Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-27

rate be higher. The sum resulting from this
calculation OF Elk per ceuI. is more than is /
wanted Tor The Object; and it II were not, |
adding a little more To the tolls, diminishing |
theieby, in "a small degree the benefits ot those /
cohcerned,) will make thrm adequate TO the |
payment OF any reasonable rate OF interest.
But, II may be asked, how is this large capi- |
tai 10 be redeemcdt l would say, il the state
Us annually deriving great ad vantages from the
nse OF II, and a,fund cannot be conveniently
created from the work IL has efiectuated, let
II remain unredeemed.
But let us consider the subject a little fur
ther; perhaps we may discover the means tor
the establishment OF ii sinking fund for the
purpose.
In the first place, then, from the views
which have been taken OF the subject, is il
reasonable 10 expect AN increase ut the coal
trade, to the extent, or exceeding the extent,
contemplated by the very respectable collier
before mentionedi Ifit is, that trade will fur
nish large item fer the purpose.
secondly, is II reasonable to expect. that BY
diminishing the transportation nearly Que half,
greatly increasing the security from damage
anu The certainty OF getting the articles of
transportation TO market, at the time desired,
WIN The additional advantage of having the
article OF plaster OF paris, at a price very lit
tie higher than IN Richmond, the quantity of
produce within the district that now uses the
present navigation, will increase! aud that
thdt district will be very much widCned on
both sides of the rivers II il is, then "A large
item Will be afforded for the purpose, from this
| increase OF trade, before we arrive al the town
\ OF Lyuchbdrg.
! Aud, thirdly, the tolls above Lynchburg NAV
| form another item. We are TO remember, that
we have not yet laid hand on a cent OF the tolls
| on tue produce from above this place, except
the ten cents per barrel, levied by the James
| River COMPANY
| We will therefore enquire what prospects we
| have for additional support TO our fund from
| that quarter.
| The present trade on this part of the river
is already respectable. The average prices of
| transportation from the country above LYNCH
| burg, l believe, is not less THAN l IS per bar
| rel, and other articles i'll proportion but as
we have assumed the article of -four. for the
basis OF calculation, from Lyncbbnrg, and
| thence downward; perhaps we NAV. with
equal proprety, adopt it for that purpose, for
all the descending trade of the section now un-
der consideration.
The inhabitants of this part of the state, are
extremely anxious for some Improvement in
their mode OF transportation. Ii seems 10 be
| generally believed by them, that If the suice
| navigation only was tolerably perfect SO as TO
afford a certainty of their getting their pro-
| duce TO market, and their mel chandise brou yht
up al all seasons, "a part OF the winter except
ed) That, the trade on the river, even at fhe
present prices, would very soon be doubled
| But on the canal by suppOsing the back freight
| 10 ue something more III proportion to the dis
| lance than nearer the market. (aDd this will
| always be found 10 be tue case (say) tour tons
OF merchandise and four tons of plaster b,
| each returning boat the former at four dollars
and the latter al three doll rs the cost OF trans
| portatiun from Beale's bridge, or from the
mouth of Craig's creek may be reduced TO
| sixty cents; and pay thrty-eisht cents per
barrel toll. This is placing the lands two hun.
d'ed miles from market on the same footing
as feiaieS 10 the cosl OF transportation. with
| those that lie within thirty TO forty miles that
transport their products by a common road
Some part OF the products OF Amherst and
Campbeli counties, would reach the cana
ABOVE LynchDurg; the whole OF RockbTidgt
| boiclonIt and BEth counties, and large pro-
portion of Augusta, would largely partake OF
The Deneht, and of course the increase of trade
would be IN proportion.
IL Is true that Il considerable part of this
country is mountainous aud not we'll adapt-
ed 10 the purposes OF az ricuitures but iris also
true, that there are mni,y i.r,se vsli..Ns Of ex
celi"nt land, and even SOME al tue mountain
| sides very proper tor the cniig-gion Of wheat
| and tobacco. But do those DouDtaina ~ tracts
| which are not adapted 10 the pi-Vgh OF iae
scythe, afford no article THAI VIII bTs d trans
port only equal L. tlHFtS-tiyenties % iand cav
| rage! Let ifoso w.sc are best acquainted with
| Tue 9ndlifY Is Tie Won Hbicb that country at
, fOrds, answer tue questioD am mol Any self
acquaiptea with the a Aaliiy OF the baI ron but
| with The metal tzf, which IL is made | an,
and cab say, tbs II The bar iron is nui OF an
f@lient qun,ey, the cause must be sought tor
~ t3e nGasjufHciory. Tue neatest castings tor
the ppspyse Of machinery thai have ever
ssSa,s and believe tie most pertect that are
n,Ade ~ the United States, are made in the
~ Ot RIchmOnd, for jaime, RIVER metal [ have
! seen Devil whe eis from THIS fOundery. over
coming greater quantuIn OF resistance than
/ I nave ever seen from ANY other OF eunaI
weight; but this metal cannot he procured
either IN Richmond Ur at the toundery at the
/ arsenal, III aDy thug like sufficient Quantities
\ for the demand merely from the want of the
means OF tIanspoi tatIOn Tor that cause and
that cause only the proprietor OF The Rich
mond foundery tod me a few day, since thai
A. 4rf,r,, i
| tue pTOprlet tors OF the fOundeTy at the arsenal
! for the same cause, are receiving their sup
| plies from ether Si6tes.
The quantity of this excellent ore, is belev-
| cd to be IueAhausu6le; every monntain and
| hi Is covered with wood aud the Cow-pas
tnre, Jacksons river, and number of other
streams, afford the power OF manu-. acturlns 10
| aht extent Taking into consideration lie
circumstance of the fuel heing very much eA.
heusied every where near the tide water,
WheTe good iron ore abounds and that the
laDd Carriage from the iron establishments in.
fad, IS generdliy very considerable, eau we
point QUA spot IN the United States 80 favor
able Tor the manufacture of the articles of bar
ron and casIlugs on the upper branches OF
James River, when the transportation TO mar
ketIs so reduced as 10 amonnt to not more than
from five 10 six dollars per ton, after paying d
handsome toll to the state.
Ought not the immense masses of limestone
III the counties of RockbTidge and Bptetourt
when prepared by the Surplus wood of the
country, 10 bnuiSh the eastern lime from the
markets OF Richmond and Norfolk Aud when
the transportation is reduced so as to be only
equal to IA few miles of land Carriage. ought we
not to contemplate that an accessiou 10 our
stock of materials for the building our cities
on the tide water, and on ships for the ocean,
VIII be derived from the fiHe forest trees of this
upper country?
When we reflect that the tolls will be in some
measure in proportion TO the distance the ca
nal IS used, may we not, from all these source,
the products of the soil, of the mines, OF the
quarries and the forests situated between the
Blue Ridge aud Allegheny mountain, calculate
OH deriving revenue that will form hand
some item IN our list for tile establishment of
a sinking fund.-
But we are not yet at the bottom Of our list.
Ihe comniIes of GIeehbrier. MnnIne- and a