The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-01-14
!. :RAYENNA, THURSDAY. JAN. IA, 1858.

to the public spirited sgricultUriats BY whom
they were made, in land, labor. and ma.
chinery, is estimsted at not less than 3 l00,'
600. Their results Secure 10 our Sgric6lture
. new plant, the cultivation of which prom.
ises most liberal returns for labor and capi.
tai in the form Of forage, syrup, and, prob
ably, sugar. The culture Of the grape has
also been largely extended; bringing into
most profitable use hill.ides too steep for
other cultivation. ...l ID, srs III .salga
H. MAxUFAcTuREs, Mkct kEIc AR1s, AND MINES.
The value OF the products Of Manufactures sac
and Mechanic ic ATts In 1857, Is estimated
The value OF the produe, Of Mipe', at io'oCo'OOO
To,a, value Of products In 1857 .aal 10000, 600
The value % ., ,Ss 1ns FsdeIai census vas s,S $50
'pG~.ns IN sigst az TeaTs nr'eA'' ~ v 49, 47ass,;4l
y ''s's M. COMMERCE AND xAvroArroS. ~ =
TenMass EeS,e% QUIZ oT ,hem he r0'O .s 1858 toLs
ReisseroJ nd enrolled tonnage in 1855 6,54I g
- o. 1859 57,l00 :"
Increase in ,svcn years 4y,44I +"
vessel. se entered NJ redo Ohio port. from Canada in
rdSS isIS .,. Of them ~ ~ ,..s 7o,sSi +"
Vessels entered same ports from Canada In s..-
Tonno,o NJ them .... ....... 24,4s3 F"
u,h., 7r@ .nas 364
8 !" tonnage >g. ' +at Ss'IH :"
". RAILROADS. -a.-1, .-. 49,.
Miles Of Railroad In operation In 1871 S'e44
M lies in 1854, according to Compendi' oc,
um Of Census hs r s.~ r. ~''O'
Increase in three year. -. '.' - y
Number OF miles constructed in 1875. oSO SO
g in progress: about an ooo ~ ~
Total cost Of Railroads in Ohio 500 GOO 700
Estimated gross receipts .' ' IV'9o0'oO0 '"C' oOO
net .. .r..,, 4,oVVtVoo
According to the Compendium of the
Census, Ohio, had in 1854, more miles OF
railroad in operation than any other State
in the Unon. The same statement sprob.
ably true at this Nme, If SO. the railroads
in Ohio form about uhe eighth Of all rail-
roads in the United States, and more than
one. fifteenth OF oil in the wotld. .,.t'..
y,rxpoRT AND CONSUMPTION, -s., e..
The valne Of vegetable oducs' exported a., con ooo
IN 1857, is estimated at' $2J,SOO 'O9O
The value of animal products ..'- p X4,SNO,uUO
of mineral products -... R,lOO 200
'- g " Of products OF manufactures 20OO0,Vg0
Total exports ... ..-., ,elg-i 10000 ,0On
The total products as above shown are 26 1867 800
Leayius for home consumption at .Ht l9l, ,467 500
These condensed statements exhibit,
clcarly, the immense actual resources of
the State, and inspire just confidence in
her future progress.
! Il will be seen that manufactures and
mines contribute in increasing proportions
to the aggregate Of annual productions
The coal fields of Ohio are nearly equal to
the entire coal fields of Great Britain, and
fully equal to those of all Southern Eu.
rome. This fuct, in connection with the i'm.
mense beds of iron ore so widely diffused
in the State, demonstrates the vast capaci-
tv of Ohio for mineral production and for
manufactures. Sill Ohio is emphatically
an apri ultueal State. The products Of her
farms, during the last year, very latgely ex-
ce, ded in value, the. entire cation. crop isoi
the Un ted States. An interest 80 ilnpor'
tant canno, be too earnestly Commended to
Legislative regard Tm ', "F
The State Boafd Of Agriculture has per-
formed service OF great value in stimulate
ing and promoting agricultural improvement
and ito annual reports add largely to ou'
st, res of ugrit ultural knowledge. But thit
Board cannot do all that should be done Of
! must be done, if we wish to retain our pres
ent agricultural position. respectfully
suggest TO your consideration, the expedi
ency of establishing an agricultural institu
ton for the instruction of the rising gener-
a,iun in those branches Of nowledge wtiiel
pertain especially to the theory and practice
of farming. 1t is thought by persons quail
: fed to Judge, that such an institution coul
be go organized and administered that
would almost, if not altogether, sustain il
; self. No one can doubt that any cost
which it could be the occasion, would b
repaid to the State thousand fold in bene
fs. s,. -.r.@,..av. ,T
While on the side Of industrial develop
ment, there is 80 much to excite gratifca'
: lion and inspire hope, there is another Giles
I of facts essential to q correct estimate OF ou
: condition, which must not be overlooked.
The Commissioner Of Statistics has inst
tuted extensive inquiries, with view to as
+ certain, as accurately as possible, the dsbl
due from the State. from corporations, an
D from individuals. 1t Is obvious that, excep
4 as to debts OF record, il was impossible I
: obtain precise results; but it is believed thu
e the following statement is at least an ap
'' Proclamation to the truth: as. F. y.p-ls
Debts of the State, Foreign and Domestic SIC 40s
;, cGMIpOiisi" MpOisina,ities. Mites nrs aSous ts,6oO s
u ncLss ~ Kailtaad Companies q ,.-ar.4s 50,U0OU
In Judgment Els lv.vOv'O
= q. secured by Recorded Mortgages 50,UO0,O
Is TO Banks and Bankers IS ,O0O, .
| tt nfMerchanta due outside the State l5,0OO,O
y Other individual debts :....., 100000
y Avorsvoto debts Of III descriptions 2sI,4O2,C
y Debt is not always an evil. Loans wiz
]. " invested by the borrower In agencies
y nroductiun, such as lands, mines and impl
!, ments, or Of movement, such ascanals, ra
y roads or steamboats,, often pfford essent
~ aid in The development Of resources, a
!; even create the means Of their ewn liquid
=. - ton. 3. A few of these debts are Of II
y character. g And in many cases the sai
J, =, debt appears more than once.in diffsre
~ forms. Far. the greater part, fer instant
-, of the individual, debts. are due 10 ret
w. merchants, who, in turn, owe the sol
as n money to banks and wholesale dealers. I
:. with every allownnce for these consider
nv tons, this mass OF Indebtedness remains
~ subject Of by no means agreeable coste'
Ie' plation. For it's reduction or extinction
~ must rely on augmented production and
mo creased economy. That these may be 50
60 CO. " relied upon no one cen doubt who und
stands the character OF OUT people. and 2
wv aects upon the fact that this indebtedns
Ut " large as il il, hardly amounts 70 one.hfth
,.a the aggregate property in the State, and
ceeds, only BY a third, the aggregate
go ducts OF ia single year. 4fso .a&. saa.-4 q
''SOSt / have already adveEted To the fnan