Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-05-17

lof thk Convention s "to take INTO consideration the cx-
lpediency and pracicabihty Of opening and constructing
"a road from the Tennessee line through the counties OF
Scott and Russell to the mouth Of the Shelby Creek, in
me state oil Kentucky, and for other furposes."-Th
Meeting in Russell county also adopted the following
Resolutions: "Resolred, That this meeting highly an.
proves the proposition OF extending a railroad from the
extremity OF the Lynchburg aud New River railroad
at New River through this portion of the State to the
Tennessee line, and will cheerfuliy aid hereafter In
promoting a public improvement Of such great value"
A meeting oil the citizens Of Giles county has also
been held proposing a Convention at TazeweiI court.
mouse, on the 2lst Of July, to be attended by delegates
from Lee, Scott, Russell, Tazewell, Botetourt and all
other counties concerned. The object of the Convention
Is embraced in the following Resolution, adopted by the
Giles meeting:
"Resoired unanimously, That in the opinion of this
meeting, a road from some point near Fincasus in Bote-
tourt county, passing through Giles, Tazewcll and Rus
sell, TO some point near Scott Courthouse, intersecting
the turnpike to be made by a company incorporated by
the last Legislature oil Virginia for The purpose. wonId
be oil great public benefit and untnity, iii being con-
siderably nearer and much more level than any other
route from Cumberland Gap to Fincastlc) and ought 10
be made by the State"
ln publ hing these Proceedings, the Abinydon Re.
publican" OF he 7h remarks, that "Ths subjsc, OF In.
,ernai Improvement has excited considerable att. n,ion
throughout The State ,andi |, Is not uncommon for the c.
tizens OF each county to hold meetings on their respcc-
tive court days, aud pass resolutions approving the In
ternaI improvement OF the country, and rcao m
the construction Of roads they are most interested 10.
This has been The csc In Eastern and Western Vir.
g'nia, and we sincerely hope that II may not end in
talk but that the people, where il 10 practicable. will
pu. 'heir swn shoulders 10 the work, and thsn we san
have good roads in all parts of our State.
"by reference to the columns Of this DAYS paper, 4,
VIII DE seen that The citizens Of Giles propose q meet
mg 10 DO held at Tazewell e ,u,t-house on Thur,day
the 21st day Of July next to take into consideration the
expectancy oil constructing a road from Fiucasle to
Scott Cour,-hou.e. Those counties that may feel into
rested are invited 10 send delegates to The meeting.
"The citizens Of Russell County have had a meet.
ing for the purpose Of choosing delegates to represent,
hem in the convention TO be held a, s lott. They ap-
prove oil the construction Of the Sandy road, and also
the extension OF q rail- road from New River TO the
tennessee line. The time Of holding the meeting al,
Scott has been changed from the Fl ST to tho second
Monday in j me.
county, Judge Pow. ill and ID. Alexander Of Hawkiu,
Scott convention"
The Albany Argus Of the lI,h, inst. speaking Of Tho
Cdndt tolls on the present. Canal. states, that "On
s Saturday, last, the collector al this place received foe
thousand and three dollars and fty.nine cent, for
canal tolls: The total sum received duriag the week
wa, $l7. $50 .36 cents, being an average OF S2922 for
each OF tho six days. This Is the greatest amount of
tolls ever received attic Albany off &c In one week.
As to the capacities of the Chesapeake and Ohio Ca.
nal, the National In,elligencsr states that a single
horse can dtaw upon it five hundred barrels of -four
Al the rate OF three miles an hour-whereas GA team OF
barrels OF flour twenty-five miles per day. A single
horse towing a boat upon our canal will draw Eve hun
dted barrels OF -four a much greater distance In a dsy.
One hor'e upon the Canal has the power, therefore. Of
etghty horses on the bes. Of roads."-Ths Iutelligencer
reirains from institituting ga comparison between Canal.
ana Railroads., because We speak only Of what's prov.
90: ana a Railroad for the transportation Of The pro-
ducts OF agriculture, for any distance, is yet a problem.
livestock, lumber, and hrewood, certainly cannot be
conveniently transported upon II. And as 10 climbing
the Allegheny mountains in the sky.Iocket ears. ~
az the American has it, "with the swiftness Of a race
horse"-why, as that, nous peyrons. The proof of The
pudding. saith The old Provsrb, is 10 the eatiug."-Ths
Baltimore American, on the other hand. sr.a,a,..
upon the value OF Rsil-roads-,he velocity with which
Pas:enge:s and eargoes may be transported on them,
oy the AID oil horses-and, much more OF steam engines.
one Jdct more.-From the Correspondence between
the President OF the 90 Beaver Meadow Rail- Road and
Coal Company" near Philadelphia, and the Manufac.
turers oil Machines, 1t appears that a locomotive steam
engine' calculated to ascend a railroad, having a grade
OF % ieetin the, mile, carrying 30 tons al the ratio of
~ miIes an hour, can be built for $3,OOO-the ex.
pence oil Its repairs estimated at $3.50 per annum, in
GLIDING &c the renewal of wheels and axIes. every
i've years. The engine will last from IL to Is years,