Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-03-13
.W.AR GET l3. 1888.

increased Sl00G00,000. And his data are not 10 be
questioned he shows, that in each Of the years, 1898
and "a, there were made between 5 and 900 of
produce, which, without the Err Canal, never would
have existed; and this will liqudate the interest
upon the amount Of 900. But the might
De made yet more striking BY taking single aTti-
Gle as an example, In 1884, the amount of -Four trans
ported on The Erie Canal .l50 600 barrels. The
nan OF this is 575OS8, which, valued at s. per bar.
REL gives the aggregate Of 2 o75 900 So that in one
year. the productive industry Of New York increased
IN e single article of -four TO the amount Of
nearly three minns of dollars And th, is not all.
Look at the immense saving to the agriculture of that
Siate IN the article Of transportation alone Before The
canal was constructed the poTtarion Of these SIS
600 barrels Of -four, would have been 81 59 OOO-ncw
It would be S35650O,0UO only, making difference of
SIoo,OUUOOO; other words. there put into tie
pockets OF The people of New York, single year. by
the construction OF This Canal neary million Of dollars
And yet the gentleman from Hafsx and the gentleman
from Prince Edward mIstaking the great objects or
Internal improvement. looking TO The means, and
to the ends hove forgotten to mention Il single ore
OF the many incaeuaSis benefits conferred by liberal
system Of public works Let them calcula,e-for they
are vastly expert guresthe amount which the pro-
ductlnn OF The Stale will be enhanced By generous and
dIhisve system Of Internal improvement; let them
compute the increase IN value Of the real estate Of
her citizens let them nest reckon up The great saving
TO The agricultural Industry Of The Commonwealth
suItng from the diminished expense of transportation;
and then will tell them the amount which should 90
to The credit side of Internal Improvement system,
and compensate for thpse expenses which they
have cried up as an unaGswerahe argument against the
general improvement OF the State.
Nor have the gentlemen from Halifax and Prince Ed
ward while they we.s commenting upon the stupendpus
cost OF the New York and Pennsy lvaDf works thought
proper 10 inform the House OF the great enhancement of
The property Of those States produced exclusively BY
those very works The spirit Of urgetfuness seemed
TO have them They recoIlected the COST but
no trace was left their Of the advantages of
the system OF those enIig hened States As the memory
ct tl-se gentlemen lreacherous will remind The
Hn,s IbatIl . Pan
is greater by several millions than it before they
commenced their system of Rail roads and Canals. In
each State, it might be safely assumed that more than
two hundred millions had been added 10 the value Of
their property So that, looking 10 the Of
taxation 10 be raised from the property Of those Sates
their public works founded in the src:est policy.
Would not like in Virginia produce like effects;
Such system that recommended Ivy the committee,
will doubtless enhance tie value Of her property mil.
lions beyond what II is. And with due Difference,
said MIR s ask those gentlemen if THIS increased value
of property countervaIing consideration against
the mere expense Of construction of The works
mended:
And the gentlemen had obPcei too to drawing illus
tra,Ions from other States Why, said Mr. S the policy
OF Virginia has been taltering and mistaken tady
and inefficient that have works IN which may
refer standards; and consequently, can draw few
examples from experience. There is one how.
ever, SAID Mr. S, to which refer with pleasure, the
Winchester Railroad am informed by my friend ;ron
Frederick Mr. Snerrard that when the crop OF wheal
tneraby fair there transported annually that road,
2W 00O barrels u hnnr Before the Rad construct
ed the farmers Of that vicinity had 10 for the carriage
Of each barrel of -four, 81 so now, The price of
porDt;or hr Baltimore prket 30 cents per barrel
So that ihr- i, th. !ainsrs i =. 1-TIck county
and its vicinity annuar aErrnnt Of geo 900 And
suc, has been the rise in thu value oil property, that
stockhoider in the company, n no owned small farm
the Railroad had declared that II he r.ceiv
ed Of dividend he largely the ganer By the
esspned Of getting his pfodoce to arket and in The
facility ainrdrd him at dsposing of every article Of sur
MIN he Nor iy his all he nj fhp
merchandise -uned BY ,hs people contiguous 10 the
road is less by The difference between the former and The
present charges of transportation Here then said Mr.
S. example, derived '-'m our own experience: Let
gentlemen a,py .his To the whole Common wealth.
let them suppo.r ,e like improvements TO BE- introduced
and The lii, benefits 10 be derived 10 the citizens Of HE
Stat. generally, by Gi!!uS;ve system OF Internal I'M
r.ovements, and they will see, in all the crarness Of
MONDAY light, the genial results Of an extended plan
Of Internal improvement
Again. said MIR S some such system as that recon-
mended BY The committee is necessary keep nur po-
pulation advancing. There is u drain operating upon
US, which is fast weakening The political power of the
State, and consuming her strength Her sons neglect.
ed by unpnrenal government. vending their
by thousands upon Thousands, from The land Of their "a
thers-tha lanI y max. il paradise. wanting no.
thing but market-to bury their bones in the land of
strangers. believe in my soul. Mr. Speaker said Mr.
S. that tbs e!n'gratiCn caused by the contracted po
Icy Of eSiate Tie subject of Internal improvement
Man, Sir, me- prone by nature d-ser the land of
his fathers All the Instincts Of our nature against
it. Associations, Arong the heart mike them,
and fresh as memoirs self can keep them, bind
the green spot OF una,ivily-lo the of school.
boy sports and hacy"hdays rrppa, 1t, Sir ii is yonr
unkind unnatural impf,c, cruel iDhunau policy that
esranges your citizens In you, and drives them from
the graves ot Their 10 the wild forests Of the
West Connect the East an the Yves, by railroads and
canals-draw The sect Of the State closer TO
YOU by these binding ties-givIhe IVES, market-re.
vve The East by The Oeneeen, opoutings into her lap
of your rich valIey aud Western piousEDn this and
lfnoi II
their birth to fanced Elyslums in theVest
As population is important eemen, said MIR S, in
The national prosperity, will trouble thHouse with
few facts on Ibis point that should arrese attention.
According 10 the census OF ic5o, Inc poPuson OF the
% Western counties 10 the square mile, nile that
of The Middle counties, with about the same ara,
81 and tina, Of the tide waller region, with one lhA! the
area of the Md.tie Western cocHirs was 81 b Inc
s,,,,s mile Here the result is exhibited, that density
nf popuiatiUu r.~r:., cnnvenie nee TO lnarset
The smallest section OF the Stale heng lno' cooVtnIrn
to market has the largest population Inc portion NIX
most convenien, has the next greatest while that secaon
which is most Inaccessible 10 the marts OF the country
hls the least. w =, :, -
There ,re oIaer facts which will strike with sur'
prise While ,he population OF New iork: inouga III
7gO no, more than half thai of Virginia, had quntu
nled itself in 40 years and Pennsylvania had qsdropea
hers that Of Virginia had Increased but ABOUT 9Oo,'gJ
in that long space OF time Pennsy7an mas ncraseu
q million, New YoIl, nearly two m'l'i"ps' WINE 'Hs,
nj, had not advanced as much in 10 years as e~ orK
or PENNSYLVANIA had in 10! | will not PreSno, sa'o
MR. S. to attribute the rapid increase OF her Nof'eIh
sisters over Virginia TO the exclusive influence Of .nel'
systems Of internal improvement My ceec' 10
mind gentlemen of the true condition OF We ~
order ha, they may look about for some recupelau'e
policy to work her redemption by stimulating ner oof
nan powers into action. Yet cannot De Denied 'a'
tn. e-c, of Internal improvement is 10 aceeeIats po-
onIaton and that the population OF ). York an" Fenh
p,n, "a destined hereafter 10 progress ii much more
r,o;d rate Than i, has hitherto DONE and 'a' 10 conse
nrancs Of IN. inygorans operation ofthe public I'm
provements ,,,,,s ,,,, manhattan
10 illustrated. said SIR S by Ionumerable facts
ook SAID be- at the that spring Up as 6y magic
,,na the line Of the Pennsylvania and New York I'm