Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1828-03-22

shall have Tor the present COS, TRANSPORTATION
tons down load at 3 % $i5 so
L ton up load at $40 1000
in all 5tons carried for sa5 50
or per ton npon an average S Is
TO this must be added for Ills paid per
barrel Of flour,
ON the the Canal Gamma IC u.s. ,e4 or pr ton abt. 81
Total cost of carriage for a ton between
Richmond and Charlottesville, sc AZ
large = ids propelled BY steam were used, We
ry little would then 90 by land and the cost of
transportation would be reduced upon an average
otup aud down loads to probably (see my reports
on RiNanna and James ~ per ton 100
particularly if accommodations were proyi-
dcd for travellers.
As to the tolls on James River, when
1t shall have been improved, the utmost
That can be supposed is that from CO.
iumbia To Richmond, they will be 4 81
Making the whole cost of freight exclu-
slve of Rwanna tolls. So 81
80 that the reduction OF the price of
transportation would beupon this plan per
ton, az Oh
As to the transportation in batteaux all the adj
vantage gained Ivy an improvement for that pur-
pose would be the possibility Of carrying at all
times fuli loads either up and down. This is the
most favorable superstition that can be made in
support OF this interior order of improvement: Let
us therefore admit that boat would always de-
Send with inl load of tons
and return with the usual proportion of l-ior2
i'll ai for the whole trip 10 tons
carried between Richmond and charlottesville
The trip would be performed on an average in
probably 3 days ut a cost of about so
Which is per ton carried :,
10 which add for James r. Tolls as above I,57
The whole cost of transportation in this case
will be per ton 351
And the saving on the present cost 200
Which is one dollar less than by the first I'M
provemcnt,
But this estimated at St3S 500
And should yield to deiray all expenses
and pay reasonable dividend about
0per cent. which is II 025
w hereas the I'd improvement will cost only o. 500
Bat, as it will require the same attendance
and be somewhat more liable to repairs,
it should produce 10 per cent, or 6S50
With these data the comparative profits and expe
diency OF both plans can readily be calculated if
the amount OF trade on the liver be given: t.
emcIdate the subject more completely will make
several successive suppositions
In the first place, with the first improvement,
the minimum quantity of trade passing up and
down the river, which will Just delray the yearly
expenses, and pay reasonable dividend is 305s
tons-tor If the whole saving OF S53 30 was re-
ceved as tolls it would produce 81 1928 90 per
anhnm leaving only TO the trade the advantage
OF safety, certainty sc. Every addition to this
tonnage will produce a clear gain applicable to the
reduction of the rate Of tolls.
w itli the I'd Improvement the minimum quanti-
~ OF trade that would produce $3.50 is that which
would rcquirea rate OF tolls equal to the whole saw
ing Of $50. This would be 1868 tons, above
which number the tolls might begin to be reduced
So that with small trade the lower order of i'm
provement would be preferable. Bat it would
gradually lose its advantages as the trade would
augment, ana both improvements would be upon
an equality regards revenue, if the trade a
mounted to > .O75 tons per annum since the differ
cncc between ii ,025 and 6 800 (which arc the
requisite incomes OF the two improvements being
1.015, they must yield equal sums when this
amount IS made up by the differences of the saving
per ton in both improvements, which difference
is one dollar
In this case the tolls being paid there would re-
| main total saving by either system of improve
ment Off ,S67 80. Which on 5,075 tons is about
loo per ton, or very nearly Is z cents per bDi
! OF flour
| Up to this amount therefore of 5 e75 tons car
RED every year on the river the smaller improve
ment would afford cheaper of transportation
| (Setting aSid2 the consideration of the want OF
| competition Ill one case and other points of infe
rority); but not only the commerce of the Rivan-
ma VIII hereafter Ill consequence of the meliora-
ton OF ITS navigation, and the proposed Turnpike
10 Interscct the Staunton and James River Turn
pike, be much beyond this quantity, but, if | am
correctly informed, it now exceeds it SO
that the present state of things itself seems to ad-
vlsc the adoption of the better mode of navigation
and the prospect of considerable increase advo-
Gates 1T strongly, as will appear from the following
calculations
Surprising the trade to be 6 600 Tons
BY the first improvement the saving would be
on u 900 So 30 equal TO SOB 400
Deduct Tor income to be produced by tolls II 025
/ There will be surplus in favor Of the
trade Of II 675
Which will effect reduction OF 90 per ton or
10 cents per barrel of flour.
! BY the second improvement the saving would
he on G,000. $500, equal to ~ 400
| Deduct for income to be produced by tolls $500
There will be surplus in favor, &c of 10 $50
! Which Will ciecta reduction Of I,76 per ton or
IL IL cents per barrel of flour.
SEpposing the tradc to be 10000 Tons.
ny list improvement. BY ID improvement.