Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1848-08-10

81 he r.0.| I'd 1aflr carriage for IL fr1nsfo.
f1i't1 81 .'II.c's. rt1iInird 81 other is 1oriar
ticH| AZ I11.ii>fntions that naturally nrise 4
con. |..'.. III. project II Z railroad foiIc SOUL
a1sl X||aI l|'.t, = this rad and The rfoseru
ton 81 i 70 bzl6 upon our great central work an
npot or system oIfiter improvements generally
--t1d' again. tp1il he iniefcsls q lfestefn Vi,
seiaial lie purp9sed 70 consider these odes,i61.
= hri<IIf a possible.
III considering the lirft 6f ihf.s 6nesl;onS a.
eIi.srl upon tie central imbt6fesss..t =. 1865
nni 1Io6 70 notice ne calculations ~ .s.,s.,..
b SLOW that tie canal viii st e6..fi1se a 80
iIeI61n11e ilno4 cn,6fs and f.Sf t,.,., q (, ~
he diverted bf the railroad. Ih;< 159s siif.s 1T,
and j Was bis fixed belief t6t sIl I,- y, .-.;rl
near uaicr fo.6nIa ,i|in .v.lI -.
seek i as tie cheaper mode n trs6<,,,s,i,.,
Alfne lie canal from frnkfkn@o a. az $50
and ~ n'|es beyonl Il. fr.nf'tlt 6r5li,Fs -,
tonnage wal te bfonrl., % shs 6fopsr po;nss y
ibo Canal a1f vii continue Is keretoIsre n -
ieflhe co1VtYnnt6 That i "a III hsnds .d6Ifs,
q he most Convenient ard cc6nbmicTl sFhe
iaies now per loo Per nile, and when ne worl /.
uniiuls1ed-loIis and freight combined. A ~.
exceed tI.Eec ccnts When tie canal sro.ns,i.,sJ
ileT VII he dluiuislc.' Is ono cent ber Ian -
mie. pass over. therefore. such cnlcuIltiens
as n ,se, ae not meeting the true and nropcr issns
90 fht 1ebIecf. ani = r1fI'ef dfertinn attention
4 r.
ADD kefpinE tlcrn ont Of view IIIs PROMINENT
oeleciion q this road was usf r. with other larr
schfmes for railroad, which uoiIld Be necessarily
aud naasoidAbly connected with il, mossl1 absotb
Tic resources Of The State, wien fry ought 10 be
Concentrated q The completion d the gfeat work
now on hand Il was idle % suppose Tor 4
Inemfnt tnH{ nc ptoiectet rad vas to stop al
I5nrhnnfg with AZ - southern trnteI and come
to dead halt Hundreds Of niles Of railroad
would iotow 70 transport tsfss passengers tof the
Northern cities ;the state would lind itseif en-
hafked ~ mnst extensive system and policy Of
railroads. and the improvement OF il rivers and
inls central work isucllfransse adcni Importance
Esia DC postponed 70 a distant day e not defeat
ea, aacf INC mlisons eApenaed upon u lie was
aware that many haa become impatient Of the
progress u lhls wofk, ana lbat questions were
raised even o. me pc.sintlIiy 81 completing wa
Ief.lne 70 tic emo; ont - appfetRHded 4 would
be io1nd mat thcse diiculties ai came from quar-
teFs especially under the tnfiaercc Of local con.
fiderai'ons. There are villages on.tbe Ohio, and
CUES ~ Eastern virginia, win each their rail-
foaa schemes ~ view; aDa they m connection
WIN eAistns fali1oaus, now rnpfohlaole, and
seeking iuIsnef connexions and extensions, iorm-
ca po~etisl eomo'na,io'i, anu would be tonnd
atfayeu agaihss tne wbole sysiem OF improving
our waier communication. he issue was then
larry raised between The advocates Of railroads
and tile friends Of The Improvement Of ons rivers
---6etweendhe tree and open channels presented
ny nature ana indicated " The eye OF commerce
~ hef own nnger, ana me : iron rivers, as they
have been iancilully denominated 10 this debate.
Ia seieclrg The one orthe other 81 these improve
menis ~ advisable and most suitable for our own
State, we are not left to vague conjecture, but
may Res. r 10 experience and TO well asefriained
iaetsaisd statistics, The only data upon which such
plqmfnioas matters can be well and safely weigh
ed and determined. lie wonld not enter into all
The mlnnttR Of these statistics aud facts, for he
well knew that Tins House was already wearied
with long and tedious discussion. lie would,
however, state some taeitauf reS. IL Arising from
= comparison of the railroads. alG canals now in |
operation 10 this reatiEY4rtRlrici were well as
ceriansd aud known--~llieh will be uncontesied |
here; nay, adiniued--and u they should not be, /
why, 10 that event, he was prep,r.d and ready 10 |
20 lnto the details, aud TO establish those facts
aud resi- " fully
lle~@o1ld then assert IL 4 fact well establish
I'd by comparison OF the rates Of the principal [
annals and railroads Of this country, that canals
AIRY fhree times cheaper than railroads do its
Iioas products. Again, that II you viii average /
nc rates q the different railroads 10 the county,
hey will be found 70 range from to cents per L
on per mile. These facts, when stated, he as
'amed 70 he sufficient q decide what were the
,est improvements for Virginia. at least at this
line. The time may come, and undoubtedly
Would Wien we might enter TO some extent into
nc railroad system but his strong conviction
sas that the irst thing TO be done was 10 improve
mr. tlsoEs and Their tributaries. We have, in
nth Eastern aud Western Virginia, numerous
md noble rivers thar, without any vast expendi-
ure, would De amtiy sufficient TO renrey al the
rod"e's q our soil 70 market and i viii Be time