Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-03-04


a, this time, of $50, 600. Its trade, including ex
norris and imports is estimated at twelve millions O
dollars. An inspection of the map will satisfy all
tina, Virginia has only issue her nat, comman,
mos, of this trade OF travel, and thus to pluck til,
golden fruit from the grasp of her less toured, bu
more enterprising neighbours. But to divert Thu
tide Of wealth from the artificial channels that az,
drawing il off, 10 its natural and Legitimate route
and thus difuse its tertil zing influences ou
own territory, is only and by no means the mos
influential, of the many considerations which give
importance TO the construction Of this work 1t vii
afford outlet for the whole Of that portion of ou
own State lying west and southwest Of Botetour
county, which, for its natural resources, mineral and
grcultura and for its manufacturing capacities
is unsurpassed by any equal extent Of territory on
the globe. Possessing a soil every where very fer
tile or Lightly susceptible of improvement-coal,
iron lead, salt, gypsum and lime in inexhaustible
quanlities-any desirable amount OF water power in
every locality, and climate perfectly saublous, it
needs nothing TO make it fthc most prosperous,
and wealthy, and powerful of communes, but the
stimulus of market for its ploductions-a channel
tbroPad which IL may communicate with The world,
ang.r 1lclpate In the blessings Of fee and unre-
strained commerce. Give il these advantages, (and
with what justice they be withheld y and inn
mediaely their invaluable mineral manures gypsum
and lime. will spread over the coterminous country
dfusng fertility, with its cornucopia of national
blessings. Salt and lead will be produced in much
Ian ger quantities the increased demand-lhe
coal and iron mines will be opened in every hill and
valley, and the noise of the waterfall which now
breaks upon the ear at every step in the wilderness,
will OF mi ic nf tla In ,upb
forge. This development of the mighty resources
of this region, is only the first step in the scale OF
benefits flowing from 1t. You have, in rapid sue
cesson, an augmentation in the value Of lands and
of the productive capital of the State, beyond the
amount which any judicioes improvement cost,
aud an increase oil population, ,hus enlarging i'm.
nensey the basis OF taxation by enhancing the value
OF property and increasing the number of tax-pay-
ers. All these tributary branches go TO swell the
stream which pours its annual food into the public
treasury. Add Ia this, the improvement in the moral
and intellectual condition, in the comforts and hap
pness otthis thrifty people, and you have just PIC
ture of the prosperity which they will exhibit if you
but remove the barriers which now separate and ex-
clude them from the commercial world And we
think offer in these glowing prospects, which
glowing as they are, tot the visionary conces
OF heated imas inalion, sufficient inducements to
insure legislative patronage in the execution OF the
work, which we believe viii be necessarily produc-
tive 10 these great and ben,icert tesulls-induce-
ments altogether sufficient 10 justify the coDstiuc-
ton OF the road upon State account, if per-
(ecily certain that it would receive one cent Of
tolls in return. Yet, Low it be doubted that it
will be- if completed, an eAhausltss fountain of rev
enue to the STATE II, when it was an isolated
scheme. standing alone and disconnected with all
others. its nett revenue estimated by practical
business m,n,nt 10 per cent surrey it is nota vsona
ry cacuIaon to assume. that with all tie additional
sources Of revenue Ieieucd TO above it will realize
at least that amount. If it ,hpll yield 10 greater
tsof, though 90 per ccor, would seem to be more
rational estimate, tho surplus thus accumulated would
enable The State To constituted sinking fund for the
redemption Of It's entnc debt aud 10 appropriate
liberal 10 other uoks ofimproycmcnt, in every
section OF the State, only without i'm losing ad-
dt'onal taxes uron the people, but after having en-.
tlfey repeal,d its aX-law.,
These estimates and predictions, it may be said
however, are altogether coujecura aud may never
be realized. True, they are so but likewise
were those of the comptroller Of New York, whcn,
Tour years after the canals in that State had been
commenced, he prepared estimate of their pro
spective revenues, in which he stated. that for the
ten years next succeeding then completion. the tolls
would amount annually 10 one hundred and fifty
thousand collars; and yet, according to the report
Of the committee of WAYS and means Of the New
York Legislature, made in the year 1888, 1.-The |
amount which Was actually received during the pc
nod often years, exceeded ten millions Of dollars !"
Two years after the completion of the New York
canals, committee Of one of the branches of its Lee
gslature depicted the result of The uernal improve
ment policy III the most q omy colours and, after
adveriing the impoverished condition Of the trea
would ever be able TO pay the debt ocumuated in
their conslruction predicted an " increase o(tarcs
as the certain consequence Of an adherence 10 that
policy. But uhat are these facts Aud on This
part of the subject, TO which the minority Of the
committee only refer, or the purpose Of ilustatn
t,,e position which they have assumed, they beg
ae.se premise, that it is their desire neither TO de
ceiye themselves nisead others. DESTROYS as
'NorE.-Snce the foregoing prepared, the
annual report othe board ofpublic works has been
.communica ed TO the Legislature, In the report Of
the principal engineer, (Mr. Crozet,) are the follow
ing remarks, fully confrmatory Of the foregoing
views:
Ii is more particularly in the southern States,
'tsays Mr.. CroZet) that was struck with an extent
oil enterprise of which the accounts that had reach
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