The Van Buren press., 1873-07-22


of 100000
AND STILL ANOTHER loss.
River insurance Is another loss which
would be obyiated by railroad transportation
have set the amount paid tor river insurance
at 100000, but believe 1t TO be much more
than that
TO sUs Up LOSSES.
Time lost in Washington and Benton, $4,000
Fruit lost, 5,sW
Loss for want Of plOws, s3l,uN
Loss by decline in Gotten, &oun
Cost Of riyer insurance, -p'Np
And We have total loss Of, 10000
An amount sufficient to grade l2O miles Of
road bed. These losses are but incidents to
our present isolated condition, which will con-
Iinue to a greater or less amount every year
while we continue a. We are.
WHAT WE WOULD GAIN IN VALUE OF Lands
Land Is valuable in proportion to its near
ness to market In point of time, and density
Of population rather than regarding its quail
ty 4 railroad through countr, increases
population and brings the land days nearer
market, and therefore greatly Increase Its
value in population as these points are ef-
fected. ! regret not being able to furnish the
statistic, as to Increase OF value of lands be-
ing confident, that he assertion could be de-
monstratcd /! the Statistics were at hand.
INCREASE OF POPULATION.
In examining this point of our subject. ref
crence has been made to the last L. S. census
report. We find upon examination that the
counties selected from the state of Missouri,
Iowa and Illinois, With. and ten counties from
the same States without railroads, increased
in population relatively as follows:
The ten with roads increased in population
from lSGO to lS1O-lsi per cent per annu n
The ten without increased in the same time
but j5
Showing that the average rate Of increase
in the ten counties with road over those with
out was 3l6 times as great.
The counties selected for this comparison.
were selected with the utmost fairness in all
instances taking adjoining counties in every
way equal except aS regards railroads.
There is every reason to believe that our
Countiy, present as many natural advantages
for rapid growth as any of those referred to,
such being the case 1t is 4 fair conclusion that
our counties would double their population in
five years if we had q railroad through them
and as consequence more than double their
value in the same time.
COAL MINING.
The coal mines in Sebastian county would
require Goo men to get out the coal which
would be called for The aggregate wages
OF these men per annum would be Sl00 600. an
amount greater than the value of our entire
cotton crop for one year. These men with
their families ight he counted IS an increase
Of 2OO0 in population. In the counties ot
Washington, Crawford, Scott and Polk. the
number OF men in the aggregate would be
equal If not greater.
TIMER.
The demand for timber for bridges, ties
fuel and for building purpose would greatly
Increase the value Of our timber land and
furnish employment to a large number Of la
borers and mechanics in cutting, hcwing
saving and working it, putting into circula-
| tion large amount Of money for the timber
and labor. Thi, would 20 far toward accom-
/ plishing a great end TO be aimed at. bringing
/ the consumer and producer into close prox.
unity.
IMMIGRATION.
immigration BY rail is a matter worthy o
attention in this connection. The class Of i'm
migrants usually brought into country by
rail is offs character very different from thai
| we receive from other sources in the main
They will be found to have lived where they
had school and church privileges, and will NO
DO without them, and generally bring viii
them means 10 build comfortable and tasty
buildings for their families and to aid in con
strueting school houses and churches.
CAPITAL.
1t Is worthy Of note that men with capita
to invest rarely settle of the lines Of railroad
and telegraphs. These agencies OF rapid com
munication seem necessary to carry out in
vestmsHts successfully. BY investments w
do not mean buying land and holdin. it unit
Others build up the country and make it val
uable, but putting money into building VI
mercantile and manufacturing interests. Be
fore We can hope for this we must have rail
road communication and the telegraph.
RECAPirULATIoS.
We have demonstrated that we have grea
| inducements to offer and that we are willing
TO aid in the work; that the land ownel
would be benefited hy the increase price OF
his lands The farmer 10y bring ging the market
/ for his produce to his door; the mechanic ant
laborer by the increased demand for labor
the merchant by his being enabled to do
larger amount Of business with smaller capi.
tai; and the buyer by the merchant beine Q
able to reduce his percentage OF profits; and
in fact the whole community by the genera
! Improvement of their counties morally 40.
cially, intellectually and financially. Before
concluding permit me for n few moments tC
indulge in few figures, 80 show what we
would gain by \ road.
| We have Shown incidental loss 8 ol0 on
| 10 TINS add value Of timber brought into
market within yeau after completion
Of road, 800, ,oof
years yield q coal, i'co,oC
/ iron Hnd lead, 800, 90
/ introducion Of capital 10 do the work, 1000 Ot
Money expended in grading tieing aud
/ track laying on 20 mile. Of road 5000, ,Ooc
And We hnd that within G'c year, AFTER
/ commencement of the road We have
/ put into circulation in our midst not
! taxing iste account increased value u
lands and increased amount okp.rson-
/ al property ncldentto increased pop.
/ uiauon, 10. .4O0, ,Or0
We have touched but bri.dv on f,,v mint,
/ in discussing this subject, rs this i. intended
/ for a working rather than a talking conyen-
tion, still we have found that there are great
benefits 10 be obtained as well as inducements
TO oiier, ana that every step We take in fur
therance of procuring railroad connection Is
but step taken in furtherance OF our own ps.
cunisry interest however much it may result
IN financial gain to those who may build our
road.
The question:, then to be solved after select
ing line OF road resolve themselves into
these three:
lst What are our co%nties worth as they
are?
2. What would they be worth with rail-
road running through them?
). What proportion ofthe anticipated profit
can we afford TO give to secure the antcip pated
benefits.
These questions address themselves with
force 10 this convention and 30 the countie.
which we here represent and deserve candid
consideration. Thanking you for your at
tentiye hearing, yield The floor.
Shooting Match.
TIL. shooting match yesterday at Frog Bayou
resulted in the success Of pr. RICHARD THRus.
Ton. Col. King took his defeat in n manner char