Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-08-26

INTERN4L INpROVEWFNT.

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Tie Rodnokc again-we capno press TIC subject ofa
communication between the of The Roanoke aud
Appomattox with Two much eainesuess. The praclra-
ouy Of the plan does not admit Of Gomenl's doubt
ard the expense, in comparison VITA The value and i'm
poTtance of the undertaking completed will I've
considerable, and should regarded by thUse who
feel interest in the prosp, OF this place the
tract Of country through which The canal nay Per
sons who have made actual survey Of intervening
ground have, are assured expressed the
on That there Is least point where the
may be connected, thai Will not exceed ten miles but
shat point Is considered by many t0OhiFt Hr. II this
roue should be adopted I'VE may, is aTguGd lose tie
vantage several important streams that fail into tire
Roanoke few mules below The lection veIy feast,
Bile andfn is practicable 10 effect communication
lower down, sa heartily rejoice because the adj
dtional advantages which such communication would
Afford MS bat to use bonely proverb" hay f0qji
many is great let iitile higher mp ef
feet at once what can i've accomplished without nluc d
ed with the benefits 10 be gained.
Weare extremely glad that the subject othe coutcmpa-
ted communication between The Of the
has reused the attention of municipal authority
The following papers have been politely handed Tor in
s'ectton, aud cannot better subseTye tie object
have IN view than by their publication. The
which has been commenced is trust, only
tering wedge into the business. Now that it begun,
must go We must be urgent in applications
the Board of Public Works for assistance The Southern
district OF Virginia protect its rights. We
isasl some Of those attentions which appear be
syeiy bestowed faUoWrite parts OF the Com
Monwealth. But enough for the present.
Petersburg Rcpu5.
PETEEsrURG, July 81, 1917
SIR--I take the liberty to enclose TO you, q
through you, to the Presdentand Directors OF
the Board of Public Works, a copy of a resou-
ton OF the common ball OF Petersburg, of the
9th Jnne last. to open correspondence with
you on the subject matter thereof, aud 70 solicit
CORE pOndence with Won thereupOn.
IL has long been viewed with surprise and as
constituent, that while public Improvements
are progressing in various other parts OF the
state. the whole southern district of Virginia,
from its western extremity almost to the ocean,
should have remained SO tong undeserving pub
lie feeling or public pstTonage-pa TOO
when funds will moi be wanting to accomplish
the work, so soon as practical and scientific
character, in whom the community place conf
delce, shall report fayOrably on the object cOu-
iemplated BY the resolution
II is true, the state of Virginia has afforded
every facility and liberal aid in improving the
navigation of Roanoke, certainly an object of
great Importance 10 the state of North Carroll
na asweil as Virginia, as such work will open
10 n. Carolina an immediate communication
with the ocean But how far ii may be the POI
Icy of the state of Virginia to make n. Carolina
the eatrepOt Of perhaps nearly one half her OK
ports, aud thereby contribute tolessen her own
national Importance, and how far il may be
wise i'm her, iD political point of view, 10 per
NIT so large portion of her territory TO be de-
pendent on the waters OfanotheT government,
for communication TO the ocean, may perhaps
III less than a century, be subject of serious
and important enquiry.
TO guard agaiDSt any possible interference,
would u 10 1politic, in her, to afford any ia
ciity to discharge, through her own ports, tile
produce of her own soil?
With these observations, sir, submit the
subject to your deliberate consideration, in tie
hope, that 10 time will be lost ia bringing it
forward and in the fattering expectation
that no obstacle will arise in procuring tie
public engineer for the purpose referred to in
Very respectfully, am, sir, your obedieut
sAAIL. TURNER, 5ioyor.
The President and Board OF PnbicI
Works, City Of Richmond.
Torn Of Peterslurc Common Hal, hs 9Th
jung, 1917.
Resolred unanimously, That the Mayor for the
time beng, he requested and authorised to O.
pen "A correspondence with Ricirad Nenabie,
Of Prince. Edward. and with the President and
Directors Of The Public Funds for Internal I'm
provenent on the subject OF ascertainng tie
practiCabiity OF q Wafer Communication from
ROanokerlser 10 AppOmaitoN river; TO impress
tac necessity Of tuii and complete investiga-
ton OF this az ogiant eBq uiry, not only to the
whole fOuth-westcrn district Of the state, but
probably 10 the aglTandiLemeut OF the Com.
nouwealth-and to enquire OF fIe President
and Directors aforesaid, hOW tar tnCy are legal
~ authorised 10 enter on tie subject, and whe-
Their they will permit tie engineer to explore
the country, aud decide on the great and i'm
rOrtant questIou-and make report 10 tie
CsignedJ JOHN GRAMMER. c. T. p.
RioHMoND, 21ih July. 1917.
Se5al Turner, Esq
Sir nave nad the honor 10 receive your
Communication OF the 10Th current, addressed
10 the " President Of the Board Of Public
Works" enclosing copy u a Resolution Of
tHe ConmJn Hai Of Petersburg Of the 9th
jane.
e4a only sag, in reply, that the Board assem-.
BIZ on the ist Monday IN November Of each
yeas 0uit. gfecaDip 20 itw, an0 Thar dufiGg
rhcU -~s. agfiuflts is not vested 80 3hc IRE
siteni & a.f uFap such suoIects IS YOU desire
o. bring IL ... tisW, however important tliey