Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-01-20
Mr. CabclI's RCnOrI.

Mr. CabcIrs Rcport.
4 70 the Editors Wing
GenucmenA piece headed MIR CAbell's Rcpori' np-
pcared IN your paper of the Sh signed e. The OBJ
lec ut the piece aTpears be To call public attention TO
President Cabe's llih Report and especially TO tho Sup
plemen' thereto. which designed advocate eontn-
Gus "ucr line as the communication between the
and western rivers, IN oPposIiion railroad This Sup
plement appears, has removed oil doubts mind
81 your correspondent ~ the pTaccabiiy supplying the
summit level on the Allegheny with n sufciency " water
President G~ynn. be presumed, has read this Sup
plcmcni. and he appears doubt IT, and II is the opinion
OF some that doubts fairly be entertained OF
supply ct water after the csns down the
bricr Those who have that stream in dry
seasons would DO well 10 refer the Report made
missioncrs appointed 10y tho Legislature the
line, OF whom the late Chief Justice Marshall Was one
which states that boat hauled from Covington TO the
recnbrcr rvcrihat IN passing down they had
times haul the boat the dry bed OF IN, fiver This
examination probably made about the year lsl2 am
aware that an examination OF this line Of Coyngton
was made by Lieut. (nco Major Mcneil. u s. Engineer
IN 1897 and le2S and that he reported canal
the mountain; but a much smaller one than
that Of the james River and kanawhS Company and en-
hraccd very high dam the Grcenbrer raise the
water for tcedcthe feeder itself upw OF thirty miles
long, TO through ulnel OF miles and then
another tunnel for the canal OF about % miles This canal
laid conform that laid out few wears before
by the State Engineer from Richmond Cuvington But
believe, At tina, early day, Ma Mcneil would have
preferred a Railroad the same ground
1t doubt right tor Engineers make their PORTS
favorable they such cases. and the
Circumstance OF .: supply OF water at some sea-
oi the year ought formerly when the utility Of
railroads well established TO have prevented
the making OF I canal The OF making canals appears
10 have reached lis highest poin-but with rail-
Oads-thc art OF maxim. them has advanced and is ad-
Vanclng; England Is alive with them-other European
nations following her lead and appears the spirit
has reached India and doubt destined eXce the
enterprise 81 the Chinese and supplant their also
But suppose the work IN question finished, with
continuous water line all the way, and lack water at
the summit or on the Iieenbrer, could any through
he rfrI oni O. Iahtt ,t,L,
would be better IT part oilroadior who would
the railroad at the Ohio, knowing that he must IA
the canal boat al CoVngioni The railroad go ali
way 10 Richmond or get no hrough-irave The railroad
may be made descending level from ,he Allegheny TO
Richmond, and the other half in the way 10 the Ohio
GA such work crowds through passengers mgbt b.,
expected. But suppose your correspondent wants fresh,
aud not passengers, and he he will re-
fer HIM the operation OF the Reading railroad last year
nearly and quarter millions OF were carried on IL
IN one direction Our line would have plenty freight both
Other references might be made but LEI ono more
suffice the railroad from Auany Boston holds success
iu. competition with tde.waicr navigation on the Hudson
from Albany 20 the city OF New York.
Your correspondent seems TO have poor opinion hmse
Of the work n be made part railroad aud part canal and lie
Is well supported IN this OF the by the experience
u Pennsyvana where there are ady lines Of COM
muUicauon between Philadelphia and Pnlburg, and the
PhiadelPhians are now stranng eyey raise the
means 20 make continuous railroad bc tween the Two
places, the ony remedy defects IN the other
lines. II such location have for a railroad 10 the
Ohio existed any where north OF Virginia, would not be
Z u.
The Committee OF tine Stockholders OF the James River
hanawha company their late memorp to the Legisla
tuTe s hold up the OF continuing the line from CO.
vngio1, westward, by Railroad. The experience OF works
elsewhere, have no influence on this cou,pany
II it be their purpose really make work that will do
honor the state, and make her hold up her head again
and resume her station among her sisters let sci asou
% at once; let them eNtend the work the point proposed
By Railroad. This will suit the Valley people better than
the Canal and % they would allow themselves Ia think wish
GOODNESS ON tue subject, they would the con-
I huy CHI
railroad o Us H. such need cost more than
hse or siN hundred dollars mile. There would aso be
great saving beginning with the railroad unless
the company think that the james people will be sa-
,sod pense with the thorough for passengers on
tie line. According estimates furnished by the compa-
ny, appears tat the cost ui hnsng the canal Buc-
auan, will be 81 23j 365 b, and the cost of making
railroad the point wall be ~ 600 mixing dit
ference Of only Sl7iC3i CS, notwithstanding much of
the canal w1, - said be already done Now II the
wa'erine should he finished Buchanan the cost Of
23j. J65 aud should be found necessary
Tor the protection OF sca-pors think It un
doubleday viii, 10 make the railroad 20 Richmond does 10
not follow that the whole OF making Canal u Buch
wiii be i1sR
Some may be spcsoI To speak lightly Of Gov Smith.
S5uhW ctefn railroad that end buchanan but there
others who uInk it quite important the line 10 the
Ohio, vail pass through country which from IT. apr
cultural capnciucs sustain great population aud winch
IS u'h minerals which be brought TO market for
Of cheap mode OF transportation. IL s evident that
the McAdamIz,d road iu the course ot conjunction
10 That dire oon, cannot be used to bring market except
]
lead p that region and let tell the Committee Of the
James and hannwh1 Company whose memorial is
before the Legislature, that they cannot get the coal
they -pek "i ~ their memorial, 10 supply tho place Of
WOOD when that gives making iron ul this a,ltaad
made 90 least New There can be- no manner
vt doubt ihat airoad were l.o Puchanan
10 the Ienne line, distance about $50 miles that
u would gct ample employment, II would pass through
ani the midst a very fine country abound
ing salt plaster iron and lead abundance Of water
power 90 and the industry Of the inhabitants. n this 80
I be but has
the State Tennessee would extend It to tho point on the
lcnnossce nyof to which tie SOuh Carolina and Georgia
Railroad IS progressing, bong already within about 100
miles Of knoxville. These lines united least fyo
States would be- interested n extending tho work TO the
Misss pp uver perhaps 10 Memphis. Such line would
be loaded with the products OF the regions through whr
would r1's, aud attract n travel from tho lover
Miszispp and svtuo from the upper. This route would
be- the nearest int be got from Memphis the North
crn cities W several hundred mic4.
II this railroad made even 10 Tennessee line
only there would he great many passengers H. and d
there should be- better mode provided for them ret
ava. i.m Rrchanau linn ON o canal boat DO would moi
give satisfaction. The feirold would have 10 be extended
ohor point nnI Boz remembered that Buchanan
BE- about 50 mites hriher from Baltimore than it rom
Richmond, aud that E1iumoSr hes 100 miles D her
road made already. Now lct me ak b would not be
extremely unw7c BOO uH to pcrscycro in making work ht
may Be- sad 90 be useful only Tor freight when max,
ono Of onoef de- pu1n. about oil 10 expense s
s answer well Or better tor IRE ght end first
paH'ugersi
b uo 6o4thv es',fn line sloud DO extended to tho Mis-
.ilr'-'u1 more unlikely things have happened bro hr
i1st 70 yslfs. w.I Boz impossible ilris i extension
down iHe Valley. Our greatest saioty will d. n hlyDg do,
dcrni location along tho shor0s p james river TOO
ursf. while suy fiyei must have nndulnng track an,
! encounter greater expense for steam power
canu.t i1fbosr mentioning, before conclude that ih'
result of uc policy of this company a TO fopol the side,
local uldr, n.isni Df Attracting o.; that the object
c work 'of 'hc benefit II hJ trade, and hat work
o4ewnors that hsve Iii tie grcI'ost this de-
srrpHan VI tadc, have JCon most prosperous.
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