Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-11-14

The Cteappc@ n Sbrc Lalor belonging 10 Gonna
MRS IN constructing Improvements compared 10 The
Sy,ffplaf Contracts
TGe com nmwqallh Of VI pioia hna at this time many
impt veHenis ptntess ot stroe n, II camrs
onrs,n + sciirrs Importance 10 Tho cheap 81 mod.
Of making lhcse improve The sy tenn nl making
contracts with l,iduals IS urivtrsaly ad7ped in
the fee. and generally in the slave Sa'es There
can b. n qu atm bnt It is The b tier PIN ~ the Nor h
ern States and en- b, dine cheaper than if emp nas
were Ia hiro llh bat IN sllve Slntcs where the labor
cpo be ownod by the mpaoirs, anu decidedly If tho
oploinn, ih1 th' gndng, masonry. aud mectaned work
on Rei Roads, aud The chi cnstsnetioa of talnls,
can be n1r fr less hnp half the under the system
o conar To .n4tln This view ii the srjaci, Il III,
object Of This esay for am deeply ioefesed n only
a- lasge TAX paYer IN asa s"cthaidr IN Two "ft'o
m lsI Import, ,ut improvements IN The : ni the Jmes
River md Kooawha Company, and he Virginia and
Tonnes ee rail 'nai Conpany.
Asa laver Of my naive 5 lte should deli ri
not only lbosr tT1 lmporan lUptay IN m courfted
but also he Dthcr great lines Commenced d sene thu,
arc cantenp ted carrd Oh = consnmna'ion. ih
should xpfcl all 20 r1phcil div ions h. al
ed. aud nr o"d Old C"m oonwenth take The piston
the eaaiedoee Il which she j. cnilfd by he eN'nt
of hor territory IA pr,d1cee1es9 of fher soil AMI her
mInefal res.u eos. iu this aanroi b done II the *
pen.ve svirm uf oontarts be continued; TT the stu :
lresnry Is irad qnae to sustain III 50 'ecu n ia ed
bardrns aud coneegnen y m9ry sections must he de.
prvcd Of tn advlnfoacs Of mpnvem nt' nn As so %
plan be- adopted 20 th apen their c1 I. he plan pro-
p,.e am con yinrnd viii have his tilsrt and n1ght
o embraced BY all the Improvements com l1nes IN the
~hvehsding Safs,
lo sustain thu po4'nn have assumed IS neoeSs''y
10 compare the c1st Of labr II coatpaay owelag the
slaves aud 10 contractor who hires lbem, iar II IL gem
eray known tina buta small portion o the shorers can
possibly belong the contractors thai they principally
RELY up m hltenQs and that they hive found slaves he
most ptafahe lab rers; po,f # his fact. moie than
three four hs uf the lab the JAMES River a d
X n1wha Canal tn last year sllvfs.
The aycragr hire the present year oi negro men to
work On public mpro ants is about Si2O. II a rail
rad or canal company purchase at the present
price say 5000, heannua' ,a.t tie company m.aret
with the hirpngs. III BE- nearly as follows:
l1erDst ~ 5000. &}6
Insprance o If, 10 tqeal to 46 dIars;
less THAI half for hani 10 be fmplaye II gazing or
- ear'h besides the pr,f t. the cantr ctor but
upon mechanical work. sill greater diff-rence exist;
take masnnrv for an example, and upon all these in
p,o ovempnts vast nm,un of masonry has TO be dnne-
spughtlv negro man, in six tbs make tol r.
able mas m and in twelve nhs excellent one. + r
it ISL simple trade, easily learned. Yet masons are
scarce and command high prirs, and contractor offer
iur for work bsas his calculations np1n paying III 81
hiuh prices. The to compsuy awtng slaves whJ
are masuns and 10 C ntacnrs who hire them, will ap
proximale to the fllawing calculation.
I,ere.t on 5000 $50
Insurance an life, ~
Clohing Sr.. ~
900 lbs hae1n per year, 10
3 barrels corn, do. ob