The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-03-06

Of agricultural production, and vast depos-
sts OF iron ore and coal are foend al"ng the
eastern slope OF the mountains, within con-
vsDieas distaace. Railroads are being open
I'd mp, and all this vast wealth will become
tributary to Richmond, 40 great mannfac-
turing city. Besides This, the day 10 mot far
distant when the sreatess commercial city
on the Atlantic coast will be located where
Norfolk and Portsmouth now stand, at she
moueh OF James river. Here are Hampton
Roads and Lynn Haven Bay, constituting
the finest harbor on he Atlantic coast, ii NOS
In the world. Two ines of railroads and
canals are about to be built which will con-
meet Norfolk with the great west the one
running TO the southwest connecting
with the Mississippi, by the Tennessee
RIVER, and with the Gulf Of Asxseo, BY the
Mobile river. The main line of this route
will be both rail and water to the Mississip-
pi, and will constitute the eastern division OF
the Southern Pacific Railroad, whicn will
place Norfolk nearer TO San Francisco than
New York 10, and by Q rocse uninterrupted
By snow or ice. This route 10 destined to
become the most important Of ell the Pscif-
10 routes.
The other lire will connect BY rail and
water with the Ohio river 40l miles from
Norfolk This will place Omaha about so
miles nearer to Norfolk than to New York,
and grain can be loaded nc any point On the
Mississippi or Missouri rivers, and landed
at Norfolk without breaking bulk. 10 mar
be said that the same can be done to New
York BY q canal from the Mississippi river
10 lake Michigan but the distance 10 much
greater, aoj for at least five months In the
year that route 10 closed BY ice. Thi, south
western route from Norfolk will connect
with over 10000 Of navigsble rivers, and
more than Fl, 900 miles Vt railroad in the
Mississippi Valley. By this route grain will
6e sent 70 Norfolk much cheaper than 10
New York Estimating upon present rates,
the saving would be sixteen cents q bushel
cheaper than by the Pennsylvania railroad
twenty-thres cents by the Baltimore 4 0nio
road, and "a average of twenty cents q
bushel cheaper than on present roads, on
every busbel raised 10 is States. These l6
states produced in 1866, 900, 200, 900 OF
bushels. This would be saving Of S2l8,-
000, 900 10 a single year.
I But lest weary the reader. | will drop
this subject WAT ever others may think
Of It, we are convinced that Norfolk will on,
day be the greatest commercial CITY on the
Atlantic coast, and rs Norfolk grows II
commercial importance, Richmond wall grow
as q manufacturing city.
We left Richmond on the l2th inst, and
reached here on the 18th. TINS city Is bun
upon q sand bill ana 10 in a very dilapluat
ed condition. The people move about Is l
lheir only desire was 70 while away tn
ume-to see how long 1t would take to z
from one place to another. Tue ci,y is CON
pletely under the rule OF the negro; Their
IS no money, consequently no business, o,
enterprise. All men are ldle, because tier
is nothing TO do. the rate OF interest 10 8
high that business men cannot pay It, anI
the financial policy Of the government Is 4
furnish Wall Street with money 10 specu at
upon, while the industry must languIsh al,
dIe, ana working men mus save and z
naked, as plenty Of them 10 in this country
There is q Vast timber country back q
this, aud th.s city should be one of tue bes
Lumber and Turpenune maIkyts IN to
world.
SILce here, we hxve hal very interest
ing mestlng Of those connected with the IL
bor Union. We fad some Uf the very bes
kind VI men here, and never met q NOR
cordial welcome any where. We converse
with number Of intelligent negroes, VIII
were present the meeting they expIesse
themselves well pleased with our views, an
in short time there will be q second l.,
Dor Union in this city, composed exclusive
Iy OF col1red men. II we can succeed
convincing these people that il is their il
terest TO make common cause with us
these great national questions, We will has
power m this part Of the country that wi
snake Wall street out Of its boots.
W. ri y