Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-11-26

I general direction would conform TO thai oil ouT noun
tuins. and along its whole length but one ridge oil any
ma nitude is TO be encountered, Whlch can DC su'
mounted al any grade that may be desired. lhe ma
teria!s best adapted 10 that KIND OF ROAD soouha FORK
where: and labor and other necessaries ior sucn any
can be procured perhaps more cheaply than ri
other mar, of the country. More than one m,ds l.,
the South western part of the Valley has r IN The
the Engineers Of The State, whose rep,und v;,b The in.
possession of the General Assemble ns h. own nor.
formation wh'cn 'sy p no.. Engineer ofthe State
sonar oose,va.on' u Of bridges, at $4,000 per
mile, which, taking the 5. gun ,nde.d would all it's
amount TO 500 900. = :, !,."o az f,- bslow their
advantages be pute"
value. ~ -oe.- Tho cane,,l Assembly to the
your menn,3fthe Convention of Delegates from a num-
= ~ south western counties, upon ms suoyeet'
p 9 =" ~ tahrisliansburg, on the 10Th Day OF 1I 49,
neiu : a copy Of which is ordered 10 be laia oeioie
loa herewith. II will be seen that the memorial Is
yyabmitted to you in obedience to, and IN conformity
with the resolutions of that numerous and talented as
sembly.
this r;ch and long deferred boon upon a part OF the
state, hitherto, but little obtrusive as TO its claims upon
their attention and putronage.-We ask oil It's Justice
10 extend to that quarter OF our Commonwealth lnose
facilities of intercourse, which we have heretofore
cbeerrully seen if bestow, with a liberal hand upon
other more fayoured regions. And we urge The adop-
lion. and immediate prosecution of the project the more
strongly, because in our view it cannot faIl TO prove
profitable to the State as a mere source OF income, al
i,e same time that the interests of both the West and
the East will be greatly promoted, and distant parts Of
the Common wealth be brought nearer, and bound
more closely to each other, by increased intercourse
and mutual interest.
And your memorialists will ever pray, DC.
TOBACCO Iy K~AvAwHA.-This county, in which four
veors 400 not a hogshead of Tobacco was raised, is now
able TO turn out from one to two hundred %hogsheads per
year besides an enlargement of our crops we have very.
much improved in the quality Of the article. Many Of
our principal farmers are now zealonsly engaged IN the
business, and before long there will be hardly an ngrl-
cullurist in this country that will not endesvor to raise
more or less. Sufficient experiments have been made
10 convince US all that Tobacco can be cultivated here
as well as in any part Of Old Virginin. Persuaded Of
the entire practicability of making it a profitable bust
ness, our citizens have determined TO petition the Le-
gislature for an inspector at this place. MIR. Mark An
tony, of Campbell county, a gentle man of great exPe.
rience in this line, has been raising tobacco for the last
two or three seasons in Fayette, and he has assured US
that he has been entirely successful, and that the means
10 go into the business largely after this year. The
farmers Of Mason and Jackson we believe have no
doubt but that their soil is very we'll adapted for yield.
inc this most valuable crop. When it is recollected
that Tobacco is a cash article, a thing, by-the-by, very
desirable to our people, there are few we imagine, who
will hesitate TO turn their best attention to a matter Of
so much consequence TO their interests.
fkdnauha JeftrSoniaR.