Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-01-30

constitute articles entirely new to the
commerce, between the interior and sea
board.
Tee chiefarticles at present exchans-
ed by the interior with the seaboard
are Hour, hemp, fax. wool bacon, lard,
whiskey, tobacco, ginseng tallow, bees
wa. pearl ashes, live cattle, hogs anu
horses.
The productions for which will be
created a market altogether new, and
those of the seaboard and of commence,
for which the demand will increase IN
consequence of opening a canal, are
Aplaster of paris. salt. fish oil, hsh. all
Rtbc other productions of the rivers, and
every kind Of foreign merchandise.
The fisheries on the rivers emptying
int the Chesapeake. will be doubled in
value. the coasting trade of the hesa
peake increased, ship building promoted;
and in fine, the states will feel The bane-
fetal effects Of such an Improvement in
every quarter and extremity Of their ter
ritory.
The article of coal, which is found in
such protusion in the vicinity of the
North Branch of Potomac, of quality
equal to the best Liverpool coal, in the
event of the completion OF the cana, may
be afforded in Georgetown at 90 cents,
making full allowance for freight and
tolls at the same rates as paid by gain
and more valuable articles; and II on
such cheap bulky articles of the first
necessity, the freight and tolls are rate.
ably lowered, as would be polite and
reasonable, it may be furnished at l6
cents or less. The price may be thu.
ascertained; supposing ton or 2240
pounds to pay one cent freight and one
cent toll per mile, and where the pits
are eight or ten miles removed from
navigation, as is the case Ofthose near
Cumberland; and the coal have to be
carried that distance to the canal in
wagons, the price will be
For wagoning bush IONS. 6 cts.
Price and digging | bushel, Q
Freight for 100 miles, 6
Tolls for 100 miles, 6
90
But surprising the tolls and freights
on articles of this kind, reduced Is as
may well be done with a view to extend
the market, the price might be stated at
16 cents.
The price of coal has varied in the
seaports, from 25 to 57a cents per bush.
In Europe the existence of abundant
coal mines is supposed alone sufficient
inducement fer cutting canal, soma
ny are the uses and so immense Is the
consumption of this article when it can
be obtained on moderate terms. Fuel
enters so largely into the price OF every
article manufactured, that on its cheap
ness depends, in measure, the success
of nunrerous establishments which at
first - seem to have no connection
witl~c.S and in all articles wrought by
fire and steam it IS the principal ingre-
dent of price-in our country even the
productions of agriculture will be in
creased by reduction in the price of
coal; the whole Of the wood reserved
for fuel, in the rich vallies along the
Potomac and its branches would be
cleared and the land brought into cul-
tivation- nor would the beneficial effects
here end, but would be felt throughout
the borders of the Chesapeake.
Slate banks OF excellent quality for
roofing, are found in still greater album
dance than coal, and more OF them i'm
mediately on the banks of the river
SO that if facilities for transportation
were carried to the quaries which might
be opened, slate for roofing could, it is
believed, be furnished as cheap as shin
giles.
o The immense banks ofiron ore which
arc vet unopened along the river, on
account of the limited demand, would
ifiron could be transported more cheaply
and the price of fuel was considerably
reduced be another resource added TO
the wealth of the states, and afford
considerable tonnage to the canal, the
lime which is now furnished in our sea
ports and which principally supplies the
demand for this most useful article in
architecture and agriculture is brought
from Rhode Island, this would afford
new source of industry and profit to
our citizens now engrossed by our
more active neighbors.
Such will be the creation of new sour
ces of wealth and popu alton. and such
are some of the prominen, benefits to
he derived from this canal. Within the
last sixty years, England has quadru-
pied herr wealth and political Importance,
and this rise in her fortunes, dates