Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-02-25

4,O98,6l7 l65,67O, 1873
III ten years.
This is certainly very curious calculation. The in
ference that there in the country persons who have
eaten nothing in the last ten years, because they have
not manufactured iron, but they had manufactured
non they would have eaten 6567O 1873 bushels OF
more than they have done. Certainly ii more absurd
theory cOnld not we'll be offered to the community
There is no portion of the American community which
has not eaten much requisite, and as far us
home market for farm produce has been srrvceable
to the producers of food it has been supplied to such
extent that flour for several years ruled So per bb
that is say the demand has been greater than the pro-
ducton AS consequence the farm interest has been
in q very aOursng condition. much So that it has
led to land specuatons that have ended in Disaster
Had there not been an ounce OF iron imported there
could not have been bushe of wheat more eaten in the
country, any greater consumption have been brought
about Of any other domestic products The production
OF iron any Oer article requires capital skill and la
bor. Iron is abundant in the country but capital
aud skill requisite to make and fashion it, There are
thousand other enterprises III the country that require de-
velopement-all wait the requisite capital 1t is Only
IN old country where centuries of labor have
lated capital, that costly enterprises-ke the manuac
ture OF railroad ron--can be undertaken. Hence in
countries where the soil and labor only required
Tor their production materials and food ef
fectivey produced aud exchanged Tor the manufactures
of the old countries Mr. Bger Says tn in ten years
1872 400 tons OF rails, worth $4,000 000 pOr-
ted That quantity seems not to be very large when we
ref ct that $500 600 spent for railroads. aud
5000 miles laid and put in operation that operation
Thus, according the Railroad Journal, there was in
1876, Ash miles of road in operation in 1857, 3d.
l6l mlles-Hcreasc l9,250 Allowing the weight to
bc 10 lbs. to the yard would have been required
2,3l UUUQ lUus o railroad bars, allowing the l925O
nlirs road to have been all single tr.ck. Accept
ing Mi. Bigers figures, then 6nd ST. 544 tons
OF domestic rails used, about "A per cen and IS
per imported. Now when reflect that the mode
OF JhtSpf raj IN nf
railroad company at low figure for The iron at high
pCe to concerns OF lmmtSne capital III England,
ut that the product of any such Of iron
IN this country was impossible. w at the conse-
qonce or procuring those rails !-ceralny give that
large employment to thousands OF Iaburers in building
the roads, in building cars depots and all the accessories
ot railroad working, which not imported The sub
scribed money distributed through the workers to
the farmers, who sold their produce hand to persons
wlo were building roads to open their farming distant
mai kets Had railroad iron bars been proh bed there
could not have been Onethird the existing roads put in
operation, and the wealth that has been distributed
through every branch Of manufactures connected l
them would have had Otter employment The interest
winch has been most bent htte by the mJIJ Of rails
has betu the iron interest," the facility Tor building
OadswEich the import of iron has held out-caused
demand in the ratio OF tour times The quantity Of dones
tic iron, for Cars, Wheels &c, &c.
GEN JACKsoSs RETURN TO rENSEssEE-Jutge
ration OF the jackson statue at Memphis, selected The
following touching incident CONCERNING Jacksons r-Iurr
from Washington 10 Tennessee, in 1897: =
The day OF his return, said TIE speaker, HE one
OF The must memorable cf my lis old friends
aud companions determined TO give rim public recep
-: hey met together, appointed their number
i address, and started TO meet him. Tht
",. and boys of our city, followed their exam
-, ,!r their arrangements, and appointed be
: sp .nan. We met him in the cc'iars Lebanon
The ~ ranged in front t. bays the rear
lie got Of his carriage, listened coureuusy to th
address of Judge Campbell replied happily and shool
hands with his old associates. He then drew near t
u.s. stepped forward spoke few words of kindness
and wound up by saying, that the children of his oc
soldiers AMI friends welcomed him hone and were ready
to serve under bis banner His frame shook be oowet
down his head and while the rolled down his age
cheeks be replied could have stood all but this Ii
is too much too much + The crowd gathered arount
and for few moments there general outburst Q
sympathy and tears.