American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-03-18
TO THE HONORABLE

TO THE HONORABLE
The Senae and House IF Representatives 81 the Common
,geahh Of Pennsylvania
The Memorial Of the Subscribers Citizens of said Con
monwealth, respectfully. showeth,
That your memoriass having learned with create n
greet that the consideration ofthe bill reported TO the Ious
OF Representatives of this state, authorizing subscrpto
towards the completion Of the Chesapeake and Delawa
Canal has been suspended, they respectfully pray that
may be resumed and that the strong and decisive
in favour of this important undertaking, will eventual
it liberal patronage on the part of the state.
Since the date of the memorials on this subject sgne
by above three thousand citizens of Philadelphia and
vicinity presented to your honorable bodies at the con
Of present session. the States of Dclawar
and Maryland have authorized subscriptions support
this undertakings the former OF $4,000 and the latter
sc, 900 dollars.
Population considered, the subscriptions of Marylan
and Delaware are equal, the former 10000 and tn
latter to $4,000 dollars, on the part of Pennsy lvana
SO far as the interests of the respective states are involve
IN the question, it is equal as regards Maryland to sub
scription of 100000 and regards Delaware,
$4,000 dollars, ON the part OF this state.
The state Of Virginia has recently Incorporated com
pay for the improvement of the navigation Of the Rive
Potomac, with pital which the Directors are author
2ed to extend to So 500, 000and law of that state wit
munhcence deserving OF the highest praise and worth
OF imitation, directs, tree-hths Of that sum-
Sl500 900 Subscribed and certain proportion terco
paid, that the remaining two-ffths, $1,000 0Oo shall
subscribed on account Of the state. This, your memoir
as,s understand is general law, and extends to all lin
deriakings for public improvements.
The states of Virginia aud Maryland present oc
cnpied in maturing noble project for connecting the
tiers OF the Potomac with the Ohio BY canal 1872 miles il
length and there is reason to believe that arrangement
will be made at no very distant day for comnecng ope
rauons.
North Carolina has recently completed canal for slool
naFiga1n, Of twenty miles long, which connects hc waite
OF the Chesapeake with those Of Abemarle Sound q
that the canal, in favor Of which solicit your aid were
completed, there would be an inland communication
from Boston to the centre Of the of Norh Carolina
with the OF the short
OF Ra1sabe, and that from Trenton Ambov and ex
erons are making in the state Of New Jersey BY severa
philosophical citizens, to open water communication be
wci HE Delaware and the aritan, which will probabl,
be commenced without delay should the proposed cana
between the Chesapeake and Delaware be sprtcdly un
dertaken.
New York. with population and resources not yer,
superior to those of orr state has undertaken canals OIL
more magnificent scale than those in any other pa1t of The
world China excepted Her grand canal $50 miles in
length was commenced July A. 1917 and the middle sec
tlon, OF nney-sX miles, completed on the 18th OF
febaly l02O-Great progress has been made in the re-
side AID IS expected that the whole will be completed
within w" years. The estimated expense was S4 8Sl 1877
Ana the estimate OF the canal to the waters ohc
in son with those of the Gulf of ST. Lawrence and
water communication between the great Lakes and the
Atlantic through that gulf which canal is in state of erea
iprWartness is III ,UOJ dollars. The aggregate sum G5
1872, 736 the publc.sprted legislature Of that state Al
rot fear to encounteramoS the whole borrowed on th
cFsdt OF he STATE with ample provision of funds for the
payment oi the interest, which will amount to about 500
W. douarS per annum.
The 7et receipts for the last year. Of that section Of the
mrs # the above New York Canals which is competed
we're above 5000 dolls being fifty per cent more liar
enc saShe advocates OF the under aking had anticipated
With these laudabe exertiuns of our sister states beor
US IS TO be hoped hat Pennsylvania one of the first
IN the union for enter rzea state in which within tbr
years 9OUOOOO OF dollars have been expended for road
and br dBes by the Legislature and BY our citizens MI
not allow tins great undertaking nger for want of Il,
PIeFN support ne eXPenSe, tits confidently believed
bears smaller proportion to the advantages ne CON-
Ot ycirt, i,
oned states, or perhaps in the world.
we peg leave respectfully to state that the exnense a
Hs canal Is esa ed at about $50 900 dollars and If III
ae were TO raise The money on oan by creating stock
Tor thai purpose, and make the canal public rr9ner "
would, al very distant day produce an incnna h;
WOULD not only eXtnguish the debt but ultimately aid n
avery considerable extent, the public reyenuesor fthe
states were to guarantee the subscribers for four
interest OF SIX per cent it would induce our capasts n
m e subscription, and produce but slight Inconvenience
~ lhe revenue 1t VIII require three years to comnlae
me canal of course the interest payable by the state
the hrst year, would be but Is 900 dolars-tr secnn
3o,ojo dollars, the third $4,000 dollars The tolls ,h
!our year would probably nearly equal the amount of in
eles afterwards he surplus of the amount Of the toll,
"ot pe annually increasingly beyond six or seven
Of its disbursement ~ ''S ''''e uie Sihouh
Inc immense advantages of this canal to the state =,
arSe' ana TO the city Of Philadelphia in narticnlar NV
Deen SO iu detailed IN former memorials and in yarion
unnecessary. ""oiil
Connected with this grand undertaking we resnoc,s,,
fehIre 10 press on your attention an apnronrtio e
clearing the distractions in the navigation ~ tS ~,
ausquehahna an object Of deep interest to the state a.
All :, which isrespectfuly submitted.
March 6, 1925
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