Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-01-17
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Such the condition of the Sate shown by said
port, which, after setting apart sufficient Of the
Productive iurd-, the actual debt due from the
mon wealth. leaves balance OF So 364 39s IS OF which
S6i7O7l % paying dividend, and S35O,OO avail
able though productive; and the residue-vr large
pIrtOn theTeot-we told by the report, may become
productive. Here them We ind the Of debt or
with the Of becoming when she chooses. with
increased taXauOn with surplus o stocks and funds
ample To contingency, and with estm ,sd
plus IN the Treasury, AMI at the end Ut the next fiscal
ct SlSl,5lG 10. Are we, therefore, IN condition to
make the proposed improvement That the means
ample Tor the the work. could doubt
would call your attention the character OF the
work The road would pass through seven counties,
among the productive the Stae-pussessing sgri
cultural capacities and advantages combined wuh mineral
aud metallic wealth. To an extent unsurpassed by any
portion OF the State But opponents determin
ed Ia destroy virginia. For that such be the
lnvIisbe result OF their policy. be easily shown
The Central improvement would II be carried To
Buchana, tins I'M would be essential order
render the Canal available and productive, well
10 king ultimate with the great Valley i'm
pcvement The Stale has large interest IN that road
bot, her immense investment in the great central improve
meni OF the State, would render the construction Of the
proposed road State economy independent
O the strong claims Of the Southwest Gentlemen urged the
objection that the central Improvement uupToductye
Did expect that II would be profitable before
the produce aud minerals Of the West and Southwest
reached have received letter from intelligent
gentleman 81 BoIetOut informing that the increase at
Tonnage derived from iron alone could be less than
10000 tons. will submit statement Of the wealth
O the counties through which this road would pass In
the twentythroe counties Immediately interested IN this
work. there was population OF 1884 The value u
the real estate estimated 2J,G6j l4l 49, aud the
value OF the produce and live STOCK the year $780, by
statement, Sis93CTs making aggregate exclusive OF
slaves Of S25 6OS, 100 Such country for which
this improvement aiked With such resources agr-
cultural and mineral the increased tonnage would be
less that fifty thousand yielding hundred thousand
dollars make these regard The probable
increase tonnage upon tie authority d others upon whose
judgement rely. The Of This county had
been Developed from the Of fac e for the uanFplr.
/ tliUn uf IT. produce market The advantages Of
tins road would be inealculible both To the people
OF the Southwest and the central improvement. The
lands in the Western division Of the State had
IN value Si1,OUOOOO the smen Of 1920 But
although you may estimate the appreciation Of lands
the Hooks and herds aud slaves and calculate the aggregate
wealth which Of justice will add TO tls sell made
country, compute the gratitude the devotion
which kind smile from much loved parent will
duso through the heart If her neglected child until you
know the difference between happy, pro sperous and con
tented people, aud depopuatcd region, teopsug again
into wilderness You have to compare with the posi-
tive good which might be achieved by Just expenditure
and the negative abstraction Of property and people which
result from the continued disregard Just claims
There point OF view IN which the interests oi Eastern
virginia are particularly cOnCerned for, in addition salt
aud led, which abound IN the West there prohI-
sion e article indispensable the regeneration Of her
exhausted ands-GYpsum as common IN the counties
Of Smyth and Warrington, flint granite IN less fsYOr
ed portions # the Safe Sir, II Virginia annually pays
thousands for this article, imported from foreign countries
what are the pro pecve advantage, when il be deli
vered AZ lowerrste from qIanes, and the obac.
/ co and Hour money Of your cOnstituens-n0w paid
France and Nova Scotia, is distributed among your own
people, aud retained your Sotel may be sail that
We have before heard Of al these laerng paons;
but gentlemen will investigate the subject they will be
satisfied that the results here promised alike obvious
| snd practical
will next present statement Of the disbursements
| from 1853 10 1913.
Hous, Document No. % -S,,Sioa Of 1894.
| Disbursements account Of internal improvements
| Fast u Blue Ridge:
| Second Auditors Statement, a, Nos. /, 2
and 2, s29l4,539 II
First Auditors Statement, q, Nos. g. and
6, 172Io2 II
3,Os5,73l IS
To this sum, shown by table, page ?, Doe
! No IS, 1857 J57 50
/ Add ~ ibis the sum guaranteed by the
! Treasurer, and which the State will
have 10 pay, under tho act Of 2Jd March,
| 1889 being the bonds of the Jsmcs Riv