The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-11-20

lisn. al Ruiher ugdtun Is fully aware ." tbs, ana
euphaIicaIIv endeaVors TO STR mp the people 10
liberal action on this sub act. II snys:
The people Of This county at no time have stood
in as great nee or a Railroad as they do at this
very day. Southern wheat, for the hrs; lime" mas
found ITS way, in large quantities, !" me NE"
York marker, where IL commands higher price
per bu>h,l Than western wheat. This has crTa'ed
a large drmard for it in Snuh"rn markers at An
ndy"nc4 on former prices. E.en h.rr w" feel
me benefit Of ibis demdnd-c1Sh - "!"rrd Tor
) QUO bushels Of wheat, III one dollar p np>hel'
The surplus amount Of The wheat cr"P IN ms
county This season is variru>'y estimated from
81 900 10 so 0n0 hushrls-t"r c"nV"nI"hce we
" III say 40 O0n. THIS wheat nov brings d. hver"h
in the town at the present rates, $4,000 /"
transport this to Chester, 1t cos's ID cents ana
rom Chester 10 Charleston it coS's as much or
more than it would 10 send it by railroad directly
from this place to Wilmington.
Hence n becomes prrccl'y evident IN -! y me
proposed rai!r in op ration, Farmers c''ni"
rr.aIze A. per cent. more for ~h"al than they q"
now, and the buyer renIiz- Just The 'ns profits
he does nov under the present circum>lances'-
tie could Just well afford 10 pay 81 30 or Sl.3o
per bushrl as he can now to pay 81 C"nse-
nuenrly, the farmer who has 100 bushels OF wheat
to dispose Of now receives for 1t only Sl0o,oO'
but had we larIliri"s rf ranSPortrtl"n. he woniJ
realize 3 100. $40 90, or even Sl3)O0; and
n man with 300 hush. Is would receive Tor u, mol
$500 90 hu, 400 90 | Now apply the same
reasoning 10 The 40 900 bushels of wheat tor sale
in this c"uny, ana You will find 'h1t ra'strS m'9n'
realize about SIS 600 more for IN" wheat crop
Than they can unier the present circumstances.
Is it surprising that money is scarce, when me
profits On produce are swniIrwoj up in this way
The same reasoning will apply to he corn crop
aud everything else farmers en- raise TO sell.
Cn the O, her hand, a r,lroad will cheaper AL
most everything the farmer his to buy-par'lcu-
larry groceries in The same ratio; and Sill our
merchants can make the same profs they do now;
and doubtless, for cash or ready pay, they would
be satisfied with less per cent.
We might 60 10 spenk OF The increased value
of real estate o. The impetus t would give to
manufactures of every species; Of The dcyrlOPm" nj
of mineral wealth that abcunds in this county and
| the investment of ca paI here from other states
that will attend the completion OF the enterprise
and render this section Of country, unsnrpaSs' ID
natural bfauty, superior in wealth, prosperity ana
! rcfiuement But to obtain these So desirable al
vanrHgs there must be capral invested. Inc
books are sill open. Let each one ask how much
! he himself can put down, and not how much TINS
or that individual might could or shou'd' put
| down.
! II this spirit is carried out, the road is safe.
| Sine writing the a6ove, he Charlotte Demo
! Graf has come to hand, and notice there Is I"
be a grand barbecue at Monroe, Union county,
on Wednesday. The 2Sh inst, for The purpose Of
obtaining subscriptions to the rod. MeSsrs j.
w. Osborne, J. A. Young, John Walker, Thomas
! S. Ashe, II. w. GuiUn, Commodore Il. f. Stock
ton, Walter L. Steele, r. P. Waring and other
gentlemen expected to address The meeting
| 1t will doubtless be an interesting occasion.
| New RAILROAD PRoJECr.-The people o.
Salem, N. c., thinking of building railroad
from that place High Point or L." xington. in
! Davidson county, distance of Is or 20 miles
where it will inters"ct the North Carolina rail
road. The estimated cost Of building and stock
| ing the Road is $500 600, which ancu n; the PEG.
| pie Of Salem il is stated, could easily raise.
! iMe " eSLCEN ". Z. IL,ttk itUuI.-MI. JnIIIr-