Canton herald. (Canton, Miss.) 1837-1839, 1837-12-01

-rg cotton carried IN heel boats 20
/. Grand Cuffs two dollars per bale.
2. whereas # steam boats run TINS river
The largest possible estimation would
be one dollar per bale, saving 90 me
I single article Of cotton S30,373,Oo.--
There are at this time employed u
the trade Of this county twenty keel
boats, with from five to fifteen tran
sient keel boats not regularly employ
ed. These keel boats run from Tour
to five months of the year during
which time they make upon an ave
rage eight trips to Grand Gulf; fifty
tons each trip up; carrying IN the
eight trips four hundred tons and the
twenty boats would make up eight
thousand tons. This at the rate OF
one dollar perhundred would be $3.50
900. Now if steam Loats Of lf~ht bur-
then could navigate the river freight
would not be more than fifty cents per
hundred weight from Grand Gulf by
which saving would be made'of $50
| 900. Add to this the amount saved
in the expectation Of cotton VIZ;
S30,873 and we have a clear saving
Il Of Sl10,873. An amount in all pro-
liability suiiicientto clear out the ri
yer in one year 50 as to make it nayi-
gable for steam boats.
1t will be perceived that in this cal
eulation have not taken into consde-
ration the; number of transient keel
boats employed in the trade. In ma
king this calculation the writer has re-
ceiyed the assistance ola gentleman
who has for some time beer engaged
in the trade of Big Black, aad who
from his intelligence and ability is in
every respect well able to give cor
rect information on this subject. In
this undertaking Kinds county is e.
quaIly interested with Madison. In
the year 1886 that county exported
22426 bales Of cotton, and when we
consider that the imports cf Kinds
county owing to her population is
much greater than this we have no
doubt but the citizens Of Kinds would
AID us in the undertaking. Alfalfa,
Leak and Scott counties are also inte-
rested in this important improvement
and woul u no doubt assist in its ac-
comphshment. The grHat amount OF
cotton which is annually conveyed
down this river, would make the bu-
sIneSs sufficiently profitable to induce
lntcrprising men to build such steam
boats as would be suited to the size Of
the river, and at the same time answer
all the purposes necessary.
The object Of the writer in this
communication is to call public atten-
ton to a subject IN which all are so
deeply interested. The subject Of in
ternaI Improvement IS one OF interest
TO all who wish to see our state deve-
Iope all her sources of wealth. Let
the people meet and mamoriaIize our
Legislature on the subject. Our pub
lie monies cannot be more advantage
ousIy expended than in such improve
ments. II the cti1ons OF our state
who are interested in this matter will
be active they can OBTAIN Legislative
aid. This, with the individual dona-
tlons which no doubt will be offered
will be amply sufficient to effect the
object proposed. We are blessed
with country unequaled in the fur
tlIlty ana abundance of its soil and
climate. Fit were possible to raise
and individual from the less productive
region Of the earth, and in moment
to set him down in the fertile vaIies
OF our state, he would eXcIaim with
Addison when gazing withrapture on
the sunny chimes of Italy.
"How has kind Heaven adorned
this happy land
And scattered blessings with a
wasteiul hand"
Many of our northern states, with
but little to export, as it has been elo-
quently remarked, but granite and
ice, are more hoHrishipg and prosper
Gus than this with all her natural ad-
vantageous and abundant productions.
five will be energetic and acttogeth-
er. we must soon stand unrivaled in
and wealth.
CLINTON.
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