Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-11-09


lower section OF TIE canal IT, then. there we're no
other trade hut that of Lynch6urg to b. Effected by
TINS iulpT Ncment, 1t would seem 10 your committee
that they have shown. that oven with view To- the
uIFIuedS l" be derived from 1t alone II might pri,-
IDENTITY be undertaken. But, by tcternce to the Re.
port OF 1928 oage 253. It VIII seen that the " hole
amount at produce and merchandise paying tolls on
tho lower canal in 1897, lexclusiy, OF c0aN was
$4,000 tons. or over Is per more than tne ton
mage OF Lvnchburg as estimated above. What no
portion OF this was from tho Counties below Matdens
Adventure, your committee have means of cs,i-
mating. They presume, however, that an allowance
OF $500 tons would be than sufficient to cover
tle2vng double tie snOunt ofthc tornag o. of Lynch.
burg, large proportion of which from the country
obov" lvnchblrgl subject 10 tells upon this improve
MINT y our committee think il only Necessary to
advert 70 these facts, 20 convince the most incrcu.
ous Of the ability, W the tonnage upoa the rlvsr to
pay FOR IT'S improvements for, even. admitting an cr-
ror ~ 700 per cent IN the estimate ofs cost the tolls
would still justly the expenditure, while If the o.
tnia'c turns out TO be subsl antiay correct (which
your committee do not Doubt instead of a savinr of
81 % per ton IN the cost of atIou as above
estimated 1t might be redu ed S. so per ton or even
more and still leave an income from tolls more than
Sufficient II pay for the work. thus producing an an
nual saving tn the country Trading down James River
of more than Sio0ou III the cost of TRANSPORT alton
alone
Upon The subject OF the cs;mu,ed COS, Of this mn
provement, your committee wj remark that so much
accuracy has been attained by skiitnl cuunccr.
throughout the United Stalcs that your cofnmlitc &c
are not aware tina there is now IN progress any work
of Importance that exceeds its cstn1ird cos, md
that amongst others, Lynchburg has recently IN cr
water works, undertaken aud Completed a wor! OF
rerc and difficult character, at cost within the orr
gna' c-tlmdtc Your committee can see no reason
why the Improvement OF the James River a,onc should
o defiance to the celebrations, OF science talent and
experience
Your committee have thus for confined themselves
20 statements founded upon rX!stur and cl,a-y as
cortaned facts; and having thus 9 th,y hunIbiy 4, n
there b., = ,l.
nIs'y oi undertaking tins work. with r"lcr.uce T.,
the present trade oil the river a3n your C,u,ntto,
w!.I now advert To some other views which tho IN
some dag-Cc less certain IN Their character s.rp, f
your Committee reasonable. that hey oa-at n least
to be consider u Is adding mach force and WEIGHT n
/ tn-se already presented
! One of tn first of tncsc that present itself = ti
eject ct spoc safety aud certainty of arrival ,,r
tic trade !A's need only n mentioned TO force
itself upon the uliId os every MN. I9.n an ,,,ar
Yea navigation, the tI'1r necessary far the v.yp,r
from I"nch5u-g TO eich1nnl could =. -Xc @ i,a
~ Al mos three days. The nerchat III, IN ,,,r
the idrnicr worC always BE- ADD ylacc hs praJ,.
Or mccuaniiz' III mc rket 50 as to ava himself of
suoHen der2ndS, or aEos an anticipated icl in pr.cos
low iar tIs ~ De- "'n's N the present o. tn
navigation, can easily 1e answered by re ,r.,.n .
The gu2 .'lty 81 iota ;cu IL warehouses and Gon,
III our als, that has been IL lnrou neni ,r v..s ,,
months because %. 'he inpOsSIbI,iy ii shlppn- cy
cepia cost uolountIngI many ms unces
one fourth me value ui the article. Uuon no article.
ere Tie - cts Of tins ate Of il.inrs M .ra cl,,
on whcd ami Sour. u has b,ca before r,,1or-oI
that wheat Is always brought to market a. that sea
san 81 the year when the river IS usually a. is. low,
est state the consequence i3 That /, * aI,yau,
EoT'A 10 !'yncHbusL > TO - con less t!ian tn,
Richmond price. At has mnm,.i Il IS worth 60 >
- - cch's here and ~ Richmond 90 90 % cents
tn'5 "iHeTh3c2 Is to be lscr:5cd IN part In he cost
oftrausqoTtG ion hut IlHr 10 rs uncer. aintv Tb.
Hcfm1S! miller mas the product OF hls wheat IN mar
kct tie r!Olnc1i It is converted INTO -four raod IN
avail himself of The existing demand. Tne Lynch
bug miller after he has converted his into q M ba~
80 hold for weeks. perhaps. months s,N-c, IA
a.! M luctuatons o. market provcrblll,v urs cadv
amt most uniformly declining a. he season aJv,n
ces, ana ihc northern crop brought @ market
p Il an improved navlgGtlnn the bu,hai M yyhcst
converted into flour ut Lyucnbury would be deiivor
Ell IN Rc"nond IN three days, il ncrceaary to meet
a demhnd, at cost not exceeding , to 10 c.gts
The capacity Of the upper Ilmes river country
20 Proadc #he'i' eQual III quality to any Virginia
cannot DE- d-uHted; and II we enable our m,llers m
place their four market as early Gs THAT Of 2 oh
m"nd IT may be safely left TO their Industry str
and enterprise, to establish for it reputation cr.o
TO any IN tie world, aud TO tIeir Lbn -,ij,v
and the competition t!a' would be Produced
by the increased quantity gown TO ensure tn the
growers price only So mach less shan that paid IN
Itlchmond as would cover the COS, Of trar,raT.7tio
Inc effect OF this would be 10 divert portion Of the
!aDoE oi This section Of country from .he cultivation
oil tobacco 10 that uf grain. Il would be Difficult, ~
estimate the advantages OF this chaare The fan
mer' WAC grows crop Of 600 bus1,les of wheat
Tor market. msy easily calculate tho difference in his
income between $625 to $3.50, the present price and
500 to $3.50, the amount It would then nrod,ro
But the ef-ci that would be prodIcsI upon the cen
eTa prosperity and happiness Of the country canno;
DC cacu!r ed Some inadequate idea may BIZ formed
ONT by those who haze had opportunity ofcompn-
ing the well cultivated and highly Improved farms,
nc ID, a"' thriving stocks ond plentiful living Of
LHe gram grover with the worn cut uautnfIons
and starved cattle OF the tobacco planter
In addition 10 the increased trade and commerce
OF lynchburg and tn James riyer towns ren.raly
produced by Inc increased profits of labor tr.urh,1,
the country now trading 10 them, and the consc-
qucnt increase OF production, your committee cannot
but anticipate very great increase from other and
more distant quariers,-when this improvement: Is
completed. An examination Of he mao will now
that the James River offers the most convenient
approach by naylgable water, from he tlan,ic sea
board to the whole Southwest part of Virginia
5as' tennessee and the Norlhwcs' part Of North
Carolina. The merchandise intended for the CON.
sumption oithosc countries, has, until very rcccntiy
been conveyed by wagons from Phlad.plia and
Bal more, passing within thirty miles OF Lynchburo
Tho decided advantages OF the Jauss r.ycr toui,.