The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-08-12

The advantage that neighborhood derives from the
construction of railroad through it is shown by
cord, of Cincinnati in which the position is taken
that belt of country such that of Ohio, of three
miles in width, win become advanced in value to Q
sufficient degree to defray the cost of making rail
road through it and the farther calculation that
belt of seven miles will by it's own local trade sustain
railroad running through its midst
This is what we have always endeavored
to impress upon the farmers and planters Of
Virginia. We know case in this State of g
man who had offered to sell his land for S.
per acre, and could not find purchaser; but
railroad being located by it, hewas offered
before it reached him, SO per acre and re-
fused it. He could now get largely over that
sum; although his land is impaired in value
by improper cultivation, and would exhaust
much labor and money in the effort to restore
it. This case, if the condition of the land
were fully appreciated-which is hard to dc
| without seeing it's very strong one in
deed but there are hundreds of others, where
the values are much higher, and, of course
| the amount of increase much greater. We
are perfectly satisfied that tie statement
above made by the Cincinnati paper is not
extravagant-nay that it is strictly and prac-
tically true.
In another view-that of the facilities af-
forded by the Railroad to the farmer in the
transportation of his produce to market-the
advantage that results to him is very great
These facilities, indeed, are the chief element
which causes the rapid enhancement of the
value of lands. We know of a gentleman
who had tolerably large farm and strong
force to work it-who had superb team of
five horses with which he wagoned his wheat
to market. He had to make, of course, a
great many loads of it. To get out and get
his wheat to market, occupied about one hun
dred and fifty days. A railroad now passes
by his house, and he can have his wheat de-
fivered in market and sold in twelve hours
after it is threshed! He saves the time of his
team and driver-a considerable amount of
labor-the waste in weight, &C., of the grain
and has his money in his pocket several
months earlier than before the railroad was
built He gains every way by the railroad.
The farmer, besides being able to get what he
does produce TO market so much earlier than
before and with such great saving of labor.
is induced to cultivate and raise articles for
market, which he could not before send to if,
because of the difficult and slow mode of
transportation and the perishable nature of
the articles The railroad is the great friend
OF the farmer. 1t puts him of the interior
upon a footing with the river farmer, giving
him, indeed, more rapid communication
with the great cities. The creek farm be-
comes as valuable as the river farm, and
the road to wealth is as completely opened to
the man who cultiyates the upland regions
az 70 nm OF the river valley with river trans
portation to assist him.
Inc farmers ought to be the most active
friends OF railroads, and everything they can
10 70 assist in their extension through the
country, they ought to do with energy and
without hesitation