The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-11-27
TRADE WITH MARYSVILLE.

Sierra turnpike, uses the following Ian
guage
" There is why Marysville should hot have
the tctoe Of the trade of all the rich mining localities
with which this road would briug us in contact The
work finished, and the railroad completed between this
point and Vallejo Marysville would indeed bound for
ward in the path of prosperity, and her wealth and
commercial Importance be established upon immovable
| foundations"
That is it exactly; Marysville wants
the railroad. That completed, she will
command the entire trade of other pla-
ces than those which are along the line
of the proposed road through Sierra and
Yuba counties. There are several towns
in NeUada county the trade of which
would naturally go to Marysviile did not
their merchants find superior induce
ments elsewhere. French Corral, Sweet
land, San Juan, Cherokee, and Hum
bug, not to speak of other towns further
up the ridge and of numerous small mi
ming camps, are all nearer to Marysville,
by nearly one half, than to Sacramento,
yet they mostly trade with the latter
place-of course, because they can there
buy the cheapest These places would
all find it to their interest to purchase
goods at the nearest market, if they
could do it to as good an advantage as
elsewhere. North San Juan, for in
stance, we are satisfied, would prefer
to give her custom to the city with
which she is most nearly, directly, and
conveniently connected. And the trade
Of our town is an item worth securing.
The place contains about fifty stores,
hotels, saloons, and shops of different
kinds, all of which buy more or less
goods at the lower cities. Some trade
at San Francisco, but the bulk of traffic
is with Sacramento. Marysville gets a
comparatively small share of our custom,
though of late she receives more than
formerly. Nearly all the -four we con-
sumo is bought there, and made there !;
it is the best and cheapest we can get.
Mr.. Seely hauled up 40 tons of it in
two weeks recently. His miscellaneous
freight will amount in the aggregate to
about 20 tons week and this consti-
tutes nearly all our trade with Marys-
vile. The two places are connected by
one of the very best roads in the State,
are only about IS miles apart, enjoy
daily communication with one another
through the medium of an excellent
stage line which sends branches to sew
eral towns above this, and will soon be
more closely united by regular daily
mail; hence there is every reason why
they shonld be partners in trade. It
looks little like lack of enterprise that
Marysville did not long ago secure the
custom of every merchant on this ridge
If she wants to secure it now, she must
sell as low as other places do. To that
end, she must build that long-talked-of
railroad, and thus reduce the cost of
transportation on all articles which she
is compelled to import. This would en-
able her to compete successfully with
the lower cities, and make her the nu-
cleus of an extensive amount of travel
which now pursues another direction.
But Marysville wants the railroad for
other reasons. She is the center of a
rich agricultural region for which she
would be the readiest market, if in pos
session of speedy and regular communi-
cation with other places by means of the
freight-reducing iron track.
The foothills of Yuba county, al
though now barely prospected, will yet
contain numerous populous mining towns
and, where not available for mining pur-
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poses, will be covered with productive
gardens, orchards, and vineyards; and
this region will need branch of the
railroad. This is looking ahead some
time, to be sure, but we believe our Wis
ion is not deceitful.
We would like to see Marysville take
the rank that belongs to her, not only
for her own sake, but for the reason that
her growth and prosperity will benefit
every town in this vicinity. The Yuba
ridges will yet produce something be-
sides gold, and will then need such a
market as Marysville might be, if she