The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-06-08
THE DAY BOOK.

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Morth Carolina-Our Commercial Ally.
The constructor, of the Dismal Swamp
Canal and that OF the Albemarle and Chesa-
r,eake. together with the Seaooaro anu moan
oke Railroad, are very substantial evidences
of the conviction entertained oy the people o.
tbs contiguous sections OF Virginia ana North
carol;na of the intimate commercial relations
,AAich exist between them, ana Wmch are
thus brought intoa close artlhclai counoc-
flor. Their relationship was already ma
ai1al Art and enterprise have made this
more rseiprocally beneficial our COM
NON harbor' has been made as available Tor
Fsatern North Carolina, by the two great
80. 80. line improvements which tap her, as it
" e. onr.elvss--so that our harbor is for all
oo,o-oerc,al purposes, her harbor, But all
has not ,been1dons which ought to be done IN
rider ID unite us still closer bycomrnerclal Y
Sasafss 1sA steam line Of boatsis desirable
rom New Berne and Washington as well as
froua, Williamson, especially ID view 81 the
road which is contemplated, and OF whacn
Williamson will form one OF the tsTm'ns.
These steam lines are rendered now most de7i
s,rable If we are really in earnest upon the
subject Of direct trade already inaugurated by
tbe Ephes,,s. which is now dscharging cargo
at one of our wharves. IF there, ever was
time when we should energise and put forth
ali our efforts. it is now, Notwithstanding what
may be said of our unsettled political condl-
One Of our main reances for the sustenance
Of this trade is upon the section of the Old
North State with which We are so closely
Connected and identified There are, 1t may
ha said at least eighteen counties contiguous
to the Sounds Of Albemarle and Pamlico,
and watered by the Pasquotank, the Chowan,
the Roanoke. and the Tar rivers, which are,
with us. ultimately interested in the success
Of our commercial prosperity. Other coun-
ties further to the west and south, are like
wise more or less interested. The eighteen
counties, to which we make reference, lie
some Of them, north of Albemarle Sound, st1d
are bounded on the west BY the Chowan Nv
er Others are between this latter and tie
Roanoke While Others lie between Abe
marie and Psmlico Sounds, and the portion
Of country pefmeated by the Roanoke and
Tar rivers, and the streams which form their
tributaries These prolific counties are rich
In products, which enter largely into the ele-
msnts which form the commerce of the world.
They produce the staple commodties-cot-
ton tobacco, naval stores. -four, meal, fish.
Indian corn lumber, peas, beans, wine,
faxseed, butter, cheese, beeswax, and honey
the production of which may be increased to
large extent. Indeed, these products have
been increased The county of Edgecombe,
which, decade of years ago or more, produced
only few thousand bales of cotton, has pro-
duced az many as twenty thousand, and so,
doubtless, Of other products in this and other
counties g-
1t is reasonable to presume that the section
Of North Carolina to which we have special
reference, did, up to the commencement of
the war, increase the amount of its products,
because we know that the State did so-and
If the State at large, then these in proportion,
for it is a prolific region and was possessed of
facilities Of conveying its products to market.
The population of the State within the last
decade up to 1850, had increased about one
hundred and twenty-four Thousand, and the
eighteen counties partook of that increase to
the extent Of upwards of eleven thousand five
hundred. The annual value of the North
Carolina fisheries was upwards of one hum
dred thousand, a portion Of the region Of
country tapped by our lines of communication
largely interested in this source of reve-
hue. The Old North State had also increased
her product of ginned cotton to the extent Of
nearly ninety-fve thousand bales Of four hum
dred pounds each, having produced in 1850,
upwards Of one hundred and forty-ive thous-
and i've hundred bales. Her tobacco, likewise,
from having been about twelve millions of
pounds was raised to nearly thirty three mil
lions. her flour and meal were increased one
hundred and twenty five per cent. Indeed
there was an increase in all the productions
Of her soil. This enhanced the value of her
iarms which were increased enormously-and
30 likewise Of her farming implements and
machinery. Her wheat was more than doftb-
y increasedss reaching to upwards of million
and half bushels-aud her indian corn up
wards Of two million bushels. And so Of
many other articles which we have not space
at present to dwell upon. Thisis the great
state that we must look to as an able ally In
Our common resucitation and with which we
must form all the lines of intercommunica-
non which promise to contribute to our mu-
tua wealth and prosperity. Our two canals
W. dssd thousand Of her population, the adult
portion Of s1ichis chiefly engaged In agricul-
sars. It rest with our merchants to see that
thew arc oxod