Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-11-17
Fom ne Richmond Times.
JAMES RIVER AND KANAWnA IMPROVE.
MEM A.,


Mc'sfs. Editors In my first nnm'rf fhInk have
Clearly proved thai iaraj ruin Iynehhutg to ttr o
hia " li fdSl Ifss than canal. VIII nov attempt t.
saw that a falfuad viii ,o nure nsenl aud o only IN,
ptuycmenl wnirh will pnubnhy pay nitrest an The
munnl expended lis constructions II lhr Involvement
b. made there only be TWO motive; The hts In es
The cast II transportation. aud the scund To- f,ufb
interest IN the investment Suppose lie alter com ,u.
ncalion constructed Ar Glll's esiinales and IA,
on hr ltaa reeommended, VIZ canal To Cosngfon. a
Macbdamzed rad 10 bfrcnbrcr bridge canal 10 lie
steamboat basin, the month of tie Gfeefbref and
low ing and ttauhum navigation the mouth oil liz
kahaWha. N rpsl 81 t6bUU,OO u, II there is pro.
bahlily 81 sufficient quantity VI produce That would
pass along uii7 line 10 jnslly the ,Xprndilurr2 " hy
lne dreni feshipueuls and waaOnh2e would ufjld tr
idea particularly rs tIefc ale aud vii be- other lines
" rhou, such incuabnnees. As In lrasrl anug sncl
lino when lung before eau be- completed tie BIinore
and ohtaafaad will have reached the q aia aud What
tfaseef could be In Who would consent la The sna
pace Of ihe eanal-husell and baggage olcn chm
gtd fret from the Ohio In steamboat then IN canal
b al, lhen IN stage, aud then again a canal boat
Nhtn thr Baltimore trains would Take him nj unce 10 his
destination Ia nno-hIth al the ue. and all the Troubles
II lit various removals eayedl 1hcu say II the wa.
i'f eummuI lfa'lon we've made on The pl proposed,
thefrls NJ reasonable pfospet m remuneration. Nuf
can discover how water communications ul nearly
500 lies. can be completed tor S. OO0 600 heinz the
musl d irul expensive pan Of Ibe work. wh hen
li6 mills oil the 5tsI ad ieast expensive nraIlt thai
sum.
We should experience no benefit IN the lrssrniop the
c"sl ol tahspurtaio unless The Improvement paid me
rsl on The eosl OF lis constructing IT, produce woul h.
burdeBed with such high tolls hat no hcn, fiji u,nll re
suit IL The producer, as = proved by the PRESENT caual
IRON Richmond 10 ynehbutg
railroad Nhnld rfu1ably pay interest on the invrsl-
mcnt, lhr travel such mad could b,fdly h. ,s,
matted hene The dtect route from the GI,n, ANrsr
Ia liz Northern crsi N II the ravc IN the rnd paid
e expenses and INTEREST ilen he eaual hrloN uphl be-
useful aud make sonr reurn 10 he STOCKHOLDERS ,r The
'ols on tic passengers. who Would he tempted 10 pass
onng Tic ue, IN consequence 81 the railfoa the prca
~ PAT ul the way and the additional produce winch
would eeoHly % along The line must bo sufficient In
cause he tolls 10 be reduced. aud vet pay interest aud
/ aome dividends.
live look al the railroads and canals in this country
aud Europe, We fad thai the ormrf generally pay ro4d
diyidrHds. whilst The latter Nuh but few cNrfpllo,s
pay but hsur nothne.
Some ol lhp mll.oads in England pay | understand,
"sigh as - p' een dl' iendi and Tie great
nj The railroads has caused lhen Ia become sin POPULAR
Thai immense sun's ME about belng Invested in hcm
"htfas ran5lS, which have been ung III operation are
| 1uouI heng changed lulo railroads
Tine ei he late london prpcIs has the follow Inc I.
aSnph - Transition n tugais mo Rurotfs a
general lhclea'n appears latN-l. VA the firl ii raaa
prapueofs II convert thrr canals into faWays,s The
propuenIs 81 Tie kermel aud Avon canal have arrffd
20 amply 10 Pnlaarnt. fr powers to make nlrr aaI
railway i he great W Western railway had nearly fu-
med lhelr carrying trade 10 and fn liunaerlua -
he propfelurs 81 TIE Suntr~else canal propose To
convert Il nlo railway" and later nfurnaian adds.
the pwprclors III the Elsm,n mud Chester car Al tho
Brmingh ham and Liverpool thc SbtrN shiny and N nj
ryshre, ans other canal interests m bp North, G5r
The CONVERSION 81 den cauals mlu atlruads" AGd .t
mt ash, what better evidence nave al The supa-
monty III railroads ovsl caras, than when The prnpo-
tors are wiling 10 convert lholr canals na railroads an
eteal eNpesri And Whcu weave also told thlt The raI
faadS are tulnng thc carving lnde and this is un, al
he reasons Why The pnptcurn wish convert her ca
/ nails whe m,iNaysl
Tie Baltimore and Ohio fsilroad, which was bn.l in
The most cosll, manner. rivers cung through hi.
/ hiilnI up values, cost 10 lltpcts Ferry SIS 81
per uu and YET The last year after paying all rNpen
SOS made o per cent On The capin aud alter PAVING
considerable debts and iut,es appopfling 80 GOO I,
a slnktng fluid, SSO0uO 10 prepare hr The coal trade
and Sis,po0 ut constructing new work divided > per
cent dividend among The Stockholders. The rxprusrs
also were very great IL consequence 'uladuay ZEN,
waiting part oi the lhe 10 llapefs Ferry with sub.
sianl@i edge nli' (see l9h An. Rep) The country
also through which passes greatly benefited by III,
chpapness ol transportation.
Now, compare the success ofths road with the J,nc
River and kanaWha canal The canal 81 tar from ma.
king dividends Is unable Ia pay tie interest an her deb
aud CURRENT expenses; 81 lar from benefng the country
through which Il passes Is HON the very hah tolls rah
CT an inJAN I'M says Of yuur cures ndenfs yot
canno experience the benefits 9th eana unll it Is I'm
lshed. Bnf The Baltimore aud q Ia lfoad is IN Nh,
same situation as The canal; neither flushed rrp
Completed mote Than hail lher distance. aud vet IN
htmer laysa hsnlsoac dividend, is PAYING It's denis
aud ben,h nS The country, whist the other dors uti
lhet.
Railroads were Gdmrtly considered unfit fr c,rryin,
heavy articles enl THIS is found, by experience to be
mlstake.
The Reading ailf,ad il penns, lyania, rnnninp a
long e side "i canal, has fairly cuered mic compel
lan IN carrying coal, and las taken away about OF III
whole qnantlly Transported The BaIiinute road ha
also aifiy entered INTO competition with he Che,apeak
and Ono cansl. and Is carrying produce as cheap rs III
cana aud Is nskng Ialr profits, whilst The latter car
scarcely pay expenses
There Is smother advantage which railroad wopL
have over canal IN the completion of The james Rive
and kana"la Improvement. 4 railroad could be n,,.
all the year. whilst the canal would be frozen IN proba
hy one "nfh o thai Tine; and the great buasra adyap
isse which canal through Virginia would have owe
Northern canals IN this particular would na be realize.
ior the high elevation OF the Allegheny country render
II as cold, and canal would freeze up as QUICK =, ,ye
raj degrees further North. in country uot 50 elevate,
and II bu, short distance butked az with ice
would necessarily stop all the Trade going through
Yours truly. NJ
Buc ingham. uci. 23th, lSI5
.fss'. Thomas ffsntssey.
atLEASE take notice, that IN the fourth day of D.