The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-02-12

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il rgaHis The znihrarife Goals. fhls
speeies ii rai IS pPasrl 20 constitute
lhe grssi halk .f Ilse rs.l- an Deep River.
The nsaEkci i0r Ihi< rsal 4. nps ID The
Soush has 20 New York. and TIE New
England States. To ehahle The mine ow-
hers % Deep River Ia compete with the
anlhrarises a Pennsylvania. twhrh are
MI The -ashr~ciles of any amount in ihe
Uniied Siaies.l ihry must be able 10 place
their raal al New York ~ - lsw > price
~ ,lle ~n'hrAri,es Of Pennsylvania. u is
: saying. in England. when person sends
his gnods 10 market which prsluces an
ahnadanre of gools &c a similar character.
ihzlhe has . sent his Goals 10 Newcastle. =
which. IS won knsw. is The rhief mart Of
the'miaing DlsiIici nj England. prnnsyl.
vania j. the great mining region nf lie At
laniir STATES. the Newcastle nf America.
aud New York is contiguous 10 her.
Their territories Join. Their rapilals are
less than one hundred miles apart. and
coal ran he transported from The farmef
10 the latter civ Al sixty cents per ton.
The question Then rerurs. ran we send
ihe ais Of Deep River "a The vicinity nf
Neweasllet 10 New York. Upon an ar
rurale calculaion. made by intelligent and
practical men. aln assured thai the an
thrarile coal &c Deep River may be place
81 along side ofihe Pennsylvania anlhla-
elles IN New York market. and sold on as
favourable terms. provided The former are
exempt from the anerons TAX Of pilniage.
IL which Ihey are nov liable. The Goals
which go from Pennsylvania 10 New York.
pass through the MaIis and Rarilsnranals,
an are MOI Subjected 10 fees Tor pilnlagr.
Tire : ais which pass dawn The Delaware
and Hudson ranal. d, New York, are also
exempt nom any charg.. &C pilnlage. Yes.
sells roaming into The Delaware River 10
load with coal. are also exempted. The
fres Cor pllolage ID coming into The Cape
Fear. over either bar. and going up 10
Wilmington. amount. upon vessel ofone
hundred tons hurlhen. 10 about furry dol
lars. which is a lax Of 40 cents npnn carh
Ton ~ coal she may carry. IL lhls lax Is
laid upon The Goals ~ Deep River, they
will arrive al New York taxed with duty
that will ,lisenahie them 10 compete with
lie Goals of Pennsylvania. A iax of foriy
cents Ion upon miil,nn of ions woul,i
amount 10 faur hundred ,hnnsand dollars,
and is greater profit Than any mining
Company has ever made, or can hope 10
make. The boast that The Slark Water
improvement &C Cape Fear and Deep
Rivers affords cheaper transit 10 The
ocean than any other improvement. IN this
country, OF The same length and capacity.
would be entirely fallacions with the
hurihen of pilotaee on coal. as fnrly cents
ad.led 10 The anticipated toll af eight CENTS
woald make The Tolls greater than on The
Chesapeake aud Ohio canals or any ane Of
The Pennsylvania canals. When The vast
mineral treasures Of the valley of Deep
River shall he developed. depends upon
me view which The people Of North ca
rnlIna shall take oil this momcnious sub
ieci. When | consider wha, Maryland
and Pennsylvania have done 10 foster and
cherish their great mineral interests. and
The magnificent results which have fol.
lnwed he exercise of that parental care.
! canun, Cor moment doubt as IL The
course which North Carolina will pursue
regarding her great interests. That you
NAV have an adequate impression Of the
v.lne in which The mining Interests Of Ma
rvland and Pennsylvania are held in these
Commnnweallls. will briefly state what
each has done for their advance neni.
The aaeake and Ohio Canal was
constructed a, an expense of seventeen
millions Of dollars. Individual exerlions
proving unavallahl-. the Sales Of Mary
land aud Virginia len, their aid by sub.
Sti1fiu2 ffWifN dHu guaranteeing HC
bombs of Canal Directors All these COM
hineI eseriions ptoving insufficient. the
State of Marylan waived It's priority Of
lien. FOR The payment Of IL advances, and
foreign capitalists came 10 lie rescue. and
hy their aid that great work was completed.
and with the sole object 10 opena path 10
lie ocean for lie coal Of The Cumberland
mountains. lin PENNSYLVANIA. since The
year 1921, more Than go miles nf canal
and ID miles Of railroad have hren con-
sirncle,l Nv Slate aud individual enter
prise. almost entirely for The benefit Of The
c,al trade. AMI i, AZ expense Of more llian
ihiriy-eighi millions Of dollars. The re-
suits have shawn the wisdom Of tlnse gi-
gantic expenditures. That AS great re-
suits will lo!law from the development
DC the roal mines of Dee, River, no well
regulated mini can doubt. Ii is law aG
philosophy. thai similar causes will pro-
,lnre similar effects. and am vel ii lie
reformed thai this Law does mol hold good
q lie snniI, AS well as Ia The north OF