Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-07-26

last men'icnea counuos by MOo.held Romuey; the
Shcnaudoah, assng through Augusta, Rockingham, She
nanaooh Frederick and jefferson.
lie then tied the below the Ridge which
watered by the main Potomac the mock aU
its bran chrs, aud ,he Yo'k and rs t.ln,hes.
lie insisted that the James Fver branches
ing the of the State akan ~ cc,nex-
ion with the New Rive, the G,eenbrer tho Gsuey. the
Geat Kanawha, the little Kanawha, the Ohio Guy
andoue aud Sandy, compehended, in point Of territory
and wealth. perhaps third OF the in
dspcndcuy ol the population aud trade our siste
States h"derng the ohio aud interested i'm its
That Brunswick and the counties below the south
east extremity of the filed with alea
;y navisabie such could be easily SO; willis,
the Roanoke aud its branches presented similar facilities
"a ;e counties ahnvc until i, nte'locks with the New
River which in its inef'oeks with the Holstien
presenting further union between e Roanoke and Tea
On closing this view OF the subject Mr. C. called on
the members of the convention to their eyes over
the map Of the State andsee where they could 6ud SPOT
where amy Inhabitants would he greater distance
G5ys Journey from steam capable OF being made
vigihc, and how many would be either immediately "a
or quite Convenient 10 surh navigation.
lie then lamcn,e that facilities Jy creating
many interests. should ra lyze the whole, and pu, in
wo'se situatien, than would be, had not a.,
tenth part OF those advantages
lie then drew the attention Of the convention to tie
James River and the prejudice which exists against it,
having hitherto eugosse has been supposed too
az the public ,,atronace and to remove his i.
ned, view Of the expenditures that river, indie
pendent Of the improvements, made since COM
promise with the company the year 1920. by which
p'eaicatcd statements furnished him by the Cd u,o.
according IL these it would that the James r.
vcf Company was incorporated about the year I13l.-
That the shares finally taken BY the State iuclunr
ttose presented 10 Gen w ASKING aud by him TO ,h,
" washington College, amounted to SO at $500
per share. $4,000.
Tia, she has since acquired Though, the
lraasurer fui the Board o. public wu.ks aid
Literary fund $50. 400
In nj! S52 sharcS, cns'iuS SIC6 400
max up I" i">o' woe" .e compromise took place. this
stock had brought "to the Treasury in i;vi-
lends 500 ,ss,
That since ,iat time il had paid no only II
per cei on i.'e $50 shares being s2i per
snare annually. SlGo,O4l
River aud had yielded o surplus tolls SOS. e25
$s3al .od7
In addition to which, tie shares which orig>
inaiIy cost $500 were worth $500; when
was a gain of $500 PER share, 10000
MAKING clear gain after restoring the orig
maj c0'oi S5lI,s0.
Ills rcsnt lie cra;Ias,ed with the exrepses
on the Potomac and other public wo.ha ,ans..
from the same au,horiiv-Tius:
The Potomac Company began cctenporare-
ously with tho James River;
The original shaIes ,aHei. w the State I'm
Guiding th"se gwen to Gen. Washington. cas-, $5333.
unfortunately been entirely lost.
That in :hc North. and North Western srr-
ions of the State, where the most Turnptke
Roads have been made, te sum CT about SOY 6,e
have been exrendadi $ l20, OG0 more tina was
originality laid the ia. mes River and
$4,000 ninre than the State owns in ,bar
stock tho she is the principal owner of it
That none OF these roads have yielded ppv
thing 10 SPEAK OF, except the Little River T,u,
pike. and tia; so lille to be woItI,v I'm
enlcr in:o t!Iis eSmata.
Tina; in 1921, she took in the Dismal CYAN,
Cana! stock IN tho anlUuU, ul ely sun
And in 1900, S.aa'oup
and in 1919, te go"