Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-10-14


'imore, Philadelphia, or New York and
why should they not :-Ycur CITY boasts
OF natural advantages unequalled by any
IN the union.-We should therefore avail
ourselves OF them.-'ro promote these OBJ
jects equally beneficial to yourselves and
the community at large. would suggest
the following plan--form Yourselves into q
company and elect proper officers Each
OF yoa convey to the company a certain
portion of your property, say one tenth;
or, where that should not be convenient,
execute your bonds payable at some future
day, with interest for that part of the value
OF your property.-The land conveyed to
be sold, and the money arising from the
same, to be laid OUT for the general good
and give as many exclusive advantages as
possible, to those who may reside On the
lands that have contributed their quotas
Store Or Domestic Warehouse might bc es-
ta5iished to receive. and rake sale 0f goods
! manufactured Gu the land5 contributing;
on deposit of articles, an advance might
be made so as to- enable the manufacturer
to purchase raw materials, & support his
family while he vas making others for de-
post consequently he need never be idle.
! This would bc a greet inducement to
! tradesmen without capital for when we
recollect that every man,woman, and child
requires hats and shoes 4 that perhaps,s to
100000 inhabitants ara supplied through
the me,liumof Richmond, wemay form smoe
idea of TIE extent to which those manufac-
lures mishtbe csrried, by enabling the
poor man, who is now obliged to work-a5
la Journeyman, to take apprentices, and
tcarry on business.-The interest which
they would pay on the advances made them
woull not he equal to one fifth of the dit.
ference which .hey must pay for house-reut
in part Of the town where tiey could sell
them, or the loss of time in hawking them
about, should they live ina retired pai-tsof
-Lancasterian Schools might be formed,
the incalcu!able advantages of which may
be seen By several essays lately published,
free for the residents on your lands.
| To our inland navigation, it lies in our
power 10 contribute much and as th;sis
grand ayenue bywhich the merchants are
to obtain wealth, every exertion should bb
used to promote it.-You might encourages
+ By bonus, or otherwise. companies 10 open
the com aunication between James River
and the Kenhawa, to deepen James River
below tide water, to open turnpike roads
westwarfilv to the mountains, and SOUTH
wardly to the Roanoake, Those roads arc
necessary to retain large share OF the
trade we now have for, when the conMts
| nieation between the latter river is oreued
with Norfolk. the Merchants of that place
will encourage the Tobacco trade. and re-
ceiveall we now get from North-Carolina,
and thesouthern part of this State, as the
Planter could carry their produce to Nor
folk by water, and from thence send il
| here. for less than they now pay to brig
/ 1t t. this place. Sc, the opening of the
| Turnpike road from Fredericksburg 10
1 Swift r,in-gap, and the navigation from the
| Powtomac, up the Shenandoah river, to
Post Republic, both of which are COM
Inenced. will totally destroy our waggon
| trade from and beyond the mountains.--
| The great Importance of the best roads to
that country is evident to every one. The
| benefits derived from the session ofthe
| legislature are highly appreciated. 1t is
said they expend about $40 COO. Suppose
then, an university,-Colege of Phvsi-
[ clans, library and museum, were establisli-
ed, what immense advantages would result
to us from them Say that the university
! would have 400 and the College OF Physi-
Glars 900 Students. who would. on an aver
age. eTpcnd S4G0 per amuIn. This would
Bring into cur city S240,000--but as we
are now situated it's nearly the reverse
fnr very large sam IL annually carried
out Of the state For the Ike pnrposes.--FOE
/ the encouragement Of Manufactures, libc-
RAJ premiums might be offered Tor the first
| 100 Boxes Of Glass, tie first i00elSs. OF
Wire, the first 1Go0lbs, of Pins and so
vefv many other articles, which should be
made on your lauds.--Those measures and
many others, which will suggest them
saYcs to YOU, viii tend 10 advance the
price % 'anls gancrlllY anil particularly
that of voIr lands, far oboea the value of
'anls Belonging 70 persons who may noe
contribute TO suCh an association.
y LAND HOLDER.