Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-01-27

promise them a blessing in return, such
as naked prayer can never win. Our al
loted space is full. Let each try the eX-
pertinent.
RE- The business of Pomeroy, depend
ing as it does, to great extent, on the state
of the river, has necessarily felt an incon-
venicnce, if not partial depression from
the long suspension Of navigation. There
is now perhaps half a million of dollars in
the form of coal, salt, iron and -four, wait
ing shipment; and many are beginning to
feelthe need of tile money thus locked up
and Withdrawn from circulation. This in
convenience will be felt periodically so long
as our people depend so largely on their
present sources OF wealth. But this is not
absolutely necessary. We think we can
indicate change that will remedy the evil.
But we are bound in honesty to say that we
do not claim originality for the proposition.
1t has been suggested to us while looking
over our files of exchanges, and seeing the
fiourishing condition of the trade Of other
towns Of our happy country. We shall
note the sources of their prosperity as given
by themselves, and leave our business men
to profit by their example, or continue in
the old routine, as to them shall seem best.
Take Richmond, in our sister State of
Virginia, as an example. The leading men
Of that thriving town do not rely upon the
means we do here for their wealth, and are
not, therefore, affected by the state of the
elements as we are. A long and able arti-
Gle in one of her leading journals, giving a
glowing prophecy of the future, founded
on review of the result of the last years
business, says that Messrs. Dickerson,
Hill & Co., auctioneers of that city, during
the year 1856, just closed, sold publicly
property to the amount Of more than two
millions of dollars That her other lead
ing houses in the same business operated
largely and successfully; and that the
amount of property thus sold at public auc-
ton in that town was more than four mil
lion dollars This enormous sum was re-
allied, not from property like coal, salt,
iron, DC, which costs nearly its market
value to produce. And herein is manifest
ed the business tact and financial superior
ity of our brethren of that town over the
less ,euterpli5ing people of this place This
immense sum, more than quadruple the
entire amount of all our productions, was
wholly realized from the sale of the me-
chanics, farmers, LaJOrerS, and preacherS,
together with their wives and children, who
were not particularly needed in that State
The same paper informs us that many Of
the mechanics, as frst-rate carpenters,
bricklayers, blacksmiths, &C., brought
from $4,000 to $4,000 each! Farmers
and common laborers from 81 200 to 81,
800 each! Ordinary women brought from
$500 to 8 500; and some beautiful, fancy
articles as high as $4,000 each Children
from one to seven years old brought from
$500 to $500; and girls under ten, from
5000 to $500, according to the quality of
the aaticle BUTT would fill our paper to
give full abstract of the article, and this
is only specimen.
Now il is not right to envy the prosper
GUS state of our ncighbors, but being our
brethren, it is our privilege to profit if we
can by their example. We do not know
whether majority of our people are yet
ready to adopt that kind of trade, but from
the fact that many ofthem voted at the late
election, virtually to extend the business
into Kansas and other territories, it may
be that they are prepared to introduce it
tere. If this kind of traffic can be substi,
tuted for that now carried on, the business
of our town will not be so dependent upon
the state of navigation. And besides,
nearly the whole proceeds will be clear
profits
Suppose there are 200 good mechanics
in Pomeroy and vicinity: these, at So, 2,ooC
each, would bring 100000. Their wives
say half as much, 100000. Their chill
dren, suppose them to average three to s
family, at $500 each, $4,000. Here is
tie very respectable sum of $4,000
Mt once Adj to this She far large