Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-02-19

pendeuce and interest,"
Tor of century in the direction Of this mighty commerce.
or the Valley Of the Mississippi. be readily demon
sra,ed Statistics for the year 1916 show, beyond all
H. that division of one half of the bulk and value of
Western pruduce which usually found its way by New
Orleans sought transit by The several canals and railroads
10 the North and now, when several communications
have been finished that then in progress, the quaint
~ must be much Increased The risks Of navigation
the Mississippi aud The injury to almost all kinds of pro
duce by the climate, handling selling. &C. at New Orleans
win tend increase the quantity that goes North. Inc
commerce Of the West alone for the wear 1916 to ~ o.
amounted To ST l934 AGA. Mr. Calhoun. in his Memphis
Convention report, estimates thai in ten years 3rou nat
tune, would amount to S3O0,0OOO0O 3hS esu!na'e
l. hased on the ratio OF increase annually "c Is H'Aeu
per cent. per Add TO thS Ie nat' VI ''s sum
whs cOes North and YOU have S4JUUQO UUO Tor that
vee- Now, is no, this prize worth struggle the
part of Virginia grasp Coud we secure The fourth OF
n rh,t different aspect would it not mpart cities?
the pork trade Of Cincinnati and other points on
tine Ohio and transfer it 10 this city and the city of Nor
}llk would il alone not to bring employment to in
creased thousands, aud in itself build up considerable
Inerca} And why no; transfer it here You can DO
to great extent by this improvement The salt can be
procured here cheaper than in the West-he Liverpool
nean which is preferred infinitely, to the kanawha
Syracuse for this use-rhe difference ia cost Of transport
tatan Of this article % the West, aud the price at which it
could be delivered in Norfolk will 90 far to transport the
live hog from the valley Of the Ohio to that place. I'm
nese quantities of hogs were formerly driven the
mountains of Western Virginia from kentucky and Ohio
and slaughtered through every part OF Eastern Virginia
The gentleman before me, the delegate for Isle dwight
we'll remembers when the people of his country made this
most lucrative businesshe curing the justly celebrated
Smhhfeld Bacon 1t is notorious fact, that Vginacu-
red Bacon superior that made or now made any
1rhere else Why has this trade nc0nsderabe thought
il was been taken from us FROM the slow and eXpen
sve method Of driving hogs far the producer has found
10 his have them slaughtered home and
ship the Beacon via New Orleans the one hand and the
Northern Canals the other New York and other Eas
tern markets To avoid the effects Of climate, dampness
and silng at New Orleans as we'll at the risk of the
river and hecOst OvOyage the delay would ne not much
prefer to send direct by this Central route to Norfolk -
TO avoid the uncertainty of transportation via the New
Work Canal on account Office would he send it by this
route Unquestionaby he would But it will be found
aha large portion Of the hogs slaughtered will be
sent alive tho road in preference to saughteng at
shOse points remote from the place where will nd
JNarket For the years 40 80 the number of hogs saugh
tered at these points the Ohio and its tributaries ncu
ding Cincinnati, was .75,S99. Attract fourth oil this
immense product to the Eastern towns In Virginia Tor even
few years and you will reimburse the outlay building
this road Norfolk possesses more advantages tor the sue
eessu carrying Of this trade than Cincinnati or any
place else in the Valley Of the Mississippi Her communl-
cations with the West Indies direct and more sale
than those of any other point, where this trade could be
carried. The West Indies consume immense amount
of the pork Of the West. What point in this Union has
such facilities to do all the ship building OF the Atlantic
border as Norfolk The timber of Virginia and North
Carolina used for that purpose also the pitch and tar
are brought to that point and shipped North and South TO
be consumed in the building Of vessels that she ougr TO
build. and ,chere they ought TO find employment iR carry
ing he Commerce Of tie Valley Of thc Mississippi to the
markets of the world The hemp OF that great valley IS an
indispensable article in ship building II sustans serious
damage in shipping il via New Orleans from the dampness
az the climate, that Injuries its strength also the baggng
and bile rope, important items In this trade Bring them
over this road TO Norfolk and consume hem there. The
iron and coal OF Virginia, her timber and pitch and tar,
with the hemp of the West lrU enable her to defy COM
petition IN Ibis employment. Besides the coal OF Western
Virginia, camel and bumnOus you have midway on the
limo Of this road immense deposeS OF coal and iron IN the
counties Of Augusta and Rockingham that Only wants its
completion for their profitable development The iron in
tergs. of the Valley extensive and most important
one, has angnShed from the want IN part OF 4 COM
municaliOn with more enlarged market. but time
Frds that should enlarge moro on this point OF the sub
iect ! must be pardOned, MIR. Speaker, IN andng to
some of the difficulties and their name is legion that this
Dill has met win and the opposition and prejudice It has
encountered from that ought 10 be It's friends hat
las been the course taken NY the gentleman from Inc coun-
" of Louisa Mr. Pendeton, IN regard o IT, representing
county through which the J0at passes, and from whch
the Company originally took its name why, sr'
strange and uaaccOunabe may aCuearthat gentleman
has been found of the deadlieSS Ce 20 tns oh MOI
satisfied with determination vote against It quietly II
he could cOnscetously support it. he has been us most
active oppOncnt and said aud done prejudice II ta
of the bitter antinterna improvement moi o. ln
floor He expresses himself perfectly Ocreduoas on oe
subject of unneng the mountain, and thinks 1t ought ~
be abandoned and the work stop short of the Blue Ridge
The idea of reaching the Ohio in chat gentemans eshma-
tion is as Uopiau navigating the air. The money IN
vested by the State and by individuals thrown away the
stock will hardly commend 10 per share, and the further
the work progresses tho is the worthless the
stock becomes. His people, he says sick OF It, and do
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at this time show SO much indifference this improvement,
when it has far progressed to give them its benefits.
II would be construed sheer seshnesS 10 desire TO stop
an improvement at that point at which was benefited by
it, and where those who live West OF me- in the direction
t ought take could not reap It's benefits although they
had contributed to build it, Why, sir, If my people desired
TO stop this work SaunOn and could SO Tar loose sight
of that LIBERAL hminded that ought TO character
ze one egslang for the whole State, and not his mmedl
ate constituents and be found advocating here such prop
oston | would contemn myself would deem myself
unworthy of this high position, and did believe that the
peope OF Augusta would far depart from that hghmn
ed liberal aud generous character they have always man
taned and acH maintains as 10 desire me 10 advocate
% noAsrOus proposition here would spura to DO their
representative No sir expected govern my conduct
here by higher motives advocate tAs bill great
State work don't desire to see 1t stop IN Sannon my
people do not desire it they haze so sgnIed by paoc re-
solves cheerfuly unanimously given. But II VIII De re-
Numbered hy many on this floor that the course oil the dele
gate in this Hail from Louisa does not differ materially
from that of his predecessor who by pursniGg similar
course. drew down upon himself the repooi Oh GeVei
some two winters ago for his ibealiy and was 'ae
of the change OF the style and Of the Company
from Louisa, to Virginia Central Railroad Company.
say this spirit Of unkndness dsrespect, for eper
tain for ihat gentleman the kndes feelings Of which he is
we'll assured but to draw attention to The unprecedented
course that gentleman, from county deeply interested
as the county Of Louisa, deems it proper to take this
bill.
NS appeal &c my friends from the city Of Norfolk and
town OF Portsmouth, to discard the objections they find to
this bill and yisd it cheerful and hearty support.
Fum tho intercourse twas my good fortune to have with
tho GOOD people ofhose places winters ago, when IN
company with ths distinguished genemsn from the coun
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