Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-05-25
DOMESTIC.

JAMES RIVER AND KANAwHA COMPANY
The following arc appropriate remarks upon this subject
all sectional interest will give way TO this grand state inn
provencnt That which will benefit part, will benefit
the whole This scheme, is second only the great New
York Canal-and II IL is effected, may reasonably hope
that New York will have nothing boast over Virginia
IL will be SEEM by the papers that books will be opened
in this place the 2lst of May-We hope the friends of
internal improvements will manifest am interest in This
great work Our town will be the first experience its
benefits.
Its the interest of all who property here to contr-
butte their aid TO this work. Five dollars within 30 days
will secure shareno further advance can be called for
until the next year. and then probably be years
Tore the whole will be demanded. Thus, the merchant
farmer, the industrious mechanic will be enabled out of
small savings TO pay Tor SHARE two, without feeling
u-ScoffSrWe aurora.
alt will be by the subioncd publications. that
Books oil Subscription the Stock of the james River and
hanhawa Company, are TO be opened the twenty first
Instant at the various towns and cities designated the
publication of the President and Directors oil the James
River Company.
The Act incorporating the James r. and Kanhawa
Company is too long for publication in columns this
timc.lt consists OF 81 sections.
The statement suhjoned TO it by the Second Auditor ex
hibs a comparative view of the hitherto expended
in the attempts OF the state 10 improve the James River
and those at which she charges all her works the new
Company.
The works proposed to be turned over to the James
and kanhawa Co. at 81 900 0OG cost the state 81 SIS 700
o. and in 1881 the investment in the present unin
state oil the works, after paying all charges expenses
produced the nett sum OF $i2,73l equal TO more than
per ccntun on the stipulated value of the State works
ears nave roleu by since the Improvement of James
RIVER by Canal, was first agiatcd in the Legislature
1t has hitherto been subject of much perplcxity and
not nirequcnty OF discussion The Act of the last
session restores the Improvement 10 the principle aoped
athe organization OF the Fund for Internal
ana having thus divorced itself from the Company all eal-
ouscs of state Partially il is be hoped will cease viii
The breaking up OF the connection. The New Company
put upon ooing OF contribution TO the amount 5s
-o the Capital Stock-hc state is contribute her two
hiths, with all the advantages TO the New COMPANY
arising from the actual income, annually accruing p-
on Tue works surrendered TO them by the state
The union OF the Eastern and Western waters has ono
BEEN and must ever he regarded by every patriot as am
onect oil moineptous Importance 10 the Sate-Wbetber
II be regarded as fiscal political object is ono of alb
sorOing interest The State has granted liberal charter
L he stock, we have no doubt will be subscribed Can't
alisis, have only inform themselves of facts 70
character oil the investment This grand and impoont
Hhe oil communication ought 10 be seized upon by the Conn
pany with aviiy. Such another opportunity 10 make an
investment, equally secure and productive can never
Provement, the whole expense of which, will i'm time he
leVled upon those who il for passage and transno
ton 1t Is an Improvement, the Calculation of which
we nave looked with anxious hopes, and deep soicutc
Tor years The time has when the safety of the
State requires that should be executed Once nerec
upon scale commensurate the objects in view. lilo N
version oil large portion of the Western Country throu
NJ ITS genial influence, and lrucfyng effects would he f
from ono end oil the Commonwealth TO the other Then we
soudhea no more OF Eastern and Western men,
ad esten interests in reference TO our own brethren
then the Pyrenees would the plain country and
the Old Dominion, the blessed mother of ALL in
ana interest would remain forever and ndivisble
Is this not consummation devoutly to be wished Has
not the object been recommended the people of Virginia
upwards OF forty years past by all her most eminent and
distinguished soAs. By Washington first; bv Iedarson
Madison, MARSHALL and host OF Others whom the State
has often delighted to honorp'