Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-12-17
To the Hon. RICHARD SmELLrU"dUs
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT MEETING.


mcc;ino of the friends OF Internal Improvement was
held in The Hall OF the House Of Delegates on Saturday
niuh last Mr. Martz Of Rockingham having been called to
The chair and Col Ward chosen Secretary.
AT the instance of the chairman, Co. Ward stated tat
the meeting wes general internal improvement one; but
that il had been mainly called 10 hear speech from inc re
silent Of the James River and kanawha ComPany-John
Mason, Esq We subjoin few facts Us sts!ea oy Inc
Speaker without designing 10 give report OF ms
MIR MAsoS then arose. nnd alter declaring nn'Sc ehu
ne internal improvements generally, proceeded 10 ADDRESS
the meeting in behalf OF the James River ana hana"ha
Company; showing concusvey the imperative necessity OF
tho States continuing aid that great work TO completion,
r. he sver homes 10 realize anything the large amount of
money already expended it, Let the connection be COM
,ccd 10 the Ohio river and The stock IN TINS Company Woua
become Of vaucstopi progress noWan
,c S,ntc nor private stockholders need ever hope 10
realize dollar from tina. already Invested Inc speaKe! was
satisfied inc General Assembly should look iavoraDy upon
In. James River and kanawha improvement Tor variety
IS good and sufficient reasons which he TO the meet
inc la capital stock is 000 and lis cost OF construc.
linn is 81 $40 O00 From Richmond TO Lynchours There
ns ben rynened S. ZIG 2S and from Lynchbufs I" Buc-
hanan s6l96l3. From Richmond TO LynchouTs its cost
Of construction been s35 400 per mile from Lynchous
10 Buchanan $4,000 per me-so mat he aGtual amount
eypenJed in constructing the canal from lcll!noha 10
| Ivnchbnrg has been little short OF 81 ,Uuu,Uoo.
In abiding TO the business of the canal at present inc
ao the receipts for 1852 from the canal alone
10 b. s269O0O and thai 100, notwithstanding the fact That
that portion il between Lyncbburg ana buchanan was
moi in e than six months in the year In auuns 10
rhr ,idrwacr connection and ship lock al tocRetts inc
ar FIR satisfied that no where in this country, with the
execution the Dry Dock AZ Brooklyn, mad he ever seen
such obstacles presented rs those encountered ~ ms sup
I,ck buf which had now been overcome BY The sRiI'
and science of lie Engineer. When this Dock Is completes!
The lock heinz sufficient capacy 10 admit The largest size
yfss nat can reach port the best informed merchants
NJ This ci,y arc the opinion that The annual receipts WIZ
be- ram $4,000 10 $4,000 The cost OF completing TINS
dock estimated S65g000 and the expense oil tending
and keeping in repair alter completion a! OF 4uoo
year. the Improvements no" maAins oo'hs VI '' ' u
| stanll character. - nc, ono
rn, urrm,reut debt of the Company is So. 964 600
When the Legislature loaned tie Company State bonds to
! md
ri uon all her property but also required noV-
ual sccny that tie canal would annually yled s-ouCoe,
and il il fiiicd do so then the securities were bound to
make gud the $3.50 00O Public spirited gentlemen peosco
lh.msclvrs for required amount and was gratifying 10
say that Notwithstanding Inc TACT mat Inc canal was cse
DAYS BY lce-a thing unknown before during ms connection
with the company-the receipts amounted TO SOY UUV
The sneaker then alluded to the continuation OF the I'M
movement from Buchanan 10 tic OHIO river by railroad
yr hn favored the water line and fully satisfied Of
us nractbiv he acquesced in The decision OF the Stock
holders in behalf railroad but thought that the compa,
nv should be- allowed right 10 continue lis waite! ilne II
in the the railroad should be found inadequate 10 Tue
\ carrying trade. ;, ,,- r..
many and lis officers and asked the members OF the Legs
laturc TO dismiss them until they heard The iacts
When This work completed il will be the shortest route
from the Western and South Western States TO the Atlantic
ems, while il will possess the advantage Of m!dncss over
the New York canal which is closed about SIX monhs III
the YEAR, and the route down the mississippi oy way
of New Orleans the heat and damp o That climate oens
exceedingly injurious the picked PORK beef graln etc.,
ueualv Skinned to the Eastern and Northern markets.
When fact is considered that from SIX TO ne mons o
IONS of producc now 20 down the Ohio and mississippi
rivers by way OF New Orleans and some three or tour mil
lions BY way OF the Northern canals II not feasonaoc 10
that our which s the nearest and BEST
in every respect would receive al cas; three mone o. ms
carving fadci But suppose she got one million OF IL me
receipts Of the company ~ond not only pay hs Interest au
prncpal OF its debt would pay of the civil list and re-
eve the people from taxation
Jndoe Masons remarks happily received, and VIC
TINS, mad lodpmcnt upon the minds o the members ol
tho Legislature be obtcated We regret extremely
that we have 10 give report OF II mat "ona 40
Justice Il, the speaker but want OF sPace COM
pes US 10 be content with presenting the few points already
given Republican,
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN ROANOKE COUNTY.
pursacn, TO notice, the Democracy OF the County oil