The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-06-23
Communications
For Tile Cecil Tjhic.
Eastern Shore Branch Railroads.

MR. EDIroR The last Legislature having
granted what presume they call an Inter
nal Improvement hill for the benefit Of the
Eastern Shore counties of Maryland. learn
from the public prints that several of the
different Branch Railroad Companies are
organizing for commencing operations on their
respective roads. Gen. TIlghman has. for
sometime. had quite large force upon his
road, which will connect with the Delaware
Railroad at or near the SMYRNA station. The
people of Cecil and kent, | have understood,
are threatening to move in the matter of
road which, 1t is thought, will connect with
the Delaware road at Middetown station,
and cross the SaSsairaS at or near Frederick
:own, IN route to an eligible point on the
waters of the Chesapeake Bay for steam.
boat connection with Baltimore. with
Branch leading from this road to Chester
town. The travel and freight on these sew
eral roads now being projected 1t is thought
will pay an interest on the COST Of construc
ton if we may Judge from the business now
being done on the pcninsular grand trunk
road. las the Delaware Railroad may be
call,d) particularly as to the busiacss done
at MIddlctown station. See the annual
report Of the Board OF Directors. for the ten
months of 1850, ending 3lst of October last
One thing is very certain if these roads
would not pay an actual cash dividend to the
stockholders, they will pay heavy ndireci
dirMcnd from the increased value of land and
other property, through OF near which the
routes or roads will pass; from the facilities
that will be afforded in getting lime, (,hat all
important article for the improvement of that
champaign country through which these roads
~ill all pass J materials for fencing and
building purposes. for the improvement and
establishment of their farms; together with
the merchandise; and also the getting away
to market. at all times of the season. the
numerous products Of the farm, which they
may have to sell at times best suited to their
being marketed. the luscious peaches winch
grow or the Eastern Shore in the most 1rofusc
abundance, and Of the hest quality: aud
those indispensable, cash COMMANDING cereals,
uheoi, 1eHoW corn. &C.. all of which fiid Il
ready market in the fas: improving manu-
featuring district of the Northern States
Which markets will be greatly increased at
once, if the Tariff bill now before Congress
shall pass the present session. No branch
of American industry is so much benefited
by a hieh-h,c highest kind Of a tariff as the
farmers. end no farmers are more benefited
than the farmers of the Peninsula, from their
being IN such close proximity to the great
manufacturing districts of New England. -
Eep"tI'c0hs, Jack. as they are SAID to be- it is
they that cat our corn and our wheat. None
comparatively, 60 to England Whilst every
bale of cotton manufactured in New Eng
land requires | /. bushels Of wheat for starch
and sizing. and for every one million of bales
so manufactured 6 200, 600 Of people are sub
sisted (which will in turn require 80 600.
a ~ 1 n
bushels TO each individual. l repeat, then,
that no class of people are so much benefited
by high tariffs and good roads as the lilcrs
OF tie ol,-mcn who produce the cotoa
1roci. .tar, Sc., the raw material for the
operators to work upon, and the breadStufs
and provisions to feed them, together with
the tobacco they Chew. and as Marshal Ryn-
dcrs viii have 1t, the WhiSku which they
drink. The very nature of the institutions
of the southern section Of our country is such
as. for \ long time. to preclude a very ex.
tended system Of manufacturing establish.
,nents. Our lands and labor are both well
adapted to the growing Of the products of the
farm. which will pay our people much better
than TO invest our money, and change our
labor to the manufacturing business, provided
We can get good ready home makct Of easy
access 10 it. and these Railroads, when com.
pleted, will furnish the means to insure that
But why should the legislature stop short
with approprialing the uncxpended balance
Of the one million that was granted to the
Eastern Shore some IS years ago. portion
OF which was expended in locating and gra-
ding grand Peninsnlar trunk Railroad
which ought then to have been completed. -
Had 1t then been finished il would have for
ever superseded the necessity for the con-
struction of the Delaware grand Peninsular
trunk Railroad, now in such successful oper-
alton.
The Eastern Shore road rs located by Gen.
Emory.-a son Of Mary land, now Of the U.