Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-09-06
lDONIl1 SS.eIGa
INTERNAL IMPROVENiENT


Ire following letter is ttOu JoHN BoLToS ESQ too
well known IN 'hs cry, during tong residence AZ an
eminent "eTstaui, tot bis enstgsuc chsraster and ma,
ny hstiH' quehhes 10 seed our urgiog claims 10 pub
IL atenu,r. A the President OF The Delaware and
ndsoh Cdnai Cons any, lie Tor several years pas, HIS
sup-tIneuded the operations OF bvh Railways arb n,
nSi aud 'h~te'te h!a oPIGoas eulId 10 the hi.
esi r6.peet
We tel grea, pleasure Ia b,ihg able to lay this letter
bro;7 the rubls. IL con'a ns lessons OF srlc:ictI
dom wor'h thousand OF The wild theorie. IF unti.d
experiments, or IRE vague sud uncertain opinion. OF
,h ore'iesl phiiofophy. Ii is entitled TO he eaIm cons
deTe'oH 81 hs psop's o. this state, and hops il will
receive IT, The relative advantages Of Canals Al Rail
Roads are nov reduced ala 10 axoms.
itrsqure5 only that xamn ATOMS q made
Oy sAiiu engineers 10 deje mine the pr.eyence du.
10 Que or the o'her, according to tse loea,i.n W.
ak that these examinations may be made before de
10 hat ohj .c.. fO'
oar brohsr li's.s throughout the StAe, hi.ndlv 10
ih'trn@i Improvement are requested TO give currency
10 this article.
New York, jay 2I.--Dear SRI perceive ,h.,
SoHe - zoe papers ase endeavoung the pet-
PIE 81 "so'EA ~ sense OF ihs !mporaues OF artfs ia
means OF ran'pora,ion, between The interior Of ib
State and the soas, Both aud good will induce
me TO wish them success, sni We're a youueer man
'heuid IKE much TO lake pare in executing any
woik Inai thou'd have favorable bearing on Savan
nab S!A years cap srienee in the consruc iion and
operations OF tre works Of the Delaware AID Hud,on
company would give me some advantages; but, as it
Is. i cen OILY cher my god wishes and any useful
Information tina, NAY bs 10 my power. From the ar
i.ce' have seen, perceive with some regret thu.
io't georgia mas over most Of the States In the COS
ftfurton Of Canal, and recon nd il-RjaI which
ae The oGy recourse Of those who not possess f..
s'l1e5 Tor C'G'l', aud who consequently endsayor r.
make he puSc b,.ievs that they are tnplror !, r..
Ta's In the Trey have succeeded 10 sotne extent o,
i"e present; Ou'' having 'oms experience OF both,
am tot SmCUg the converts this n. w sys,em
give II place bs'~een Turnpike Roads and Canal
end TT ooDh'enc'. hat line wall co.. firm hi, order,
az iii' .r'y 10 eaies where ibe Of iranspor
10 ,oH ~ Jnsiy The expense II RsiRoad
III l4te report TO The pToprIAtOTs of
ana aInf hsftr Raj Read, il is stated ha, th-y eaj
Iedpe'd lie eAp.ps, Of transportation from eI5 per
Ton ty Csnal, TO ElO by RI Road for 80 mile. TIL,
Ttdoesd rate al Ger cent EIcharge i, So 81 I2 e,s
per ion Ga the Ell. Canal and DeIagaT. and HuJ
sn Canal, the hiShssi rate Tor met cbandise nclutns
toll, hei9ht ava receiving and forwarding, is esns
per ION per mle or 81 GO cents for 81 mile on flour
and other arnc ca OF small value, il il sill Iess Fon,
does not exceed for oag disaDees cents D. Too ns
mile, making only 96 cents for 80 mles o. The ID ia
ware aud Hudson CJnal, boat carrying 30 tons c.
$500: per cent. per ancum will keep her Ia repairs
IL requires IL wasoas 10 carry the weight on ihr
Rail Road cost 81 200, and the repairs will probably
be from 10 10 20 pr cent The annual repairs OF On,
Canal Is abou $500 per mile; OF tbs Rui r. ad abo,t
Sl,5OO per nile The Canal is getting better every
yea' the Rh 'ad worse. This Rail Road OF the
Delaware and Iiud'ou Clnsl Company passes over a
rough uneven country, and has inclined planes
The OF u,srhinory ard rope, on hese planes i,
very expensive, and bear creator proportion TO
the length OF line that Womb be iouEd 10 Georgia be-
10" the mouniao'. have however no dOub, hs, The
annual expense Of Rad Roads will be found TO be !
greater than it gtusrally e.uma,cd.
The grseesi advantages tilmed by the advocates Of
RH.R1Sds ever Canals, isiD tire rapidly OF trsve IN
the Liverpool aud Manch'strt Rail Road firni,h.s IN,
grounds Tor dis Sau q results Of the Erie C,nsI
have iuroishsd datA which ound sim lar pri.rl,
aud Ooh tqnai'Y exposed to Cissppon'mrn, The Ii |
Vefp'o aud VI uches;er Road has cot lis 600 dollars
PER vile whilst ~ its county, we estimate our rail.
t,atf 10 co't rcm 70 ls 900, aud nothing /, now Bat
Ter asceHsined than hot strength End bfmnss, nusi
lie 10 proportion 10 v'sc,y OF movement; and tb, to
avoid tic sXpsDse and dsy lincliAed plat ,hi, must
be cui down and valleys hIed up. These reouisi,ies
cannot he eusioed without great expense except 10 To-
ration pecui'srly ayoufaUe; but sire g,h and 6emse
afr indSptbsabls Ia any location Bisles, there i,
'ne advaDtags c'ameiin l,gout Of Railroads 10 bi.
1ust'sr, which a noi applicable 10 he Souh. The W.,
''s diminish bere 81 ihs ptrod Of gre,ieil business
'hs r-vsfse 10 he 4, he Sjuth Hoe sIso G., /
Tails are 'hui by ice IN winter and then ~ s believed
tahH'adi VII c5n'inse 70 no u,eG; but from my ex.
Ierencs the eXpen'e aid difficulties viii be IounJ 10
ie Hucn enhtOeed aHd where incLnPd planes are u,sd
10 much go ne 70 forbid thsr upoa calculation sI
wont WfHe tom 90 o.hsf motive han good will o.
Tafd' my fellow erz- ne o. Gsorgil. I ai,b ,bsn
property, and ehould therefore rezrel IN sss ,hs
'auied atty by he iajhi7u of mania 0. Va /, dav.
j. may well sui he people OF Chaflesicn A. ,,v -,
x 10. R0ads, bot eOrga has naiufa aIyAntaygs tr
= mas which ought not 10 be neglected. ''
fSGU1nnoh Georgian