Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-11-09

\, NOVEMBER 9, 1888.
Springfield, Z days; from Vandaiia,
the capital Of Illinois, By do. 6 days;
and from indianapolis, the capital oil
Indiana, also ky the National Road, s
days, from Nashsl11s. the capital Of
Tennessee, z days; IN Louisville,
Kentucky, via Cincinnati, 5 days; from
Cincinnati, 4 days; and fiom Sandus-
Ky, ; days-and here we will remark,
that the proposed rail road will pre-
sent The most 1';rccf route, that can posi-
6!y e obsassed, from Buffalo to each Of
the abope named places.
We are unable to form a correct es-
innate Of the amount Of merchandise
and agricultural productions that will
pass and repass over this road, but We
appeal with confidence to all who have
travelled over the section Of country
through which the route passes, (and
we are pleased to meet with many Of
your citizens that have) if IN this, or
any other country, they have seen a
better soil, with more industrious occu-
pants, or a larger surplus Of agricul-
tural productions than is to be found a.
long this very line Of inland communi-
cation. We have travelled much in
both the western and eastern parts Of
the United States, and without favor
10 this section Of the country or preju-
dice against any other, we confess that
We have yet to see the country capa-
BILE Of yielding the same amount Of ag-
productions.
We are not however left entirely to
conjecture on this point, but have at
our hand an official document from
which We will make a few extracts.
This road connects with the north
srn termination Of the Miami canal, at
Dayton. This canal is a mere linden
Iation from Cincinnati into the country
up the Miami valley Of only sixty-6vc
niles; connecting no important point,
but merely operating as a drain to take
ID portion Of the SUPPLIES production
along its route, and near its termi2a-
ion.
In the Report Of the Canal Commits
'ioners to the Legislature Of Ohio,
which will be found at pages 342, 81
and 4 in the journals Of their session.!
he following facts are stated:
The saving by transportation on the
Ohio Canal, (which Is 80 miles inI
ength) over the ordinary transporta-|
ion BY wagons is $23i y04 and 95j
the saving BY means Of the
Miami Canal which is sixty five miles
n length, rs SSl, l52 and 81 cents
But the parallel in favor Of this route
Toes not stop here. The property that
arrived at Cleaveland during the last
year by the Ohio Canal, was the fol-
and flour amounting 10
ll2,l5S barrels; pork l3,6Ol barrels;
2l5O barrels. During the
anne period Of time the property that
'rrived at Cincinnati by the Miami
canal was as follows: -four 81, SIS
'ar,eIs; pork 9,75S; whiskcy 40, 425
'arrels. This presenting the fact from
'ficial documents that in the exports
{ -four, pork and whiskey, the great
taples Of Ohio, there passed through
he Miami Canal, which 10 only 65l
niles in length, and yet connecting no
commercial point with Gin
innati, g, 665 barrels more than pas
ed through the Ohio Canal during
he same time.
In the same report, we have the fol-
owing statement Of the tolls and water
ents paid on each Of those Canals du-
ing the last year. On the Ohio Ca
,al, there were paid S82S67 ~; and
N the Miami Canal, S4O,92S ST.
till keeping the same relative proper
ion in favor Of the latter, and the pro-
Iuctiveness Of the country through
which it and the anticipated rail road
. intended to form line Of commune
alton.
1 1s::sa MAN. 7..s.. cs""''.'''"<r..
NorE.-lt is proper for Us to state here,
hat there we're but go miles Of the Ohio
canal, to wit: from Cleaveland to Chilli
otae, open during the whole of the last
eason; the balance Of the distance from
to the Ohio river, was not O.
ened until the latter part Of the season.
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