Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-19

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years expenditures, inaSmueh as upon further ey
lmnauon II appears that the proposed additions I
BNShcr's and Maldeh's Adventure dams NAV b
safely deferred for several years to come and this
,ne hv,ecI' IN some Of the wood locks have nj
proved upon tTial as great MS by some was appro
hended previous 10 the opening of the canal
Although tlfe water IN thc'levels falls short by 81
inches of the full depth OF FIVE ieet and the treigt
boats which are calculated Tor sixty tors burthei
sun generally carry loads Of less than that amour
the new system OF navigation has cidy been sig
nally successful in the reduction of the price ,
transportation. In tho latter part Of tho year be
,wee" Richmond and Lynehburg it has ranged bo
low one cent per ton per mile for agricultural pro
ducts and heavy goods, thereby Attending a speed
eonn5notlon IN regard To this great interest of III
community, OF the most singuinc anticpatons q
the friends q! the improvement.
Tho tolls on the new line OF canal from the Is
January TO the LIST December lSII have smounte,
to the sum OF Sl2l,5 SOS Sc. They are already dou
oie the amount received during the preceding yea
on the old line. and will probably double themsclve
again IN the course OF the ensuing year. Various
circumstances which have already disappeared OF
will shortly hereafter TO exist have tended 1,
lessen the receipts of the present fiscal year. IL viii
he recollected that IN order hasten the transfer o
inc trade from the rlvcr to the canal, the new tariff
ot tolls WAS suspended IN its operation until the
month OF January, and that fleet OF canal boat,
had then TO he but so that the Spring of the year
was well advanced before the number was suiiicien,
to answer the demands OF the line. The rcceip,s.
trade appertninius 20 the Rvanna river, willis,s
river, and large portion OF the south side of James
river, have been reduced about one hall, in consc
quence ot the suspension ct the tariff o tolls upon
the tircr boats until they enter tho canal ut the
MLiden's Adventure dam or ut the Seven Islands
feeder. The almost total failure of the wheat crop
has, also. greatly diminished the tonnage of the
present year. The breaches likewise IN the en-, &.
hankmcniS of the canal, and the disnppon menir to
which they have given rsc have no doub greatly
tended To discourage us use and to lessen the amount
OF imports which would other wise have passed
through the line. Moreover, 1t would be prcpos,er-
Gus anu absurd to expect 10 witness, in the compass
oi few short months the full dcvclopement of the
tonnage which the canal is destined 10 produce BY
tho creation of new subjects, 10y great changes in
long estabish Individual habits and pursuits and
oy extensive alterations IN pre- existing combna.
tons and channels of trade.
ann happy to have 1t ~ my power to state that
the experiment of the body OF regulations prcscr,b
cd fer the government OF the canal, has thus far
been cminently successful. The system although
com oleN aud new. introduced without much
difficulty al the commencement of the year; in rrac.
teal operation II seems To work well; and is d,i.
~ growing more familiar 10 the officers and Gus.
toners OF the line. The regulations relative TO the
collection OF tolls On the way trade, have as vet been
only lmpeTicc'ly executed, and appear to he some.
what IN advance OF the present wants Of the line:
but they will I've gradually called into operation nv
the growing prosperity OF the bordering towns and
villages. and OF The several districts upon which
AtiIN Ntsltilt. ne rtENialOnS, likewise,
ing the inspection OF boats. have been rs vet only
partially executed ~ the upper Offices; hu, they
vii lie fully Carried oV', and perhaps additional
hciiies Tor testing the weight of cirsoes will he
'hordec 10 the local officers, IN the course of the
next year. None Cf the new regulations have bceu
carried into more complete effect and none have
been attended with more happy results than those
re atve to the 9iusins dock the city Of Richmond
Nn'ch est h.IShmeni has been III active and success
iu operation Throughout, the present YEAR
rnfi * rff~ ton nT b., lid
canal with the south side Of James river has not We,
hcen commences. In The month of June the board
% directors made an examination OF the first Grand
DIVISION OF the canal; and in their tour along the
line, they visited the various sites recommended for
TINS o'Jeci. In the month of September commit-
tee OF the boa'd returned 20 the county Of Buckins
hani ana after revisiting the pGncipol competing
points aonS the riFer between the Seven islands
anu I've river, they rode into the interior and sought
TURNER Information from the iuha bnnts OF the local
districts interested in the subject Bent Creek and
tluiwcksve have been finally fixed upon as eli
si5.e sites for two Of the bridges bu, in regard IN
o'Esr contemplated points, the fnancill condition OF
the company recommending posponement. and
questions OF preference, either as 70 plan or as 10
style q! connection, being still entertained nmons
the parties concerned the board kns deemed i, pr-
dent 10 withhold FOE the present defnvc decision
In irc existing state Of the funds, and considering
cSpec'any the propriety OF avoldln: issues 81
post notes, ard OF Withdrawing IN the course of the
coming year the whole OF the outslanJIns no,ount
the board has decided TO defer for the present die
construction ol the bridges, with the yericct deter
mirailon, however, 80 proceed 10 the work as soon
as The financial difficulties OF the company shall be
removed In the meantime, 10 lessen the inconveni.
cree OF the delay To the counties Immediately in
tercstea IN tie subject, aTren .emenls have been
made with the owners Of ferries a. Bent Creek
tardwicksvll e. New Canton and Cariersville to set
over, at The company's charge, all persons and nrn
PeriY passing hetween the eirai ana the south side
of the river. And a crane and warehouse Will
shortly be established II convenen; point oppo.
site 10 the mouth OF Wills river, so as to provide
for ;he carsoes OF boats employed in the trade OF
that t,ser safe and ready transfer to the boats en-
gagged in the navigation oil the canal.
IL will he recoccted that Nv the 10Th section of
the &c, passed on the 23i Of March, 1899 entitled
can act to provide al additional capital for the James
river and Kanawha company, and Tor other purpo.
ses," the company was required within twelve
months after the cana should he opened up TO Co
lCnbia 10 provide az that place side locks and q "a
teral caISi, together with basin and a shelter on
is margin, for the accommodation Of the trade of
the Eivanna river, unless IN the course OF such
twelve months, and previous To the provision of
such basin and side locks, the Rivanna navigation
company should determine 10 connect 10y a canal
the Ry1nna navigation with the canal of the James
river and hnnawhn company; IN which event, the
James river and kon' wha company would he re.
leased from the duty OF constructing such basin and
side locks, and instead thereof, would be reouired
10 apply sum equivalent to the prime cost and
keeping Up of those works, in aid Of the construc.
ton of such connecting canal by the Rivanna navi
cation company. II will also Toe tecocccd that the
l0h section her. referred to- inserted IN the ac,
on the motion of the delegates from the county of
Abcmarle, and hat the alternative provision which
II contains, intended 10 aid the people living on
the waters OF the RIvannH river IN a contemplated
improvement, oi the navigation OF that stream.
a basin at Columbia entered into the original
plan of the canal, and has been provided IN n situa
ton convenient to the town. But the side locks
have not yet been constructed, because, although no
determination Oh the part of the Riynnna navi,a-
ton comp1ny TO construct connecting canal be
tween their line and that OF the james river and
KausGha company has ye; been announced. the
expectation nevertheless HIS been constantly kent IN
that such determination would ultimately be ndopt.
cd. As TIC period for opening the canal drew near,
and nfter repeated informal communications upon
the subject, earnest application was made on behalf
OF the Rivdnn7 navigation company, and is friends.
Tor survey Of the IivinnI river by the engineers
of the James river and Kanawha company. This
application was accedcd 20 by the board Of direct
ors uron the ground, that whilst the proposed sur
yey would require but little time, and be attended
with but little expense IN its execution IL might be
productive Of great benefits 10 both the companies:
to the Rivinnn company by demonstrating the prae-
tcsbilty, NJ reasonable expense, Of the introduc
and Of continuous voyages between Charlottesville
and Richmond; to the james river and Kan,whn
company by the addition Of valuable feeder nj
Columbia, by securing and ausmenting a very i'm
porinnt branch oi trade, and by exhibiting an in.
I 5tructivc example Of successful tributary i'm
proyemcnt u other tributary streams on the line OF
the canal. This survey, which was arranged for
execution as iriy tho summer ofIsiO but IN con.
sequence Of the preparatory labors connected with