Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-01-13
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Making IN yearly average Of

Making an yearly average Of l60,52I
Be it remembered that this road does extend even
half way the Onio and that fit completed to
that ryeT il would nIeTsect IT, :han hundred miles
above the point where the VrgiI road would it,
Would be unreasonable then argue that the Virginia
road if completed, offering travel continuous Railroad
from the head Of steamboat navigation the Kanawha
the city OF Richmond, and inerceptng travel much
favorable point the Ohio, would be able COM
mand much larger Of travel than the Baltimore
& OHIO Railroad Would not such a road IN fact,
mopoIse the whole travel between the Mississippi Valley
aud the Atlantic sesDoardl And yet have estimated the
amount Of travel on that road lees. by than
thousand than has been actually carried the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad 70. the last years. Aud If any one
being able resist the force OF data upon which
this estimate Is based nevertheless finds hard realise
hatsO large amount OF travel will pass the pro-
posed road, let him consider what effect the Richmond &
Fredericksburg Railroad has already had in augmenng
travel. Let HIM recall mind, the time when a single
coach passed daily between the tOwns-rsrely
with than ire cir passeDgers-frequenty, with
only .loO. aud without q single One
and consider that the Railroad train seldom leaves
either place with less than FB passengers and unife
quenty Nth sepersI hHndrsd Let It he remembered too
that this change has been wrought very short pc
nod aud within the recollection OF those who still ia
the period Of youth. For the writer. who inscbes these
numbers IN whose head there yet grey hairs
speaks isom has TeeoLsetOHs this point. II any
shall now take exception the estimate have
ed the amount Of uayel shall consider worth
while argue with him; but shal proceed consider
2ndy. What amount Of trade or 10 speak with
curucy) tonnage It probable that the proposed road will
be able to command On his point, shall able
speak with such reliable certainty the foreg
shall therefore pery loo estimate to be beyond
the reach Of eay shall the total annual tonnage
at25OOOO tons in this estimate include, tonnage going
Westwardy, well that coming Easwsrdy. And will
any c0nyefsaHt with subrc 81 This nauro take OK
cepuon 10 this esiinatsi has1 been told by intel.
gent merchant OF this city, that Tonnage the
bynchbug Canal amounts 100000 tons. Viii any one
doubt that the npoon Of the Improvement 10 the Ohio
would more haA double that amount The last annual
report {, the Baltimore Ohio Roilroad Cumpany Informs
u ihat the average tonnage on their road for the
lost ten years has been 5Gs23and that their tonnage
amounted ~ tho lst Official year 60 4 ,4g7 aud
their work Ike O~n has not yet extended hall way
to the Ohio. The Erie Canal has during the last years
| averaged upwards # 100000, and its tonnage ia
1874 reached the enormous amount Of 100000 tons
TINS IL thg Tonnage Of completed Dork-hs mark.
ed rsssHbiaHee o which the proposed has been al
ready shown. And now put u 10 al enlightened
judgments, 10 sly whether u would be cNtfavagaut or
unreasonable 20 that thi- work, " completed
would be able Z, muand one nm the amount u tom
nage carried lie Kindred work. The estimate have
assumed D. irss haH mn. ll aud tho Only rom
/ unuous line ui improvement between The Atlantic sea-
board anI TIE grcui central rrgion, BE- able TO conmand
l3DpiuO tons o freight annually, will not another such
/ lno BE- able io command 2jOOOO tun.' ! will not IN
sut on cn gened public by arguing further the roasoYa
bicno's Of thi- csumpte-But will proceed 10 consider
Sfdiy Wna will probably be the amount Of receipts
from tho ssumstcd smIuni Of travel md tadsi And st
OF the travel Assuming Charleston. The head Of steam
boat navigation the klnawha, and suppo.ing Tho road
70 pursue the route which seems TO beet though not
the shortest the entire length IT the road will BE- about
900 mules. TREE yer passenger per ~ le will be
moderate charge foruavl Very few roads charge less
lev ~ itd~. The ch1fgo the Richmond and Ffede
rchs'urg Road be- cts the Petersburg conis. A.
ihs fc, ie cha'ge io single PASSENGER the dis
lance would Boz SO (Which less Than the present charge
by mJf9 nan hsiJ Or inr the estimated amount OF
hnndied end fry thousand person. - 100000. But
Distinction b. ~ be- tsken, will be- apparent 10 the
Osi casual observer, between through travel aud local.
hey Ho respectively de.ignacd will assume he onuro
smouni Il through uave Of $4,000. will supp,se that
JO,OOO ayerage, only Oneiourh the distance, or 100
miles, and $4,000, only Oneeght the distance, so miles
2nd Of The tonnsRe. The advocates Of the canal policy
insist thst 5cents per per mile s o. low rsirOsd
can Generosity transport ireighG and this they tell u.s. is
sh0 Of The artua charge tbs Boston aud Albany road
no'wh'andng which high charge. that rOad a. we have
seen has been u late oveTsbelmed with freight With
3~ ayaiing mys, Of tho argument thus afforded BY them
shall be- content 10 tho average rate Of unnspo
auOn A. ~ cents per per mile THIS would make tho
hfJugh cost II suge SD " The entire estimated
smouni (2JO.rJO iourl S2,5OOL00 Bot Distinction y
70 be sken here, wnh respoc 10 navel between btough
s1d local tonnage shall estste the through ionhaRe, 81