Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-05-02

such pnpos and that they are willing In c,n,r.ci
WITH reference 10 thai comparison Beley np too tina,
IN That prjcct also there would be much Of hazard Il
the COMPANY. cannot orhear in view of these THINGS
VI making me humble suggestion. and hope shall he
psdoned tor il, that that scheme als one which should
De well considered before il is adopted.
do not Know of C urse. what the Virginia and Ten.
hes'ee ka Road Company would have To pay this iron
company for the manufacture If their rails but snrpse
certainly conld NJ, be less Than S55 per too ,h, being
the contract price al Richmond where NAV say think
WITHOUT INC tear OF contradiction. that il be manufac
iured as cheap as II could be. at near lynchbur
u ina price should be given. then The difference which
me company would have 10 pay, between the English
iron and that anafac ured or near ynehburI in
the quantity required. say % 100 TONS would be- S29s
ooO w. IL reference to the con ract price NJ Rich
mnnd he not satisfactory, then let us lake another view
of the subject. The President estimates the ac nal cast
Of king ton of Rail Road iron Lynchburn lat Si7
81. II will he remembered that have qneslianed the
accuracy oil this e>tmate III some OF Details and here
the iniorma ion sought by my former coInmuncs tnp
might have been useful 20 me. 1t might have shown
me thai was wrong or II might have confirmed me in
my c'nj Hcnes but el it be- that The President is lish
that The actual cost is but ti7 81 ask is the man
ntscurer to receive soothing in The way of priit-nnh
ing for the hazard and risk Of tire business, Surely he
ought 10 receive something and above his actual en
pendiiures. Well what shall that be Now as the
estimate of the costs of ion Of English iron at Lynch
burg, fH 81, and the cost Of manufacturing ton Of
American iron manufactured the same placeJAi7 81 /
Is pu down at nearly the same SUN aud we gather
from the Presidents report and calculations that the
building of the Rolling Mill is recommended to save in
effect that s., th certainly be objection To DIV
ing that - to the manufacturer, compensate him for
the hazard and risk OF the business Give HIM that and
the would then exceed the Richmond contract price
The Stockholders, think. would hardly be willing that
the company should engage in such enterprises fr the
- per Ton. Individuals probably may, but that think
exceedingly doubtful. Suppose however, company
Of individuals should be found VIII, would be willing To
engage IN 1t for the - per Ton Would no then b.
paying that anannting ~ the auurepate 10 500
for rals which f., lhiek, can say with certanty
when laid down, viii lasl one day Longer, Than rails
which can be purchased fr just ha amount ess-sn
mount sufficient TO make twelve thirteen miles If The
road. In every aspec, therefore, IN winch the subject
can be viewed II seems 10 that II would be The safe
and certainly the economical couts, for the Com.
pany 10 purchase their iron upon the best terms they can
gel it.
took occasion in my former communication TO say
mat entertained the opinion that the suggestion Of the
PRESIDENT IN reference to the build NO If The Rolling
Mill, was an unfortunate one There were mauy res-
sons which induced me TO incline 10 that opinion.
| almost The very moment the suggestion made that
TIE public sentiment. and especially that Vt the Stack
holders. would be divided about i'll slw that il led 10
set of resolutions cal uaied embarrass the free &C
toH OF The President aud Dreco's and To polonr the
contract Tor the non. at the risk Of the value Of
that article 10 double It's present value and last, though
not least we see that 1t has given rise collision Of IN
' To-
ing had been said about the Rolling Mil and the Presi
dent and Directors had gone contract for their non
where they could have obiaed il the cheapest and that
contract had been for the European iron that their
would have met with the decided apprubation Of all con
cPrhed And they might then have applied the James
River and kanawha Company t. reduce their tolls in
order tina the price OF the non for their road that px-
tent might be essened, without aruusno any compenp
interest. As 1t Is the danger Of the delay ar sing from
HE probable increase in the price f on has thus far
IL Ilplv hn
tered. But Ibis is all We find that there has been
c"nyentioa OF iron masers held recently at Lexington
10 petition the James River and Kanauha Company not
10 permit tngis to be transported up the canal free
m toll Now. desire to say word in reference To
tins Convention. ask for what purpose was that CON
venon gotten up, but TO compel to purchase their
HON. and most respectfully submit the people of
Lynchburg, whether under other circumstances they
would not have given TO the object had in view by that
convention, pas ing notice. The people of Lynclbufp
desire TO obtain fora great work Of internal improve
heh the iron necess Try for its construction In order
10 make their means 90 far possible they desire to
ge' ms iron upon good as they can; some Of
them think that the European iron be bought upon
better terms than the American iron and that the cost
will be rendered still cheaper by the reduction of the
tolls on he article up the river An application to the
James River and kanawha Company 10 reduce their
tolls accordingly IS talked Of Then comes a Convention
oil Iron masters, who nterpose and endeavo to prevent
Inc Company from granting hem the request they are
about to make. pray the people of ynchburg to look
seriously at this lhirg. and 10 hol il really is
Suppose the iron had been purchased and was now in
he city OF Richmond, and before the Directory
OF the james River and Kanawha Company. asknp to
be permitted to bring it up half tolls and enlion
OF iron masters 10 send in memorial opposing il
what would we say repeat what would we saw And
ask the principle changed The iron has not been
purchasedj yet silent. For one howeverI protest
against principle, which if sanctioned in respect to iron
may be applied with equal propety to every thing which
n VIII tesa ir,n
masters reside. II not considered out of the way and
unpalrloc, would enquire here. whether the iron mas
eIs forming this convention. have subscribed any thing
lh'ns to our road, aud if so how much whether the
Counties of which they nhabi ants gave US any aid
IN our struggle to get it, and whether they would not TO-
morrow subscribe ion upon ton of their Pig metal to
make road which would render ours almost yalueless
have said believe thai the English iron was as GOOD
as the American iron and that streng iened in the
opinion by the opinion Of others In corrobera ion Of tina,
statement beg Leave to quote from letter received
from gentleman in New York, to whom had written
ior Information on The subject lie SAYS: "Amercan
ron (eo'd) Is generally better than English merchant
iron, because more ibous and maeable For iron rails
nave always considered the good English rails land Of
late years It Is generally uniform in quality when pro
cured from the principal Makers quite as good as
any American and better than much OF IT, The HUDSON
IL Yer road, which am Connected with is now import.
ing English rails which in all respects equal lothe
American. with which they frst began To lay Their rad
As Tar as promoting the Of a home made article
goes, you will do well TO American rails As to
economy for your rail road should at the same cs re-
commend he use of English You can better estimate