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

navigation VIII be seldom interrupted ay the former,
anu never By the latter cause-and that The cost or
'rin porat'on from Lynchburg to the Fails of Kama
VIVA, or even To the mouth Ot Guyaniuitc. bv land.
would not exceed fit cqua''rd, that from ph.adci
PIMA 10 flttssurg. ar from Baunorc To Wheshnn-
anu ';aI goods might h" placed M ivnchburg from
hiaue'ph!a or New Nor; IN six, al Most seven
Gays snd from Baitiwure IN five. cos not much,
IL any exceeding that from pttsburg or Wheeling.
to the mouth Of Guyandotte, seem 10 yorr committee
TO warrant the expectation THAT thCy will prefer this
route. 10 estimate ne value placed upon This trads
By those bs~t acquainted wi n II. !, IS only neces
sary L" advert 70 the fact that Bal ;norc Is now OK
pending countless mil,i, hS rail road, secure
1t.
Another effect of the Introduction of steam nayi.
gauon on the James river, would in the opinion of
this committee, be the development of the nexhaus-
noie ores ut mineral wealth now lyn;; useless, and
comparatively valueess, in the mountains ON the up
per part OF the rverUpon this subject it Is only ne.
eessssary for your committee remark, that large
portion of the United States, and even OF our own
state, depends upon the Iron CT Europe and the
Lime OF the Northern States for their supply OF those
indispensable articles; while have the very
heart OF our country, and almost in immediate
neighborhood, quantity of each, sufficient for the
supply ut the world, and of quality, equal to any
known to exist The reduction og the cost of trans
pnrtation consequet upon steamboat navigation and
a judicious tariff OF tolls upon James river would
enable them 10 enter into successful competition with
the foreign article in every market on The Atlantic
coast of our country.
Nor does II appear 10 your committee unreasonable
the river from the Coal Mines of Gpochland aud ChcS
terte!d That this coal, uroa improved navigation
can be furnished to the towns along the margin of The
river, upon such terms induce them To Substitute
the use of II rs fuel, instead of wood which mus,
constantly become aud jesrsr. seems to YOUR
committee unquestona5'c. Had your committee en-
tertained any doubt upon this subject il would have
been dss'paed by the fact, That the coal from Mount
Carbon rs now conveyed 10 phliadr phia, a ds;anc.
OF one hundred miles, along ia. Schuylk.p, (Which
at" cost OF ohe 'on five hundred thous md dollars
has been improved for ITS Interpretations AMI IS there
raDiil' taking, the place Of all other fuel.
The increase a. travelling the roads leading to
me James I''cr, winch would necessarily rrs" from
this Increase of its trade, to YOUR committee TO
torn no Inconsld fable item in the advantages that
would arts" from this improve Dcnt The ir.,y Ilin
along the Valley road consequent Upon The trade
from the south West 10 Philadelphia and Bait morr,
has long furnished The PRINCIPAL market for much of
the produce ut that country. a diversion of that
trade To James river would produce the same eff cts
IN the country through which 1t must necessarily pass
your committee vii not tgespass further upon the
uInH OF t1e meeting, by specification of the other
direct advantages tia; w arise from tie sicct ssrli
completion OF thIs improvement. The effects of
CHEAP s'te ana SPEEDY transportation Of the products
os couni 10 market, in developing rs Latent sour
ccs viii prescr: TIE rselycs the mind of every man
Who NIL hes'ow any though, npoa the subject
Amongst It's Indirect fleets, the additional value
Will give To lands and other property ;hrous bout III.
country 'rn7nS To J tmes river, is one of The most
prominent The value of land IS neccssarilv govern.
cd by the nett value ii ts products at the spot where
.F"%n' IN 's',N'nng TINS value, an important item
IN All beyond what is rcssary for tn, consurn.i1n of
,e - 'I c"1 o, MS transportation to market.
=. '9r sA'.i', we say tha' farm ought to produce
0 r-r centu" ION as value, and that of the han s.
60 | ,ts a.. t -" w, t"unW '"'l one proju
on the f,rr 10 T'aGae ltr a"arHe'' worth
la,s y,c,l be -, i , ~. ~, = re" Ho.-
drei and tAi,v.,hrce j,rs ,,d ,Lir, urFe nun
H. bv an improved nlv,eaton or otber n.ans b
of It's TRANSPORTATION tn market co,,IJ ha lS ~
cents per bushei, the same crop wo, ID nro,,co
hunirei City dollars, and the farm, &c woulr be-
worth ten THOUSAND eight hundred ami tnir,, three
collars and thirty thee cents. That this would be the
erect" OF tins Improvement, o5s not, in the opinion of
your c'mn''tee' admit Of reasonable doubt. Tina, the
IncrtaS- OF 'i'ne would be IN much greater proper
''I t'" '4t JUST stated Is more than probable, rs in
""u','"' 10 '''c T~'He OF ne s'Apie articles
% no. 'o'> N@rca "oT'N'sss' because they viii
ri '"s C,'S' @ "1's GRAFTON TO market would
so|,os ,';' .,,.,..r.,.
Ban =, .-~1. ~. - mp 'y"m"At "o j.
49,, we Plu.'',.u o. on mat portion Of
,-..,,,. '"-'u- - 'l"rs .i's'' Your committee
p lo"ii ~ "cIu io' '!''F INTO an argument "a
,..t' increases ne pT'Als ot labor IN
mi; % r,., o-",. no 10 Your com