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Tiir VAiLEY TRApr.

THE VALLEY TRADE.
II viii be seen, BIZ the annexed proceedings 0
The City Council or Washington, that The peopl
Iof the District are disposed 10 co-epsraie wild
The merchants ene fniliers Of Winchester, in re
ference 10 The cAsspsning Of freish, on Flou
and other commodities We learn, too, thar hi
Pfe,idsnI and Directors 81 The Chesapeake an,
ohie Canal Company are also willing 10 etlsns
the facilities desired, in reference to the reeep
ZION and discharge Of lading from the Winches
ter and Potomac Railroad.
CITY ORDINANCE.
/ RESOLU Tf0N respecting re Chesapeake snasOki.
6anais
Whereas the following resolutions have been
adopted alta meeting Of :. Merchants and .Niiiers .
held a. Winchester. Virginia, on the 22d ulimo:
ssResoIved. that committee 81 appointedtc In
quire and report 10 snadjournsd meeting the cos,
OF Ericksons canal bouts. and the comparative ex-
penss Of EFicksoh's boats and the ordinary horse-
boats on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, with such
"details OF interestin the premises may seem pro-
per 10 sueh committee. especially what amount OF
water stesm canal boat, suited to the locks Of ssid
canal, would dfaw. and whether the same can pass
over the Potomae river, At Harper's Ferry, 10 the
depot Of The Winchester and Potomac Railroad
Company and ascertain whether the said company
will place such fAeilitiesat said depot as will enable
their ears 70 receive and discharge ladng of and
the boats AZ that place
ss.fftd 81 10 riherrors resoFued, That the chair
man OF this meeting hold communication With the
chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, aud inquire
rhefher said eompsny will pass boats freighied with
plaster Tree OF tolls, and whether the rates OF toll
on Hour eau be reduced.
" Resofred, That the committee appointed under
the second resolution be ordered 10 report the char
ges, per barrel Of Shipping flour from this place to
New York. via Georgetown and Alexandria, With
commissions, &c for selling the same and to ascer-
tain what arrangements can be made in that market
With regard 70 reducing charges on -four. plaster,
salt, BIC transported to sud from that city,"
Be 10 therefore resolved By The Board Of .altier-
men dnd Board If Cotsmon Council efthe Gin Of
| Warrington, That ~ view with profound Interest
the Importance Of the aforementioned movement as
Of inealcuable advantage not only 10 the Valley Of
Virginia but to the District Of Columbia in general
aud that in opinion every facility pnd assistance
should be afforded BY The respective Corporations
and the peopsof the District, advance the objects
contemplated by the aforesaid meeting.
Resolved further, That. in the opinion OF the two
Boards, by means Of the chesapeake and Ohio Canal
the farmers ofthe Valley Of Virgins can ct al times
find in the cities Of the District markets f ready
and easy access, aud eommodious and safe harbors
| for transhipment
! Reselucd further, Thatthe committee appointed
TO represent this Corporation in the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal Company be instructed touse their infu-
enee and endeavora promote the objects conempla
i ted By said meeting.
II BENJAMIN b. FRENCH,
/ Prssidenf the Hoard Of Common Council.
| JAMES ADAMS,
President Of The Board Of Aldermen.
Approved, May 8, IS4s.
W. ". .sEAToN. Mayor.
| CHEsAPsAKR AND ONO CANAL-It
will be interesting TO many of our readers
to- be informed thai the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal Company has reduced the
rate Of hollis 10 be charged on the Ca
nal to those Of The tariff established in the
year 1895. and that some few ariicles-oI
little value compared with their weight,
such as cord wood and plaster Of Paris
have been brought below the rates Of
that tariff This reduction was due 10 the
agricultural interest especially. as the
value Of produce il 50 much below Wha,
| il has been for many years. II was also
called for by tie fact that The company
has been compelled, from the necessity
of procuring the means Of restoring The
nayigatieu ofsthe canal and keeping il in
order. to decline taking ils own scrip, in
payment Of tolls, as we'll as from the cir
cumstsnce that most Of the canals and
other works have reduced their rates OF
transportation. These changes, il is I'm.
/ derstood. will take place on the goth. in
slant.
Its believed that this step will great
! ly increase The trade upon the canal, al
well as augment she income Of the
company and. if the carriers will second
| this eff,rf If lhe conIhanv hv 9an,end;c,
bu: moderate profits oniheir labor, it can.
mol fail Of having this desirable end.
By the favor OF three lof the Banks Of
Georgetown ard Washington. which len
the money p the company for that OBJ.
ljeet. the damage sustained by The late
has been 30 farrepaired as 10 ad
nit The water again upon ALI except one
division Of he canal, and that one Will b
Irepaired by the 10th inst.-.Nai. Int