Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-07-17

me James River and kanawha Improvement or,L, =
oe a. ahdohtd. assure that aper that We h. w..
eagerly Jumped to this q Inclusion - Lui III O.
II may ue called an fpion al all, it has been Gr,.d
on us by iacis Which leave Us alternative. If n.,
rea Jo"hfed, but 10 oppose lis farther PROSECUTE,
Wlnlly consent to Plunge tie State into a l., ayv
Inc prosecution OF phflless eniepze with the s,,a
ire OF Refudiotion staring us in the face az = ns.t,
II moi probable result Of such deliberate in r,ov#
Our position Is 81, If Tie work. when con p,,d an
not, III oil prutablIily, lie all 10 conn and lrade
foTay tie mlefesi uetn thetts Il It's coustucli,,
DO mol ask for dividends. ii ought not to l., ,,,d
Stale expense. 10 be perpetual drain upon the treasn
ho 3" III say that il ought 10 be- We hay. pe,.+,.
met with the man .od tuough assume that ,.s,,.
On the contrary. the Iirg inia Legislature VAS ,,o;
y induced Ia undertake the enterprise ly n, rneo
diamerca'iy orrtsiie clara ter Look al tbo,s,i.
mates lald before that bcdy; aud ltey all toi,, J., IT,
immense Western trade Witch would te invita- I'll:
our borders as soon II should be COMPLETED es,i,
which. magnificent as thfy were in the pt,ps s H.,
held ont 10 the III giGaon, SAID To he Ella, mo
probable results hch would be realized by the sncrss
OF the scheme. Does any man suppose II al II p vr,l
would ever have been undertaken at a-or that i, oucb
10 have been-ii 1t had Teen shown, Ilausbly in the
outset, that after It's competon ii could NOT mnada
sufficient amount OF trade 10 pay he interest uIen
the Gust OF lis construction Assuredly rol. Well
II, nor thai 1t is but third Dome and we find that
on that portion Of the line areadv finished and in
operation the expenses far exceed while the receipts fall
as far sho Of The original estimates If lis proecors-
In addition 10 this disceuragng fact have good reason
To apprehend that, VIZ The Ohio already lapped W.
should see The s.amkoats that river as,Irn on, tv
by the mouth of canal hearing the trade of the preat
valley downward 10 New Orleans OF upward 10 W eel.
Ing aud Plttsbureh-"e ask, in all sobe ness is il rot
enough 10 make US doubt and hesitate WY does The
Times or any body else wish to unite Il Eastern and
Western waters Why, if il be not to attract 10 Rich.
mond the trade of that region Thai is the sole
motive. No other could have induced the enterrrze -
IT, then, be apparent, that Of tain that trade
by the construction Of The work, why should We expend
SIX or eight (some say ten een) millions Of collars
In its prosecution VIII the Times assert that we
shall secure the uade Of the Ohio by the pleon of
this improvement? Lei Mi; be demonsir aitd rih any
thing like reasonable certainty, and wH fay GO ON
VIII IL 1T, and we will, heretofore. urge lis ,nerr
gec prosecution as zealuusy The Times itself. Is
not that enough for the friends ofthe scheme Or do
they say, ''go with il, trade trade :" Ii they
do, they must excuse US If we part with them at that
point.
The "kanaNha Republican," too, takes mp the cud-
gels against the Richmond Wing and ourselves with
some warmth In the outset, let us correct in
10 which the Republican has fallen, by assuming that
we have been brought the conclusion that the work
ought be stopped exclusively by the aci coming 10
knowledge that flour is transported 10 n Orleans at rates
much cheaper than it could possibly lie To Rlchn ond,
were the improvement 10 kaUawha nGw in successful
operation. hat was only one and not The ost Ifn
entail of the facts TO which referred. The doubt
entertain as TO the eXfediency Of gung with the work
arises AMY from rsuason hat ariH mol lie able
10 compete wiM The Northern lines, in carrying pro
duce and merchandise generally 10 and from Tie At
iaatic markets. Admit that New ORGANS is ''the ost
fucluatng market in the Unon," and that in conse-
quence OF this fact, shippers prefer to send Their flour
the Atlantic markets al much heavier of ranspor
taion,stll. the true question to be decided is, would
they not continue send by the Oho and New York
canals to the city OF n. York, and BY way OF Ptshsgh
ard the Pennsy lyanla Cala, TO Philade phla as they
do now instead Of sending it, by the James River and
hana"ha Improvement, to Richmonl--o be aerw ards
TIE shipped rum Richmond to the Norhern cities p
HAT Is the point to be decided The Republican in
forms us thai the kanawha mlers now send their hort
to New York and Pnllade phia for dollar per barrel
and therefore that il is with tae New York and Penn
syvanla Improvements tina, the Virginia line will
have to CONTEND and not with New Orleans. Admit this
TO he SO; and the question: then is, shall be able 10
contend with them successfully Al present 1t costs 81
cents 10 carry barrel Of flour lrom Lynchbug To Rich
mond, distance of lac miles. W at then, will be
the probable cost from Kauaw ha to Rchnond,a distance
OF $50 miles Admit that The charge will not be in the
same proportion, but that there will be reasonable Ieduc-
ton for long transportation, is ii proaabe thai We shall be
able TO bring down the price per barrel, by burden
ing HE transportation from points nearer Richmond WIN
a dsproporonate rate OF charges, as to compete
successfully with the Northern lines And even 1t we
coud carry il from kanaWha to Richmond for the
same price which is now paid 10 get it 10 Phsdel'
phia and New York. it is not TO be forgotten that Rich
mond Is not the Ultimate MARKET tut is itself only 10 DO
place of trans shipment, whence il is TO be sent, tor
the most part to the Northern cities for consumption
HE fact adduced by the kanawha aper, therefore, is
calculated 10 strengthen previous doubs Of The ca
paclty of our improvement compete with he Northern
n,s. We await however, The future Exhibition whleh
that paper promises, Of the .u,any advantages" which
II says cur route will possess lis Northern rivals.
Next comesa writer, in tie VALLEY Wing" signing
himself Roanoke" whe if not very formidable in ar
gnment is yet fierce ten Futs in his assaults up
on the senior editor Of this paper. Thai editor begs
IeaSe 10 lnlom his anonymous assaan, thar, while he
dsdaIns to repe any npualion upon lis "molives he
has 1t IN his power TO appeal 10 the record show, that
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