Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-11-15
TIE GREAT WORK-Ouuord

we nave tile satisfaction of announcing the sun
port which the spirited town of Lynchburg is about
TO mpart to the james and Kanawla Improvement.
Tho gratifying intelligence is contained i'm the
"Lynclburg Virgninn" of Monday last:
son Saturday last, in pursuance of the resolutions O,
the Common Council poll opened Tor the purpose OF
asceraining the sense of tbs qualified voter. OF Lynch.
burg, with regard To the cXpedicncy OF subscribing ON
behalf of the Corporson Tor stock OF the James Rive
and Kanamh, Company. 1T the close oil the poll the
stood fellows: For the Subscription TO- ain.t
80 Oi the affirmative votes 81 eeholdcrs and 40
aud 81 non ireeholders IS voted in favor of subsc,o
ton OF 1000 shares. IS for 500, aud I for 25e'
This new subscription from rich and enterprs-
ing town as Lyuchburg, must give a new i'm
pulse TO the Work.-The Lowlandcrs are doing
their duty-What sal! we say to our Brethren be-
You'd the Mountains ?--Will the counties adio;p;ng
the Line make up their quotas? We understand
that eXeriions making to effect this obiect-Con
once more to the voice of the Lewisburp "Alle-
ghaniau:"
ave have often repeated convictions of the ncces
ty of strenuous Efforts in Of such paramount, inner
and should consider relaxation from continued and
perseverng cxertons, dsreicon of duty i'm any ~ o
have an opportunity oil Influencing public nj in its
behalf Our remarks hitherto have been general i'm their
character, addressed more 10 the patriotism than the self
sh feelings Of our readers We will now address their
sober reason aud nope ~ we eau convince them that their
interests in every point Of view be promoted by the
contemplated improvement they will lay aside their pre-
JUDGES and Fears and engage with aacrfy in cause of
such vital Importance We have FREQUENTLY spoken nj
the advance in the value Of land hch would result iron,
the completion Of this scheme OF Improvement, and nrn
sumo one is so stupid not TO be sensible of this i,c
ln addition TO this, there is another argumen MT i'm behalf
OF the improvement, which speaks strongly in its (,vor
and must enlist its advocates all who will give due
cosde alion the reduction price of trans
pOriation. The present from Richmond 10 this NJ 90
Is twenty dollars per ton, in wagons. The distance bc
tween tie two places, along the line of the conte mplated
improvement, is 275 miles. he price OF TRANSPORTATION
Canals and Rail Roads does three cents ton
per miles aud in this instance il will very probably be
less We will, however, assume this tho rate and ac.
cording TO it, the expense Of transporting a ton of goods
will be clear saving to the people $II as on every
ton Of goods brought into the county, similar
all produce taken from it, We will suppose that the
amount Of tonnage annually brought the county does
not exceed one hundred and fifty tons, aken from
IL amounts TO four hundred tons; the aggrega. sayirp o
the county, in the item OF transportation alone wouli
amount TO $6i62 80 cents.
Gin addition to this, the reduced rates of
will operae stimulus TO the farmer TO increa pro
ducon aud instead Of being contencd with raising
Iy suihciency OF wheat for home con.umpion our
county will annually have large surplus this aitice
for foreign markets Let us, them suppose that there
will be annual surplus 25 900 bushels prodc
ed in the county OF Greenber: this manufactured into
flour and sent to market will, moderate estimate a
ter deducting all expenses nett 800 900 the
What change would not the addition OF this sum- put i'm
circulation among make in the condition Of all classes
oil people Instead OF the system OF trafck we daily
witHess, we should have sulhcicncy of the circulating
medium for all the purposes Of trade. Our farmers would
be better paid for their produce, aud me could
command money for their labor Who would not pre-
such state Of things to the present condition of our