1t is in the power
the citizens of Lancaster to increase Il
resources and enlce within her bordt
an enlerprising and industrious popu
ton.
Take Que instance. There was a g,
ficient amount Of capital promised TO p
in operalion u Woolcn Factory, The
the effort ceased aud no further pal
were taken to start the enterprise, No
lot few Of our leading men take hC
Of this matter, aud it will moi be long
the enterprise is in successful operate
Ono improvement Of this kud v
lead TO others and when The people
Lancaster find that they are really
the highway to prosperity, an energy
be infused into them that will lcnd to
best practical results.
Who will take the load in this matt
Those arc wanted, who have tho abil
To do aud the enterprise To succeed
We have such individuals in our mic
Then why not nuke the efiorl 1t
certainly worthy Of tho trial
ARABIAN AGAINST ENGLIsn HoRsg
The challenges of tho Pacha of Egypt
run his Arabian horses against nnythi
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