Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-03-18

Is be assumed that any Of these Charges except
inc that Zoe the use OF proportoned to the value OF
the ibsuls which they levied To understand The
rss~s. you look at the whole charge ton; the
rsugemeut Ut the items the distribution under the
ssrsi hssds governed by certain considerations OF poll
ey sna are permitted ny the pecuiarteso old charter
For inssancc, they formerly charged I'd mile
FOG locomotive power Goals ut every description. Dy
tucng that item "sea sales coa 10 Id aud adding
3D. % H. charge Tor passing through the iunne (Which
W rrmery ODD they are enabled 10 tax the coal that
psses through their tunnel and aierw the Clarence
oso 81 moro man ueY eona nndef Tue former arrange
tneuI Inns y tue lowest Kali Noad mrn have met with
IN any part OF Great Britain.
On the 'isnd sales Goals" they charge Is follow;
FOR road dues" say ~ miles at Sd alsj.
passing tunnel,
locomotive power, ~ mlles at III
use o. cars ~ mes Mt 3i6J. 81
Aggregate Tor ~ miles, s5sl.
whch equal to about ~ cents per ton per mile The
charge on other portions o the "snd sales Goals Is
'han nve cents per ton pee mile.
hs aggregate chaIges on miscellaneous treishs range
between cents aud cents per ton per mile.
The fares Tor passengers are LIST class j 2ad class
- q. and Ssd class per mile.
iue foea y oy no means entirey sustained by Its coal
uaae though the great bulk o It's tonnage consists ol s
article
Inc sNease frame o' THIS Work Tor the !as few ycris
'nsy DC stated Is ionowG
.s sees eos 99oooo tons
ssies Goals @IO,OJO "
MsoeuAneous 're'gh"' toOO0
ngen 52l,UJU persons
lh eeaeve Is the heaviest business that his ever yet
eeen pteiomed oy any Rah Road IN any country.
As might reasonably be anticipated this vast traffic has
oeeu very uyng 10 the road ihe rais INST laid down
~eRneo oat~enVeisnt los per yard The next pattern
~es niue ne"er' ana weighed 'nifiy Two pounds This
nor ouho 70 aoeqa'e 10 'he dn'y snd was IN course
OF Tune superseded by new pattern which weighed forty
po1n"s per yard Ekpenence decided against this also
ana " began 10 give way nifty pound bar was put in Its
oome 10" OF me MY pound rails are still on the
eo were not ound TO DC equal 10 the service re-
CURED ana We're superseded as they gradually by
nxy pound paern There Gre many ct these sixty pound
. sun n on, 'he greater portion oil the road Is no"
suppnee VIM .he aeuoe Paaier pattern weighing seven
tnree pounds per yard
ns oesuueuoh OF fai's since the hrs opening OF the
Io:a eo,o no. aseeihn wan satisfactory pecison but
sque' on he mum STEM 10 elsh OF nine entire tracks
ioe 1as openea ia september, le1o-in the year
WV uaue ia. ouns s 70 aoou' eo'ooo tons per an
A1ia, :"e 10 NV aoou' ooo'ooV IONS
onsS conPeuuoh Is KEPT up between various canals
noAs io' .He conveyance " passenger. On the
o'a nm,nsnam Sana, ehahHei literally thronged with
poau 'oaoeo win coa ana iron and The various products
" .ns msnuiac.hg estaohshnens OF stafiodshire and
~n,en .ne oiRna snaes OF Az are now worth tG'aO,
eo"Peuuon j. s,eaoiy maintained between the packet
osu ha Que " e hnest railroads. IN the word, for the
eu'ey."ee VI pASene's between birmingham and VOL
sehmP'on. va his canal mere are four daily packets
c. -" - " So e wen supFl'eu WIN passengers
10y pae 80 WIN 'requent extra pass IN each d.
Ieeuon os'ceen Goinooro ana glasgow along the Forth
10 oyue o"n s III oconsno. Inc rdnhurg and Gias-
gov ANYWAY WIN whiea t.o competition Is maintained. is
uins ~ no cnt 81 an eAoeiieni ana admirable Eaii
road H"ss established al Cost 81 Sl'5OOO per mile;
.o every prssuuoh winch arr could supply was iAeh 10
,nIt' te.sn' ahu VohNen'eH'' fof me purpose OF
e.Ane NV" ne eauA' ue price, OF iIeigh are put e@-
ousD 'o a usl's are sem 'Hfough WIN Tour dher-
~ - - p"se'' " h 'aieS corresponding "ith the
s 80, 49, uea' pu' s' ue caha' lures arc lower
me. a' Tg a'e, anu .no PacHess are consequently
No. 49, WE more u.Fn one hundred persons IN
$3.50 ~. 80 M me ma; anu ''e hu"oef iei' on the
.He'ns sa' ruo'e"' 70 J"Sn! 'he cOhpAh! IN sending
'nem on " an etua-
..n.I ,onn.r,na H., ,auns ~ r. nau L'Se on h''e
~ .:,ss 30 ' = $50 "'SeY quo Sia'so"' ana
ou,,rom,ss Tn. e,nol r,,nnsny M 80 "a, oy
ana a.. 80. .h.npay no onsot carry p-s'er-
ceptng only packases Of one handed na,nd ss'' N
~eixht ' - ''
In addition TO this the mil road eom,,ov ,,s ,, i
company a consideration EQUIVALENT In ,bon, . inno 49,
mile Der annuu for wi,bdrawing n. n,s.sno. pr
The canal carries heavy freight without roIss,,; -
the railroad enioys the munoooIy of ,I,s n,on anu
This ia the sensible arrangement that have We,
heard Of in similar cases IL conines each work In m an
proprste business; and the railway being til. ineroper
and attain pting 10 ny,nopoli-c tho v,boia ,,.d. -