Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-04-27

tolorc against making fnf,lcs appropriations /
lof camping on the csnsi.--Onc was that the |
affairs u Tie Company had been badly con
ducicd. Ent the appropriations heretofore !
made. uiudiriously expended. Whether this |
be true ca not. II " not yevs Material iot w.
now 20 inquire. II is due 20 thos- who have
had the management oi the work, however. 60
say that two committees have heretofore
bccn appointed by The General Assembly,
composed 81 least IA part OF ihose who thought
the work badly conducted both Of which, 81
ter examination, reported iavorably 60 IN.
Company.
b.; let IL b, conceded. that the Affairs Of
the company have been badly conducted here
to.oFe. aud u only FURNISHES an additional
Argument IN favor ot continuing the work.
For surely, Il the wcrs has pTodaccd a sutf-
Gent amount OF toll ia the last year. in its
unfinished state. 10 pay the interest on ell It's
debts, and keeps all the works la repair aud
leave surplus Of over twenty-five thousand
dollars, a. tie report OF the President shows
that II did, notwithstanding the was;ctu and
extnysgant expenditure OF money sscriiei 70
+ IT, managers, Il l. fair TO presume, TINT when
completed. and under good management. il
viii b. mos, valuable end productive work
But ibis object must now b. az an end. since
tue president Oi the company, on whom al
the blame was thrown. had the magnanimity
ana PATRIOTISM at encc 10 resign his Office the
moment II was iutimatcd 10 hmm, by The
friends ot the improvement. tha; tive chance
OF Obtaining further aid Tor the company might
b. improved. by his rcsiguing ms Office The
work Is now placed under the superiniendenoc
OF gentleman OF high reputation, srle, i'd
from among yourselves, and 1, is to b. c1pcc-
ted, !, will be well conducted
Another objection 20 continuing the canal
which has been urged is. that i, has hereto
fore yielded no divide IDS. AID was il "a
pecied that the work would yield dividends
before II wus completcd2 Suppose the Erie
Canal, which yields such an enormous annual
revenue, had stopped short OF the lakes ~ ould
not from half TO two. thirds of It's tolls have
been cutoff Take of the toll on the through
tonnage and we doubt II the residue would
much more than pay the expenses OF keeping
up The canal. Does any man among You
plough has ground and plant his corn, aud
then abandon II. because YOU have done N
much work. and had no return Tor ~ We
confidently believe that If the work is extern.
ded through the Blue Rdg.. il will nav more
than six per cent on the capital to b. expcnd-
Ell Tor the purpose. Over tour hundred thot-
slnd dollars have ALREADY been expended ~,
tween lynohburg and the mouth oi the North
riyeri which, ii ihe work stops at Lynchburr
viii be dead loss To the Company. And n
the canal 10 the North nvcr viii pay tolls sufli
Gent 10 meet the interest on the additional
sum necessary TO complete IL To that roint
there eau certainly b. no valid objection to
going on with il, az least thus Tor.
Bot, say The very di,ipfcresied advocate, OF
terminating the c-uai a, Lynehburg. tie tolls
taken at the old Blue Ridge canal. when In e1-
islencc, would not be- sufficient TO isv the IN
tcrrsts on ihc additional sum necessary IN
complete The new canal to the North River.
! lbs Is perhaps true. Bui 3hcy keep out of
view, the Immense increase of tonusge which
the Fumaccs already erected In Botetourt
BockbTidgc. and Allegheny will furuish-th.
greatly Increased product 81 the old Furnaces
ga thc last few yran--ihr TACT that ss.versi
new furnaces are ln the progress al cnnstru,.
lion, and that in the cBunties abYvs ussre5 4
and lew OF Ihc adjoining counties. the orc
water power, ani fuel d aoanianilY sufficient,
TO Justify the erection 81 i've times as many
Iron works a. already cRtss, u the means oi
transporting thc pFoduc,s 30 market could be
fvray 'uFnins 'nelf attention 10 tiis region.
Win view 80 establish iron uogks la i a.
,oon as The Canal shall o. extended We, :,
Tue Blue k'dgc. 4 single conpsn, lr,,n Penn
syi'ania' arc now cnciing three fu.ns,,s ~
Ahc country 81 Boif touFI ani "a Sc alr-,a, -, 4
iN"n'''' ~ tif Pduhas Of pfopeft, anil IN ths /
uses 90 lhen work, over $50 QUO. The mrt
"''l known That nearly su Tie product. ~
vac counties 81 Roanoke. aud Man,goner,
S''d PSF, OF tha, oi BoieiouIl aud III Rnrt +
pn'ss' S,l O which would be pu, on tie "a.
mai al Buchanan or between that snJ 49,.
mouth OF TIC North River ID, va. ,,,i.i,, >,
'hat point wefe hsulcd TO Lynchburg AMI
SW,,'ea lhe amount shipfei irom hat poig,
u,u'ne me existence Of The mountain ransl
we kl'cT b,'Necn Lyuehhurg and the noun.
a., oa',a'. p.'ns Dat hitle less dangerous than
vac m'eun'a'n isscli. and only ns,iestle INV /
stn"h iSi'cus. A considerable pronegfio, =, 1
sn' p.oduo's OF Bockbr.dse. Batf, Foeahon,ns /
s a A'sus'a' also SUud It's way IA WAGONS
u.u',ng 'he same period 10 Scot,svillo. With 4
- !, ','e canal was finished 10 the west OF tbs
81 'he Nofih Risef' az a. I.,;,,.,. 20 NOUN
800 ah u'e 'ounagc coming westward w.
~ ''J'fl' ~ wagons irosn Baltimore, Richmond |
~, .t IynehourB- sud viii - continue until
~, sa''' j. Completed 70 The West OF lie Blue
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