Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-01-09


as'idul'y. They are in much better state If re-
pair Than they ,wr have been since Their construo-
non and hut 1T le delay OF inle ruption in ia inc.
has occurred. The amount of business done Oh the
man line, II is tue, has been less III n last year,
hut II has been owing TO in no d. gr, connect
ed with the management of the public improve.
ments. refer you TO hc Report of the Can nal
| Commissioners, for detailed aud accurate state.
ment of the pres nj condition of the improvements,
the sum required TO complete lhe,e lin in st tie
of forwardness, and the amount needed for repairs
on he canals aud rail roads now in opera ion, as
well as the un due for repairs heretofore dom,
! feel il to bc my duty again to state to tie Lc.
gisliturr, that SION lhoc portions the vi f..
nlshed ints OF in pr vcment, almost compf ted,
| are fshed, and upon which, if the wnk hal been
,ulend d, moe w,u'd have been lot to the Com
monwcal Ii than Ivy has,cn s lheir compl tiol,
think il full tine for Pcnnsy Ivanil 10 pau in her
circ Of iht, rnal improvement, and test for time
the usefulness and value # the stupenjous achieve
/ ncn,s she has aIr ady made. | have been fiom
tic beginning The Fl nd and advocate of the inter.
nal improvement sy stem ,r this Commonwealth
and shall contnuc 10 be, so Iorg as that system s
confined to the m in lines anI their i'm mcIa'e tri.
I bu,ari,s : bu, our INN nse ul debt and the ST.
critics which the pcc lie called upon 10 make in
consequence Of it, for the payment of the interest
and of the principal it falls due, rciby admonish
us to consult prul,nce and economy before VIC in,
cur add tonal responsibilities, withou, corrcsron
ding increase of means to meet them. A revival of
business, ard The natural augm ntition Of our popu-
lltion and IcsJarcrs, will in short period of time
enable US 10 real re from our imp ovcmen,s ma,
OF the advantages f which th susceptible, anI
as confidently trust enough and moie than c.
noush TO demonstrate the wisdom of their pr iec-
tors, and the soundness of the policy, which I'D to
the enormous inv sment of capital in their con-
struction. hen that day a,rv,s, let canals aud
rall roads he constructed wherever they promise to
he useful through ut the wide exren, of the Com,
monwealth; but until it does arrive, let US husband
our resources, and m;nish as much Us piarricallr
the buTthcns now iml o,od upon the people of The
State.
lhe am unt necessary TO complete the main ncs
and TO PIT the iml rovemcn,s now in use in a tho
rough state OF r'p i YOU will he fully infoncl of
by the Canal Con mission, RS; which amount Of
money would sp, ctfully ,upgcet sh, uld he in
mcdiat,ly approp lated, to enable the Caual
comm s,ncTs 10 make pr per arrangements 10 ap-
ply II with most advantage to the pubic servce
Grcat and imm date repairs to ur improvcue en,s
are indispensable, if we hope to maintain the char
actor Of those Improvements, and to prevent our
immediate Northern and Southern neishbprs f.om
dlvcriing from th, IN large share Of the busn IS
of the West and South. The hon,r of Pennsylya,
lila is too deeply involved in this mc asurc, to admit
of apathy or delay. Feeling as cit zens of this
Commonwealth should feel on tLis subj ct, I am
sure no Stronger motive to action could be re,cn
ted TO you, than that Of enlightened mary state
pr de, add essng itself to you tn ough the medium
Of official duty.
PUBLIC DEBT.
The present amount of The public debit
Permanent loars at ier ceL,., S33OS6,0l3 80
at 4 per ce /, 100000 90
Temporary loans at per c,Lt Is 600 90
S33,30I,0l3 81
Due Unir,d Sta'cs, on account
of del osi,e surplus revenue. 2,s6h5l4 rs
Unpaid appropriations, 622,247 50
$50, 100 IT'S 60
Upon an examination of the debts nd labilii. .es
Of The Commonwral h, on the 18th of January,
1889, and tie subsequent laws piss,d author zing
loans and mahing aTpIop'ilt ons, it will he fund,
that neary the whole sum borrow ed since Rat Pc
riod, has been applied to debts and Ii biilirs ten
due and falling due, OH unt Of The public works
finished and IN progiess-io The payment Of tempo.
det, and f,r the repairs of The can4s and rail wa,s
If the Commonwealth.
Tie on'y sums aIrropiatel cut of the oars al.
Thor zed 10 be made since came into flee, which
were no, lPptd to ii,lliri,s lien due and growing
out of con racls. which cxi ted at that ima, ae the
following;
10 the survey ofa rail road from lIar.
isburg to Ph sburg, 5 $4,000 90
To stock in the Prpnsy lyania and
Ohio canal, 10000 90
To stock in the FraLklIr rail-road, 900 90
10 stock in the Monongah,l Ia Nayga.
ton company, 100000 90
S295 600 90
PUBLIC PROPERTY.
Bank sock, 2,lOs 700 90
Turnpike and Bridge stuck, $3.50 34s 50
Canal and Navigation stock, 6i5,269 90
Railroad stock, 335, ,5d6 90
Money due on land estimated 1000 600 Oo