Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-09-16

ce people Of Virginia hope To contend with Charleston in
generous competition for this :rne equal facilities
?"'!led In on' harh"rs for shipping directly Europe?
"e pause IN the rntcst nc trade will have been fixed in tn
rrc"n NJ Charislan and We may strive in vain To re
gan what ls strictly own.
To Illustrate anticipatci Dav rrs
[" tHe "nilsh!"n"d and cnsr.rsng ,inonwCa G SIas
shcnuseltF Tic lIrIe expenditures yr
'!:i t railroads and The results Of that system has her
v!ndicnied The wisd IN which dictated t.
In iha S'at- the length Of railroads 50 1873 mile
" is now 1888 fI" value of PROPERTY ,r sever rnu
eS ." the Stale has Increased from s2g9 329 in ls4O t,
Sa0 SCI in S50nn increase in The vain. Of p:o.rt,
i"s ten years ot 552 about one hundred e
la B"s,on j. the centre of the whole s;.rcm o.
massachusetts, F"irois the following rcs;t obtained!
| Puou,riun. Wealth.
1870 III g92 sl2O 574
1850 s7i s2dG 5ij js5 sid Sd
S""wa II n"r." ~ SO pc. caa in pGpu!a:ion and il
IL w''n. An ilu-t a'n %; HE results 10 ,e anci;mIec
Tton me coni'nn at ;le James River ksn,w!.a Cg
-" nt: De- drawn from t:e ht nu conferred the S't
q" Nr~ l"k ~ the c,iIprIn ~: the N"w' York and Fri,
nl 1t /" h@t our rnn0sr 10 ehla;gc npon tie fruits o
iS 2ttAt ander rsae Its Advantages have bs often
4"Y,ipred tufsq"nc US 10 stop here 20 dc:al :heln.
l"Gaa. commercial returns irn:m our own ports
The sepp!ts ii Virginia do not appear t ave with
ta r1Pcy wlIci the general prosperity of The State would
indicate; indeed direct Imports appear have dinn-
!s srd These un.voa5c Indications however c1r,ru-
u,:iId by III" ppsyc .an Of p,pnl4 n the gain in the
assessed vain" q! real estate ant by the Increased value
SUBJECTS i taHan withn the State. Thr .;aenatiun of
onr co'nmrcr t. 1t,ributrd physical obstacles
siaid's h2 productive interior frJn seab0urd whist
tie entrricc ut other Staes and cities has aciuniy
s;rucrd improvements for the factO.c produce
Which would undertake for the positive increase oi
the tee simple value of the property and the exclusive
mere" Ut lis cG!anced products.
II Is thus shat Western Vrsiu, have sprung up
manufactures have been established minerals have been
made avail 'bo agricultural produce has bccn created ali OF
"hch seeks market in the cities OF Cincinnati ~ Orleans
PHILADELPHIA an! B:mcre whilst Savannah in Geor-
ga has participated IL those productions ol Virginia. which
coii not have paid the cost of expiration eastward to the
pease cities OF Virginia The cities enumerated have
supplied the Valley md Western Virginia with merchandise
Ike some fountain choaked up and neglected. cheers with
its scattered seants every region except that which its
free and erilzing current would naturally and gladly have
directed itself
We make this valuable though dispersed trade
the snD:c V estimate. II reflected in The increased
population and taxable of the State aely the
SUBJECT OF elaborate exposition in the constitutional conven-
tiun.
We select however for illustration of its value and OF the
obstacles which impede its exportation the trade river
M1non4alia This river has been improved By lock and
dam that steamers ascend probably within the limits
oi Virginia lis trade will compare vorably with that OF
many rivers in Eastern Virginia; yet the natural line e1-
poration OF its products is BY the Ohio and Mississippi rv
rts the Gulf OF ylexico and coast D: the Atlantic, mar
kcrs oi the East TO Europe The aggregate line Of
transportation from Ca:ksburg, in Harrison COUNTY, New
nrk, is not less than 1000 mics The time employed
not less than ninety days yet the direct line Of transit TO the
Chesapeake would not exceed 400 miles, whilst the time
reaching market might be reduced few days. Baltimore
is providing of direct transit accommodate thia
region of country much of which heretofore traded with
RdfIphn s bn ~ qfss RsiAR9St sR'a a hive % 5 81 tGas
send within the territory OF Virginia Tor expectation from
tine outlet of the Chesapeake.
similar difference between the natural and artificial COM
unication of that part of Western Virginia bordering
the Ohio River and of the valley Of the kanawha with
Atlantic cities wi be found exist whilst small portion
South western Virginia sends produce 10 A!abama and
Georgia purchases groceries in New Orleans and imports
us merchandise through Charleston, South Carolina. Let
be remembered that this is not trade 10 be devclopcd.-
The land is Wilderness requiring the life and labor OF
rcncaiioIS reduce it efficient production The trad
already exists 1t grown up under obstacles. Ii has
driven from lis natural outlets, To enrich distant and
foreign in other States But the fact Of lis develop
such disadvantages proves that may readily c
secured whilst the anxious interest of the whole West.
proves tn. acry with which II would cooperate IN the re-
generation III the commercial interest o iae Virginia cities
There be persons however ncredulos that III" trade OF
exported from Northern, Western and Southern
DC directed To the ports of the Chesapeake II viii
doubted that the greater portion OF the products OF the
ralrv Western Virginia destined for consumption in
the Northern States Europe. These ptoincts would
ado; Tie line OF transit between production and
1sIIntiun Iral obstacles which intervene
ana condemn them the tedious and pcrlous
lion Of the rivers and coast The direct line OF transit
would pass through the Chesapeake ports Of Eastern Virgil
mia. 90.
So long the of the waterboTne produce Of We,
tern Virginia cheaper than any artificial line OF direct
transit attempt 10 divert that trade might have been
op.c.s The that railroad could succeed unless
connected pupuiD points by short nc has been reversed
~ xpcrincc C,siicrin. the railroad and locomotive NJ
most Il revelation for the South, We may ne pardnei Tor
referring the which now Producing, tiir0u2
rei agcncy such important soc1l commercial and p'hi
al results Time has bcrIne IN essential element IN the
,uu region and mercantile community adopt slow
md cifcu.I1s delivery in competition with Others proihc-
ing or vending the articles with create facilities o
than themselves lfavc anu postal comma
mic ,t;up now tolerate delay Ur iup.dlnltnt.
T. is Impossible present any formula 10 show how Tar
shortening The time of transit is equivalent 10 positive re-
,I,ri, al ciht The telegraph ana lines, every
rre well su.alned prove the estimated value III Time Il
m very faa thuu. il varies, OF win the lear o
value Of the commercial subjects, and
w,n the ,la,.ve Importance Of iniHdulI transactions
But W sac from opening Of The artificial lines q. b1s
,u New YORK and Phil ,cehi4, that the commercial pn
rnnre ul the interior is Immediately transferred 10 the
rd and direct lines Of outlet ard nterconmunlcaton
ra. that great ci.e' ot the North have sevcray Pc
,,r.d ,hs interior with art fetal lines until they
iaxn from tie open uaaxed OF the Mississippi
IN, commerce Produced upon its borders THESE great ar Il
cih outlets have been competing amongst themselves 10
INC commerce. The interior until they now oe not on
saaeripr ccrtau;y and lednced tim" o' delivery but the
or upon many articles che tncr eishts than HE river an
cnas, routes referred 10. We copy from III" New Oretn
Crescent notice Of the reversing OF the natural current
trade resulting Fom the construction OF tlc Se"I u1neio
iirts rcG!rci 10:
For wears past cotton has gone up the Ohio rive! or
Tcnness tous III the Pennsylvania and Ne" "k canal
Ia al the IA urits the 0i these Stilc5 ana often
Tie cities pniiadylpia and New York We rec'i,ect las
September Of shipment of upwards OF seven hunGf:
niles .tiDDei from Louisville via the OliJ anu Ne" W
r,n,s 10 New York city, The f,eght+ were less than b
the way OF New Olsans and The difference in exchange an
Insurance two per cent. in favor OF tie Northef
route. -. 49,
rhe amunnt Of cotton that passed up the Ohio last yea
is estimated by ailar with the trade at sixty !housan
balls This season, nearly all the boats from the Tennessee
ard Cumberland rivers bound the ONO rlye arc ireh
ed more less with cotton. The packets between .'ieh
phis and Louisville and Cincinnati, OF which hec are sc'e
. IL lines take up the rivers nearly every Trip.
hc quantity tobacco that lakes ts course up tae rive
fron, the Ohio for the Eastern markets. oy 'o;tne7
routes rapidly Increasing. That raseo IN ONO arg hcl
txy above Cinc:nnu-and among tic laite the ce!eha'
Iason county tphacc3-EcarIy 81: goes .! Inc W.: o ~
# caG!! 70 the Eastern markets. u? sia":ent recent
published The difference il ~" c"st J transportation ;'o
Louisville 20 New York is four 10 i't dollars &c: ""ssea
thu
r sweat which it undrrgoes shpooardj "hie Passln
through our attitudes.
"Gain is now carried from tie Wabash 10 Ne" CFh
, canals at the same of eg IN! as s charged oy
way Of New Orleans; but by the Northern loute hey ac
no vast risk OF damage by heating ana save ' "I'o
cost Of sacHing is carried in tue bulk, ana te san
number Of measured bushels delivered IN New OK
are received on board the canal boat from tie sPpc!
rd pork and flour from the region are taxing inc san
l. direction Last autumn the rich regions OF Oho ndsa
J. and n1is were flooded with the local bank notes oil
Eastern States advanced by the New York houses on pr
duce be shipped by them b. the way OF The Canals 10
le spring , ;,, .
lc "Tnese moneyed facilities enable the pacAer, miller a.