Demoine courier., 1856-03-27

sys Peisoeys oho icCitbs
deep interest IL the early com pletion Of
the Burlington & Missouri river railroad
and consequent prosperity OF the coun
~. induce me TO present. 10 the voters of
Wapello county some thoughts and rea.
sons in favor Of the county subscribing
an additional 500. 900 towards the com
pletion of that road. There are one or
TWO considerations why This county
should vote afirm,iively upon the road
proposition. ls':-We need the road.
No one doubts but that q railroad COM
pleted 10 The De Nome river from Bur
linglon on tho N ississippi river. thu.
giving us an uninterrupted railroad cor.
nec:ioa with New York. Philadelphia.
Boston. and other Eastern Gill es, would
be Of vital and inc alculable advantage to
U cilizsrs-and why? Wopel!o during
the white: of 1866 drove and packed
not less than 10000 head of IA, hogs-
averaging no. less than 200 lbs. per hog
-or making IN The aggregate 5000. 900
lbs oil pork drove and packed from ant
in WaPello county. l mean that there
has been this number Of pounds Of sur
plus pork raised in the countysix mill.
ion poand'-rhis pork here, is worth
say 4 Gle. per pound, not more, certainly
-or an aggregate SUN Of 240. oO0,-
The surplus pork th.n, which was rails
ed by the farmers of this county and dis
posed OF, was worth TO them here, Two
hundred and forty thousand collars,
(s240. 0O0.)
This same amount of pork. ia New
York, would have brought II cents ser
pound, or -Four hnLdred and fity thou
saad dollars t45o,OOO.) maxim a differ
ence in the aggregate value Of 10000
head of hogs here, and at New York, OF
$4,000, From this SUN, should be
deducted the cos. of transportation from
here to New York, say 50. per head. or
for the 10000 hogs $50. 600. and il
leaves q nett balance OF $l2O. 600 on the
one item Of pork. Thi. mmen,e sun,
10 . total loss 10 the farmers OF this Co.
by reason Of their selling :heir surplus
here. instead Of Transporting it,. as they
would, if we had our road to New
York. The farmers nigh. just as well
make this immense profit on the sale Of
their pork, az 10 allow pork merchants
from New York. Boston, and o,her cit
les TO come in here and buy a. 81. per
hundred, and take il of and sell at $7aa,
per hundred, and the only reason why
our farmers 90 not make this saving to
themselves, is. that they have no means
of safe, sure and speedy transportation.
Then 10 i, not obvious to oil tina, the
county had better pay out 100000, alb
solu'ely, and get nc o;rec. equivalent in
stock, .sd by so doing &c, the road, than
not TO have il.
1t must be borne in mind. that the
same calculation with reference 10 any
other article OF produce which the far
mer has 10 dispose oh, 10 true, though
perhaps not 10 the same extent Corn.
oats, hay, wheat, beef &c. are raised in
great abundance, and will bear transpor.
ta.ion TO . more remunera,ing market.-
All the prof. which is made in these va
rious articles of surplus which our far
mers have SO abunda ntly to dispose Of.
might just as surely be made by. and
saved TO the farm ers themselves. as the
procuce merchant " no comes from the
cities, and purchases here a. low prices.
What 10 true Of exports, is alike true Of
imports. With the ruad. every thing
which the farmer produces, and which
he has to sell wonld command a much
higher price, and every article which he
would have 10 buy, he would get al q
much less price. So that with the road
the iarmers, he great producing class Of
community, are doubiy in.eres.ed.-
Then how is j, .ha, any o Of that
class ran be found 10 oppose an enter
prise 80 much 10 their advantage.
This view Of the question. I appre-
bend. will very readily be accedsd to as
correct, but they say:-The snor mous
tax which is TO follow the issuance Of
another 500 900 Of bonds, will smash
US. This brings me TO the I'd, conside'
ration involved in the subject. Will the
road psyl II il will, then no money
will have to be furnished by the people
10 pay principal or interest, bu, The road
itself will pa, its own debt. II THE
.rne! The mos. satisfactory answe. pos
sible can be given 10 this question:
There 10 not a distric. of country Of the
came extent. as that between this place
and Burlington, thai is superior 10 il, ia