Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-01-16

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.rsoroinary. Inc departments IN whicn this !
Iost consp'cnoas are tne mining oi coai
anu ioi, anu .ne lhnnuiao'u'es oi sai. lion,
WOO, anu dls!iiieo nquors' a comparison
S. g. .no ueJoui'a, .n oe"susee vi 'he OniIeu
c.'. anu viz Sea.o s.a.ls'.oc VI 'he ias'
ionr yesiS' s', piescn's very eraulyinS results
drn,;e ,oaowne ~ Is COMPARISON ol ,oa .ne pro,
IeSo,on Iosn vi run, ooai anu sa'' III iofo anu
iooo .''
- OF IRON
/ In 1910 ...............is ese5o ,om. ssss,e,s
In 1850. ................59 10s,50o ions. 311I,0vO
OF coal . ....,.
,s,o Bushels Men Value
IN IN ihsV. 20 So9aoo aSo soeo"S0
or SALT. ~
..I ..- Bushels ,v,l.,.
IN isio''.' 2o79lo sse.aos
l" Is, ,Soo 2oOoooo $4,000
Ihese facts show tEat the production OF
pig IRON mas increased IN the last twenty
years iourtolc, that OF coal hfteenfold, and
that OF salt skiold. This Is far greater
ratio OF growth tha1 that OF population or
OF agricultural proaucoon, ana SHOWS that
inc greatest relative Increase IN INDUSTRY at
the present. time, Is IN the departments OF
mining ana manufactures
Last year the report OF the Commissioner
OF STATISTICS contained summary OF the
eht're industry Of 1ne otate, complied from
'rha 1@u reaa,,,s ., .ne ont.ea Ias. census
cultursf wa. siS9 @ s6T a6o @ 'sbowl;n lnS' a. s II.
crna "a from 1sdo IN 1870 ne nno brnJrad
ner cent and from Isso 70 isSn of n;natn'
eight ner centwtbe whole increase n
twenty wears being inst fonrfold Several
particuiar branches Of Industry and the
Arts. sncb az The nroducts of coal and sai,
and rhe msnufactnre Of clotb;ng and Dis
tiled l;onor, have ;ncreosed in munb
greater great ratio 'N " =" "''''
In viewing these nleas;ng results of rro-
duct;ve indnstrv erhib;t;ne tbe aot;us and
remunerated emnloyment of labor which
confers at once indenendence mon @ tbe'man &
wealth mon tho State we shanId recogn;,a
tLc great i,nnortance of rn.cb;ns,, ood IL y
new and muIti,i;sd fsc;l;t;es of com,r.rco
furnished bv the modern artsof locomnt;on
| or both these Ohio has laraelv ava;lnd bar.
self m. nncIines Co.. fae;haat;n@ arr;o,,l
turo hsra no, MI, b.a,, ,,soJ L,,s FL, :,
a hors hos onf tb % H. s Sta, u' Th r,aue II,
arts of d;s,;lia,;on Of .arnresS;no oils anJ
. of .o,v;nn hr ,nanh;nor', Y,tte othar. ~ -
n,;nor ;,nnnrt, ~ nca have 81, hoar on,niorad
viii great .,ccoss The art bnwovnr ,v5;ch
has a;dsd Ohio more than .nvi ntbsr IL tbs
inn ,nnrovement in locouotnn THIS anrl;a.
more espssi.ll
ii 8 MARKETS AND TRANSPORTATION"
The first want of n State so largely on.
xo.oJ - ox,;o,i,,,o I, s,E.;.n. ,,.rl,o..
~ Sn,u."aj .L 'u.'on. '. - ~ ma. i
LOT itS prooucts, anu the next Is cheep ano
} facile modes of TRANSPORTING those products.
! Markets we have in the incgeasing want OF
cities and manufacturing t6sass OH the At
lantic, and the increasing and now ceaseless
demand of Europe for food. In the early
periods Of the State, these markets wete
almost inaccessible, and agriculture was dis
couraged by the heavy burden imposed by
the cost of transportation. But in no de-
, partment has the State shown greater energy
,, and intelligence than in supplying the i'm.
proved means of locomotion, and thus giving
;; greatly enhanced value to its products. :
! Wise legislation invited capital to our pub
lie works,>and the people promptly and pa
trioticallv met the taxes required, and have
$ State of the same age can produce such al
extent of public improvements, constructed
A for the purposes of agriculture. Some hav,
Q been constructed by the State, some by cor
I porations, and some by private associations
but all contributing to the public wealth
and being commercial facilities within tn
reach of nearly every inhabitant. ~
RoAps. RAILROADS AND cANAIs %
! M. ..,..... of 81, u.;,.oaaa -.
Ihe asglegae ~ ,oaun, eai,, "a aa''fo'uS n'' all
e canaiS' is very neariy aS io'io"s ooo. "a.
sias, Rapnnd. aSCO @ "'e
' Turipikes.-........ s'4Oo q
Common Roads '.'''''','ii''.,'''''''',e7ooo
. These mako seventy-tye thousand nv
!. hundred miles. OF transit lines, independent
% Of the coast lines Of Lake Erie and tn
"a Ohio river, all Of which are accessible t
y vessels in navigable water. 10. !.
The land surface of the State is 40,OO
n square miles, so that there Is one mile {
9, railroad to every thirteen square miles; an
l. a mile and halt OF common road to eac
G. square mile of surface. The. farmers al
le within easy reach OF a road, while the gree'
ID commercial arteries, canals and railroad
lie pass through or near the commercial town
,h Situated between the lakes on the Nortl
and the MOUNTAINS on tae ooutn which con
u9Nn " emc IT, 90
ai aavaulasscs .oi iuse uAGo A sle
S.tmoan ua y ,he East I anJ Vast % mn.t 10th 90 thrnpps ne
10, r|r bsr terr;tnrv @ % or along her borders ri