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naged will be much the cheapest, for earth cannot be changed into 
any thing else by travelling on it, whereas the stone pavement is 
continually changing into earth, and requires expensive repairs. 
By such an improverqent as is here suggested, many thousand dol- 
lars might be saved to stockholders. The summer road on tho 
Lancaster Turnpike (and on others also) is already almost mined 
for want of necessary precautions. 
While on this subject, I beg to observe, that on my travels I see 
it frequent in opening new roads, to clear the lower side first for 
the carriages, and to allow the water to run along the down hill 
rut : thus the road soon becomes dangerous, and repairing it ex- 
pensive : whereas if the passage for carriages was first opened on 
the upper side of the scite of the road, and the water confined to 
run along the up-hill rut, until it would be conveyed away, the road 
i would ever after be kept in repair, for not more than one tenth 
part of the expence otherwise incurred. If you think the above 
j worthy a place in your Emporium from one of your subscribers, 
it is at your disposal. I am See. O. E. 
I shall always think the communications of this correspondent 
worthy a place in the Emporium. To the preceding obvious and 
sensible remarks, I had intended to have added my notions of the 
chief cause of the destruction and w r ant of profit of turnpike roads, 
I am persuaded, that carriage can be cheaper performed with 3 
horses to a team than with four : cheaper with two than with three : 
and cheapest by means of single horse carts. I have not room in 
this number to insert the facts that induce me to think so, but I 
will collect them for the next. No turnpike can stand the wear 
and tear of five horse waggons, and be profitable to the stock hold- 
ers. T. C. 
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Some of the subscribers to the Emporium, have expressed ap- 
prehensions lest it should become a political publication : others 
have expressed disapprobation at the editor having supported the 
opinion, that manufactures should be encouraged at the expence 
of commerce. 
As to politics : I hope there is no subscriber to the Emporium 
incapable of distinguishing between the petty discussions of party 
politics^ and the great questions of political economy ! If there be*- 
