Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-02-06

Internal Improvement.
No. 9.
We believe the road the Ohio River one cal.
seissd 90 eooer benefit tho degree OF which nealcu-
liable. We met tho hrcshhod Of this assumption
with the cry OF imptaetcsbility All admit il TO b. wo
OF great Importance, aud II could be carried into
ton, which would confer great benefits Gov Smith
informs that he speaks adsedy when he says that the
work can be carried into execution. We doubt IL IL Is
lett entirely to the ensePrIe OF private capital
accomplished but II the State would come 10 the rescue
and apply her shoulder the wheel the work would be
speedily executed. Now York stood I'm the sam, .,,d.
with Virginia The opposition OF the great route to Lake
Fire. the influence Ut the the Hudson md IN.
division occasioncd by political influences have
and kept In check tho Erie Railroad. In the
Boson stepped out and tapped the trade OF New York a,
Albany. conveying the trade Of the great West there by
construction which sis arrested by drought, nor su,
pended by FROST" while tho channels 10
New ORR were closed by ice months OF the year
When the work which necessity eou,pell,J them
TO construct, they then the result by the
H,isshe Vol Stevens in 1912, and the remaining sum
OF S3OOO,OOO was "prompty" subscribed Tor. The Bal
umore and Ohio Railroad Company are yearly pressing our
State Tor change ct their terminus that NAV tar the
ONO lower down. and successfully with
which may be constructed-yir,uay asking our consent
to be permitted place dagger body and draw
from hearts blood. necessary our own life and
susienancc and II do do something IN
ard OF that country which directly interested in this road
and keep tampcrng with the old systems TO which yr
gina seems to he NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the Canal and
making Turnpike Roads-as IT in moekcy OF the speedy
transit vt the car-her appeals will n, H.
tened and when like New York, we find Ba,mor, has
tapped our trade and Is conveying her lap the pro
duec OF our country aud OF the great West which -.
might have retained enrich ourselves and build nm on,
State, shall hon for the preservation of on, oyv
vitality have to resort TO these constructions which the ad
Nanecd directs and points out best .d.pt.d
to our wants; and then in her shall have powerful
TO contend with, whom We may avoid. That sone-
thing must be DONE and that, too speedily there can be
no doubt Justice demands II at hands; and In, mn.
uen submission OF these people locked in by the mann
sins aud unable TO send the proceeds OF their toll 10 mar
kct cannot be expected last forever l. right ,b, th.
tp ma IN ha
both State aud Federal those taxes in form which "a,
deny them the facilities Of obtaining Gentlemen we
say TO hom you are expected and demanded TO contribute
SO much to deay the expenses OF government They re-
ply we have lands in abundance and the ability and die
position to produce tho amount required We will pro.
duee H. and enough more TO defay the expenses of ans
poraiion, IN cheap and economical manner 10 na,L,t
TO convert into means 10 your demand Give ms
the means OF obtaining the dollars you want and w. will
supply you IN the proportion you demand. We say
No We can furnish you with no facIities Ia, .o,J
ing your productions 10 n place where In, nt,c;,n.
metals lo their equvaenD will be given exchange for
your produce; still we must have that which We know
you have not and which know you are unable to pe,
The present delegate from Henco told the writc, So.
weeks since, that he knew gentleman over the moun
tans man OF wealth, who told him that he did not sec
annually SlOO IN money lie Just them that we should
demand OF these people form OF payment which we
know they have not got and which refuse give them
something must be donc-we must either give them a
market allow Baltimore do so. And If the latter
be adopted, the time mus, come when Virginia will ru.
the day, when she consented allow stranger b,nds
10 draw from her her food and susenance Tb, The
work will be costly one there be no doubt bu, the
cost diminshes into gnicance when contras,ed with
the good to be elected And beg leave ask attention
to few extracts from well written paper, which was
published short time since in Hunts Magazine; E.t
mating the cost OF the road $4,000 OOO the interest
that sum- at per Ct, would be 5000 900 Probabls
cost OF repairs salaries officers including all expenses
Of working the road, would be 100000; making an an.
nua expenditure Of Sl300OO0. This estimate is based
chiefly the estimate furnished by the last Report of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company Of the income and
disbursements Of the main OF their road for the wear
ending September 30th 1915. The income from the
data in the toe length of the two roa ould
be about > 100000. This, allowing the large sum of
SIOO.OOO for expenses, would leave still $500 600 or
per cent upon the capital stock" From the same Re-
port, appears that the whole number of passengers upon
the main stem OF their road 2O $50 the
passage money S369, 200 Now when il is considered
that their road Is incomplete, and that the travel will be
greatly increased when reaches Ohio river and that
the Richmond and Ohio road from ts favourable To-
cation, would command even than the Bati-
more road, cannot be extrayngan estimate the travel
the Richmond and Ohio road TO be at least equal 10
l5OOOo passengers annually. Assuming this basis
and estimating the fare $40. the annual income from
this source would be 3 100000" We may be told that
these estimates made by enthusiasts and Spectators
Perhaps But admitting that they are and that the ,d
hcorstructed, would pay instead OF per CT vet we
think the advantage aecrung 10 s State, by increase
OF her wealth, prosperity, and population would far more
than pay the loss OF 10 per ain 1926 the
year when the Enc canal completed the value OF the
improved lands O the State OF ~ York was Sl7iO2I75
and IN 1885. 10 years after the valuation had risen TO
S24l ,3o5,O5O; showing an enhanced value equal 10
SI236l iI5" As we have stated the population of Bos
ton "a 1865 1880. " Ii is now about II 900"
strong impeus gwen the activity and enterprise
OF her citizens, by the means Of especial
y railroads Aud the prospect is that the increase for
some years to come will be great any period since
l9O' appears from the last the increase
OF property Boston, 1910 1915 over that of m.
previous years. nearly equal total cost of the
railroads IN Massachusetts,, about 900 900" Teis-
erenee, IN his Report tho Belgium railroads. informs Il.
that the 'onnage Of arrivals and departures increased 50 per
Ct m years at Antwerp aud 81 per CT in year at o..
tend, on the competition o single lines Of railroads. Now
maintain, that If parts of a body be affected the whole
body feel the effects OF that elevation or d.nress
Tnat the operation of Improvements does affect particular
sections more than others will deny but that all are
not affected, think erroneous We think we can So
demonstrate II, both by facts and sense Ii we
can make the terminus OF road treasury FOR the recep-
aee Of products, the manufactures and the arts must NOT
the trade and commerce Of thar terminus increase To ect
the INCREASED trade there concon,raed7 Population fol-
lows activity OF trade-fOr 1t settled law of trade a.
well as human nature, To concentrate that point where
our interest best dictates II then accumulation of
population takes place. a. necessary consequence, the
value OF real estate must be enhanced and the vans of
that increased community supplied.
This increased value Of property give. increased rate
Of tsI; and the increased demand supplies for that in
creased population gives additional value To surrounding
territory, which also gives its increased rate Of tax and So
ad infnitum"-the you advance the value of
properly and give stimulus and activity TO one mint liz
genial influences radiate from IT, and lis success, blended
with the general prosperity. "The progress. of the S,nto Of
Massachusetts, although rapid Boston, has been
'HiN"e e's' ih htaiJ AT uHtcUons new structures
the eye, value has been given forests quarres and mill
sites, and produce ia the interior and safe TO predict
that IN 1881 the census will give the State population of
100000 md valuation OF $500 900 600" ,ppe,rs
that IN 1871 Boston paid per the whole State iaI
and in l54O It paid 1919 per striking illustration
IS afforded IN the statistics OF tho Maeawan Manuacur
ing Co Now FORK" The entire population may be estma-
ted at 100, and the number o over which they are
distributed at about 100. These 100 acres originally WELD
ed a town revenue Of $50 per year.
In 1928 the taxes paid by the Company were S74 50 cts
1881, oA4 al
1899, $40 ~
1897, IIlg al
1914, 656 20
The total amount Of paid by the Company for period
Of ~ years, from 1928 to 1914 was S33 O2g is