Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-13

4 Hord 10 the yHopcrs for Rail Way from,
the Basin Bank to Rockets.

the Basin Bank to Rockefs.
!h!s project is understood to be gaining friends in
VIC ny. one VINO mas no interest in its location, in
or about its borders would suggest to the proirctor
or projectors OF this scheme to look little further
ahead and before charter actually obtained IN
inquire INTO The interests of the Common Hall and
others concerned and ascertain il they would mt in
preference 10 thlS plan ct portage sell the Com
monweath all their rights, privileges, and profits in
ana To- ue DOCK, tor Basin to recrive the upcoun.
try shipping, which, understood the lanes R;vo
Company are compelled to accommodate into ,ide
l water. |
Couli not plan be formed or projected (,po,
what, IN all human probability will he abandoneH ,n
uhir the upper and lower navigation of this river
now ted together by Yankey yarn,) more eFectualIv
by bringing the Btteaux into the Dock than bv Rail
Way from the Ba in 10 Rockets?
Would it not be more sdvantageou cheaner anil
give that facility so long desired-tha cordial how do
you do alongside, between the Bateaux>man and the
sup. me expensive delay the only method, so long
0racuced mere, OF introducing these strangers-marR
Jou-by wagons, carts, drays, dockages, CARRIAGES Be
Stc'-"'i not continue another forty yearst is mot
~ CONGO with the march of this enlightened ,g. of
ms enton There is in truth no necessity for mi; Ill,
ing and storing away in Richmond, turning ont in
curing storage carriage, drayagc, lghterage &c on
every article coming down and going up James River
INC owner or shpper from Pattunsburg, or from the
ONO River IT you please or merchants and coIIers
e" cen thiS and those places will instruct their apen
mere To sell ~ this market 20 forward with ,ber
BattcauX cargo board sea vessel as their ;n,.rs,
/ o. engagement may direct the purchaser her. ex
- ~ 'SW "r"CIes wants THIS up country cargo by
I inf
anu now existing IN passing it from the Basin bank to
the snip below Rockets. Will long continue IN he
=" H'avly substractrd from the value of the Bateox
/ cargo Inc shippers from above will insist nm !,
'VnB PAID tolls sufficient carry them over all the
oars 20 HAMPTON roads, that they are entitled TO- and
must De safely and expcdouSy placed on the tides
od 40 INC ocean the companys obligation will force
mem 10 yIcih tis and they, the shippers from the I'M
country, ~ not be forced 10 unladc and 90 under
Shegr mere on soreagc, merely of complimen, to
we h"e'a' minded ana enterprizing citizens of DIR
IoWn'"r by PASSIVE acqu cscencc IN the present half
h"'Shed and crazy outlet to tide water incur these
unnecessary charges to get to foreign shipping with
out substantial equivalent, for he or tbev MIGHT
chOose 10 so abroad themselves and not choose n, oy
others TO do il for them, P~'
take IT, people ar for no trammcls now a dave
ihuce Tie very soul and essence of the present mode
SO widely being adopted to bring to light aud toretb
or the dark hOCws of the mountains and the sn or.
at issue with any, and vii the supcrnumer.ry or unnc
ceSsafy charge III getting to- the ship-Iook well now
ut what you DO in i'm rovemcns, on and for the mr.
per AMI lower navigation of James Iiyer-Yircinin,a
Nv years behind New York and PENNSYLVANIA in in
tSfhai Improvement, may a blessing and in less
man q years, and at less expcnce he brought up.
Nc" and brilliant schemes very often confound our
sens, s. and so weaken the judgment, thu at first
'muIlng' we are as like not in applying them to
our uses pot the cart before the horse and in the in
'cFnm' making second trial, the draught may be
gone another way -I.ockets is the ship anchorage
Tor Richmond This flying vehicle is valuable to pass
IhrouBh streets too, but it may be useless here.
,. OBSERVER.