Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-08-05
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT.

INTERNAL 1MPROVEM ENI.
We Law beilrr our readers an interesting ConmunI-
cation on the subject of Railroad from LyBchourg TO
Tennessee We n,nst cordially CONCUR with the writer
in recommending the inprovrment-and since receiving
it, are happy understand that near are 'ehoy
contributed for subscription 10 the work It's I'm
ably one OF the greatest Improvements IN "hcn The Sa
and certainly this city, be engaged. Had we iuhds
to contribute, knDw Of WINCH, as cill2eLS "
the State, or residents OF Richmond, we should DC
more inpPy t" embark them.
This Is one paint about which, we think. there can be
mis'nkc; tirrc is another. which. It seems II rs,
there shout! hc IS little c,nen:ion-wc refer 10 he ex.
tension If the james s!s:c Canal from iYnch5nrg 10
COying!Dn, !"r the Purr's- of bringing dnwn the
mos: economical rns tic lray? articles %: that rrgnn,
and srcaiy ito treasures oEron Immense ard unaPcak
able sources both ,r the country aud c:!y o: coal,
Of timber SC, &c. Such articles, Of great value in
proportion 10 their bulk, can BE- carried on much cheaper
Terms alour canal than Rail. road. So far feel
sail. ground though are free to caness that the
mode and rna,e of establishing Internal improvements,
is one which always 0Gcn with Inc greatest reuct'
ance w. i.e our guorancc-and though DO one can
estimate the results c improvement more n'sy man
ourselves vet that on! za Tar outsr'
our knowledge On these qGrstlons therefore, we "ouu
much rather draw upon tic resources OF o'"t.s'-:>'u
free say, that there ara Two i'ks III tS c'
Of Western comimunIcation on "A:ch We S'u'u 'a'I'
witness than parnse Of tire dscus5on- he"h'i ISL
hy,c and ,:krre Rail 1.d should strike The lenncSsec
road communicate ith Tie lta' road !'io'g 70 le
kana,yt Rail road IDLY How The ten!i;foaa ouss'
t Iun and low 10 e executed from Richmond |" iT"ch-
burr. We invite COMMUNICATIONS upon Those SunJ"ctsi
and we sgeciur reJnest or correspondent, a Stock
holder OF the james River and haEawHa SnnPaAJ, 10
wlo we indebted for the following article to favor
us will! las iucG5ratunS: ~ , ~
THE LyEcIlGr!7G AND TESNs@.;sEE R.iiL:uAD.
Tie STOCK OF this grca. scieme IS taken SLOWLY "hi!s'
to the stock of other Rail ROADS, shares are suosco
ed than are required b. law you'd ask, why IS 1t so
Why is it, that Richmond a!ise TO the other improve
uenls. but the ckns Of is she turns dca! ear or
views Il with di*lTDst
If this l..!proyenrn. were made Richmond would
tanly receive benefit from than any other place
Tn. ~ 800 Of p.cGe from The Southwestern part
OF this Slate alone, which it supposed vii! descend this
Rail roat must eventually find market IN Rchtnona
aud the immense at.:oInt Of Incrchant2e which VIII
ascend must either be bought in Richmond or pass
through her 1t has Ucen said that the advance IN real pro-
perry Richmond caused by the expectation OF the De-
neGis hereafter he received from the Jah1cs River and
hanawla Company, is sufficient pay for all the stock
taken by the citizens Of that city and the corporation to-
retirr and ii anpea:S that much more adGi-
iona trade will bc carried there by this Rail road as VIII
b., by tie James River and kaua"ia Company: and yet
If am correctly ininrDrd but few shlres have been
taken by the cii!n.ns OK Ric..mond There must be
some for this apathy Is IL that Richmond Tears,
If Tie Railroad oe brought To Lyncburg anu thence
near Scoi,syIi!e - Richmond. that another Railroad
will be made from cO;tSYIl!r to Fredericksburg, AND
cat OF her trad: Let US examine this objection
Suppose !lc Railroad is made from Lynch5arg To the
Tennessee line, and kuirDad with single track Tor
travellers aon- FROM Lyncburg to Richmond on the
South side uG James river say for travellers aionc
for the price Of transportation IS NOT more than halt as
much bv Canal, as hy Raroad and say on the
South Siic ts Canal is located the North side, and
tie Ill alarm the Canal horses II located near
each other. All the produce and heavy merchandise, as
lave lust said, viii give preference /" the canal! as
the price OF trans pprton cannot exceed cents per ION
per mile. whcn b. Railroad. 1t Is never less than
cents per ton per mile. What Inducetnent then VIII
there b.. 10 make Rail! road from ScOtsTsc 10 rr'e.
r.rtc \ ur('l max L
benefit OF entering con petition with Rao al
ready made transport Travellers and, is likely such
COMPANY could be- organized when we reflect that this
road would pass through hily and rolling country,
with extensive bridges the james, Hardware. III
wanna South Anna and North Anna rivers, besides
number OF olher smaller streams, with deep cuts through
the dividing ridges and gh e:nDankeHt IN the bottoms
when its Stockholders only expect 10 enter into
cumyetillon with Railroad already made, passing
,hrou il TIE Metropolis Of Virginia: And when the only
irducc,nent could hold To travellers would De- the
saving Of h,r hour ia the lime necessary TO perform
4 iou neY i!"u! Lyucnburg 10 fredericksburg:
uniu i likely that the Legislature OF Virginia wi"
ever incorporate company to enter into competition
with the great State Improvement: "hen the community
will be So .i,,i- brnctnd think no.. call the james
River and Kama wid Company. Slate improvement, rs
the State three-s vi Tie stock E+At admit. tor
the sake OF ARGUMENT, that the State VIII incorporate
such COMPANY and that the stock Will be subscribed;
even then, cou,ej. tnat iils rival company can only
take part G! the travelling; Ii It were TO aAe all
who had no business in Richmond still tGal the srodnce
and heavy merchandise would 90 to Richmond. because
OF the difference III Tn cost OF transportation; and because
the Richmond market, by The greater capital employed
and It's lucarn, would always be better both 10 the by
rs and the sr.lc: ;.;n tie fredericksburg market: and
il is the trade and the traYcllng which Increases the
prosperity al city. ~
|. IS thought however. By some persons, That II " be
better 10 r4aic tl! rOad from Richmond - DanTii!r
.n, thence TO the Tr.cess-e line; and that l-chnond
will be n9-c bcncttlri By this, than big the Railroad
from Iyucnturr ! ,lini lhave demonstrated, that al!
the produce merchandise and probably all the tra"e!-
linz br s.c LynchbuTg and Tennessee Raj! road, will
PASS through R!cmond; but this be the case II
Railroad from the Tennessee line passed through Dan.
VILE and il Railroad !:cEi thence 10 Richmond
think not Already t"o Railroads are being hnished
one from Nnrfk aul the other from Petersburg to the
Roanoke a.li the cx.,ensc connecting them by tal.
road to Danv!le VIII not DC great; and The Carriage o
produce to either cf aese towns cannot he more eIpen
hive than 10 Richnend; 70! the distance s aopCt me
same: and Rll-rJGd from Danviii- 10 Richmond Will
he more casllv as the country is Ioag than Tie
country through Which either o.! lie other Railroads
pusscs Again if continued Railroad from Norfolk &c
Nashville by Danyiile made is 1t not reasonable t.
suppose that merchants would prefer shipping thei
Goods to Nstfolk from the North and from !enceby th:
Rail road than ship them to Richmond 10 be sent by
the Rail rOad by DanT:e to Nashville ANY person &C
Uuac with the I2tIc OF James river ocio" f'ict
rnoud must answer vcs. Travellers will also prefer this
route buas VII! BIZ III rcai:Iess % convey le"
from Norfolk 10 Baltimore. ~
# therefore appears 10 me that it is the interest Of Rc
nomd pai:onl= the LyncAbuTg and tennessee Ian
road. , =, ;,
Til. Improvement must also benefit the SHAREHOLDER
of the james River and Kama wha Company. 4OOOOton
Ct produce from Lynchburg to Richmond viii pay tol
10 that company Of $4,000 pc. annuni, besides the to!
on merchandise ascending a., nat WI! DO received iron
Travellers It viii also enhance greatly the value Of TIM
stock OF the Richmond and fredericksburg Ra-oa 10
if a continued Raroad IS contemplated, tiouf New
ORLEANS to Nashville nd thence by tyncbnrg to RIch
no:d, be made. Vie travelling on the iic;'cnno ah
,L. Dali II H,.II
has nov the power obtain The trade Of considerable
portion Of icnnese and 10 cause lhc great connecting
R.Iroa from Ne Io!k TO OrisauS to pass through her
bu, if she suffers the present opportunity 10 pass un
..J , r,,y j,arc.iier be too lale Already Rail