The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-06-07

count ol heE pGUhc drbt-all, all the result oi hau
legislation; Gutexcusablr. perhaps ON the ground
I OF having plenty of examples, or company IA the
conduct ct older and more experienced states, Vet
, this hitherto Stunned and il,crcdi,,d, but now
favored state, quickly On 1888 at farihest) to
appear rs star of the 1osrth r7GgrI tbis in the
co, '',lersted constellation. and Il We, hy wise
AMI timely policy, can make such a move on the
political chess board n To- SECURE the honor Of fur
u,~hns the first President from the north western
states and that president man ~ rm'neuNy
qualified TO she'd a halo Of uuflduc glory aud re-
/ nowu upon t'r state as Mr. porG-,sS, We shall
, have - many Just rcl,unS fpr state pride ~ We
. have hitherto had of jcrp mur'iGratUn, But To
return from this DEPRESSION We believe 10 is adj
united on al hands that Rock Leland or its i'm,
mediate vicinity affords the best site tor crossing
the Mississippi with a rail road and it i equally
certain, that more travel frum the west wlll con
ccntrAle upon THIS point 90 cross the river than
IN any other. Ihs Mississippi and Illinois rivers,
the GJcShurSh and Central Railroads. and the
t'alcna Branch Will afford facilities for conccura-
ting all eastern bound travel upon the Hn.k Is
land and Toledo Railroad that. m an probability
viii never bc offered 60 any other inc Of road
crossing tins state This then, u destined to bt
An important Ink in the great IRON cham If M
ilonaI Highway, stretching IN an uuhroken and
almost direct line from the two crrat commercial
ton through Toledo Ottawa. Rock Island and
Council Bluffs. to the gate. Of me Rocky Noun
ttins, and through which il mus soon pass to the
shores Of tho Pacific Ocean.
In contemplating work Of such vast ilrvcrt
ance to the future welfare and prosperity Of the
state ut large, VIC are naturally led to inquire
what Influence, whether for veal or woe j. j.
likely To have upon the prosperity of pcr,,rs %,
n'nS real estate immediately On th- lin. ,r.,,.i.
road. We have been lei f.. TIN, ,c,,,;r, srIr,
having observed in the Free T-,5er ng,,., r',.t,
t"e proceedings Of 4 i"ect.n, held M Narcotics
!" "'"N" stton' protest was entered AGAINST The
EHv ., Ut Roe, ISLAND road through certain
,,.,,', j" mat vicinity Dc Whatever may be the
f'''''' n''.~I AZ few individuals. lreXperirnc-
- ~ such matters all practical experience hith-
er,o mas most corr'uSivcly demonstrated that the
E'!ue OF farms, and Of all thyir products has been
increased from 10 to 30 and in some instances
even 100 per cent By the construction Of good
railways in their Immediate vicinity. or even when
passing directly through them and more partc-
uIArly has this been the case when surL roads
nave reached To important commercial seaports
Nueh has been the case throughout England and
many noble lord, who was ready to rise in arms
10 oppose the passage Of railways through his
premises IN their early progress. and who forced
'ne companies To- pay enormous sums for TIE right
OF way, would now be- willing 10 return II and
pay as much more rather than have the road rc
moved from lis domains In fact the irst n0ui-
ry OF lessses and purchasers real estate in Eng
land u, wv neither the premises be Accommodated
with n rail wayr and If not II ran only be leased
or sold Mt = diminished value form those that are
30 !! IL m our eastern states: and So it will be
here and every where else. iu,t So soon Z. ht-
tie practical experience shall dissolve the clouds
OF Ignorance and pryiutigp thu. Tor
ny, otherwise intelligent people, blind to their
trle interests
There is no. farm between Ottawa and Nor.
ris, however badly cut by the Rock Island Road,
for which New England farmer, Of intelligence.
would not pay moro than he would if the road
were located ten mile, off. And so would any
man who has had practical experience enough to
learn that all the products Of the farm are greatly
" enhanced in value, aul many Of them nearly
doubled, by tho operation At railroads. For, hv
l nitording an uninterrupted communication with
Atlantic cities and thereby a steady market
throughout tie entire rery thew at once and fore
yer sweep away the power ofthe produce BUYER
to speculate out Of the farmer. bv huyin. m his
' grain during the close Of navigation ut his own
: and often mere nominal. price; making the far.
, mer' necessity 10 sell his opportunity 10 buy his
D hard earned products at half their real value un-
der the speciou' preeyt thst he has to lie out Of
! the use Of his money till srrnr, anil does not
! know what tho market will then be-
3, To illustrate the foregoing remarks in relation
to the increased value railroads give 10 SOME ari.
cles ofpropcrtv, we will state n fact that occur.
red near by last summer, and one that cannot fail
to reach the comprehension and arrest the atten-
ton Of the gentlemen who figured "a officials at
the meeting above referred to- You all know
Mr.. lIolderman Of Holderman's Grove, to whom
e. IL 4
|, relation to the following facts. 1t appears that
. .ome time last August a Y York cattle drover
purchased OF Mr., II. 200 head Of cattle for the
New York city market at 500 head and drove
rs Of them back to New Buffalo thence on the
cars to Detroit thence ~ steapboat to old Buff-
TO- and thence bv railroad to New York citv &C.
cupving only IS hours travelling time from New
Buffalo to New York and feeding twice-a, De.
troit and Buffalo. Having disposed Of these. he
= returned and took the other l25 through in the
, same way, and disposed Of the whole zoo at SIC
head. no occupying about month or in nc
comprising the whole transaction Now for the
result. The entire expense Of Transporting these
/ cattle from Nr Holderman's 10 " Y. City was
81 head, leaving the cn'erpr,ing dfover nett
profit of sl5 per head or $500 a, the reward
+ Of his sagacity and enterprise The Chicago pur-
. chasers, we are informed. would have paid Nr. II
J. about s22 head ifdrven to them.
T. Here then, We see with the present imperfect
:, cham Of railways TO New York tho value Of fat
cattle suitable for city market. Of the East has
o increased about onethrd. aud we understand hat
d tho same droyer stated that Wien the roads were
5 completed, the cost Of transportation to n Y. or
II Boston would DO reduced to s. n head
Again, fresh pork, dressed but uncut m the
hog, is worth from so to ~ cts more in the east
y ern cities than Il sailed and packed With rail
Q ways passing our doors our hog. or the land
:, whales II Illinois can he killed and dressed here
and sent to New York by the time they will get
cool enough 10 cut and pack and the farmer peck
ct this extra profit besides the value of barrels
salt, and the Labor Of cutting and packing So il
: ~ with nearly every thing the farmer has to sell
The rdpid,ty with which it can be sent to marke,
and at all seasons Of the year. is what gives it VA
/. lue Let US have an unhrokcn line Of substantial
@ railway to the Atlantic cities and shin owner.
, Will never ngain levy tariff upon the farmer al
4 Illinois Of 90 or IS cts bu,hel for carving wheat
Y from Chicago 10 Buffalo, ne they have hitherto
I. done whenever tLelc Inns been press of business
4 W Ith such facts staring them in the face il j.
It strange indeed how ~ farmer of ordinary intel
= llgence can oppose the passage If a railroad
G through his farm, or even through hs barn yard
IN this land Of count pSa aero. and lnitaIo for