Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-03-17
Coat Tonnage,
Merchandise &c,
$4,000 tons.

| Aggregate trade IN 1882. $4,000 tons.
| The Trade in 1913, was,
Coal tonnage 100000
| Merchandise, l56,o0O "
| Flags, &c, i5.ojO
! Aggregate Tonnage in lsi3 sal 900 tone
The increase oi uais The canal, computed from the
time when the railroad had been years operation
nearly equal TO Twice tito aggregate trade the railroad.
| The canal snare, GOO stand u E650.
The canal here alluded 81 the North side OF the rail
way. On the South side there lines
ing Liverpool aud Manchester which many miles very
close the railroad, aud believe place than
| SIX miles distant from It.
| The length OF the railroad is rhirry. miles.
The distance by the Mersey and rwe navigation lock
and dam Improvement from Liverpool Manchester IL
| abou, fifty miles.
| unable state tho number OF ton, which passes
along this navigation, though confident
three tunes iae tonnage VI the railroad. The
improvement the properly Lord Francis EseIion,
who purchased It about tNo years for the purpose OF
controlling the tolls.
the market price v the shares which the sale
were quoted t3Sl ior 1IOU paid.
Wi'hia bow oi the Mersey and lrwe, and connec.
ing the saino cnes-i.veTpoOl and ManchrsIer-is the
Duke OF Brdsewa'ors! canal also the property oi
| Lord Francis Egsr,on.
THIS being private work there At no publ shed state.
OF the traffic upon it; but inorma-
lion which Obtained Runcorn persons who had
best opportunity knowing, estimate about 600,
| 600 ions In travelling packet from Manchester
Runcorn, trip OF five hours duration, counted less
thun 93 loaded boats moion-of which 6s
di rg and IS descending.
was informed by the Agent, that the tonnage had in
crensed about 10 per since the opening o the Rail
| Road.
Ii the Rail Road does Ha: carry a trade between
these cities, tits not Tor OF opportunity. The Trade is
there, ready TO ako the which offers the greatest ns
gregas econoy and though the dsilnc- By either Canal
Is D. cent srfatf ihsn by the Rsi!way, the economy is
| on the sidc II the Canal.
Sill, it be cogbied ,ha, tue Railway might take
the trade o all these wo;ks II the Stockholders will
Ing 10 convey ai ios. AMI make up she def -ieey rQ
I fasF 49,.
within my kns~!edGe where the peculiar circumstances
men. 10 the eyes Of the ckhoders compatible with good
| economy.
Ga the Ddae CT Brdze~aicrs Canal as on many others
in Engan3, tue competition maintained by the Canal
the conveyance Of Passengers, cutie equal 10 that winch
the railway carries for goos No less ibsa Twelve
pack b"ats leave aud arrive Neneheer day Ly tbs
line, besides three by Mersey ard irweil-masnz =.
together nt'een CUT aud in day-and all generally wei.
h.ed vas alvrwed by tie captan OF the boat which
travelled 'ai 'Ge number going by the canal ihs year
! IS greater ihaa IN any P'eTou- year
the Cannls OF the Ndlag1 counties offer nu-
merous evidences OF the fact which ! have
already alluded, Of the little appreciation OF the pubic
the magnitude Of ie uaibc tue English canals. The
railways the lines Of travel, and the magnfcence
Of their ana the speed and Of their
machinery, force n couiinvb expression OF admiration The
canals only by the boanen, poor wayarer
whom they offer for shilling what the railroads will give
tor crown. sad who are not in Condition keep the
uc vi tie bencbt ToJpEuoly before the public eye
In 1916 the quonliy OF coal passing along
canals Ut the hciand counties, GsiWaed about
O0O3 n0O Since that period The trade Of Grea,
Britain has necrly doubled, and the coal from the in
thrse Counties has been pushed the board
but heve ut the value Of that pUr.
ton which Is carried these canals II have greatly
increased though probably not in proportion the increase
oil Ihe aggregate trade cannot convenient brief
notice, the tonnage conveyed oil The Ra Roads
same dsTict,-and every Cana there any .mgoI,ance
now has Railroad along side Of -buI haz,rd nothing
when say that their aggregate tonnage Ia articles OF
every description does amount million oftvns.
In regard to the competition carried between the
Taft Vale Railway and the 0laGlorganshire Canal both
leadlg from the docks Cardiff to Mur,Lyr Tydyi 10
wAIe! yoDr inquiries point the following the e.seaal
facts.
These works co,npeers for the coal and iron trade of
South Wales least very imppriint portion Of IT,
Both lines about 2jI miles long The elevation over
come BY the Railway J3ee and that aso tie lvckagc
OF the Canal Ia mile there siEaen locks on hs
Canal THE same fall Is accomplished the Railway BY
an iblncd plane
| The following the rates Of toll by Canal:
Iron, per ton per mile. III
Coal, stone, states, ore, &c, do. IL
tnde the operation OF these s'e the Canal has always
paid eight per per dividends which the COM
pany are restricted by act of Parliament
The bpaingls done by private individuals.
The rates on the Rsi. Road, for use Of road are
iron. per ton per mile, ID
For locomotive power there an additional charge Of Id
per per mile Inc ffeghers Of iron and coal ind ier
own wagons, which charge there estimated al l. per ton
per mile.
The Stockholders OF the railway get no dividend though
the company meet the interest their loans.
In 1913 the tonnage Oi the canal wa,
Iron, I04 l3s tons
Coal, 206 359
The earned on the railroad hs same yesr was
Iron. "A sag ions.
Coal, I52,lOU
The chargcs both the canals aud the railroads Of Eng
land, measured On our scale, generally high. Tho
works though eSrayoganiy built appear 10 he oconon.
icauy managed but still they adhere with teuaciiy &,
system Of liberal ch1fgcs. ! would say. the average
rates Tor the conveyance Of goods Raj Roads Is
about sN cents per ton per mile aud the average Canals
including every thing, about three cents There nc IN
deed, some few fya- where tive rado great toe com.
petition active, have attempted much .1esf scse
spicnous Bot 10 comparing this road with those o the
United 3inics we must not overlook pccuisttcs
whch belong u u, Which greatly ability 90
. transport freight at minimum charges.
Its gfhdes are exceedingly good, the maxmuni being II
feet per mile md close port The inclination, are
all IN favor Of the heavy Tado-ho empty cars only hav.
ing To ascend the slopes. There inclined plane on
the main line. The construction of the work chou;
tbs line . equal 10 that Of the modern English Railways
gencfay The fack built Substantially and the rails
are Of heavy pattern and Of form which ap
proyed-vz TIE hour Rllss shape, and made reverse
Inc bridges are oil Of stone Ifon and have bCcn
sfhced apparently with eye 10 the u puspcny
The arrangements for dsch1rgng the coal perfect
- the most lastdous mechanic could desire. An ndnfa.
bic dock has been constructed Middle and the
cOnl - placed bood the vessels ten distinct drops or
sio@ Thee are gsnefsly three tracks leading down
each drop, though believe thar 10 90 instances
= thete ore more. There accordingly thirty distinct
tracks ~ the marlborough end Of the line where fra
sianI while e cDsl ~ discharged. The vhole line l. pro
vided with double track ond ample turnouia nnd eyory
convenience hacah be- needed Of reducing the charge Of
u agents aud avoiding accidents
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