Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-11-19

I-t 81 UyU mills miles
would s29i s2S which, added present
venue, would enable that Company 10 pay large
annually into Tie treasury and divide tai. dsc:.d among
tie Stockholders.
81. BY he Increased value Of real alaag the line
paying increased revenue ino the treasury This has a.
"ays 5cn the along lines OF Improvement Tor Tue
nGs New fck Increased in value in Ten aiier her
great improvement finished Si3 35 600 liz iassariu-
sets property IN thai State had creased III value from 1911
IN l6i7, SIG G0Qp eco Mr.. s. l. c. Chapman tolls ~
that in Cherokee county Gr"rgia, sni which sold before
lie con:iIct"n Il" t!r railroad for 81 50 an! 50 per acre,
would bring S0 SIS lud $50; AID have Witnessed
the Tisc G; the price lands IN The cnun!y cf Bedford,
since The ot the Virginia and Tennessee
R?: Rolc, sfiius ir hun double their former value,
am;l r2 douot, hl gentlemen here iron, SoulhWvs
N.:n. Tel! uf ho ls- 10 ho value o lands along
lli,; lie II Tai road.
! now my third proposinn thai by completing
o grci: !inc: 81 rail road II VIII ONLY aud 10 the pros
cflty oi Ire Cumlanwealth bur also 70 her and
that it VII. cE.b: her reduce the sG
rs - Sc scT.att:y Il;
Tire State owns III the James River ard K7nawha Com.
piny stock the OF 53 900 900. Complete this n
P"vrmcn with the connecting rail road IN, OaD ani
will pay, Eave before demonstrated, dvien,- c from
e per ard the rail road prnhaby 10 pea s
cost. TIE State asn slsOO 600 Of stock in The Va
Mn ana Ie@Hcsscr al rUai which, Is unproducti.e, all
nlns: cinnae unil is hni.hct. An appropriation "i
million ts!s required r complete il; AID then will
pay rlS 10 Ger cent 600 annuuly ino tlr
-nr; and via the other icduIng lines They will remain
anpn,iuctsc GntIl finished, and when COMPLETED yri
Ia tie State New, Gsk, wilI add ~
tr resources and increase the prosperity Of c State TO
i!@e these imp 0ve'nGrs7 hiak answer FOR all
Wau Investigate his subject that Il WILL AMI "rn all the
'es o! Improvement ar hn:shrd then II viii DC IL Ire
oi The State !" rcdac the such amount
MT 10 be aeneioy felt | think have demonstrated my
! third i!Hp0silinn.
ppats from the Rail Road Journal lot oftobacco
shipped from Kentucky, aud carried Ne" York
cost % SIG pr ;uu distance Of 1900 miles ~ will be seen
frp;i toll, ,wIng from Rail road Jnura:
THE NORTHERN AGAINST THE SOUTHERN ROUTE.
Nc met III Ills city, irw days ."ce an ncig"n, plan
aa tobacco manufacturer from HnpkIHsrc, n hc
rJr,un 0 Kentucky, who had brought with Him
invoice o $50 sheas Of ibcco J7 the purpose Of ma
Gne experiment Of the Northern roue aGt the Ne."
YORK market instead OF the cl route viz New Olta"s TIE
tJhaccO cnrri from his pllntaDn 10 Clrk>sc on the
Cuni e'Iand river III TENNESSEE From thence was for
wardcd 81 steamboat Cincinnati thence By rail road
Cley and h"rcc by lake craft ~ Buffalo and thence BY
the E,ie canal New York The trans por;aon from
Claksvic New York contracted for al SIG per to
The total distance o. this route cannot tall much short al
/ 1900 talcs, w'c! is about cent. per ton per mile
The result iii the above case was enircy satis sfacloy
The prices obained fully per pound create:
Than could be had at New Orleans and the net proceed. o
the sale al least aud hall cent per pound greater
This fact EXHIBITS Others Of considerable importance ls
that produce tie great valley Of the Ohio uud be
ported on lines Of Improvement in preference 10 the route
Nrw Orleans and the Gull SirsGm could be elected
wthrGl cncoun!r!!ng too much expense
81. That mol only that lot OF toGlcco but all grown Ia
h ucsv would have been sent 10 Rchnoni j. our .i
road Ia! been completed and connected wh rail roads
through kenuckj for icamunA Is known 10 bc the best
tobacco se in TIE United States (cxccFt Tor anuaC
uriag qul;ics and suppose any city viii yield ~ Lync
burg class OF tobacco aud il must be impossible t.
transport any other produc through OHIO II the
lake reshipped lake Buffalo and thence 10 Ne"
York II could be dune route 10 Richmond
am yeI aware that NV York is raining very nerve
entire trade vi the West, that the tolls on her
canals almost nothing but if 10 tolls her canal
charged the boaten have TO bc paid The lake naH-
cation il sXpsnsivr-Ohio mol having tie interest viii
chgc.. ar uils--and the numerous anst?rueuts must
cost Iuun:v 10 this competition the Tolls nn cur
can-l be reduced 10 mills perhaps less and our
transport chraly pVssolr, 10 f."iise ia
profits; iia be done az have before demons rated
hcrc no from tl. Ohio the ii tie Atlantic
hch compete with onrs.
!, sy, however be said that T5 r2da cannot transport
r! I'> less Cenis, p'T ton, mc and that
~ road cannot compete with Tie New York roc'e
- The fist m"n answer rhli average charge
m on The B,liure and Ohio rail read casl"ard,
bo walr and uIe for the past yeac.was only 1876 cs
, per mi and surely roads l grades and
miller climate requiring "nier G'cs when co: lcte:
can tran. port chenly than the Baltimore road in IL
present unfinished condition. And TO the last statement
;aat this rnud cannot compete the New York
answer that think have already demonstrated that our
superior advantages, not only suly
contend with The New York Route but command The tnr
iura. from krntucky, and much from ONO rs II may
issir.; and further confirmation will "a: thai The ds
tlncc from The of SGndy Point Pleasant - Gov.
layton does exceed ZIG miles Then tax on produce al
1876 per per mile Qhe average charge eGsi"dfdy or
the Baltimore road will amount 10 S3l5 On The canal tht
heights ed mi and the tolls must be redncci
10 mills, equal to per per mile, the cost .;
rfmnspunrinn. Thea 237 mile from Covins'on 10 Rich
Uad equal 10 g 81, and the entire cost q" transporting
produce BY IN. rail road and chna viii not &
cra Sc l5 Now ask If there be any improvement from il
Onn the Atlantic cities that can transport as chenpy a.
h? Let me suggest another why the great lines Of
Improvement should be completed as as possible; IL Is
tal abundant than IL was ever known be-
fore and ii the Of California and Australia conn'"
produce mach gold they have done Tor The last lew
Ycare rapidly depeciac and corresponding app'
ciaun in every Ilrg else This will enable the State II
ell hcr sorks At high prices (wtnrss the last sales nj New
York 81 l2 when The debt t comes due Ia pay II With
For property apprentices the revenue VIII increase
in The ratio, without any Increase Ui taxation
:! that PERSONS contend that the principle
be adhered IN al that wollihs Oi TIE sao
tock hond be auhscrihdh by Individuals Or corporations
Sh, mace by Tie state but,
,uc we're in insisted on, there wond be sec
,lrs f Tirpinn entirely deprived Of MI advantages from IN
;na and the people locked up in their noun
tain flsi,sses forever II this rule be adhered TO IN all
ras.s Improvement, however important could DC ii'nr
n yi,nri unl-s ciry able and willing 10 sustain III
inr uf the State is able and willing TO subscribe
i.ths the stock tp rail roat OF any Importance
Look =, improvements The James River ami kana"'o
,olapaEy received subscriptions tom Richmond ma the
B.rk a. Vrnnia for 81 000Uu0. The Virginia and
Tennessee Rail load received subscription frcnl -ynch
ra $500 0G0 and but tor this subscriptions could ntvc;
hayr succcetiuI in obtaining two.ths The stock The
Dau,ilc road the South Side. the Manassa Ia? and the
Otange and Alexandria Rail Roads had TO look 10 Rch.
u.d Petersburg and Alexandria for as-saBce and cou!o
not have raised the twofths but for the aid OF each
these cies rendered the oad In which they felt interest
All these improvements had rely the cities interested
in sr succrss charters would have been forfeited
ccntrni that whenever M improvement, rune through
Igc State. and The eccp's, alter paying e2
cnst viii poblby pay the interest l's cOst 0ngt io
made the ctsrns nnlc or not 10 subscribe
Mr. President the connection d The Eastern and West
.rn waters ha. found in advocate. Thf? yeats
go when a member of the Legislature from the comfy OF
Gloucester, advocated appropriation of IS 3UO0uUU u
m.sa that corec,on and if that appropriation had bre0
made the improvement Completed Rrm"nd aud H"r
folk weu!d have been large commercial ctins rqpa
ceraes To New Ips and Virginia eqGai in population aud
rsuurces 20 any State v this great conrracy Again. ir
lS.7 pisncnted connection by railroad "i inc eastern
nd western then urged In speech delivered a.
y yr!evi. lis great Importance, and not~ ltsnading II
,as brnn published YET think may be pnrdoncd cr read
! ing small pcrtipn 0i that si'eccn:
pnt.i point ot his Improvement ou4ht 10 nt
greatly dc sired l. will only increase the feelings OF n
lection between Of the different sections oi t
Satc-nq only add 70 her wealth, population and resour
ce bat will unite Western States with bands OF iron
yen may saw with bands Of gold 10 this good old Com
nor wealth; and If there be anything la! can ever stay
the Northwestern the mad spirit of Abo!itionis
will be sef.increst and what interest can te strong Il
= oeyrn ris spirit OF hlt Virginia has the power It
IS stop the principle outlet for their products IL VIII ais
produce intercourse between them and us, and me-
viii find Virginia slaves perhaps, the happts
iabGrps in the world that their synpn;hes have mere
d ,ofrrc been improperly excited. But 10 not intend L
. dwell upon the pucl aspect Of tho subject nowhsant
= ing know the bosom of every true V2:nan WON'T
II swell, with patriotic devotion tic ~oui mug WITH d.
7, yht 10 his heart scheme which viii restore Ills NAVY
e to Iann shc formerly h"i IN lie Cnb' II" !! s
eyc, thus f.siud-her mineral AMI d!rcu resource
e he eve. fully dcvcpcdif be. ieI.s and ulnabie
forests with golden harss.-! ever teemlng I
h,rIn M p1,