Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-01-12

nation relative 10 Tue importance
of the aforesaid Canal. At a subsequent meeting,
held at the same place, pursuant to adjournment
Of the former one, it was resolved, III substance,
that the section Of tile State particularly interested
in the proposed East Fork Canal entitled to the
aid Of the State constructions; and that our
efforts should be directed for the procurement of
that aid from the Legislature now in session.
This body, we expect will, and wish should be,
governed, III deciding upon the application alrea-
dy laid before them, for the proposed aid, by facts.
To assist you, of those in whose power
is the disposal OF this matter, i'll acquiring the
loca! information requisite for Just decision, aud
10 ask of you to lend TO application a favora
be consideration, do respectfully address to
YOU this Circular.
| Before claim your vote, in favor of gran
ting the solicited aid, deem it incumbent
us satisfy you aiirmatlvely at least three /
points, connected herewith, viz: that are not
now fairly accommodated by Internal Improve
ment works that the proposed work Is FEAST |
bic one, and that the population and business of
the section of country interested, sufficient to
justify its construction. On the first point nothing
need be said. Your knowledge of the location
of the state improvement works, and of the geo.
graphy of our section of the state, cannot fail to
satisfy you in this regard. The market of this
section of the State Is East; and the route of
our produce to market will always be in that d.
rection, while the State furnishes with
no outlet, without travelling many miles directly
!, Hest, avail ourselves of it. We safely
. assert that the counties Of Randolph and Union,
and a large part of Wayne, never can be accom-
;. ;, modaed, with facilities for ner-communcation,
- by any of the works of improvement now under
construction by the State; and that the proposed
- East Fork Canal Is the only work by which they
= can be furnished with those facilities and with
their just proportion of the improvements OF the
n State.
e On the second point, the feasibility of the pro-
~ leet, will only say that in the fall of 1897 Mr..
=, Torbert, Engineer the White Water .Canal
i superintendent survey Of this work, report of
ed which survey, forms part OF the report OF the
a. Board of Internal Improvement to the legsla-
ture of '37-S, to which we beg leave to refer you.
b In that report he estimates the cost OF construc-
M ten at 8 5277 per mile, sum much less than
cd the cost of many of the works now under con
structon by the State. He says the supply OF
water is abundant. What more need add on
this head. We have shown the Canal to be mo-
.er derately cheap of construction, and abundantly
supplied with water for navigable purposes. These
he seem o embrace every thing requisite We
as are happy however, to be able state further
that the formation of the country thro' which the
route lies is such, that the Canal will be easily
and cheaply kept IN repair, and will not be sub
ect 10 leakage, it rests on limestone iounda
ton.
We now come to the third, the last, and mos
''' important point, the population and business o
- the country be accommodates and here w,
find ourselves able to speak with double conf
dence. Referring again the Report of Mr.
: Torbert, of 81 he SAYS, '.From the best IN
= formation that could be obtained from various
: sources: it is believed that if it should be con
struced within three or four years from the pre-
sent time, that the navigation would open witt
a trade equal to $4,000 tons annually. This a
average of two cents per ton per mile, wou'
Of yield a revenue of $3.50 per annum. Thu
is over SIX per cent. on It's cost. We says ais
that srhe whole fall of the river will be made ava
liable for manufacturing purposes, the wants
the country shall require, and that this Can;
IN would be the channel thro which all the trade
one of the most populous, fertile and wealthy rt
gions of the western country would pass Sue
So was the prospect in 1897. At this time, the BIT
- ginning of $50, from a careful collection OF facts
1t appears that the imports and exports of Wayn
fish County alone, amount to the sum OF 81 265 ,0Ot
fo the amount of her vested capital is $7OO,0Ol
What the amount of these items UnloI
'"o Randolph. and part of Franklin counties, ar
me- the al acent parts of Ohio, all of which are II
fore teresed in this work, are unable say The
not must however greatly swell this amount. A
,s. additional proof of the wealth and business
:. this county, is furnished by the fact, that the
u mount of paid to the State, exceeds, by SON
'ser thousand dollars, the sum paid by any oh
county in the State Her wealth must excee
few in like proportion. Thus much for her bushes
port How is it with her populatlons In 1880 Il
population of Wayne County was between twe
ty-threc and twcnt, -iour thousand; while Dea
aoe BORN the next highest county, in the State, W.
the less than fifteen; thus showing the population
hor Wayne County TO be nearly nine thousand, ov
for any other county. and more than fifteenth
,,;u the whole population of the State. Since til
" time the population of Indiana has more than do
bled; and in this tru Y astonishing and gratifyir
increase, Wayne County has nearly rnaintaine
her former ascendancy. In increase in weat
improvement, in towns and villages. and in pc
ulation she has been surpassed by few Counte
as the returns in the Report of the Auditor
State will show, far regards wealth, al
the number of her taxable polls. We may safe
estimate then, at this time, the population
Wayne County alone near &C, 1000. To VIII
an amount again we ask, would this item
sweled by the population of Union, Randolp
"a part of Franklin, and strip of Ohio, who
business this Canal would receive?
We have now, think, furnished satisfacto
evidence that the population and business OF o
section of the State, not only justify, but imp
riously demand the construction of this wor
Ii they do not where is there a section of I,
State that will Justify public work! Here, the
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