Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-08

required by the Western States; / wish TO correct
tho statement of expenses in several particulars from
an actual knowledga of them they now exist on the
ronte from Philadelphia TO PIitsburg and the James
| River and Krnhawa. viz You STATE tho cost of
Freight and Insurance from PhiioJelpbs end N York
on The average of goods, ct l5c. pr. ioOlb Is Cts
Cost of freight from Richmond tn Covington, 10
From Covington to the Fails Of Kenhawa, 75 Is
Probable expense of receiving and forward
ing at The different points. say Rich % &"
iEond, Covngi on, and kenhawa
allow Tor contingent expenses, 90 j"
Making total Of si a. cts
per lOOb. from New Yorl, Philadelphia In steam.
oout navigation at the Falls OF kenhawa. The trans
portaiion from Covington to the Falls of K,nha,ya
can readily be done for soc. per i00io aad perhaps
nucn less as the woggons would load back with salt
TOT the supply OF the country lying between those two
Places which could be furnished tn that district of
country al cheaper rate than the imported salt and
would therefore produce a material saving TO the
planters and farmers, who you'll draw their supplies
from that source.
The sums allowed for receiving and forwarding,
and Tor contingent expenses are much anove the
actual amount which would be required 4, nav
therefore be safely stated that the whole :ranspor,o
ton from Philadelphia or New York TO ,hc Falls of
he"hawa lncrd,rg Insurance to Richmond would
not exceed 80 to 81 so per lO0lb IN the present
ahcut and uninpoved stnte of the navigation of the
Juh's ana hcnhawa; and we may fairly expect, thu.
TIC TX nsos can be materially reduced. when the
liberal system of Improvement now contemplated on
that route Is completed; and III which uany Of the
western States arc deeply Interested.
by the Pittsburg route. you huy. sateL the war
Coinage from Philadelphia 10 that place a, g. 62l
per loud as the average cost, which IS correc,; but
you have omitted the charges of recniyipr u1d for
warding the goods from thar place, and also ucca-
sonal storage, when the too low to admit Of
navigation. will therefore make the moderate al
lowance OF l2Ic per l00lb for those charges making
the whole expenses from Phlde2h 10 Pit,sburtr
s. I3c per lOolb; to which, in order To m,ke ir
comparison between the two routes some addition
should be made Tor the transportation from Putsburc
TO the confluence OF the kenhawa, DISTANCE OF about
| Soo miles; but even om,'tinT that item entirely,
there dilierance at present OF at least 1850 pcr
loOlo. between tho two routes The iransnor' alton
by way ofPtsburg, IN 1850, stated al 600 O0Gib
when believe correct, and by Wheeling the guam
iy is probably greater, owing the superior f.c.ty
of transportation from that point But as The navi.
CATION of the Ohio could not b. safely counted on,
from either place. for than seven or cight mont,
IN the year, owing TO low water ct one period, 20 d
ice at another, the James River and Eenha ya route
would have decided advantage, f-Iul lis moro
southern position, and connecting ~n the Qiio St
ppin below the junction of several nf IT. hare. u b.
u'ary streams, from which circumstance it might he
safely expected TO offer al uninterrupted ccumunica-
ton with the western States for eleven months in
the year-whlle the route through the New York
Canal, (through which large OF ro Ids for
the western States is ransporte rarely open more
than six months IN the year. 1t therefore evident
tina: the amount of Transportation, by the Virginia
route (when completely would increase to an slnense
extent, and produce proportionate addition o the
fund for internal improvement / have made the Il.
bove remarks, as the result of my observation
and experience, under the hope. that some one more
familiar with the subject, would undertake supply
what | may have omitted. and correct any rem,
which may have stated under over the actual
charges as they now exist. NIRGINiAN.