Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-10-01
sntermal Improvement.


entermai Improvement.
Internal improvements in he South-Every Souhcrn
Slate recently made strong enens ON this inpor
ant subject In South Carona their rail road has been
prosecuted and completed with zeal in the
crediabe, and with results the encoura ging In
Virginia the efforts complete the subscriptions
TO make the James River Improve me mt are unremnS
anu me prospect oi success appears To brighten. In
Georgia aud North Caoloa, the public feeling
ad active eNertious in progress fix pn lie opn;on
ccntrSte their means
In the last Georgian received a, this Office sancune
calculations are mede OF the effect OF OF the various
schemes in progress. upon The prosperity State and
especially of the city OF Savannah. One OF the sreu
ments in favor of the Augusta Athens rail road il no,
little striking, considering the general opinions hereto
lore held IN Tie South generaiiy the abhy OF
manufacturing there, TO complete with the Eastern
manufacturers Clarke county, il is said is becoming
manufacturing county, and the demand ia already
han can be supplied for consumption At cost
of transportation be board great that exports
could not be made but is commended that il easy and
expeditions mode OF communicate could be provided
manufactures could he proaby extended and from Tho
superior cheapnesso the raw material and lbor they
"ouu soon supersede the northern manufa ctures in
southern market II is earnestly to be desired Thai tho
experiment be firly made; and, judging from the fac,
stated, that extenve factory has iust beep o,oo,o
a, Athens, another few miles from il, and 5000 600 moro
are shortly to be invested the right spirit enterprise
is at work.
opening communication between their city and Augusta
IN order that the trade of the upper counties of Georea in
he "a
Charleston by tina railroad For this purpose railroad
proposed TO connect Augusta with the head OF low va,
navigation oil the Savannah, which is navgablc for near
~ 800 miles Ii is added, that communication between
Columns and New Echoa, where the Blue ri,Iae can be
crossed at the lowest point in its whole rangehaynr an
elevation oles than 100 eei-woud ensure 10
the whole trahe OF East Tennessee in preference N ,rv
other port. " "'
These are spirited spcculaons and apparently well
sustained by facts and surveys new start will be Given
TO the whole country South of the Potomac i'm Tho csroo
oil prosperity, when zeal in the of State wei
ae ana enterprise IN developing State resources shall
nave occupied the minds of the leading politicians of The
country instead OF metaphysical studies how to con,rive
causes oil eproach and prstences for jealousy agans, the
federal government
At The Hsborough Conveniiop in Nor,b C.,;
mentioned in this paper days since two re ports re-
made one on the subject OF railroad, commence at
point on the Roanoke where the Virginia rail roads will
strike the liver, and passing through Warren Nash Gran
vile, &c weswards towards Tennessee; and the other
report made by Judge Mangum, u. S. Senator, ON the
SUBJECT oil railroads IN genera--Baiimore American
Spectator OF the 18th inst. ~
Portsmouth and Roanoke Rail Road-we had the
pleasure oil conversation few days since, with gen
uean rom Norfolk who is of the directors OF the
Ran Road Company above named. He informed ms tina,
the work at this time prosecuted with good deal or
actvityihat by the first OF January if not before thirty
miles of it, which under contract would he
and that lie had the country for the purpose of
acng IN conjunction with the other directors or commits
sioheTs IN making arrangements, and entering into con-
tracts for excavaDg The remainder of the road TO Wedon
~ e. The whole of the Iron LAYING on the rails has
"eo" as wen Locomotive Ea-i
gne, which VIII IN short time commence RUNNING he
tween Suffolk, Va and Portsmouth, a distance of twenty
miles There is but little doubt that this road will he com
peed IN the course of the ensuing year. The people of
this section OF the State will have their choice Of
roads and send their produce to that market which holds
Out TO Them the greatest inducements in regard 10 the
price and expedition and cheapness convevanre From
PORTSMOUTH and Norfolk, have outlet 10 the markets
oil The world There will likewise be strue ole or COR.
pehion between the two Rail Roads Tor custom and the
price oil transportation WILL by that means he reduced 10
me advantage oil the merchants and planters -Norfok
Beacon '
hdndaohd Enferprise.-Col. Donnaliy, together with
several other oil our enterprsing citizens engaged in
building steamboat at the boat yard on Elk river The
construction OF the boat is under immediate direcon
oil Andrew Rnifner s. Co. We understand that bipbv
capable AMI experienced ship carpenters have been OH
tanned TO conduct the mechanical ution of the
The boat now in state of iorwardnes is intended to be
one oil hundred tons bur,hens We understand that The
TIMBER which was mostly if not all obtained on Elk
RIVER, is highly spoken OF by the carpenters and pro
nounced equal TO any they have worked for the pur
pose. w P'
The facilities for building this place are as great
me harbour good and the timber SUPERIOR that we Conf
uehy expect time is not distant when the business o
building steam boats will constitute prominent obiec, Of
industry amongst us.-Kana,oha Banner.