Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-07-24
THURSDAY. JULY "a, Is45
JAMES RIVER IMpROyrMrNr

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If Rail Road from. Blu, hanan Ia In. T.,,
he found i" our coiunrs this n,rni,y ~. VIZ
'nGs "i utiiire in Ksr,~ia ''e
us. and shall appear in our next. "'td
10 neither the Do,ruur, NJ, K.,,.t.
""s s''''o" TO a topic Of enquiry. which, i, Il.
decision Of This question, is vial, aud mu., h. N
y" '' "''"eh'r-we mesn the cspac,v nj n.
constructed. 10 repay by its ,,,.,..
'1e interest upon the Gust Of its cons,,uc,,,, v'
me work was undertaken. no doub. ~. WV
ao'"y 10 yield such re'e' ue. Indeed. IN. .,..
s''"' us projectors were vastly more brilliant, Ia, ;f..
'''"e"0e1 A"sh'' they d'tr"d it necessary in oJ.
prevent Tue Stockholders from realizing overc,ow,
'ne'' socS I" insert provisiun in IN. ch.,.
requiring mai they should always keen tn. ,l,.
'"a' ''e' dividends should never exceed ts,.,, ,,
''"' Pe' """1"' 30 lar as the cana h,s h... .u.,.
@o' '"'' "''o o. p'om'e' 'as been mo., ,.,.,,, ~.
s'eu " TUE results There has been, Il .ny. ,,,, "a.
ss"'rah' increase o' tonnage npnn m. Im, Inv. ~,
''"' I" 'e ''ade WIN formerly passrd through or G.,A
"''ht' mere no ing been forced other cL,nu,l.h,
e a'rfo a. -n-nlrd rates # ),
we "'p' tolls. which. in the opinion Of The prr,a
an" "hIrtos of hr Compsny, are absolutely nee,,.,
10. 'ndr-d. 10 yird dividends To The s,o khod. -,
~" I" pay The 'nirres, the Company deb, ucvu.i
ID The s"ns'Ine'ion IL he canal. beyond he smou,,
~ lis original rapiIat-shd which. AFTER all i;
has never yet been able To pay! Now, We AK Nh,
ir'ds IN }o'e'ourt. (and in Kanaw hs in all 40
e''"ss, this is mt fact p"gnaLt with insrur,i,o
and With warning Suppose the canal shall B, c,.s
to bnchanan"r 10 Coviog,on-wi tie present ,uou,.
NJ tonnage shipped at and below those rin,s ius,, IL.
expenditure necessary for lis r.,s,rucinn7 O, nn
likely that sufficient sddnnal amount will he ,,,,e,
I'd I" Tie line hy the increased facilities (Dut We h.,
rsh, 10 assume MT reduced rates. If ,ioo a.
/" yield any 'hlng like tsir return for the outlay n
pushed inward III its proposed terminus Al The Ohio ri,
srf' VII the p'~Iec' "f an income a, oil proproned to
iir expenditure br Wilt I.Ore Aaitering We t.ls
II t." granted thai these questions i'll he answ Fred mfr,
stiv-ly aud with The cnfdrnce nv ou, friend.
| ~ Boeionrt and knnswha tor We will not supms,
that, In ii'ir very natural anxiety to see this improve.
nen' Penetrating the mountains beyond the Ridge oven
they Would be Mlng carry on the ent.rp r. If the,
n-evrd that The result wulJ he similar to t,s, which
mas attended II brIuw Iyuchburs. in progressive ratio
M" 'h'y h'lleve no such ,hrg. They still have sumo
LINGERING faith IN the orle nal estimates of the p,,.c,
pf The sent scheme Of improvement by which i, waa
All! cen ohsa,d tai iIate would spring up almost
nkt mssc ,rn b. rd' Is, in add,o6 10 it's VS..
eoa' raj ten, pour I'd Of annually increasing re.
venue IN" lr isIs ii the Company But. these ma.
ti"s harmless :" In. as they merely speculative,
.hrartn !" luhr' evils npn the State hen i,n
rrised tia, ry >haIite The basis of rgslaon Hence
'hr Importance. IN the primary assemblies VI the peop,
"hch. as they are the source Of all ;uwrr shouhspk
n''.- lily as we'll as auh"ri'a,~Iy that fact, should
h. substituted for decinnnfion and when they demand
particular line of conduct the part Of the Leps,
'"re. thai they should be prepared vindca.e the VII.
a. A ,,a. ,,i..
stratum Of lis wisdom and n,ili,y. Now ne lake the Nv.
si'n 10 he nrtgnai that, if the fiscal and eevnomi.
ral results, which brfne tho country If making
canal from R"hmnud 10 lynchburg, cnuld have beea
irrsern-io " il. unaugmented trade; high tolls ms
King The cs OF transportation ab NJ IS high, (sonsmn
high-r.) Than it was before; and NOW i,ISa,ndrg his.
The nsh'liiy Of the Company - meet it's own eng,e.
meats 'vlng it, year asr year, obtain lans II, from
70 to $780, from tie State. after exhaus,pp oil ito
rrc.p's to NEE, It's expenditures ray, if these
suits could have heen foreseen voice would have
hcen raised in fav, Of lis ruciion not one Well
1t br probable that hen it reaches Buchanan, CIV.
ving"n, Kanawha We are To learn the same story II
stationary trade. undlm Ishej II transportation.
an augmented d.tt, and rrurrna,ey diminished re-
venue. ThO. with conviclion that such will be ibs
TACT pressing upon his mind will be bold enough urge
lis prosecution We. for one, cannot
The duty thin, nt Those WIN demand the Vigorous
prosecu'in II s line Of improvement. under existing
circumstances, is as imr,ra, il is plain. They are
"and. IN the very outset, To show that The amount .!
tfsdr either already the line which will in al pro-
balIIiy he dawn 10 d.. J4uo tesses and after 10
cmptfhn. III be sufficient Justify the State in FL
tending To il ficpni aid let them d. ,his-le them
s"w how much tonnage III BE- corcen,a,ed al Blu.
eana1 and nvireinn by hr plron # The csEa 10
l'sr POINTS, Than is drawn ihlher and the reasons
fur that tsi|nst1l.i them further shaw that, on Ito
complexion 10 The Oho river. efficient quantity elton
mage ~l SEX this ute I" Rnlntnd, i, pre,eer &c to
the great natural artery New Orleans AID the rival a.
hc'al lines 40 PtlladeI his. Baltimore and New York.
"y tie interest nItn tie rest f CONSTRUCTION. and
ih.niy To In"n lis tep unhrol Lurfktn ~ on Tho
tyranny hr all Tine I" r. in ADDITION to the cost ~
lis r"'snr'l"n-aDd We kr oi,e. teitesstng ~ha, We
have said ln rel"hir. will give them all the aid in our
"wtr I" facilitate the nsunn a,iun Of their wishes.-
bni. IN tte ats'ncr of Try such attempt even,-sM
when At rs' lr nnt itni this is the chief obsscs
III her rsth.ihey not be surprised it, instead
having 'ur strong nhs OF the eosncy If the fa"'f
Prosecution ri the enterprise. ihe presen. paeace"<
scale. removed by ,hrr d,claua"ry le.oIu,ins. thy
are rather cnfr" ed by he tha! very cnv''
nenl hut very unsatisfactory mode o upon such
, n snlieci, a, sush lime.
II he people # Buchanan or Covng,on desire ihsS
/ thac ok,n. a.. Ln>au