Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-01-29
NUMBER IS.
New York canals, within III In>t fiscal

u Slaves, lsf I,u Jco r1, :, = y =
Wood cords, :g-- -2..
! Pot ashes, barrels -. ;10 i-9:.g
large portion oi these heavy articles are transpott
rom te State OF Ohio, dcwn the Lake aud through ,he
Tor other markets. Poplar boards (cacI whit wool
u' lsl sycamore maple and other kinds an. cur M
ne ,e sal.s oil ONO, Michigan, Western Ponn-, ,ania ,n
''S'ern New 10Th, ana shipped Euiuopu ON canal
boats ana transported 1868 miles then shipued la yaris
Ai1nc cities Tor sale Much Of iii, lumber can be found
In The hands Of dealers in Norfolk pcer,br., ,nJ pil
l'hn mus It will be seen that ii the virginia Canal wr,
completed 10 the West the lumber trade Of Ohi. and M.t
nslna LEO could be carried on 10 advantage
uis'ahce on me canal being only about 95 nlcs-anj III,
steamboat navigation the Ohio River being cHu,r,rr ami
sairr than on the Lakes The lumber OF Wcs.rn yroin
auieu through the Canal Tide water on the jane
lers6irS Norfolk and Portsmouth bryonJ vh,i any, n
VILLA AT nTst view imagine The timber trade alone tinie
wbc,, u te saSt amount Of tobacco bacon Ind lour
o wcaiff1 nSiiScfqibi9 ,W2e Sc,&c eWpa hc sourrc
one steamboats, built Psburg last ycar and i
naievcd mat most OF the timber from Western Virginia
ne whole amount ol tonnage and fiona the Hudson River
carried on the New York canals last years down N
-O9O tons; the value Of the articles transported M sl2
l2o' the aggregate tolls rs above stated >3il90j 81
The whole amount of expenses repairs &c III S-j 02 o.
and the melt profit Al s251 l02 7lof which slS500O0 :
appropriated to the expenses OF and the extin
gnsmcnt Of the debts and the balance of S!o l Il
extending and enar9ln! the canals and river navigation
lurn nor 10 Tie Pennsylvania Improvements.
"lhe Board of Canal Commissioners submit the flIowne
report o the operations on the several lines of canal AMI
of November, 1919.
We're, As "a,
Here follows long statement nj the particular items oi
receipts and expenditures each line and is footed up ~,
folow>:l
Total expenses S75S sou :.
Gross receipts l6SS217 :!
Mel receipts expenses S7f716 -
The pay of the Canal Commissioners Secretary and in
caeh1ai expenses OF their office, amounting - i7a ~
special approprrion nna"n,;1 nr III a ann Con d' oa nt
IN the foregoing statement OF expenditures II these Two
sums be added 10 that nccoun, tr npt r,v.nu. nf h ,
monweaI!h from public works viii be s'di,59I 5i cent?
cents"
The amount of rcccipts and eypcu,. mn Ihr Inn, from.
On the PhiIaG.nh, ,nJ nj c,Innb; r,,.r .;a o,.,
Il hall miles long the '" " ''
Receipts were s5se.75o 81
Alcsmny portage raoad. thirty six and two.lhis m
rsr'ns.S nSarcin,. s3'ee5 tx 10:
- --Oloo ~
Excess of exnense, over r.ccin,s alq6 :,
-
Excess of reccpts on both eyprn.e sos e1 M
Canal from Columbia Holidays sbug IL miles and from
Johnston Pisblrg l04 miles maxim, two hundred ana
seventy six anda ionrh miles.
Receipts On both s;433li -
+ Expen,tur,s nm b,ih I,ooIo i,
Excess of recciu,s over ,xp-n,imr.s oeI ,oi ~
-
Net profit, ON whole lin. s577 l02 s.
From phiLrIcnh, =, pi,,shuro "
rvn Railroads / 4 miIs xno", su-,Is a.
rwo canals 216, mile exncns.s li1 o0e e.
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,yh,.. eyncps. of The lin. ,2o,s n;,, s;-o ,,s =,
/ t;,c ,rorJs, ,, tLe Rv;,nor. G "
,ri and ,sn,. ;h, a h,, ', i IN l''' h h ,"'
n,i,a ~ VIA 2an n' - 'i'. ~ m i,,' WI" ~ ""e"
rn,;l rci, G ,G w. y '' r,,na I'D 'aS, M 1o, s,,
lsIo " W 'e'' '"''''s w 'O'' e.
The whole amount Of tonnage 81 ,G,3 tons rassen
,ers 336sS2. lhese statements INCLUDE the business Z" The
branch road q Washington city.
The rrginia line -Extract from the Enquirer. Decem
rho he Isl pt
ls9 and The expenses Of repairs, officers agents collectors
&c. follow:
Receipts. Expenses
* an,wha Road s3GS ~ S94l0 -
X ouawh; River 1s52 66 1921 e.
a( ANAL from Richmond Ia Lynch.
burr lil miles 2l9,729 = 1900 ~
Richmond Dock 1881 r. 1850 80
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'Reccpis $2I6,2i2 IS e9,lul o9
.sEXpcnscs S9,iO2 ~
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.Nct income $lS6.S10 ui
As compared with the New York improvements, all oihcs
appear contcmpbe yet the vast tncrease o me cS o'
New York, Philadelphia Baltimore. Buffalo anu fiit,nhrs'
and the increase of wealth in Western New ok and f'nn
.yvana occasiomrd by The several Improvements referred Il"
ought animate all 10 unite IN carrying ,rouah i' sn''
d ,, iId nlarcs ua, ta bloom Ike the rose while
Eastern towns would rise 10 greatness and beauty as by
n,,o;c Why soud w spend the energy OF youth and the
prime Of manhood belolding Northern nei9hbofs
,ro,ino ON feeble arm 10 snatch what ought IL bc ours'
Shall W. snnd another year in aiding New York City Ia
bni her four thousand honses; Philadelphia city and county
build her three thousands anu Baltimore h'i i'c" nun
rcd, and not wake up interests! Shall we keep
our caye Western brethren blocked out and neither give
hes, railroad to travel the East, canal 10 brnG
thrr prodncc and lumber our markets. NlRGlNlAA
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pTRI IC MEETING IN ESSEN COUNTY.
Ar mcc,in" If thc eope nj Essex county held nj the
r,bnms an III, u January 1880 irrespective party
mo,inr i i Noel was chosen chairman and Dr. Thos. e.
GorInn assistant chairman and Geo T. Wright and hos
Croxlon were appointed secretaries
4 committee of eight as follows VI. X. II. Garncrt j. G
(atewood r. s. Rcnnods c. Bray, l.. w. Dobyns, lh"s
evils T. G. Cauthom and Dr. jeff Minor having been ar-
nonted bv he Chair to peparc resolutions for the action o
hc meeting NJ r. H. C:arno Esq. the chairman of said
committee reported the following:
hr nconle Of Essex have with pain ard Indignation
bc continued and increasing assaults of the Northern States
on hc ne,cc and rinh,s of the South in common with
ho o,c citizens of Virginia and Of the other slayeholt
@ States Thcv have even hoped that justice
hs ~ , - 81 ';h,od f,i,h ,rouJ induce the North L.
anu rSa.u ~. is ] hm, rocen, events nroye but too
that % n @ he s,% sS%A a %"y Il " The %
N"f,",rh r ,h nrrncr Of uaye slaves witou,
:, od never have been formed is concerned They
when couu nesei se ;, ,h;r limits 10 concert Iea
s lg dnanana ou slaves and for violating pcac
suf.s 't humips - ndi,,y Eu nn5lcaons Not content
oy & ,s h % nn nnnosc n exclude US by the Wlmot
ml'n ' ! o n;ovmcn nj ,.rro ory bought with our
nnn bood and inasire They propos, TO outrage pub