Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-02-28
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II at the present day the produce shi,,,e from
tn's cty and the merchandise Received viii p,U y
etl to'i on 5000, !, mag D. confidently affirmed
III" " the une the canal is completed (Which III AZ
oe accomplished ~ thirty moni!,s) that ten Irr.
49, may &c adlc1 t. the amount of t1ils, ~cl,
"oi'u give hett dividend Ola the capital stock
o. htec' per cent which is ruusl as the law al
io"sp DC drtied ait-r FIVE years from ia. com
inencement OF recev;nS tolls; for the frat five wears
divided. - vi ~ -
frein the improvement that Is ,ak;.,9 riace ~,
IN country, and The Efforts that are m king 10 rem
ueI james iIfer u4 vig;,be 10 tine highest noi.,
anu al 'ts branches above the falls it may will, sid
= oe calculated on, that the amount of proiuce
o'oi' uo"" u'e river, viii increase at the rate vi
come. '"'o ~
me spirit Tor Int, rna! improvement enc.urar-d
Tue Legislature at their present session. invesihe
c'"Esn OF hich'nond To look forward viii, s,ne
coincidence TO a c0nneXo., Of James River with t;,a
NSh""ha tNer, eithcr by turnpike r,,al or by a
rui way, US may be found mos. adys.,b,- aim a,
eorre"t survey ADD an examination of the pronoJ
mas oeen male it that Improvement is EXECUTED
"thi" teh years (ald thu friends Of ill.,. measuE,
a'e very sanSune that 1t i'll b: scco nplslrd in
much shorter time,) It viii secure 20 ih urnnn,ed
company tolls TO be bv them rec,.;vrI an ,l,o,
""rS IS com ileted, Uf at least twenty her cent on
thei'' eaital-Which is five per cent more Than tL
IA" allows thern TO divide. Ii thst fact is s,ife,ori
y es a3tihed, on the completion of the nropos-d
"~k, the shares inthe Dock Company viii ne worth
as much as 'lie James River Con,,ianv shar,s arr
now ceiling at VIXEN brought into 1a.aIs. for SAIL
"H'eh Is toO per cent. advance, aud that co;nuaov
lave never divided until the last wear fifteen pcr
cent Oh Their capital Although the dividends n,
toh received by the James River COMPANY ar. nm
lim.ted ~ amount, YET that company are bound lv
eheT chaTterto perform certain woIk o James RI
YER above the tails, which tor years To come will he
attended with considerable annual cxpenee. IN
say 1othinS ut The annual expencc that will he r..
lui el u k-epin repair 50 extensive work
y CITIZEN.
CT The otft9rT to tie proposed plan for inprov;rc
Tue navigation Of James River, from RueAets ,,,i Vii
De answered IN iheneNt Enquirer
"a The coal brought down James River r,.v h. e,nc,
"a 70 Htrtase from ~ 21n.0on cs pr nu,. v..
~ al loa Facility given the transportation of t ar
St wan increase the quantity passing down through ti,e
di'"cs kN'T Company CANT. considerable amount
th-rc are on lt SD u Ilncs River llrs tract, ~
land convenient 90 The river.
90 Inc TrntS of corn wheat, oas nn harley that i lrt
!" n, market by water from below, viii cssd $50 mo
but - lHi t1c uuuiIty may h. spect,d 90 incrlr rv
IIiiiyj rar'S all Of WINCH would pas ~ Though le con-
u-nipiaIcd taa
We are authorized g. state that Gen. Francis
preston, OF Washington county, is a candidate at the
ensuing April election, Cor the sunages of t,e i-,
h""lers oil the Senatorial District, composed of the
Counties Of i'otetmrt, Mont. omery, Giles. Mon
re-, ''recubrier, k,nawhs, Mason. Calell. Wv he
''rayson, Ta5ewel, Washington, Russell, Lee and
Scott. ~ ''''