New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-11-10

sells three times over.
But in the third place, our powers OF admiration
will reach their utmost capacity, when we "cdict
from these products the proportions consumed on inc
spot and never carried at all by cana! h~t, car or
vessel; and for this purpose let us look Il ilii4 mo
cultural product of all others the most likely to be
transported and thus to enter into internal commerce
is wheat. OF this commodity thirty-nnc millions OF
bushels were produced last year by the live states
west of New York surrounding the lakes, but only
eighteen millions found their way i'll an shape to the
canals OF New York. or the one hundred and eighty
five millions Of bushels of in the same district
onIv ten millions reached Buffalo, or the 3l2G,oO0
tons of grass produced by that splendid group OF
grazing States, and returned as ''my III The census,
not one cents worth entered THIS state
And 50 of the factory and the workshop. Does mol
every know how little OF the great aggregate Of
the shoes, the hats, of tn" tin, tie ron AID "Qcn
ware. and the nunberlcss other commodities winch
nation uses is ever carried ont OF the local districts
where they are manufactured? The south it Is true,
take largely of these ntrinsicLl pr1iuet Nos
sbly from the whole o! New Hn9ldlH "Ac huIdred or
one hundred and fifty millions; but the whole amount
Of those products transported into other portions O!
the Union either by canal boat Cor co4stlng VS.
sell does not exceed two hundred millions. The pre-
else amount can be asccrailcd l'y an inquiry Udcr
the authority Of Congress, and respectfully request
your influence to cause it to lie iEad" 1t must be
obvious that it is only the surplus IF agr, Etufal and
mechanical products not needed For home conSutnl'
tnn which ever enters into commerce, or l. transport
! cd commercial channels. IL IS ar@e c>tl-
mate to co mputc that "ntthrd OF al tie product Is
surplus, but ii il is, it amounts only ~ "hcthru Of
S. 100 81 OG3, and that is lromtly not lar nom
the real amount carried by on canals, railways and
! cOaStnr vessels.
What then becomes of YOUR tabEiq,- creation Of
.977 millions: Tie reality does not exceed 1000 OF
! 1900 at the utmost, and the residue nothing but
un;,Iultelltcd noonshine. 4 celebrated wit declared
it to be the Office of the political orator to ill With
gas the huge balloon OF party. The duty and the
b,st employment OF :, fossil is to furnish the bal
last for bringing the crOnaIt safely down 10 earth.
And here would ain stop, but that you assure me
that you have in reserve statistical performances yr
astounding for have you not jlc,: Inc with dis
may by the declaration that from the accurate and
complete statistical returns We could AWtnnen-
sions FAR MORE SURPRISING than that which lrs
startled me!n Permit me to suggest tAaI the cur
tain may not rise upon the second Art UHt!! we have
family finished the examination Of the first We have
gone but hastily over the general Outline d The 60.
lDSa structure which you have reared Tor oar esPcrai
wonder. Let sNrycy it a it'll" nor" carefully
in detail. \ thorough criticism Of lis work is the
tribute which the architect most desires,
The vast pyruIndll pile now under Inspection con-
si,ts If three grand divisions the first u railway
commerce. value 1l4i millions the sntpill Ot canal
commerce. value 1881 millions the thirt CT coast
ing commerce, value 1881 milI"lr-tJt1 o'41 mil
lions.
And first Of the railways. IoH assert tlt they
cGuy an average quantity Of 1000 Ions pr nu!c, eN
elusive Of Goa. and ir9nthat this freight is worth
800 per ton, and consequently that oar -lI II mics
of railway carry 900 toiN, "oIt FL it000,-
600. The arithmetic is very plain, and j""omes
surprisingly easy when We hu'c "A" @.Ac,i!' A'Ie7
awkwarly to check our tulttet Il ltEitr p fancy.
But there happens t" be a FACT i" yo'ir way and It
may come in contact with your airy castle somewhat
rllely. The actual retar> ri railway |t'ehIt SHOW
that the gross receipts Of them nii during the year
~jj were hut 50,jjt O0o. OF THIS At least halt wI5
for Passengers i,Iylnc but $l121I "01 !'r freight.
Now il you correct in dS'HrI1"E i"t N" fNI%ht
of commodity Is o"'c'EhM I" ~ N"' fh@h 'le 10
tai y;lIc thus transported Wa eight tA"@ j"ty in-
lions vr $40 millions Your estimate at H!Ir-Iih X,
however, too lrGe--one-teAthis HcrcrIh" trnfh.au4
the yaIuc .tuil.r carried may have been Uni M. iions
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