Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-05-27

10 the South western counties AMI Eas, Tsnnessep.
We put down at two Thu DIS OF the ionnege from Wes,
10 East; and at cents per ton. the produc, will also be
$i2oO per NIL. Thrs we es,ima.e the wsole tonras.
per mile, at $4,000. which multiplied by so, the m.di.
um OF the distance seiw zen Stlunion aud III roe 's
Ferry will give Sl92. 900.
Now, The int r ct on 81 500, 600, the CAPITAL sock of
Tue companY, a, D PER ceO'. will he S75 900, which de-
Quoted from The { II. would leave Sill, 900. Tor repairs.
exp nsts OF 'rsn'p' rt iioo, snI surplu. diviJ, nds
Ii Is not improbable tina, 81 500, 900 would fan
'bort OF the sun requisite Tor tue construction If Nh.
road, II a double track were d. emsd Indispensable.
We believe the estimate to- tn, Petersburg rail-rosd
a sneie tracti- $4,000. MIR. knight, the principal en-
sinC er OF thu Ii iimlr company, estimates the coat AZ
laiiny a ,ingle track with wood sleeper. al $1,000 p.r
mite, AID " tn sions He at $4,000 or $1,000 per mil
The eradication would cost from one 10 three ,hou.
sand dollars mors-ssy $4,000 on an average. The
hist Winches'er coDmitt-e, in their letter above refer.
red to, suppo e a railroad frcm ,ha, s,ace to Harp.r',
Ferry may be IN de with a i Iuble tack, at $40 600 per
mile, and Mr.. Buce in his psrsp,cuous aud valuable
report taS's $1,000 per mile as the u,nosi limit. We
incline to The opinion, considering TIE advantages we
should epJoy in the admirable adaptation OF the ground,
NE abundance OF materials, the cheapuess Of laeor, end
te 'avings tom past exp Iience OF iudicions mana.
gets, that Sl0,O 600 per mile would be q ~futieient alow-
anes ior double track. Bu', il, out Of abundant eau.
too, we put down ths expenss OF construction al
$4,000 900, the interest thereon a, 5 per cent would
be 300 600, aud ~ 6 per cent Sl20, 900; still leavinf in
the io'mer case $4,000, aud IN ,hs istier S72, 900.
IL Is ten'vtd mat ,L- lat mentioned sun. Annually, /.
an anple allowance for repairs and EXPENSES OF
management ana Iansporlaiiop.
IL VIII DO obse rvSd that we have lef OIL, o. vie w al
together, 'he tells 10 be derived rom lie tran. DO, tation
oil the mail aud OF passengers, and itom what may be
ca d The i ts,ior commerce Ut the rail-road, ADD have
e'nhnsd ourselves in regard to exports to the single az
'icie oil -four. We viii not hazard a coni-c,ur. AZ TO
The tonnage OF our various o her product, bat every
one inust know that i, will sreaty enhance The potts OF
he company.
We should not, however. con6ne our views 10 The
pres n; State oil thing, but look forward with conf
denc- 10 tue mighty imlul,. whoa agriculture aad
manufactures will receive from this gigantic i'm.
p,r'venent We may judge fran the past that even
the na'nril growth OF ths country would increase
its products 10 a wonderful extent. The ouanti-
~ oil hJur raised for expectation in Augusta now,
aud no doubt, in the other valley sounties. i,
three times greater than it was twan,y years ago. But
the rich rewards with which labor will soon he crown.
ed, the as'onishiniug facilities of intercourse, AMI the
en- Igies awakenedb by the constant aud powerful s,;mu.
ius 10 exeriion and enterprise, will in a few years out
stip the slow march If generations, aud enable us TO
enjoy the advantages, without, bur;hening the rstonrces.
ot post-fiiy.
There Is, moreover, another abundant source Of in.
creaslpg proh which cannot fail 10 be opspeI up, should
no prop sed undertaking provesuccessful We aIlude
o the extet sion oil the railroad, which we confident
" believe would inevitably follow. Upon the suppo.i-
ION al p OPP r ioual expense IN he contribution and in
'he account OF tonnage, a progressive ratio of revenue.
az lbcIdsntc longa ion, is 4 matisr Of aIithmetical calcu-
ll'ion. Thur, il a railroad $50 miles in length. be d-
vtded into hive sections OF 30 mics each, the severa,
sections, WIRE they unconnecteJ, would receive merely
ne tolls OF the country IN the viciaity each, resp-c i've
~; hut io'miny one entire road, the second would give
TO the hrst, tolls equal to its own; the third would. in
IKE manner, be tributary 10 The second and first, the
tour'h TO ih' third, second and first; and the fifth 10 all
TIE rest. For example, suppose the first section to re.
qnirt for lis construction $500. 900, anu to yield in .sl,s
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