Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-12-04

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chester and Petersburg Turnpike, will be a pro-
dnctive stock Alter te.,osying much reelection
upoa the eoayeis iions respecting internal i'm
pfovenen,s with Captain Ssoze', requested hil:,
TO reduce The Substance OF them to wIi..rg, as
TO .Ihti, plain ard compeajious view OF the
present condition OF the 1-t urgent n:erni al i'm =
provements rsquir-lby the State, TO susyest the
points OF improvement no-t WAITED. and The Diff
ciies which have h r:.c!oTe prevented their
coinrie,ioa. This sesyicc has bcea performed by
I"pt Ctozct IN very Satisfactory manner, by a
report markell I, which will acccu,reay ,i,s
! communication It will appear from This Iepori,
hit vast and spleniid schemes Of internal i'm
provemtn,s are within the contemplation OF Capt.
Croze', as well a. some Of more limited char>c
ter. Some Of these las, ioadlJ cali for i,p,uedia:.
! execu ion. The ti,st-is road from CO.. ton to
Janie, liver, al the Blue Ridge. The second from
! the termination of the present Kenavha Turnpike
TO the State line, SCI ara,ing i, from Kenucl<y by
he mouth OF the Guysn iotie 10 The mouth OF Big
Sandy. The third from Winchester BY Ciarssborg
to be ex ended to PaikersbuTs. The three i'm.
preveinents might be carried on simultaneously, or
the extension of the Eenswha Turnpike to the
westward might be pcs ponsd for the present. The
completion OF these thee roads would not only
cont BITE essentially to the wealth. cony enience
and accommodation of the people of great por
ton of The State, but would give an entire new
ard cheering aspect TO the State Itself, 10 lis cor
porae character. There is no difficulty in as
signing the true cause of the iocomrietion of these
roads. IL is the inability OF lie inhabitants of that
section of country, through which they will pass
10 iuinisa aree-ii!ths OF the fund iequred by law
tor thst beet, in the present depressed state OF
prices. This cause is likely to. continue; so that
there is no prospect OF completing these great OBJ
jecis OF internal improv emsn under the present
system within any short time. So long the pre-
sent system shall continue IL relation TO these OBJ
Jects, so long they will remain incomplete. Ii is
not intended, however, to impair the present sys-
an hsse
tons then present thenlseve--S Shall these great
OBJECTS OF internal improvements be completed al
all! II SO, in what manner shall 1t be done? The
ohiy mode which occurs 10 the IL, that should
be done by the State; and out OF State fund.-. l;
these three roads were completed by The State n
terseconal roads could then readily be made an
on the present plsn requiring three fflhs of The
! funds TO be subscribed By individuals Until this
be done by The State, longer inactivity AMI DELAY
VIII continue 10 characterize the proceedings in re-
iai'n tn the contemplated improvements; Wills,
| The delay itself would deprive the improv ement-,
oil greater portion of their yaue.-1T c
present time - peculiarly favorable to ernal
improvements. The prices of land AMI labor are
unusually depressed; and mooey can readily be
obtained upon loan at moderate rates of interest,
III Is, therefore, most respectfully submitted to the
wisdom OF the Legislature 10 determine, upon the
pIopriety OF making the three roads designated on,
OF state innts, relying upon the tolls for Ultimate
Reimbursement; an ii other funds for this most
desirable object, should be it's iispo-sl, of au.
thorisng loans for the purpose The frst road
would require $4,000. The second S
The third $66 600. The whole of these sunn.
seem to me unirnportsn', co;npared with the faci,
~ OF obtaining them land the great i'm por,ance OF
the obIec's 10 be effected by them. I hope 10 be
INDUCED tor rensrking, farther inducements 10
the sdopnon of this recommendation - That the
greater part OF these contemplated improvements
night be completed in one season. and the whole
In TWO, by due application of abundant funds;
ana that where an enterprise is on foot attended
WIN an assurance OF speedy compshm snt
anu aouhuaht FUNDS are applied to il, the works
proceed WIN spirit, activity and aacIi,y and good
effect whereas. when funds are scan.jIy ot ina1e
qaaiey Supplied, the work is attended with Iangoa,
uisHust, expenslyensss and delay The ore a,
point to be ascerIained, 10 justify any project for
internal Improvement, is that the utility Of the
PROJECT whea completed. shall more than compen-
safe me neon en!rnce occssioned nv the exuen-
tdi'ure In its completion. When this poin, is as
ceriained with sutrient certainty, then true policy
and true economy would require that com ne, en-,
funds be at once supplied; and the in,provern en
&c at once accomplished. Under the present re-
conmendation, there cannot eyis, doubt; bu, tha,
the improvements, when completed, vii 9, eail,
more than compensate IN value Tie ex,eaditrre for
their completion.
a grand and splendid pToiec, of improvement,
mentioned In Captsn Croaets report, consists OF
connec Ing the new river vib the Ran
PROJECT is reported by Captain Crozet to be moi OK
y practicable, but easy CT execution < is UNDER
Stood, hat It's cost Will be comparatively small
with any oheT s& ensve inieraa! ImprDyencnl
yst completed or Contemplated, within the Uni
ted States In case his improvement, should h.
completed. " would open vast field for specu
la'ion as TO III ev'~1t OF is uu'ity with SOM. o.
the western and .-.dlhern states, as well as yir
gaia : ard it would pres n, at lie st one great ad
vsn age over ihs jus ~ celebrated canal Of New
! OK 1t Is IN Iatuude which would seldom
SUBJECT me navigation OF canal to the ob,truc-
iio"s by Ice whereas the New York canal is
CONF letely obs rnc-ed, prob,bly Eve months in The
year.
IL IL submitted TO the " sdora of the Ce
neral Assembly TO determine whether true re-
Icy would not require provision to be made al
present ioi The most strict and a turatc reconno,
sahVeS 10 Ue of the moot eligible routes fer
ths projected Improvement, with view TO the
'u'ue proceedings Of the b., .lstnre in that RS
pert. Cal tain Crozei's report vii present rle,r
ana iul view OF ibe-e several proiscts for inte.nai
Improvement, and i, has been called for and ON
mnhIcateu 20 me IenefaI y ssembly =, This time
70 'hofi u better opportunity of considering is
important contents ihIn could have been had If i,
had been delayed unl after his general sn,ual 70.
port to the board of Prbiic Works | earnes,Iv
recommend this report 10 the first attsniioa az tbs
General Assembly - '"'
la giving This summary sketch of the internal
improvements most urgently called for, with
vie" 10 an immedia,e action upon the sub;ect
nave avoided all fsiiafce M the General Govern.
msnt, tor Sids in ibe execution of the proierted
wo'Ss have relied exclusively unon liz. IN.
,insic resource of Virginia; and il is q subject OF
"e niV7' pIeHsiog Fsheeuoc that they are abundant
ior all Fohiacis OF piernal i1prov s en,y if call.
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