Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-04-21
BY E. p. WALTON & SON.


1t has given place to cash deal. The mer-
chant gets cash for his goods, the farmer
for his live stock and his produce, the me-
chanc for his wares and creations, the pro-
iessonal man for his wit, and the laborer
for his toll Cash is not only the represen-
tatlve of value, but is the actual medium of
exchange, in every day life aud business.
1t is cash when you sell, cash when you
buy cash when you hire, cash when YOU
work, cash when you think. In this way,
person gets only what he wants, or mag
ines he wants, and gets it too when he
wants 1t. There is also saved an immense
amount of time, labor, property aud ex-
peuse, which was formerly spent, DESTROYED
and lost, in hauling and handling and re-
hauling aud reminding, and hauling and
handling again, IN order TO shift off articles
not wanted by the holder, or to get them Off
his hands, before they should become worth
less. This process is incident to barter
deal But by our railroad facilities the
consumer and producer are brought ,ogeth-
er. There is little handling, and few 60
betweens to be paid a commission. Hence
the producer can sell Tor more, and the con-
sumer buy for less.
What would the fathers of our State
the Chittencens, the Fays, the Panes the
Warmers, the AIlens-say, were they to
drop down amongst their children and
grand children, and observe the changes
wrought, the Improvements and progress
made, the advantages secured during the
little time elapsed since they left the stage
of life What would they say on finding
their mountain State, in so brief space Of
time. inland with system of iron arteries,
connecting 1t with the heart and fountains
OF trade aud commerce, with the ocean and
inland seas, with the great manufacturing
cities, aud the immense and immensely pro-
ducuye regions Of the west, and IN turn
conducting back into it, so as to make their
power felt in every parl, from centre to cir
conference, The pulsaions of life aud pros
perityl What would they say. as they
should gaze upon the monster iron horse, IN
all quarters of the State, with his belly full
of steam aud fire, dashing of with thunder
ihrobs aud lightning speed for the eager
market, taking safely behind him, through
the troubled air, calves, lambs, pigs, poul-
Try, eggs, butter, cheese, milk, apples, pota-
toes, vegetables COWS, young cattle, oxen,
fat aud working, horses. mules. rakes and
forks, mop aud hoe handles, washing boards,
and churns, stoves, pig iron and marble, IN
a word the mul,ltudInous productions of art
and agriculture; and then, quickly return
lug, bringing in his mighty tram the gold
OF California, the copper of Lake Superb
or, the lead of Missouri the sugar of New
Orleans, the salt Of Liverpool, the wares of
China, the woolvns OF France and Germa-
ny, the silks Of Italy, the spices of India,
the fruits OF Cuba, III short the products of
sea and land, leaving so much for the use
and comfort of each family and individual
as need may be, and occasion requires =
What would they say on finding, from ac-
tual statistics that the potato crop in YER
mont, little while ago utterly inert as an
article of commerce, has become, through
the capabilities and action of the railroads,
a source of revenue equalling nearly if not
exceeding, that derived from the wool crop,
although Vermont is a wool growing State ?
What would they say, on finding the people
of Vermont, though generally short ~ cash
means but little time past, are, now all ca
~ aud independent, and many of them af-
ilueEt; that they have money, and to spare /;
that with It they improve their farms, repair
their buildings, aud rebuild, paint, get car
pets, aud new iuniture and uquipage, buy
books, &c. send their girls and boys 10
school at the academy, the seminary, the
college that the Vermont farmers are as
independent and for all their purposes and
wants, Gun raise money as quick, as the cap
llalisis of Boston and New York since If
the capitalist wishes TO raise money he must
turn over his notes aud stock-cerifcates,
and decide upon which TO sell or hypolhe-
cate, and that day or the next he gets his
money; So on the other hand, if the Yer
mon farmer wishes to raise money, he looks
at thai pile of potatoes, this bin of grain,
that fat sheep, these young cattle, those
great oxen, or these fine horses decides
which TO dispose of, aud that day or the
next, he too has his cash, How different
tins state of thugs than that existing III
their day, aud much further down, when the
farmer had 10 make a long aud hard effort
TO get money enough together to pay his
taxes They wsuld see, furthermore, that
much more is produced and reared IN Yer
mont than formerly, aud for two main rea-
SONS; ist. What paid formerly, pays much
better now what formerly would not pay
at all, nov pays we'll ID Teaming upon
the road, aud carrying passengers Is now
done by locomotives. Que locomotive will
accomplish as much on the road IN % hours
as 400 span Of horses can IN eight days
The horses and oxen, with the drivers aud
grooms, instead OF spending their time and
being worn out on the road, aud eaten up
by expenses, are put 10 producing. The
effect of this change, IN the sum total OF
productions, is almost beyond computation.
Railroads have also done away the necessl-
~ OF the series of taveTns formerly existing
upon public lhoroughfares. They were ne
cessary; but they were an enormous 5lll of
expense to the traveller and producer, who
had to support them. The railroads enable
the producer 10 get rid of this expense,
greatly to his advantage; while the land
lords aud the retinues about them, instead
of living on the producer aud the traveller,
turn TO producing themselves. In this way,
the aggregate production and results which
make up the wealth and resources of the
State, are essentially promoted
Vermont. then, instead of being an in
land out-of.the-way place, as formerly, and
ouhiecta1 IN tho numarans necuDlarv bisa d