Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-04-09
COMMUNICATED.

CO.IyUUNICaTED
REPORT of The President and DGREcroRs Of the
RodhOhe Navigation Company, to The Stockholders i'm
general meeting assembled.
Since the last annual meeting in November, 1884, the
aHeh ION oil The Board OF Directors has been
directed 10 objects the line OF Canal it was found ne
cessay TO rebuild the grand Lock the entrance OF the
anal at kock'ning and from tie period of its compIe
ton (about the 10Th December) the whole means and
energies OF the company have been employ ed in the
toh oil lie Locks connecting the the Basin W TIA
e river below In the prosecution of this important and
heavy work. great difficulties have been encountered e
extreme severity OF the past winter the necessity of oing
Me whole suiidce OF the fourth Lock pit the depth OF
il TO 10 ect the frequent resets in The river which
Caused large quaint les OF earth 10 slide into and fill TN
The 9th and 9th pits after their excavation had been near
~ completed: these are all circumstances which have
retarded our operations in despite OF the directed
erilons OF our worthy and efficient superintendent IL is
hoped however, that very short period will now have
elapsed before will be in power congratulate the
Stockholders on the successful termination OF this most arr
duOus and fearful undertaking. Should no inter- uptio
rom high water occur, il is confidently believed that the
frame OF the 9th Lock and will be laid down within
The next two week.; this, (now the chief diculty) hav
ing been effected, the 5h, and only remaining one can
readily be put in, and little doubt entertained the
her lavog, but that the whole line OF Lockage will be
easily accomplished in all the month OF January
Immediately on the completion ths work il will be
necessary TO rebuild the Lock Edton's falls which is i'm
state OF decay and has been for some time past inf, for
use; the Locks at Danville will also require
repairs ana TO their execution the proper means and at
tenon should be directed. After this the company will
be lett Tree with all its operate OH the pncr
Roanoke, Dan aud Stanton rivers; and we hazard lille
saying, every tnlhg necessary TO the
passage oil heavy laden boats all ordinary seasons ma
be ELECTED in few months by the employment OF the
company's hands alone
The board regret that those interruptions TO commerce
throughout the United States consequent upon the Cholera
have operated TO diminish the receipts from tolls during
last Twelve months AT one time, aud that too at period
when business would have been quite active three months
elapsed without single arrival from Norok:-lhe delay
consequent on this state of things, deferred the
from ardng their produce TO this place much of it
has doubtless been transported the country i'm ag-
CONS 10 Lynchburg, Richmond, and Petersburg This
howevers, we hope only temporary diversion OF our
Tsne whlch VIII return, aud increase the panic
winch this dreadful pescnce has produced in the coun
try shall have passed by For detailed information on
these subjects we beg leave the Report of the
Treasurer ma ked "A, the statement of the Toll gatherer
marked b, and also 10 The Superintendent Report
&, which are herewith submitted.
IL may not be improperin closing this Report TO call the
attention OF The meeting to the Petersburg Portsmouth
Kai Roads, both which works now in propress and
The former rapidly tending TO a completion. These i'm
provemenis are believed 10 be Intimately connected
with the great objects for which the Roanoke NsyyGon
Company has been long ldbong and must produce to
the community all those advantages which result from,
competition. SAML PANNlL, President pyo tenn,
Weldon, 5ih Nov, 1892