The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1897-11-11
OLD TI1ES RECALLED.
Interesting Facts Cleaned From An
Old Newspaper.

tnere was much discussion OF lnterna
| improvements. The State had been
put to considerable expense in the con
stfucllon Of the Raleigh & CASTOR rail-
road and that fact added TO the diff
Guilty OF obtaining appropriations for
building the North Carolina Railroad.
In March, 1910, Maj. G. l.. Hinton de-
livered speech in Raleigh in which he
set forth some of the advantages de
rived from the Raleigh Il CASTOR Rail
road by counties along its line. There
were references to Henderson and to
Granville county. which then included
this portion of Vance county. that will
likely prove interesting to your readers
| hand you that potion which refers to
Granville county.
THOMAS NJ. PITTMAN.
have collected some statistical nfor-
nation relative to the county ot tran
vile. which presents the savings by RAT
road in n much stronger point of view
than those l have exhibited of Wake. !
have selected Granville because it is M
adjoining county, about the same siz"
and containing about the same amount
OF population as Wake.
3,9SS ,S22 pounds of Tobacco, which re
duced to Hogsheads of 1 500 each. makes
1863 Hogsheads.
Before the establishment of the CASTOR
road $125 per hundred or $1S.75 per
HOgshead was the usual price paid for
carrying it to Petersburg. the main To
baccO market for North Carolina.
1853 Hogsheads at $1S.75 for
transportation cost $49,S31
Same at GO cents or $3.50,
present Railroad rates 1926
Net saving to the planters $32.312
In 1S47 there was carried from Hem
dersOn. the principal depot in Granville.
1902 Hogsheads of Tobacco; the bal
ance was deposited at other places on
the road or carried down the Roanoke,
upon which Granville county borders.
WHEAT
The same year Granville county raised
53 953 bushels of Wheat. What guam
tity it requires for home consumption
we are unable to determine. but we may
safely say that the farmer who reaps
one thousand bushels can spare $50:
thus reserving $50 or one fourth for
seed and family PURPOSES. Three-fourths
of 81 ,95S is 3S S,9o3, which we suppose
was sent to Petersburg, part in flour
but the greater portion in the grain
40 cents per bushel was the usual price
given when sent by wagons, the only
means of transportation before the rail
road was constructed. 1t is now car
r;ed from Henderson Depot Mt - cents
per bnshel. Let ns see the difference:
3S.953 at 40 cents cost $15,5S1.20
Do. Is cts present rates 5,S43.95
Gain to the Wheat Grower, 50, 1926
am informed by the practical, intell
gent farmers Of that county, that owing
TO the difference in the price OF transpor
tatiOn, the wheat crop has been increns-
ing for years and at this time there is
more wheat seeded than was saved in
1910
1896 sacks of salt were delivered at
Henderson the last year; n considerable
portion of this no doubt was carried to
Orange and Person, but not more than
was delivered at the other DepOts in the
county and landings on the river; say
the savings is 81 % per sack; the differ
ence between the former and present
prices-equal to 23, ,1O2-3o
$50 casks Of lime at same rate $500
Then. sir, not taking into the estimate
the saving on Dry Goods, Hardware and
other articles of Merchandise which are
daily arriving at the different depots and
the variety of the smaller products OF
the farm that in like manner are export
ed. the account in the county of Gran
vile for her savings by the Railroad
stands thus:
Tobacco. S32,5I2 90
Wheat, 9,139. %
Salt 3,5O2. 30
Lime, $500
Iron, 3.JO2.5o
Sugar, Coffee and Molasses, 3, SOB 80
Net gain to Granville people $53, ,343.15
so, in proportion. are Franklin, War
ren and other counties benefited, and If
the estimate be extended West, IA You
go up the country, SO the rofitincreas"s-
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