Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-05-19

activity in raising heavy produce, by the
very difficulties attending its transportation.
But only let Railroad be bultthrough the
country TO some convenient point, and con-
Meeting with Baltimore, and what becomes
of all the above difficulties? 1t will then
take but en- exceedingly short time to reach
the market there will be no risk whatever
attendant upon The transportation; and the
road will, unlike the river, be always open,
and always ready for the transmission of
produce. We would have no need then of
any very great hurry npacking and hasten
ing our crops to the landings-but we could
keep our produce al home almos, 10 the
very las, moment, and then get it to market
in full ,ime-and we will then have those
facilities for anticipating the market, tina,
will jus! reverse the present positions Of the
planters and commission merchants, that is
so much complained of by the first mention
ed class.
But the rapid transmission of our heavier
produce is not the only advantage likely to
result from the completion Of this road. 1t
is notorious fact, that heavy crops do no,
always produce heavy profits. There are
many who think tina. the day has now gone
by, when much cen be made in this region
by large crops of Tobacco and grain. The
opening Of passage westward Of Kentucky,
and The great facilities offered 10 Virginia
and Ohio, have almost overrun our efforts
entirely. ], is thought that we cannot pos
sibly compete with these States, who are
fresher than we are in the race, and that the
| culture Of Tobacco must soon cease to be
| of profit, as it has long ago ceased to be a
pleasure, TO our planters generally. Wha,
then does good-sense and prudence suggest
in such events as these? Why, msniIeslly.
natural reason teaches us that ace should
abandon our old standby crops, and TURN
our attention 10 others Of more profit in this
new state Of affairs. Suppose, now, that our
farmers should be convinced generally, (as
many Of Them, as individuals, are,) that more
money is to be made by raising extensive
crops Of vegetables, by pssiursge or culliva,-
ing fruit Where would be the less. OPP
portunly for getting their new produce to
marke. as rapidly as it would have, of ne
cessily, to go? But only introduce Rail-
road-only let q Locomotive once pass
through our country, and the whole difficult
ty is solved. Not only will it afford an
egress for the larger crops, but i, will be a
healthy and profitable drain for our surplus
vegetables that are now wasting on our
hands. Who can tell how many bushels
of fine potatoes and peaches, apples and
other delicacies are abs olutely araSted in this
county, because we really do no, know VIVA,
10 do with them? But if we could sell
them, we would not only cease to araste {:
we ould take particular and increased pains
to raise1Rem for market Particularly w
;s .his i.~ha. s.,e-.---.-.se 7OTT:s,ss,s
vegetables, such as turnips and potatoes,
which may be coined in this county ra-
pidly as money in mint, end with hardly
less profit. Again, we are firmly convinced
tha, in little while-aye, even now, i'm
mense fortunes may be realized by raising
cattle for the Baltimore and other northern
markets. Who can doubt but our bacon
would bring better price than the western,
and that market will be found for all we
can produce And there does not seem to
be much more doubt, that a ready and rea-
sonable demand would exist for all the cat
tie we could raise. Now, il is impo ible
thu, our country can become proficien, in
such pr oductions, without q railroad TO place
i, in immediate connexion with some large
city. For vegetables and such like produce
may not be delay ed-,he market will no,
wait for them, but they must be ready for
the market
So that for them this railroad we will be
likely to reap so great advantages. We viii!
have ready and rapid transit for our heavy
crops and our surplus of lighter crops-and
in case the former should ever be abandon
ed, we will be able TO enter into new field
of enterprise, more profitable, while i, is
ienfold more inviting than the old one.
Above all, we earnestly and anxiously
look forward to the building of this road,
because it will infuse spirit Of life and ami
nation in our county. 1t will arouse pub
lie spirit. |! will awake up our people, by
what can almost move mountains, the pros
pect of gain. ]. will foster enterprise and
activly-it will introduce q new and stir.
ring population, who will settle upon our
poor land, and make it equal 10 the riches,
In a word il will change the whole face o.
the county, and be the greatest moier Of It's
true prosperity. This is a scheme which
seems to promise all good end no evil. To
those who own property, it promises in
creased gain from it; and 10 those who are
w,hou, it, i, promises the possession fpro'
perry itself. 1t thus seems likely to accom-
plsh tina. very difficult, feat, striven for in
vain by false political theorists, of making
the poor 10 be rich, and the rich still richer
Putting together, then, all these advan
tages-facilities for regulating .ransporta
,lon of heavy produce a drain for what WI
are now wasting; ability to shift from heav,
to light produce, with advantage; ability te
change even from agriculture TO manulac
lures, if necessary grea, facilities for travel
and, above, all, the infusion of life and bus,
activity into our mIdst-pulling ell 'hes'
things together, we affirm this scheme to b.
,yo,,h ~ oC m hect enerOIes of our citizens