Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1851-09-25
RRsouRcEs 81 YIRerNIA.

Tie Report 81 DE Committee appointed blythe
Mercantile Converij0S which rerently met 10
Rishnaond is published IN the papers Of that city
the Object being 10 show the ability Of Virginia
70 gsaiatsiaa direct trade By cleaners with Eu-
iofe and South America.
hs fspert gives some interesting statistics.
a Ne trade 90 he James River and Kanawha
Fl CAphi ior the last year reached In value an ag-
gFrgste Of s6,l35,s65 from the inserior.sand Of
5;Ia7s224 Of merchandise and goods carried
- ilss interior. The bnsiness Of the Central
RAisiuad has doubled within the year. The in
pecii0ns Of Virginia tobacco amount 10 SO, 600
bqEsAeAds, Of which the larger portion is shipped
.ios Egrtpe. whilst the remainder, with large
aIaouns not inspected, Is manufactured 10 the
Ststs for consumption at home and abroad. The
ashxishiag mills of Richmond manufactured last
year l la, 100 bushels Of wheat, and they are
exSected this year to manufacture upwards Of q
mAilpniand half bushels.
he tonnage employed in the direct foreign
srxde Between Europe and the waters Of James
fisef amounts to nearly 10000 tons. The re-
post says.
& i werei in our power 10 present the COM
Fners6al statistics of the cities Of Norfolk, de-
fisea from the Roanoke river, the Dismal Swamp
Canal. and other sources the rapidly increasing
t,adeof AlexaRaria. derived IRON the Chesapeake
and OHIO Canal, and from the country adjacent
sahes, of Petersburg and Fredericksburg DO
nes doubt that an amour. OF Chesapeake trade
cond be demonstrated adequate 10 sustain at
once. BIZ the energetic and united patronage of
9Ar merchants direct trade with Europe and
South America. The material for this trade al
ready exists. Any doubt, however, which may
tr eAtektained of the present amount Of Virginia
commerce becomes uuimpoftani, in view Of the
irainehse accessions to follow The completion Of
the improvements referred to. Whilst we
psnse ID make the figures the fact is upon us'-
Il eaGcinct statement OF the works Of artificial
i,nprofements, now in progress, aud actually
completed, VIII serve TO embcdy the facilities,
.leon which we may rely, and 10 deYelope the
s&paeiiy Of transportation upon which the fnttre
tfade Of Virginia must principally depend. We
think, therefore, il sufficiently appears that lock-
ing aioBe at the present trade of our cities, we
have simple encouragement to commence al once
upon This undertaking, with the fair prospect of
trade enough toensure handsome profits 70 capt
falistawho may embark therein"
There are now competedi in Virginia 565 miles
Of Railroad, and 1853 miles Of Canals and there
are Ia course Of construction $50 miles OF rail.
road aid go miles Of plank road. The appro-
psiationE for those works are already made and
tbs money has been already entirely raised at
home without the necessityo of mourning foreign
debt. The Report reviews the progress Of rail-
roads ia Georgia, South Carolina. Alabama and
Mississippi and contemplates the certain eonnec-
ton ef the Virginia system OF roads, with the
extended and comprehensive network Of roads
NOV speeding throughout the South and the
S3atERsst. References are also made TO the
gFewth and prosperity Of Boston, and other
Ndrihersl cities as resulting from their internal
Improvement BY which access from the interior
aad tbe great West was facilitated for products
seeking an Atlantic outlet. = Ball. AnlsricGn,
stGteaenl Of ihe Railroads IN Virginia completed