The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-07-18
For the Hillsborough Recorder.
WILMINGTON OR NORFOLK ,

7othe Farmers and Miiers Of Orange and Aldmaacs.
In the few words / would here address to
you, II is my object TO present some results
OF sales in the markets OF Wilmington and
Norfolk, and the relative advantages to be
derived from the one o. the other. 1t is to
be presumed that YOU are now debating IN
your minds the question, Is Wilmington a
better market for our produce than Norfolk
Therefore will write as it you had asked me
that question.
There are many reasons why Wilmington
should be patronsed BY you in preference TO
Virginia seaport. II lisa port Of your own.
owned BY North Carolinans, and every arti.
Gle OF produce exported thereirnm gives addi.
tIonul character, Importance and wealth Ia
North Carolina. Nilmingt0nis composed oi
people living under the same laws aud having
the same feelings aud interests with your
selves; while Norfolk is made up Of people
living in different Commonwealth, having
no interests kindred 10 yours, working Tor
! their rownaggraadiZement and caring nothing
| for North arOina or her welfare 50 they get
ysur asur to speculate on. The people of
\ Wilmington, on the other hand, as ! have
! said, are deeply allied to yun IA feeling, in
ierest and kindred blaad; they feel an inte-
rest in the success OF your Railroad. because,
/ il some Uf them are not individual stOckhOld-
crs, they all at least have some Anxiety as TO il
as they are indirectly interested IN it thruugh
the state the money which lhey receive from
you for purchases, indirectly returns to you,
Tor many are there who find sumnar resort
IN yUur dsiisatl1l villages. Agat,, ,,Inncreas.
ing the freight upon the Norm Carnliaa
Railrnad--iiial is, BY encouraging Il to ITS iai
Iength, aud also the Wilmington Weldon
Road to Wiimingion--ynu, q course, increase
the dividend which tic State i, to receive
from these Roads, and thereby, ia some de-
gree, lessen YOUR taxes. II Your own inte-
rests, indirectly, do not influence ynu, wall
see il proof that Wilmington Is bettrr suited
To be your market than Norfolk cannot b.
produced Of a more veighiy character. Ia
accomplish this will cam are sales oi aouf
III b0ti Of iis marheis ifam the returns oi a
merchant. and then compare tie latest Prices
Gurreat ID the 1--we places.
4 merchant forwarded ilour 70 Norfolk and
sold IL follows;
. hbs sNr.. $3.50 pr btl. 1880
Dbl supeTf5e 1890
10 b,rsls 1850
Charge amount /, 1900
Melt proceeds Of 10 lbs. lo7:'i
The same merchant sent 10 Wilmington
a. follows;
is.Bs. .aptriae. SIC ! 1895 ppr I'll. si7s5
5bs. tint, Il;i6 per b5l. 35ss
q biucs .5..5u
Charge :l:iG
Nett prost,is ggs:u
Now to puttbe guilty Of the produce mot,
TO Norfolk 10 have been all supvriine. Then
the bill runs TINS:
y b5ls .upoihnr, 1900 pr hsl. i2noo
Chigca 1899
Nc,l proceeds iOS;gl
Now by ditision We find that this is an ave,
! geofSi0:j9. Thentaking up the WILMINGTON
! return, and leaving out barrels ranked asiine,
! We lind The average ul superlinc 10 b. sin:go
! nhichgiycs the farmer in sending to Whining
ton an advantage Of fifty cents TO the barrel
! Whcn handed the bills by the nbliging ncr.
chant who Nas ~ Kind II IL lend them IL M,
: lie said that hc had given me The one nnst
{ favorable to the Norfolk market. and gave il
as his opinion, from experience, that Will
! minsirn was the best market. Tile freight
/, 70 tie iNo places is very iliIlereni Cor 10 bar.
reis to Norfolk you pay within but small
Z fraction Of two-lhirds what you pay for 2l
{ u Wilmington; aud a. YOU plaidiy see the
{ charges on the lOarc nearly tWo.thirds those
! on the 81
c In conversations which have had with
! some Of yoa, have been tod that Whining
[ ton does not oilrr Tie same advantages Iol
{ profit which N1rialk due,. Now you hayin.
0 advanced this arsumeni, may not assum;
i this point, That II succred in showing ,Ia
svur hume port has eqail i not superior Al
+, vantage 70 tie fv-i -, sol sbuuld iecl ,caf