Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-04
HINTS to tie Friends of Lmproyep,ent

Hlnts TO the Friends Of Improvement.
! rom an authentic document lying before u.s. il ia
a'ccrtained that the amount of mcrchaudze wagon
ca rom Philadelphia TO Pittsburg in the year 1880
was about rs 100000 lbs having Increased since
1914, nearly one half
Tue average cost Of transportation of this MGR
c5and@c (by wagons) is s. 624 per 100 lbs.
" hat quantity OF merchandise seeks the wide 70.
g'ons OF the West, through other points, as Vince
ling, and the New York Canal, is no, known: prob,
by however, u quantity exceeding much that which
Is vented throug Pitssurg.
We have data to direc, our enouiries nc ~
the cost Of transportation of merchandise nv o,be,
routes but It certain that reference 70 TINT of
fittsburg, merchandise may be shipped at the North
for james River, carried up that river through the
henawha improvements, and put on board steam
bonts IN the kcnawha River, for less than it can be
transported in wagons, from Philadelphia to Pt,sbur
Thns:-Cost from Philadelphia and New
York to Richmond, on the average of goods
per 100 lbs. about i5cls.
Cost from Richmond to Covington 40
Cos from Covrng,on to Falls of Kcnawha. IA
Probable expenses of receiving and for.
wardIng at Tho different points say Richmond
Covington, and NJ the Kenawha, o.
And allo for contingent expenses on
Would leave the whole cost 81 75cts.
The annuncation of this fact, will surprise MANY.
aud ITS importance viii strike all. Tho reaec,;n,
VIII occur 10 every mlnd--lf this is true as 70 The
present state of James RIVER Navigation, what win
be when that navigation Should it ever be SOY e.
improved by the introduction of steam:
OHT most experienced merchants our shrewdest
observers unite III the oponon, that the James River
FaVne Is Inc natural direction Of tho trade
'hH Atlantic and the vast and rapidly populatinp
countries west of the AIloghlny Already thu, traae
IS greAt-in time, it will be iucalcuable Were II
encouraged by the facilities which the Legislature has
II so entirely in ITS power to bestow to establish itses
~ this channel, wcSiave already compored tho n,os
perty which it would confer on Richmond 10 TIM, of
AlcZandTin when the ustrious founder Of TINT col
ebfa'ed city, succeeded in making 1t the great emnn-
rum between Europe and Eastern Asi,.
Bn; even while We ar, speaking, tho GOLDEN omar
'un'y Of drawing the commerce of The East and
West through the bosom Of Virrinin. NAV have &c.
capped forever The enterprise Of Maryland Penn
syIvana and Ncw York is directed to the attainment
OF the sam" ohicc.. propou,oning their efforts IN
which much sghtcr eXcrtion would secure 10 otlors
u We understand that all the Gallero" Elour NOT
previously disposed or(amouning to about 800 bbIsA
was sold BY the Miller p. J. ChevalliG Esq. few
days ago. ut S6j0.--So great has been the demand
Tor this brand, that Mr.. ChevaG has not had to shin
OIL barrel this season on his own account
phe City Mills nrc done grinding for the season.
and the AIllIcrs are busily employed in repairing
and improving their present Mills, and building new
ones. Mir HoXall is getting u very large new NH,
Of The most approved kidd, built on the site oftbe oro
that was lately burnt down. and Mr.. ChovnlE6 L.
erecting an addition to his Nil nearly or quite M
large as The present building Thus it will be so.n
TINT our MI"rs are determined IN meet the proo, do
mnnd That the high character ofthc Richmond brana
has created for our Flour, and to keep up that eI,o
racior
VIC hope the Country Mlcrs nrc up and doInr
likewise Let mono be discouraged, if for scason oy
two their brands don't stand as high as thew opDb,
Il takes time 10 establish The character If brnn1 a
broad, but when 1t becomes generally known hat
particular brand uniformly superior. tho Mile, ui,l
reap his reward
One pound OF Sea leland Cotton costi,, IN cant. l. -
inio fine lace which Is sold pr 81 pupe,s -, 49,, gun
9ufh The Woundrrul Influence Of kin I'm nc,cas,o ~