Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-07-22


y ,1O6 sacks salt Il, IqI
loo.nf5 bib, flour Il, r nta
lp,ei5 hhds tobacco, say one hall Of that
quantity ii tubacco shipped. do 2lyl
,-,., S2l,2l2
10y which II Is seen thai the loss incurred on the ,a,are
oi h'se stT articles amounts 10 over A2l 900 pcr an
mum Nov add To these the lra,ape o. s,pnr nolos.
sss i's' liquors nn. coffee, and the yaris OF cr ar.
tlees ct trade aud II may stately be- stated that Jorfv
housa"d d"llais viii not cover The " hole amminl
ihe completion Of tho iidcwnirr connerlion il il he
l'o'ei, would relieve the planter from burthen and
gave to the rvcr trade impulse thai could moi other
wise be effected for the same ouiln, -
Richmond, 10Th Nov. 1916.
would likewise present, for pubcaon extracts of a
letter from one OF The most intelligent and public spirited
merchants OF Richmond
"RicnNoNp, June 2iih 1877
II nave to-day your favor OF the 2!nd inst md an,
pleased To lind you ATE determined ,nISc,ere IN The
'de""er connection cause, Ap-t of people have no
particular inercs, III the mni,e and many Of our citizens
no doubt entertain the opinion that the work would ope-
rate 10 inJnre the trade Of this city Bun ymr towns
men and the country people generally arc most certain
deeply ni.csodln the matter, if II is the case land
zone who ooks into the subject viii doubt il that the
country people sustain annual loss through this neg
ie, 10y d.a,agc, Of font, Thousand dollars II see,rs 10
me that when they generally do understand the true
situation Of the natter they will insist and Instruct their
delegates IN the Legislature bring about such measures
as VIII ensure the comp ctlon u tins work. provided il
cannot be effected Under the authority of the existing
laws. find the Company are now making exploration
IN relation 10 this work in order l., offer plan for the
improvement. But the whole matter nj present dc
ponds upon the facility Of negotiating the bonds ,,s,
would be given IN pa, mcnMy opinion that the feel
Ings Of the Legislature next winter vi he favourable Il,
tendorng the guarantee Of The State The ultimate So
curly Of this contract And iflhc State would r,arsn
tee the payment of the Bonds the end of T., VI ~
al Durpp ,.,1 i,l,l
rites. nonicr 10 prepare The Legislature Tor tins sub
ec, II is adj able Ia impart information 10 the people
through The press, and oiherwise-and hope the people
Of lynchbnrg Will 50 readily appreciate their own wei
fare as 10 do all that just and proper to effect this ob
lect
During the management oiMr Cahtll this work could
have been DONE bul II was intentionally put on
and measure were take here 10 induce the oope Of this
City 10 oppose IT,"
1t will be observed that this large amount Of 100000
is for mere draNag' through Rlchuond To come at Il
true estimate Of The losses Of the up country trade we
must add 10 the drayage, forwarding charges commits
sions and sioragts paid IN Richmond; and mercantile
profit On all such articles OF import come To ihn con
sumner IN the same package or orm, IN which is import
ed These articles ATE now purchased by the jobbers
Of Rlchmond from tine importers Of that c,tr md s.M
mcrcan, and all the Stry merchants in the James
River region whereas, II the }. r. Company would ora
clousy permit our Canal ar!os to 90 the shipping our
chants and the country merchants generally would buy
Of the importers direct, and thus I've enabled sell ut
lower I,iScs y ~ uey non ta, .ScS,ly DE ottt ua,
paid 10 the Richmond jbbbts. THIS would certainly h.
he case, III all the lending articles of cosumpiio Of for
eign products, viz sugar coffee. salt fish liquors and
plaster orgypSum. Add all III Ia the sfUUlD ,J lrh
ute, paid IN the shape Of du,age and Instead Of the sum
stat IN President Gwynn's Report, we should haveex
hbllcd ~ the amount Of tax actually paid by the james
River trade for transit Though Richmond no, less than
one hWd,cd housand dollars dun,aHy
IN view ui l facts. would ash the p,eple n,erss
in tins trade, II the time has not come. when they should
demand d the James River Company, To make a con
nectlon between the Basin Of their Canal and tilawacr
II cauuoi be possible that the people will isnely submit
10 annual tax Of one hundred h3usai dollars nj least
either in Difference to the JAMES River Company or to
add Ia the cnolument of dray wners lumber ho,ise
owners aud commission merchants Of Richmond or be
they would not yet after waiting eiuht years dis
ufb the scientific plualion of the officials Of that CON
pany or the site Of Lock. 10 let the trade into tlcwa
ter when, IN truth none other than that which nuw ox
isis is wanted. or " III be wanted by any additional trade
which can cone the Canal for the next twenty years
lc plain ruth OF thus matter is that nothing rcquir
oil 10 pcs The James Mvol trade u the shipping at Rich
mond but 10 open communication from 1n, 9>ay. >o.at.
Dock.
II this were done the Canal l,arges would pass through
tho Dock to the shipping. al anchor in rhc river.
the Wlavos at Rockets. as is done at HAVE de
Grace tho terminus OF the Susl uehanna Canal and at
Alexandria tic terminus Of the Potomac Canal But tn 5
would not accord with the policy Of the James River
Company ard would put stop, Tor the present least
To explanations for "k foundation. which must from thu
lore OF habit IN eight years have become sort II second
nature with the scientific President and Directors Bu
10 be scrlous II is well known to all who have attentive
~ watched III subject thai tho james river ualc would
long ago have been taken 10 ewaicf, but that in 1885
-, was deemed moro judcious 10 please Richmond
than 10 monlote he interest OF the great body OF tn,
James River people At first. put aside viii
the ridiculous PROJECT Of ship Canal FROM shockot
W are House iood Warwick. nd since. with 'eNplo
raiions aud, as fear this tub or some olhc
lhr llls 10 be thrown 70 the whale iJf another period