Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-10-07
FOR THE ENQUIRER.
iMPROYEMEN OF JAMES RIVER

pass wi bou sso.ure, passes without notice -
MARCUS
FOR THE ENQUIRER
IMPROVEMENT OF JAMES RIVER
In attempting 10 shVw the adv uuges OF hi, i'm.
P'ovemeot, am well aware. 'ha / ain eneouu,erips
hot OF Pr ju iiees, which wsrs brought into exis
ten by failing TO sompe'e the canal This work
was up 'ortuD ate ly commenced before ,he sn
well rnder''ood; cons queny, The eco being u,n.i
sres'er 'hsh was Anticipated even by m, eps,nsers
h work s'cip beto.e much advantage has been d.
Jams mi the additional toll. levied, have caused any
KIM OF in provement TO DO UNI op.lar.
great DFj'iiy OF our citizens de not r.Hesi that
IL necessary complse wo.k, before ID. con reap
the bere prowi'.d by hat wo,k: az well might an
Individual somPiAa t'N he was exposed TO coli and
rain who bad lad The uDds lon and pa, y erected ID
fore hi, honsc Wa. Fl i.hed Bn enough OF 'h.. My
obi ct 10 TO stow The adv n'sges WI ch will BE- d.,iv,
from tie imprt vem'n' m-s,vv
eonpsrsivc vi. W II he ext,r>r OF trapsrora ion
from Lyn hbntg 10 Edmond, ny the p esrnt mode,
snd by s'eau.bUas. IL the Improvement wrre mad-
nusi satisfy ans urPr juiie.d mind. 4" it is for n.
low Lyme hb rg. and all Tho soun ry pcE o. that
Ia, he improvement, should ie ma'e.
The average oct Of rans,nr'a'iou { ON Lynchbn.s
10 Richmond, all put Il 80 cents PER hu.tr,d, arc
II dne he hands with Proviscrs worth sc 80 h, ,at
-qul to ems per bundred more; M en,ir cos, vi
80 ~ Genie pr bundled. 'a to SO 20 per TOT: The
'k II d".s'ns and d. mage IRON ram. suppose wo,d
worth rs per cent on III e,rrisse q al to go O5
Tsr tor; equeniy, N. whole expen.e of eartisg
nigh, he -''ius'ed SIC - per tn
IL nay he sad that ihe alowPncs for the NJ Ct
Gntking &c. oUgh, not to be k.u ino n, estu.a'-,
as the ow ners OF boat liable or ~ nu The load
nav sustain; 10 this would rpy, u at .hee fonr h,
OF b; owners OF boat. are rome No re-pou'ib ,y
wha'evsr. mi that tu, lew Of the rem aiming ere.
fourth L. pay Tor damages wuh,u, law sui; .ous.
Guen,'y, The lahu OF he twnrr. Of boa:s 10, itjury
su.ared 10 the az. il worth very lille 10 the
OF :he prc.'uee.
Mr. c.. y eAleut = IN his r. port n le sa 1926.
that ne i'rovAne Of James r'e' by lpsks AID dams
fron Lynsiburs 10 Msd-L's A'vPr'nr'. he ,e'niaa.
lion OF he canal will coat $500 900 q uphsrs anr
hat repeti m.de in 1928 makes cost rueh les.)
this Is mate irr ficaed upon the nal Of lock.
and dan nepr Redmond.
THE OF $500 900 could Re narrowed 81 2 prt
cent. "hth is 1886 0OO, TO Which adj 2 l per at.
'or rrp>ir. $40 400; then il will b. Be.eary raj
'h' ,un o. $50 600 annuity opy III, intereu an
r,pairs 10 tho work by oH,.
I e an cunt Of produce Ell ped down ihs river lah
year amounted about 80 OOn cns, ani II ihtr wAte
no increare, would be stm, low 81 coIl&.
per ION for ill but thiuk il may be eafely ,aid ba,
tn less itan ive years, II the improvements a'rtad,
comm nee !. and such as j'int ock panes are
so'pora'ed 10 maxi. shah be sompetet, ,ha, II will
aIoup, TO 100 0Oe tons, or the Abny dou Convection
say hat 81 900 tons " / pass the Eyashburs an
New river tai-roat) and il a railroad IN de
from the James to tbs Ohio river, there would be q.
" limit 20 he emoun less N an lie hole trad.
Kentu,ky. Tennessee, Ono, Indian, rnd Iiinci.; ~
no, taking the trsde Of thoss into con
] 'hi'k the tontlr'ion may be ssfy Tiived at IA,
100000 tons viii down and nr mes r yer 10 I.st
han live years after the improvement il mad 10. to
pty tho inter''t ard expenditure rep 3 We shall
have 10 pay Sc cent. per ton for toll.
M Cr'z also calculates tts' n steam haa, Of 10
hor power, (,hr cot o. which W, enpin-. * wori.
be S3,5oO,) towing lighters and sarryng e5 ,ons
veoci OF miles per hom alter allowing 80 per
cent, for renewal, Yard and repairs, nd lb-r.I
wages to a captain, engineer End 4 hands, fuel S -
could transport produce Al SO eenis ton re iund
miles, and allowing ~ 'h- necessary delay In i-aiug
80 pit al he locks, s. :. 81 cents r tou 100 mi er
Fem the ahoV" ealcn a'ior', viii pressed make n,
es innate OF the saving 10 she farmers am PAINTERS; Tor
the mer- ms and mi irTs wi in ,h,r purehases snc
saIe, Gcdrc the eost Of trfn 20 a'ion end n
HE in,ur for risk The Of port d. pro "a
rom Lyrc bury 10 Richmond. an risk az abov mad
$40 80 per TO az he ver wrrs mp owed, I, would
100 MILE. say ll0 from l. nshhu,g % RE rmond ST 80
ak ng 81 80 per or; clear gain 10 shr o-er pro
DUCT SO IS per ton.
Tho transpo taion II wheat will equally show N,
great advantage the improvement would be 10 The ia
mer. The deduction w ca ia made in Iynst bury
from the p'ice in R,rhnoud on W rs, IL twenty cen
per bu,hai 60 pound from which dedurt h, pr sen
tolls cents and h-re remain IS IL cents Tor ear.
rags. u the improvement mad The farmer ouc
have TO pay for toll. cents, equal 10 Sc p,s et
too; Tor sariage l2 cents, max ng Eve Gene per bu.
she, instead OF IS l2 clear saving IS ~ cent,
on every bu,he OF VIII at sold 10 Lyuchburs; and b.
low Lynebburg the saving 10 tn mrr would be |.
propot,i,n 10 he distance he lives from cbmor d.
This will nearly double the value Of aods the ~,
duce OF which viii down Lines River, on which
waeati 10 grown; Tor liter the farmer dc dues
oil every kind whatever, with the pres txpeusIvs
which 10 within a rsasona IL distance from The river
could be valuable il could be sent TO Rlci or
Lynshburg al small +xpen'e and th, fuel
airy Tor the steam boat would crest. demand for a.
he pine timber The river. | IL frequently the
case that the merchants above Richmond are cor u
led TO send their handize ONE worth $40 OOC
or $I0000) by boatman whore credit il GOOD Tor o.
many cents, ecn'tq irDy their Losses oiteu srea
hess lose, have to come ont Of the eonsumpr for M
chants kDowitg the risk they have 70 run will de
mand Rrpaier profits by seam hoa's n, ri k OF ihe
kind could be encountered az The owners would be
ponsbIr, and would have 10 III Ike good such o,sc'.
The country rhe'irg tn Jims, yer IL not AlC ne
Interested 10 ibis work. but all he part of n
state, whish will ek Jame' YER market. rqua
1T res'ed and that eaunry IL vtry rxieh'ive wheI
we take INFO confederation The contemplated imptoy
me nts y lroads hc Toe whole s'a;o oushi 10
deep iD'errsi in hs work. a, IT will mite ibs va
,ous and cor fsng interests hai III s-para ior
Not only will the whos sae b. ben al, by uuitinr
and hsmoniIng her ebi'drer, bui soosidiahs revp.
5r rea'on ,bly expected from The rapid in
eretsLg products which will seek .Ikei COW, Jane
River
IL saii by some per,ons Tia NJ. c. zer, estimate
are rrrnreous; but II is much ea'~r 10 make the
ton than TO prove ii; ard would ask tho,e gens
10 show ITEM, VIII ch Mr.. Cfez4i has put below it,
cost.
think have slcs .ty dsmonrr ted. that the i'm.
proVem.n Of James RIVER cughi b. INN dia ely nm
derakrn By tbs a'e but II ,he Isg'lAiure should h.
Of dhren opiuoD; and should be willing to incnrTo.
rate Tor that purpo,e, the stock expect would he su5.
'cfibed for The h'i day should he ~ red, sud bop
susb he its determine iop TIA bo,k may be OpeUed
~ the different Cour Houses adisseBt 10 the sooie m
Pa'ed Improvement bit The plan ers and farmers may
have an oppoT unity cf getting par Of tire s'oek.
JAMES RIVER PLANTER.
COSfJfU.pJC.aTED
Al meeting OF the Citizens Of the county OF sgrry
At Capt Philip Smiths Tavern, in sad county, on Mon-
day, the I'D day Of August, 1881 for the purpose -
taxing into the pTopriey Of sending Dele.
Al, 1..I AuNtT Tariff