Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-12-31
RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
THURSDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 80 Es5.


We copy from tho Farmont True Virsnian OF tie -o'
December article upon tho sResourccs of Maron, Which
fail to be interesting all the counties Of the "fr
or through which Railroads likely TO be constructed
This little county lies tho Monongahela river al point
TO which steamboats, only Of the smallest denomination can
ascend and then only during The spring and fall lrcsies-
The produce of that county hitherto carried ay ia
boats down the river Brownsville and Psbg IN fchh-
sylvaniu, which places considerable traffic In iunoc
will still be continued. From Famont (lhc county slte)
Baltimore Is distance Of three hundred res, nnd me
Railroad The places The great Aegahy
range Of mountains. Yet from the fine spirits oi me
people, that transpO atiDn these three hundred e
of Railroad will revolution in their alits; indeed
has worked entire revolution !n the management OF alhs
and tho prospects of The farmers.
If take this little county or small she appears on The
mup) and The calculations Of friend y Bannon, sample
Of Rail Roads will do for the Western counties, We
ought be surprised at the with which west
members advocate the extension OF such Improvements
break down the mountain barriers which separate ii
from the ocean But what shall suy OF Eastern memhc,,
who have driven almost the whole Of Northwestern Virginia,
enough for lille sovereign Salc with her great resources
into the lap Of Baltimore 10 The Privation and inp"Sers
ment of their own seaport towns Where is AexandrIai Is
she not one of the finest interior ports 10 the
Union and much nearer the county Of Marion
western section OF Virginia. The t'co three or pee
hundred touscrd dollars worth Of trade from Marion
might jus, well be poured into Alexandria, aud the Poht
derived from It's expectation consumption contributed 10
the stock CT wealth at home, as abroad "oua'
least increase the aggregate amount 0 taxable sHoec's
could appreciate the conncxlon In sense no heher
But the trade Marion will be but the contribution o one
among eighteen twenty counties, when oeehef
will send forth many millions Of dollars annually The
profit which Baltimore will derive from the business OF
western Virginia alone WILL in less than ten years. be
sufficient 10 build road Virginia in any pTactlca nl
rection.
The northern margin Of State has always contributed
most smply 10 the promotion Of Baltimore; and South
ern CITY, we reoica in her prosperity. Her ndoHnaoc
spirit backed by patriotism aud en- eprse hardly equaeu
in the Northern Sate at once tells lhe story ." het o
pcr,y In the last ten years me increase OF hef poue"
was nearly equal the whole population OF al our tide wa
Ter cities and towns What has effected enormous an IN
crease? Most unquestonauy her rail roadswo tapping
Virginia and one Pennsylvania Il arguments or acs were
wanting 10 convince both the people and these Of
the West and South, that speedy adjustment VI al u
cucs, which lie in the way U completing the Improve
mcnts leading from Inc Eastern Towns " '''e i"' ~
we have them:
RESOURCES OF MARlON.-Our farmers ard others
havr pun 10 experience the advantages o Inc oaiu"e
ana Ohio Rail Road Herrtore the tn,sins OF "ns't was
matter of secondary consideration. There were no hcii
lies OF getting market ana but lille more than what was
necessary tor home consumption was raised. ooIh, 100
was only crown Tor Of stock and The grazing IN
,eresi But this will not be The in future Producers
now will find ready market for nl they can aise-ana a'
will be little The soil Of Marion Is adirnoy aoae W
the cuure of wheat-in fact OF grain o all Kinds Eut
few counties the State snrrass II n tes1 atuais
In 1850 there upwards OF 3OO farms IN cui''"oh ~
this coun,y l. is moderate estimate to place no" me
number at 4OO From best information we can gather,
The number OF acres wheat the last fall VIII aver
age twenty cust 10 farm "Itn an ordinary sea"
nj
the acre will furnish rXpoai!on 10 speak in round
numbers about 300 QUO bushels This at The usual price VIII
bring sos OOO But be certainly within bounds II may
be- sc, $500 600 The lumber Trade from 'hs c"n.
estimated s25 600 per annun but let ~ DC pnth
100000. The stock can, we suppose, DC sa'ea! p.a "
$4,000 more. TnuS the resources OF toe county may
from these items alone be pu, ior the next year,
at $50 OO0 dollars say nothing OF the coal (Which neH'
ming To br considera bile article OF trade win INC baim"e
and Ohio Rail Road Company and other ar c's nf lcss-
portance The coal of Marion Is begnnns 10 Attract a,"h
ton from abroad and well i may We have no doubt lhtt
for The purposes of gas, could compete now successfully
with The Richmond coal which, understand Is used for
thar purpose This time in the city OF Baltimore For me
use of the Cru or stove those who have used BON II aud
he umbeIand coal decidedly prefer it. And of the article
Mariun county conans enough supply the United States
perhaps 2U0 years and II may be great oea
Besdes the se rns county is rich in iron ore which l.
ycry accessible For manufacturing purposes no county IN
the State has supefior facilities. We have water power IN
abundance coal for sleau the best quality Of sand tr glass
ore 10 supply the iurnuccs and county could gro" sF
be- ter than This In less than FIVE years from ms ne 't
exports from this county, of her own rr"dncts WIN h"n
to q half milun OF dollars ard If proper dect'"n "eG @
piv,n IN The capita and enterprise in the county ana ta
which could BY little eyert"n be brought mo - nv
SOURCES, venture to assert mght o. nlue :" - no
lion or very ncarit, In less than len years. an" ' 49,
locality of Famont il must be the enfrcpot al least of s
far the largest portion Of the trade whc - III prospect "
s now the case with that hltIc which We nave
The population of the county Is steahl'y on INC
The parts already settled more dense'y pnPua'en nsi
than most The old counties OF the Stale ana !. ~
nj sustaining large number OF inhabitants az any one'
in proportion its size. And We confidently look 'f us
being speedily filled up