The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-08
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and Ehrenbrientstein. rste,
The United States has become the bread
market for two continents. These two
great waterfalls, located exactly ut the
proper points, are destined to build the
two great -four cities of the world: It may,
through lack Of enterprise, require years TO
accomplish this great purpose Of nature.
Its success is finally certain. If Richmond
has the enterprise it will very soon be &C.
complished at the falls of the James. We
do not know the capacity of the present
mills at ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS that five mil.
lions@ of bushels would tax them to their
utmost. What, then, is to be done with
the other millions of bushels that will crowd
this road, seeking a market? Has Rich.
mond the enterprise to build mill after mill
until every busbel of tnis great winter
cereal is manufactured within her limits
When this wheat leaves the road charges
accumulate, and it has to be transported to
other points to be converted into -four.
Why not save all these charges and con.
vert it in RichmondY
We have not the statistics to show accu-
rately the winter wheat crop Of the West.
The crop of Ohio in 1869 was twenty-six
and q half millions of bushels. Take this
as basis. We may presume the crop of
Indiana and of Illinois, with their fresh
lands, produced each as much as Ohio.
Iowa and Kentucky combined we will
place at the same. Missouri, Kansas, and
Nebraska, if they do not now, soon will,
whole crop of winter wheat of the West
one hundred and thirty-two and half mill
lions of bushels. This estimate we believe
to be a large one, being exact only as to
Ohio. It is sufficiently accurate to enable
us to see the enormous quantity OF winter
wheat which must, after supplying the
home demand and the Mississippi valley,
seek an outlet on the cheapest route TO the
best market. Is Richmond prepared to
furnish that market? Make a calculation
of the number of laborers, mlllers. clerks,
managers, coopers, drays, and draymen,
with their families, who will be employed
In this immense business, and you
can form faint idea of the great
prosperity that awaits Richmond. Nothing
but capital and enterprise are Wante1 10
arrest this great cereal al its point OF exit,
and make it give employment to the thou
sands who build up cities. If Chicago has
grown within few years to city OF three
hundred thousand inhabitants principally
by the transit of this great cereal through
It's limits, how mnch greater must Hicn-
mond become wheDshe converts 1t into 1louT;
giving empIoyment to thousands of men
where Chicago employed hundreds: Hay.
ing then secured the control OF this great
cereal and it's manufacture into flour, II
through its potent influence, distributed to
all portions of the world, Richmond is not
able to make herself great commercial
city it surely is her own fault. Vessels en-
gagged in the distribution of Richmond flour
| must return laden with the various article:
that enter into and constitute the commerce
| We shall probably resume this subject
md endeavor to suggest other very impor
tant manufactures That Richmond shouiG
, embark in to aid in her future growth
against her deep-water rival, be it on The
York or on the lower james. .-
- RoCKBRIDGE.
*Ghey can grind ak millions now. and the mo
mcnt the supply OF wheat is increased the milling
J power will also be incre ased.-Eds. Dispatch