Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-10-20

lFoNh hhd W jams river IN / SIS than i've year
aher me imuovemeni is made then to pay 'b,
interest #ndts renhitures for repairs, we sha 1
nave To paw 30 cents pr ton for toll
Mr. 'rnzet also calculates that steam boa
loi III horse power. (,he cost oil which with en-
e,ne. nc. would he S3,50O,) towing lighters
ahi carrying % tons, at velocity of 4 miles
per hnn'-aiier allowing 80 ger cent. TOR re.
n.wals, haZatd and repair, aai liberal wage.
! 10 captain. engineer aud / hands. fuel, &c
could transport produce at ~ cents per ton per
/ hindfed mile, and allowing for the necessary
DELAY ~ loading, stopping A. the locks. &c. ~
] t'n's pei ton ZOE miles. From the above cal.
c'llaton,, sill proceed To make an estimate OF
III SaV'ng % 'he frrmers aud planters. for Iha
| .nfrchanis aud hillsrs within thrir pmchases
hnd sales deduct The cost of Trans poration, aud
reasonable INSURANCE. e. risk The cost fnr
iransnod,pg produce RON bsrchhurg to Rich
mond. and si.k as ahav", mads y 10 3 per ion .
II the liver were Improved. II would I've Tor tolls
n. above o0 cents, TRANSFORMATION ~ cenls for
lo'' mti"s say lao from Lvncnburg 10 Rich
mona Is 30. making ~ SO per Ton Clear gam
To thu grower ar producer So 45 per ton.
lhr transportation of wheat will sqgally
show the great advantage The ini rovrmeni
would he ~ the farmer. The deduction which
- made IN Lyme burg, from th. price ia Rich
mOnd on wheat, I. twenty ceniS per blshei Of
10 pounds from which deduri he ures"ui tolls
l , Cent, add thare remain Is II cents for
caFrage. II the improv ament were made, tue
farmer would have to ray for tolls ID cents,
equal TO So cents per Ton; for carriage B IL
cents. making five cents per hushel, instead III
le i-2 cents; clear saying 10 IL ceuts on every
hu>hai Of ahra, sold IN Lynchbure. Inc saving
10 the farmer would h. IN proportion TO the
d lance he lives from KchmDnd.
ms Will nearly double the value ot lands,
the proincr Of whIrh will go down james iiV"r,
90 Which whanI ia grown tor r,er tae farmer
dedncis expense oil every kInd whateYCr, with
the present expensive transportation, hts Clear
Pain IS incon,lderablr. Timber. VHIoh Ia vita
III reasonable distance from the i'ssr. would
re val"sble. as it could be- sem 30 IiichmonI o.
LyHchburg AT small expense aud even the
fuel necessary for the steam boats. would ere.
ate demand for all The pinr tinber nehr the
river. u 10 frequently the case MAJ the ner.
chnnis above Il edmond, are complied TO send
th'ir ncrchand,zs (aometimcs worth j Il, 900 or
S2U0JO) bv boatmep who.e credit is not good
for rs many cen,s consequently tbelr losses
are gr"at these Losses have 10 come out al the
consumer Ton the merchants Knowing the risk
fn"y Ia ~ TO run. viii demand gr"a profit
by steam hoaiS no risk o. - knd could b.
encountered. IS the owners woull he respou-
siblp, aud would have To make ood such losses
The country bordering Oh james river is uai
al me IA crested an TN. npTA but all The wes-
terupa,t OF be state. which vii seek James
rifer market. is equally intrrestedi aud thai
cDunry rs way extensive when we take into
consideration the contemplate improvements
by rail road. &c. The whole State olght to
feel deep mi, rest in this work, AS II will units
the various and conflicting interests that threat.
en- separalion. Not only will thu whole
State be henth'ted, by uniting and harmon'Ling
her children, but considerable revenue may
be reasonably expected from the RAPIDLY LIN
creaslng products which will seek II market
dowa Jam S river.
u IS said by sone persons thar Mr.. Cro2 IA
estimates are erroneous but II is much easier
tn make the assertion t'in To prove aud
would ask those gentlemen 10 show one Item,
which Mr.. CroZet has put below is Costs
thitk have clearly demonstrated, that the
improvement Of james River ought To he inmn-
dia'ely uniertskeD by the STATE hut il the L.
g'slaiure shonid be OF a different opIntnn aud
sho I'D he wiling to Incorporate tor thai pun
pose, the stock Expect would be subscribed
tor the frs day II should be hered, aud hope
II such br its determination. The books may ne
op"ned At III dltferrn, Court Houses adjacent
to 'he contemplated improvement, that the plan
iers aud farmers may have an opportunity Of
getting part oi the stock.
A JAMES kiVER PLANTER.