Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-01-21


which stbest but poor substitute I, was any ting
but Justice in relation Internal i'm MT In
on the principle that TO him that hath shall bo given and
from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be
taken away.
But said MIR. b. il is par, of the busnes. Of les;sis.
non eier 10 ooi up or destroy town, except direct
reference 10 Tue benefit OF The sgcuilur. The
The abode OF the merchant, who Is the factor OF the plant
or, ai mus be- IN all respects subsidiary TO his interests
Does we Roanoke planter, above and around the TAILS
need this additional outlet TO market! He said the Roa.
noke company to which the Stale had subscribed $50 OOO
nu improved the navigation Of the upper river, aud had
constructed canal around the south side the tails i'm
North Carolns terminating in small basin near the too,
which TO be connected with the lower river by a
chain OF locks nearly perhaps quite finished Tha
bsttesux from above could then pass down To . loot -,
the tails, (payng toll Of about re,ts p-r cw, on Tho
staple ae'es ana there transfer user cargo 10 sleeps
oouou Nor'ok ny the Dismal Sw au,p Canal or they
gh noat down TO Biakely about two miles b.oy where
ne ,oau IS ''ea up by machinery from the boat on
of" oahk' a"d placed on the Petersburg o,d Pro-
duce was carried from the ta. 10 Norfolk i'm vessels of
So tons our'hen in from to Is days. earlier if tow-d
oy steamboats, aud at the OF 25 cents per cw aud
Genus ,o'i per cwt, hogshead OF 1000 pounds On
mat railroad, tobacco cotton Sc carried to Peters
burg from the Roanoke, 900 me at rs ceu,s per cwt
In or hours. 10 the commodity were not 10 he ,oI =,
Petersburg, the whole expense, In drayaye coum.o,.
&c at present prices from tho depot 10 vessel st ,bs
wharf, was cents per cw' 1t was about IL miles from
me whau 10 me mouth OF the Appomattox, where il emp.
ties into the James River aud the dept of water q ,
ao1ng good navigation for small steamboats, and all the
coasng vessels IN the York trade Iii, were desirable
mat the produce should 20 on from the wharf a,
70 norfolk, the freight would be cents prr cwt-ana Il
70 Nenmo"d, Gems per cwL Ii ii were sold at Peters
Jury "r expectation TO Europe, it was sent down at
cnafge OF cents per cent, lighters City Point the
mouth OF the Appomatlox, where the largest merchant
vessels took in their cargo aad carried IL q, foreign
at the same price for freight .s from Norolk Ala, h;
ioue then, hundred pounds tobacco or cotton could
Se carried from the Roanoke to Norfolk in less than "a
hours anu at ~ cens--,o Richmond the same time and
"a cents-to City Point in 10 hours and at 81 cents, or
oe paced In New York schooner at the barf of Peters
comDany h hours s, and ~ cent. Now the Portsmouth
on an inclined paIe) the at the Fails, 10 the
lver loVieet oeow crossing the rapids bridge, as.
rendng Che supposedly inclined plane to the level OF
tue rroaupassng the Petersburg road about two
mile, from termination ant running directly 10 Pors
mou'n. what would the paner gain by this road. At
e ra'e oil 20 cents per cwt. road OF 60 miles land
transportation could be reduced below this point ON one
Ioaa cs on the other. that the proportion would re.
mann 'he saine) the planter pay the road (of II
ines1 TO Portsmouth 81 cents per cwt-on,v one CON,
less IMAM the present cost by way Of winch
Was 10 part, water route and conse queniy cheaper
"ou'e mrs small gain, II such Ii could be called Justify
an expenditure oil but little less than million, IL an.
peareo he sad from the report OF the President and D
rec,ors oi the Roanoke company in 1924 before The "a
nal at the Falls finished, and when according IN .
report, all the produce OF that region came in wagons II,
e owns on James river that the price Of wagonage
RON an average point on the Roanoke to Petersbury
was Sl7 per hog above ST. per cwt From lie
neares, point OH the Roanoke Petersburg a, tina, time
vase iZ cents per cw Now il could be carried from
the calls TO Norfolk by water for % and m ,, nj d.
tersbarg for 3e cts toPeebug Tor % c-and 10 Rirb
mona Tor "a cents From Clarksvilie the junction OF
tue Dan and Staunon which he supposed as an saver
age Pont It could now be PETERSBURG al from
10 W cents per cwt, including all TOLLS and a Temporary
charge oil aboutb cents per for drayage Sc at The al
whilst tire locks out OF order THIS imm.nss ro%'
ton had been effected through the efforts of three o;n,
oeH companies to which the State had contributed in all
%aiSeoo. What more could the Roanoke planter rea.
sonabiy ask! What could the State afford 10 Give
MIN! How many other partsof the Commonwealth w.ro
hee' lor winch nothing had been done, whose pro-
barriers? ~ ""PAs'ao'e
IT, twasreay true, Mr.. b. continued, tina, the RoaDo.s
planter was in favour of this additional road he m"' @
WIN due deterence that in his humble opinion tI. go
Ter was blind TO his interests One rail road
nceht 10 conVeya hts produceto MARKET IL was ONLY
20 the number OF engines (which uyb
ioiow each IN dezens) in order to transport ON sin
rack all the agricultural of Virginia and the
Carohnas Aud could road, ENJOYING the ,uho,o
business, afford carry cheaper uhan two ,o,d u
would put familiar case, by ay of iIustrstioo Sn,
q Psn'er 10 nave couple OF hogsheads OH tobacco A
single wagon could take them both ouurke would
be employed three days, and could afford 10 do il for OK
per day, or $40 ia ALL Should be enese
ed, and one hogshead placed in each, cost The nj
ter $50 to have his crop carried
WAGNER could afford his services for less than OK No.
Jay. the crop -wese larger, still the one wagon
IN consideration OF constant and employment Could
transport II cheaper than An and
nuctuatng business under the expense of
ooh teams II was scarcely necessary TO add iha,
the railroad company and its machinery was nothing
more ihan a carrier WAGNER, on a larger scale IT,
Snort IT seemed very clear 10 his mind that one
company could reasonably demand for the
OF given mass OF produce, only much as woud n,v
expenses and furnish profit equal to legal on
.ner capital That being secured, they could afford to
carry any additional quantity, without profits or in o,her
words, at the bare themselves The cspi,a Of the
fe'ersouTg company would be about $50 600 They
could carry all the produce of the Roanoke for ann,
gq"'aeht 10 their expenses, and about $4,000 profit
Those expenses could fall fall short Of $50 600 ner
annum, and II that sufficient the comnanv would
not De unaer the necessity of exsctiDg greater
gae annual TOLL IRON that produce, than about 800 0Oe
put make another road double the capital invested-d
siae she raae between them and each company must
evy SUN oil $4,000 fron this same volume of nSoducs
ne planter mast then pay $4,000 each set of s,oek
holders Tor expenses, and $40 900 each for n pro6or
$ioo'ooo In the whole, instead Of $50 600 Let the
ahonn' OF p.oduce be Increased, and still the principle
would equally operate IL this additional sum vera not
TO be levied from the planter the loss must fI nm ,h
companies The same rates Of being adj
heed to- there would be only 800 600 in gross 10 be J
sdeu oeween me tWo--s sum insufficient to paw the ex
Penses and keep up the road Of either One or Tho ,b
must go down. or both must ahguish so as 10 offer bu
imperfect accommodation TO the trade And If n .un;t
uin ey should concur IN raising the rates of transpor
uob IL would be just much from the poeke,a o(
ne planters, beyond what single company would have
been under the necessity OF exacine.
IL in this Improbable contest the Petersbura ,o,
houd go down, he begged the Roanoke planter IN ook ~
ne ac that he would thereby be greatly his
hoice OF markets AT this Time on reaching Peiersburg
'e might 60 on, II he pleased, 10 Richmond or Norfolk
ut IN the contingency supposed he would be forced IN M
cend to Norfolk, in The first place and then IN ,scd
he James river il he desired re ach either of The che
owns. " WIZ o''e'
Was there any apprehension on the mar, oi tho ,,,
y monopoy or ex,orion He might point he said TO the
act that 1t would be the interest Of majority of ,he
stockholders TO attract the trade PETERSBURG In comns
lion with the Dismal Swamp Canal as an snue ouaran
ganst excessive charges There was provision more
Ver IN The charter, analogous general provision in
ne sc o. $50 not now in orce) that whenever the
'ockhoiders should have received their capital with in
crest upon it, the Board Of Public Works might ,eom,s,s
ne Tolls so as TO cause them 10 yield profit of not more
per cent per annum The charter Of the proposed