Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-12-09

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attracted sneh ineessani floods If commerce,
from the West as 10 impose upon her the neees-
siis of multiplying her means and modes Of con.
seying II. Hence she i constructing a RAILWAY
upon the banks of the Hudson. 10 aceomodaie
that trade during the sefenis-6ys DAYS III Tie
wear of Ice In thai river. and hence alse has she
built the great Erie railroad 10 accommodate
The necessities OF the immense Western tfa3e
for the iise months during which her canals are
closed.
The average cost per mile Of the New York
railroads has been $4,000 While that oil her
canals. exclusive of the Enc enlargement has
been but ST ,137. or inclusive of that expendi.
ture. SIS 800 That OF out own canal 10 Buoh-
anan. exclusive OF lateral works. has been s36.-
DIS per mile. The cos oil al the Massachusetts
railroads has been SIS QUO PEI mile. and that II
The Baltimore and OHIO 1ailfoad st 2s3 TIE
railroads # Great Britain have eost $4,000 81
France, s110 600 Of Germany. 500 900 Bel
gum, $4,000 and Of other European ooun-
tries, from S25 600 Ia so 600 per mile In
general. II NAV be said that y herefcr railroads
have been constructed for the purpose Of com
peiinp with canals, OF carrying the same species
of trade with them, they have cost al least
much per mile as those works The cost of
completing our water line, Therefore, viii be
less than will be required 10 construct railroad
over the central route, capable Of Transporting
lis heavy trade. The total cost Of the Massa-
ehusets railroads. nj The close of $50. al
miles in lengtb.) VIZ So - It's. and then nett
income for that year was 2.s5a.9sl dollars; be
ing Il per cent. oopH then cost The total
cost 81 The New York eanals f6s5 miles long,
nj the The same perod lad been, rs before
stated. 81 2li, Is dollars and theii nei income
exclusive Of railroad Tolls, .593 IFS dollars. II
: - per cent upon then eost Excluding tho
eosi OF tie Efie enlargement. which l. vi M
productive the neft income va ! per cent
upon The cod of construction
The ioill quantity 81 lndau corn thai entered
the Ncw Yofk cauals Al the western ietmlna.
lion. from other states. IN 1s19, Vas 3,5s3. lu5
bushels. III this 2s0 Il bush. eame nom tue
direction of Canada. and so 400 bushels from
The states southwest # Canada Of tins latter
amount 2,5f9.535 bush. cane from two "a.
nsls 81 OHIO. which terminate al Toledo and
Cleveland. reduction Of the tolls upon ths
nrtlele 35 Ii per cent, upon the LIE eal5d.
produced an Increase IN The quantity entering
that work. al Builai5 aloae. during that season.
of 40 900 bushels Ihs fat moi only pfa,es
The capacity Of tint leading staple Of lie vi
10 bear canal transportation iaf long distances.
hui, considering HAT thu crop natures about
The Tine ri tn closing mp ofthe Northern ca
uals, demonstrates The fact. lbat our own water
line, If completed, would mouapoi2e ihis impot-
tani trade. therefore relterale The opinion eN=
pressed in my last annual message, that the
completion OF our eanal would give 10 Norfolk
the monopoly of that great and increasing staple
Incorporation.
During the year 1919. the quantity of ,obae-
co which entered the Enc canal at Buffalo was
LOCI 500 pounds lhat winch entered the Penn
tylsaua canals al fitsburg, 18lls4l5# pounds.
mud that which entered Baltimore upon the Bal.
timore aud OHIO railroad, !. loo hogsheads-
The great bulk of Tins tobacco WIS raised in
la ltudes south Of the mouth of the kanawha,
md would have taken the route of our improve.
nent Il completed 10 Richmond, IN preference
10 those more distant routes 10 markets inferior
10 ours. These movements Of tobacco exhibit
state oi things ol vital consequence 10 the trade
of Richmond aud lfpinla.
II is remarkable fact that larpe quantities of
sugar, lnuasscs, rice, cotton aud West India
fruits are consumed in western \. York. which
have arrived there by way of the Mississippi and
OHIO rivers and the OHIO canals \ memorial
of Buffalo citizens 10 the y York canal board.
declares that over 800 hogsheads aud 1000 bar
rels OF sugar ant. nee consumed III that city "A.
lone. during the yeats ISIS aud 1919, had been
supplied by the Way 81 the Mississippi river aud
the western Improvements. Tins iaet indicates
remarkable movement in the trade passing
from the West Indies aud our Southern suites
norhwaid. The prices Of freight upon the IVES
tern waters rauge So low that the best outlet IL
an Eastern market may control aud attract the
trade of those waters for more than n thousand
miles beyond the Allegheny ridge The com
petion OF our water line, which would allort
uniformly cheap rates, and free competition il
freiehts. 10 the great mass of the heavy trade q
the West, would carry with tthe complexion q
the Central road, and all other works in any de
gree connected with it,
In view of such facts, and especially of In,
splendid results of canal commerce in New York
! do not hesitate 10 recommend a continnalio,
and completion of the water line
The operation of the James liver and kanaw h
canal so far. are nol al ogshet dseouaping From tn
report OF the c,'mplny herewith Submitted il appear
that the 81 al the canal Ia Iynehhntr, exclusive /,
l't"ta connec n has been - 1872 $50 o. aud that til
ns' revenues upon tia pufton ri the work. DUNG tn
hsal seaf just ended have been : - 969 o. Of MOI
t4ah pr cen npm II rust, al huugh The trade If III
year has been unusually depressed by variety If extra
ordinary CAUSES. Its present tonnage shows an lpctens
oil hofr Than 10 per cent upon that Of 1870 aud
as.tihcatt Coincidence, HAL he population and vain
OF teal prp riy, il the cily Of Richmond have incteas
oil IN about The samr ratio aud pnrt paSsu with the
mage upon hrs ca al. As ys the liade Of his work
eh'irry ioai. and confined in great measure II pro
duce East of he Blue Ridge Il p,ys thee per cea
up IA lis cost under these rlrcnmst uces what usy W
nj fxpec # II, When shall pen,l att the Valley u
'rei IA. @hsn shall reach iuto the timber aud Coz
region beyond. aud ,hal all, tap the Oho rlyer an,
the itHnirnse lrade d he ~ life West This cana
NJ" pfes'nls thr slaania maiy, in the h,iuf, Il III
lei IN r L.