Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-08-18

tho winter while the canal Is louod five monhs Tie
galway pfescns nteair laeiuirs 10 had aud nipaa az
the Delaware viii less delay. aud less waste "a baud
lins The coal The problem al sucee-s TOT hts graf fa'
way Ia ebcapen eal aud 'aPay h'dehd ee ny va,
ON lis Gust like the Western faway, may he cnnsdeT.u
we'd These Two great works Will do much 10 open
the eyes of our c1,as Il this "b.ief improvement ol
III, aye
a single eam1iive (aod they are daily progressing
ia a,oyetnr,t an is valuable h1rse,) has hauled
oye, The ,s,ds rafnld IN one Train Ia the Schaylh
from tie mincs o miles 15J IONS oil coal n ten hours
The working lpll daily. Is SD TINS. III ioo sheet non
ears. at Us this data. cDmpafo the capacity ol
railway and canal. Starting train Of loo cars. every
half hour (sArnsiye OF Sundays from Lake Efe WIN
5OO tons would bo 30 900 tons per annun The ac-
ua cost for the motive power aud wear aud tear OF Tue
same with wear OF the road. 10 Transport llis 9uanty
would exceed hat number oi dollars HOW WI, ,h's
compare ~ilh tue capacity oil HE f.rlo eahai aNe'
r HE calculation of capacity he average tonnage oi Inc
bat 80 tons lcfel01fe has been about ~ TONS; al
though Is true. they have now goi ooiie SEQ" anu
lake buas Of 80 In IS tons The greatest number oil
ockages for day. has been 81; hui say 2oo ne
average number o days lr The season. 10 inclAde sun
Aays ia 30 d,yslie result IS as 900 900 Tons by
canal compared with DOG, 900 tons by railway The
up and down tonnage the Erie canal, The last year.
only SOY Ill TONS. In rs present stale, II may DO
doubled. il not lfeblcd.'
The iofogrnI views 10 tho capacity Of Rail. Roads
to transport tonnage to indefinite amount, aud the
low rates at which they convey II, are well calculated
surprise such persons have been led TO believe,
that although for passengers and light freight they are
preferable Canals they cannot compete with them IN
the carriage oil heavy articles deserves 10 be remark
ked too this connections that, while instance can
be addue.d Of the construction Of Canal IN iie neigh
borhood Of l,a Road, the cases numerous, in
which, alongside Of our best Canals, Rail Roads have
been constructed and successful operation. Par
ael even with the great Erie Canal the ffle Raj
Ro ad and S applehensive Is the Legislature Of New
York that lis Canal revenues may he seriously Affected
by The rivalry. that actually prohibits the lfanspoIla
ton of heavy articles upon the Road although during
the five months in which navigation is closed by ce the
warehouses and stores along The line may be unable 10
store the accumulated produce
There is another pollt Of view In which this subject
possesses some refer 10 the nett profits re
sulting from The systems. We do not know of any
Canal in this country which yields much noro than The
interest upon the cost OF lis construction. But
with Rail Roads. Some of the latter aware, do
pay dividends and here and there may be found per-
haps one, which, like Canal cannot meet lis annual
costs and charges and the interest its debt. But as
general rule this is the fact. We find for example
the following statement of the dtpdcndS upon several
Notlhprn Rail I,oads durlun the wear 1874