Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-09-23
North River Canal.

The opposition and difficulties ahich aitenh
tie North River Improvement. We are glad tn
know, are FIST dying away, and the work Is
commenting itself 10 the sober senses oi the Tar
mcr., millc,s and iron men ofihat important
section Of The great Valley Of Virginia,to which
il opens a high way 10 the Eastern markets.
Notwithstanding the cost of The improvement
may seem 10 many TO exceed the prospective
advantages which are 10 arise from It's compile
tion,yet We apprehend no reliable data could be
furnished which will make it SO. All expcr
ence points conclusively 10 The reverse, not
only for improvements where they approach
similar agricultural districts, but whcre the
wealth, The property and the resources Of a.
country are far less than in Rockbfidge, ard
the region 10 the north aud west Of Lexington.
The opening Of the James River Canal along
the the South western border of Rockbrdge
has impaired fresh zeal in behalf Of lheir
own work; and as we have said on former
easions, we repeat, it is now 100 late o raise oh
jecions. The character Of improvement for
the county is settled and being so, does it not
commend itself TO every citizen, aud should it
not nov be matter Of county pride, TO push il
as rapidly as possible 10 its completion!
The work ia going on very well, and in The
course of the coming year it will he navisnble
for boats within eight miles Of Lexington, v hcn
It's convenience onl benefits ill begin 10 be
felt One fact, which should create the strong.
est confidence in The work, Is found in the STA
tstios Of tonnage, since the extension Of the Ca.
nal from Lynchburg 10 Buchanan, which Is a
place OF very considerable trade, being the
terminus Nr the South western Macada uiscd
road which extends to Tennessee, and on
the line Of the great central water improve
ment; we refer To the fact that al the mouth Of
North River more tonnage is received, than on
the whole line in the direction Of Buchanan
or in other words the country tributary 10 the
North River improvement, now without any
advantage but the commonest IF country roads,
furnishes more tonnage to be transported on the
J ames River and Kanawha Canal, than the
" hole Of the country olthe Valley of the James
River above the mouth of North River not.
wihstanding the Southwestern Macadamisr1
road terminates at Buchanan. 1.-THE iron mar.
ket shall continue to improve, a very large in
crease in that trade viii be added to the q1an-
Try now exported from the country " hch
this Canal will serve. The demand for iron is
on the increase every day. and if no reverse
shall occur to the trade, we expect to see its
transportation by the North River Canal pay
ing the interest on the cost of construction
Bur the other day we stated that our Foun-
dries were receiving orders from great distan
ces, and all the evidences go to satisfy us, that,
it'll iudicious legislation, the increasing de
mand for that valuable product which, can be
furnished from Western Virginia in boundless
supplies, will repay those engaged in its manu-
iaclure profitable equivalent
The earlier and more urgently the friends
Of this work shall press lis claims tothe public,
the better it will be for it, We are far from
looking upon lis usefulness as confined TO the
advancement Of the iron trade alone for if the
reader will refer to an article published in the
Virginian Of the 18th of February last, il will
be seen that all orthe great agricultural staples
of Virginia, Except tobacco) are produced
with as fine a yield in that country as in any
other part of the State. The statistics furnished
in that publication We're obtained from the most
authentic sources. and convey as good an ar.
gument for the permanent prohtableness of the
improvement, as could be needed by the most
captious or doubling.