Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-01-04
RICHMOND ENQuER & &.
DIRECT rRaDE-lrS VALUE TO FARMERS AND


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DIRECT IRADE-lrS VALUE TO FAhMhho AM
PLANTERS.
In former article we have noted the value oil lnhs IN
hos. which have trade by steamers Win
C,o,c ana ,lr value oi lands in Virginia While our lands
orc equally ;rle and climate better for the preserrs-
ton of heal H. have that the average value "i ahcS
in massachusetts, New York and Penns, van'a, Is sly u
per acre While the value OF Virginia land Is "c'
S. 81 per acre. Why is it that the LANDS OF these Siaes ae
worth ;lan three and half times as much ours "
have heard said that il is owing 10 the rail fouus III O
States 10 show this is not the case lei Us c'p'i'
the lengths o the roads made and in process OF mailing N
cact Of these States:
New York has made and in progress ie2- miles
massachusetts,, "
Virginia, no
It's true that the proportion Of completed roads IN the
three first States rather greater than IN our '"h ou "he'
we lake into that for every mile oil completed
| rail road which
Virginia has she has population OF 2so $50,
| Pennsylvania it
New York iiio
and that our roads directly through HE n'Si denst
popua,eL portions of the State il would induce the belief
that our lands should therefore be more valuable than theirs
and this would certainly be people had The
toreivn outlet for their produce thercorc direct trade
alone and that by scam that has created this enormous
difference in value Let US evidence Of this take The
average product of middle class farm u State at the
following which is perhaps, as we can arrive al ii:
Produce. Value IN our market - Value IN The markets
shipping por. where there ar" steamers
500 bushels corn 6S bus S3lO 50 CTS per bus SlU
roo wheat S5 255 los I" 52i
$500 lbs best tobacco Gets per h. 25 u per To- 800
$50 s!,22l
These arc the actua! values the present times and il is
thus shown that in single year The income Of the farmer
and planter would be increased fifty per cent, actually
and practically doubling The value Of his land in years
for it must be understood that there here additional Ia
Dor TO pay r-he product of the soil being increased
in value by the facility only with which il is placed TO-
reign market by direc.ness OF intercourse Can there be
stronger fact presented 10 people? This concerns The
farmers and planters directly and they not class 10 be
foJeul of their interests Connected with this, there is
consideration which belongs 10 the business men, The
great demand for Virginia flour is in South America and the
West Indies but only receive half the benefit tom
this The -four may be out 10 supply The demand and
the return raue only finds its way 10 Virginia There
no return shipmen, OF coffee dye s!u Spices and tie
variety of other valuable articles which those counties pro-
duce We have market for them, because we have no
direct foreign trade Let but line Of steamers be estab
ished only direct trade 10 Europe but direct trade
10 South America will follow, and we shall reap the double
profit upon the shipment and the cargo. Every ar
Gle produced South America finds ready ard rapid sale
in Belgium ard in the States of the Lollvercn and
will as an evidence of this give in future article the
sumption not only products but also those Of
South America, in those States.
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