Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-02-05
Being per cent interest on upwards ofl91 mill

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AK. also, If the opening Of tile first division d j,
canal extending only 10 Lynchburg, was instantly i.
from Winchester to Danvllle, and from Richmon3
Knoxville what will not be its effects upon the SOM
western trade, when boats of sixty tons burden. A
sftv per cent larger than the average size Of slcg
nayiuatinp the Chesapeake bay, shall reach tie
ders of Tennessee, and offer continuous yoyas.
from those distant regions TO the head OF Id
Tor; Nav | not also ask, what viii be the oGn,
- n. main trunk of the entire scheme Of mgr...
man, when the whole system shall b. compr.
and lis influence shall reach from the border,
Alabama to the highlands between the OAo +
the Lakes, and from the banks ol The Misses.
10 the shores of the Atlantic Most assasrt5
could not be Justly charged win eAtragal,..
should we ndul r. ~ very i'.h ah'ic pat'ohs, u
year ls40. as We learn from The Official reports d.
nertv cleared on the canals Of y. \. amounted = n
0l6 tons, was valued ii 500 303 So, and pad toll,
amount of 81 ,77J,7i7 -. The Official returns Il,
present wear have ui yet appeared. but IL hhs been
IN the public prints that tie tolls for the year ~
exceed 20uu,0u0. The annual increase oi i, &.
nue. since ihr opening o; the canals, ana III a.,.-
ing ratio for years past, are wei Calculate
firm the estimate a. tie canal commissioner a.e
ls3.s7. that after the completion Of tie enlar.-a,
The Erie Canal, the tolls vii exceed ANIMAL. Il.
of IS 900 600 We are informed, also, ~ iir r
prints, that during the present season ~" asgr
SHIPMENTS Of the SINGLE arc!e II anthracite ga.
the principal mining districts II tie Slate ol reua
wanna, have amounted 10 l,uia,~-. tons.
Having briefly presented my views OF The en.4.,
system OF improvement, OF which | regard tie lp.
pirate work oil the James River and kaniwla Como
ny, as now proposed to lie amended, 10 constitute
n part beg leave 10 present 10 the stockholders
Innate. (marked - .. the amount necessary 1,
pr,e the company ) Improvement on me piano Isl.
mo The two water lines 10 the base ." the Aeg'a
with VI Ailmzcd portage oi = INDIES brtwernr.
/, viii be perceived that tins estimate amounts |.
sun Of SIX millions oi dollars
| brg leave Ia recommend ~ the consi!erdio1o
Stockholders, plan FIR raising tie add,t,"aa! ,la
and Tor sinkin. fund for Paying "i Tie peru.
debts 1T the company, rs follows
That the legislature b. respectfully invited Y
scribe three -iltls of the additional capital, AM
vance H. amount Of the subscription, n sem.
instruments Of $4,000, commencing on the Isl 7.
july next
That when the States subscription shali haze =
expended on the works, the other two.i.ilhs, d,
private naf Of lie capital, may be raised, e,Grf
subscription, or bv sale Of new shares, y - sutIo.
mode as the legislature may then deem Il proper
,hnrizc.
That upon the completion Of the line, sinang ii
If per cent calculated upon the amount u III
mancnt debts al the company, shall be set apart aa
ay ont Of the tolls 10 be applied 10 The graJGl t,'
ton Of the principal Of those debts
-, A'aN'''s ''''' :, 49, .,,,
marx, 'ia' mere appsa'I - - - :,
"ei' "ii, '"'. S'1', , :, 49,, HI
poseu S"osoI p.''n' rl''l, H. M, h. Ill.,, s.,
il''ffest on "e' az -
t'c "etl ie'o'os '''''9
company
n re'" OF W" ".tp '"''''S' - ~ 49, - "
enlarged system - 'es''i" ~, =
company hne =" h"P"'S ''e' ~ '"'''' ''''
ana aiso OF lh' very S.s"' -, "'''"- ~ '>t"
net tnc'y sa"e''o" a"u "Pi' ooi''o" = ~ 80
iut'hcf 70 s"s@eS' - '''' '""''"'' -" - ~
ho1ue's, uir Pi'!i'''s - "0''"'i'', 80 - WI.
ton TO The Legislature WIN an 'hN'a''"" y ~,
ho'ao'e po"y =" sec"ie '"e "'''''1'' "'@"''' =
system III We 'ot."" ~ '''un"e'
hat ~ cue" ""'e ai,'r '',' ''"' = 49,
pahy H's - a'r''"e" W - - ~ "
u't'n NV. :" ~ -. -
e'ch' p'' ~" :, - s''"'e' - -. 80.
ny "'u 'e'"'''' ~ r. - = r,I.,
saa S."c" ~ - "Fl'''l" - VIC ''''o'' = -
alirghahy portage.
mat al shch 'iiic, Thereafter! Is tiic ltsl'"'u''
see TIT, Tie State WI! make sale 81 sGicttl .'
Of her remaining shares inthe Company capita. ss
and invest the proceeds III an Improvement, upon :.
plan and organization rs she may deem best, .! III.
VACATION OF Ne" river from TIE mon'h % "f''hi
river 10 the Norm Safoi'ni me
IN CONCLUSION, oeg !ea'e !" p''sc"t '" ~
dera'ion o. me Stockholders '"r i"io"'"s ''N'''.
ifahieu WIN 4 We" 70 carry o"' we ieco'''"''""
contained III ahS rrP"f,
hcsoifta, lhat me Lc@lsla'nFc ~ 'he "ta'f y
respectfully requested on brhaii OF Tue s'"cAh"~.
The James RivcF ah6 haha"na company, - plss f.
amendatory oil the charter Of The company, embH
the following provisions:
J. That The company be authorized so 70 ~,
their Improvement on The hana"ha r'vrf,aS y ~.
depth OF water equal 70 mat required ~ y" Iof
canal and Of breadth sniic'ent 70 ADMIT u '''e w.
Of canal boa's oil The d'enSiohs Oh those haSs'uh-
canal
= hat The company be authorised ~ substitute
that portion OF the proposed railroad, when : s'i
west OF Greenbrcr bridge, an extension OF TIER w.
line from Kama" In river upward through Tue ".
Of New rIver and Gfernbrlcr river 10 sad arJ-e &
extension, ~ lar NJ the line a the mouth q -.
brer river, or such point brow the same Is II" c
ny may select, 10 consist pl lock and dam nave
Tor steamboats, Of at least one hundred tons lii.
with the same depuh Of water and breadth d chat
as are 10 be required on the kanawha river b'loa
from the mouth Of GreenhFicr river, or from sne.o
point as may be selected Tor The upper lint Of 81
boat navigation, 10 Greenhrer bridge, 70 cons''
canal navigation similar IN character and i'H'is''s
that III progress between Richmond ana IosNs"h
>. mat t,ie company Ne authorized - su''"e
mat part OIL Tie proposed railroaa when = -
East oi urcehbr'er bridge, either ~ A0am1,.
face lad upon the line Of the company tufap"
between sad LrIdge and CoynSon, with snch rh'.