American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1822, 1822-02-15
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nuaiy transported across the peninsula, at freight
OF o0oOO dollars. When the trade of the Susque
mamma Is added to the new traffic which will be crea'
TED by the facility OF water conveyance the en-.
creased tonnage must ensure to the stockholders
| large dividends.
The Legislature of Pennsylvania directed the
Governor, by law OF the 25th March, 1918, to
Draw his warrant on the treasury for rs 900 dollars
Ntne par value OF 375 shares,) whenever the United
otates shall have subscribed $50 shares Maryland
200 shares, and Delaware 100 shares.
The Board of Managers has been re-organized
by an election held at Wilmington on the 18th ult.
and IS to hold its future meeting in this city
Upon the whole. your committee being confr.
med IN the belief that the Canal is of the greatest
consequence to the nation, and promises incacula
le benefits to the inhabitants of the states and cities
more immediately connected with it perfectly salts
ned too ct us easy practicaDiiy and am expense
bearing no proportion to the advantage it will yield
10 the public aud profit it will afford to the stock
holders, beg leave earnestly to recommend it to
the cou0enance and support of their fellow citizens
SO that the means may be promptly afforded to the
board of completing The work without delay. As il
IS a work in which the prosperity oil Philadelphia
Is deeply involved, your com ittee believe they
may make this appeal with confidence aud that it
will be met with llberaty proportional to its use
iulness and magnitude and consistently with the
spirit Tor public Improvement and patriotism, in
which the committee venture to affirm our citizens
never have been and to hope they never will be,
outstripped by those of any OF our sister cities or
states
In conclusion we invite you to contemplate the
probabl bearing which this work associated with
those already in progress, will have on the future
fortunes oil Philadelphia
The Sehuyki!l and Lehigh open already the
vast mines OF coal which lie at their sources, and
convey to your doors, at cheap and expeditions
rate the rich products of the districts thro' which
they How; the water Of the Susquehanna, about to
be connected by the means Of the Union Canal, with
those OF the Schuylkill, will furnish an easy and
secure road TO your market for that great agricu-
tural territory descending navigation to the tide
waters OF the Chesapeake, with a convenient pas.
sage into the Delaware, will afford an opportunity
Tor the boatmen to return home, not on FOOT as at
present, but by the Schnylkl and Tulpehocken
rivers, on board their boats, with the proceeds of
their sales, invested in your city, instead of other
markets, as is now done The construction OF the
chesapeake and Delaware Canal, will complete this
cham OF Inland Navigation. 1t is for Philadelphia
to furnish such means as shall enable the Managers
to resume their labours and accomplish their end,
and by consequence cooperate with the worka OF a
similar kind now i'll hand, in securing to our city
forever, rank Tor wealth, population, commerce,
manufactures and general comfort, inferior to no
other in the Union.
All which is respectfully submitted.
Samuel Brock Stephen Grard
Mathew Carey William Meredith
Thomas Cope Samuel Archer
James Z. Fisher William Lehman
Paul Beck lr. Simon Gratz