Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-08-05

'9' yci -o'DoUU nj l per cent - ONO
md 1900 100 at per cent $4,000
5rd " lS6oIO00 at per cent Is 600
4lh 2loo,eoo ot per cent p 900
9th 100000 at per cent 30 900
$4,000
Thus acquiring for the section eleven millions
by an expenditure of ninety thousand ,iolhlr n
stead OF @looo00 as proposed hy the writer ia he
Enquirer. Tins writer DOES not bring INTO Iii, es-
innate OF The bon lis To the section the increased
value OF lnuof, which 1t must be manifest To eve.
~ ono Will not be loconsldGrahle, nor the incroas.
ed activity IT will gave To all kinds of mechanical
pursuits, the enlargement oil our manufacturing
capacities, nor the additional commercial resources
that VII be open to us. The immense advantages
that VIII result To the scaports of the Slate from
the proposed Improvement, and the increase OF
population that must follow wall not only be great
~ beneficial 10 our section, but TO the State a large
1t will give our State a political importance she can
by other means acquire. Ii will make her hold
up her head among her more enterpfisng sisters
Of the North and Sou,h. A. B.
If0m The Compiler.
Mn. RorlSsoN We are all aware that the State
purchased out the Old james River Company
with the intention of completing this great work
many years ago,as great State improvement, and
the camor that was raised, chiefly, by other sec
lions of the State, against dong this work alto.
geth"r hy Stnfc funds, while other improvements
could only obtain an AID of two ff,hs from the
State, and that this clanor had the effect TO pu,
4 stop 10 the work altogether. A charter i, at
length granted placing this improvement upon tue
i"oting OF most others, the State TO supply two
hiihS and individual subscriptions to supply three
hfths o. the stock Voluntary subscriptions cannot
Ge obtained. An attempt IS made it rs SAID 10 man
age The Banks into Subscriptions, which u great
many OF The Stockholders orc opposed to- stock.
holders living out Of the James rlvrt aud knna.
la section Gre no dJubt nw,lina to b. council
ed to furnish funds for eo"strurlIag lh,e improve
ment while they can get no such appropriations
made 10 improvements IN ileir ON IA, abot hoods
II tho B-nk should suhscrios. the same sYiiii Of
clanor and opposition viii b- introduced that stop
ped the work IN t4e first instance. ~ not 10 b.
expected from the nature oihinys ,hat hs.. stock
holders can rest satisfied tIlst funds 10 Inch they
have u lont interest, should be laid out Ia way
10 benefit another portion OF stockholders tbcu
sand pct, cert more thnn i. does lhum-Lot ~
then drop the idea Of pusaE the Banks 10 sub
scribe 1T us make tia sectional work us the on
~ mode 10y which 1t can he accomplished. 1t WAS
nten led to be mails 80 by the charter. Let us
pledge the lands within our section TO make good
the loan to be obtained by the Stnte on our be-
half: and they are amply sufficient for m'ny
times the amount we may want, ana you sce
there will be no necessity for taxing them nj all
lie, us accomplish the improvement this way,
the most advantageous for our section, ard can
s1fely venture to vouch It will be the most popular
not only in section but IN the hole Stse that
has yet been attempted. The whole Ste,c Will
then la with us. They will cheer US en- If VIC meet
with dlilcnlues. They will rejoice at our success
and will JON US in the Shouts of victory and /
trust We shall gain memorable victory over mac
ton, sleeping W lsdom and disastrous antlcipatons
Are the public generally aware that medic
something like this was adopted 10 raise the
ney for the Erie Canal in New York, anl the Ere
and Ohio Canal & tina, the tolls on the New York
Canal vii be s1ir to redeem the loan in 1897
ihc ycarIt b,.rumes due Tan any well Inform
cd man doubt but that the articles of transportation
" HI be MS abundant on THIS linz rs the NV
York Canal We have salt non coal plaster
ard lead equal TO any dcrand th7t may arse
We 30 to the Ohio and the Iioison, though it
great variety of climate and capable Of beundless
pro,urtlon.
Have you ref ctcd on the great advantage the
adoption Of this scheme Will be OF to our mcuop
oils Have You reflected that it will release the cit
i1rns from large subscription which they would
be able to appropriate 10 other works that would
be very advantageous to the city and extend
It's commerce in Other directions well as the
west is il not sound policy and Indlclous econ.
omy for Us to call into ucton MI our resources nj
tins time ? Have we n resource that is kelly TO
be so available as the james river and kanawha
section, containing twenty old counties and 81
area equal 10 a respectable Sate a b.
We VIII barely, IN conclusion, ask the attention