Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-11-01

December llth, 1913.
y. K JonNeos. Ia.
De9r ST- received your mvar onroeino sefie.
II Questions from MIR. Sanford about our salt aud pas
icf en Sllpray afternoon, and myself Of The ffs
leisure moment 10 answer bu1ly and Ia the best ot
my knowledge. hope lhesa answers may be satlslac
foTf.
L Nha' qpantty Of salt is row sold per annnm. and
ih" eN'eft 81 the country supplied?
8nsrfr II" qaautily nnN manufactured may s,ffl X
he put al 3j0e10 hush IA Of 81 rs Equal n II 500 0un
ia. The coalry supplied extends from SaleIn. Vat
she head ct The Muscle shoals in Albumin the line al
1ho valley ard along he Tennessee dger--G Giles Mon
re- tue a'rsr. Mercer c,unfes un the nnih and F,5yd
Patrick, FaalIoon lbe ~ourb also int pIl,n,n 81
y fh Carolina "esi ol salem along the base OF the Blue
Il dc.
: What Is the average selling price per bu,hel al The
work ?
.lnnrer. The price is roa 20 Gems pr bushel.
). l. the charge fr transportation on The Iynchinro
aud Tennessee RAJ Rod, Was -ueh as to enabIa thIs
s1lt h CON" IN mpeIitn wI'h ober salt at the Red-
mpad marbc, whal would be the probable amount Trans
pohel aieng aud through he lynehbufg aud tennessee
Rad Raad
1a'eer Wcrc the charge fr transportation upon til.
lyarhhnrg and Tennessee Raul Road 50 cents per sack
oi 30 lbs the vhule country now supplied from Rel
moad, Including Iynchburg and Dauylle could be sup
Piled from this place.
Al The present rce Of % cents per bushe or % cents
per suck, exclusive Of cosl # Sack salt cond he SIT
l'n mere 10 HE kehnpnd natke at less than the aver
aye quotations, putting Them At { 1Jtoil ST.
A plrlnn ot tennessee now gets Sa iram the Goose
geek works IN Kentucky. The northern portions oil
Georgia aud Alabama oban par of their Supplies from
The srHbpatd u we could send our salt by Rail Road
Westward all lhis country would be- supplied from here
Tor we could give Them better article aud al less cost
In shun, The Of country to be supplled with salt
from hs valley would be increased at least lbreohl 4
Richmond were connected by Rail Il I'd even with Chat
lannoga.
From these fcls some estimate may he made oil
the quantity likely 10 be laasp fted doug the precec
route.
What is the probable superficial area and averau.
depth Of III" plaster deposit, and what portion can he ex
caYaled without expensive drainage
'MS'fr The plaster deposit IS known to extend in ;
direction nearly Is niles In width it varies from y
yards To upwards oi'wom Al one point shaft wa,
sunk more than 3oo eet through pure plaster. without
getting through nnd N several others excavations Of #
feet deep have been made. Tho depth oflhe deposit i
not known.
Except where the river crosses the bed Of PLASTER
theo are cw pllces materially nterlered with by water
ana IN eAcaHatns II. Therefore, no expensive drainage
necessary.
. Atwhat price per ton can plaster he furnished at The
quarTes2
insrer II is difficult 10 say at what price it eoul,
be furnished. The means now employed for qnarrynr
ae OF the rudes AMI must primitive kind aad vet II -
1aarred at some places at from > cts to ST. II The de
.i" ~ ""A "'e po"' Nuuh justify an outlay Of, SAY
S3oOO ior paper machinery and fixtures il could b.
furnished IN the lump Tor { aud gonad at from s. 81
laA5 per Ton, ihe present ptice is SO for lump an,
~ TOT ground plaster IN barrels with CHARGE for the har
rels.
D. II the ehage lar transportation through the Lynch
burg and Tennessee Riil Road would admit of ,sic
being carried 10 l.ynchhuig, what quantity would pro
badly pass through, and what quantity would pr,
nah'y be required nj different points along the Raj
Road
.i,strar II plaster could he put at mn averaoe cos
OF 81 ton TO the farmers along the projected line.
suppose IN five years there would be demand for 20O
VoD tons. The sales of The present year from this val
ley VIII be about 2uUO tons, The average cost to t
consumer in the limited district now but partially sun
Piled is moi less than / per ton. At W,theyllle II
worth In the lump Sl0-at Chfisilansburr AIS
Abingdon from - 10 S.. Notwithstanding this heay,
cost the demand hls steadily aud rapidly increased
have do data upon which to form any thing like an ac
cn1ae estimate OF the quantity required at the difarcu
points lhey have never been supplied and Ia say III,
the CONSUMPTION would he lncr, astd an hundred fold cr
tile pee lowered and the supply certain is think with
IN hounds In putting the price of quarynr at ; cent
! 10 5 per ton, mean only that process The expens
OF phng aad the subsequent handling are quite eq da
| qnauling.
wond be CAD 10 enter into some specua,ions or cal
cnlatlonS about the tonnage likely 10 pass on the r.,
hoad lfah this valey-but from the Qua given | pre
sumo Mr., Sanford will 'ednce them himself One OK
ample to the purpose my suffice Suppose the cuuntr
along tie Rall Road 10 consume 100000 bushels sail
equal 10 uS'OQ sacks. aud 200 900 tons plaslcr-th,
the freight Was 81 cents per sack, and 81 per ton ia
the plaster then this valley alone would pay freight
age of
On l0S700 sacks salt, at 50 cts. 5l.350 q
On 100000 tons PLASTER, at 81, 100000 o
q,