The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-01-07

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io.n i hou.e can be attended 70 by the master oT ~
agent, with little difficulty, compared with De saf1
operations If the vessel delivered Or received her
cargo fursy miles dstant .sse NJ. Z
prefer hnvng the vessel in pom, becuu6e koods
would be shipped or received IN much better rder,
much more promptly and cheaper than the expenee
OF ghterage ON the river, or the trsnsportation "
railroad. When the Dock connection y eou1olceod
more than half the movement of rnercbandisc 70
and fro. will be done by water from al the mills fcu
| driea, and public and private warehouses On a.
water front Of the city. s rs M tx
wharf room, prayf" answer, that the Dock has
land front over 1000 feet. which admits win aecon-
modate vessels of IA feet The line Of wharyes nov
used by the shipping is about 500 feet which can be
made available for vessels of Is to is feet st low
tide Tnen the proposed line of city wharyes 1000
feet for vessels drawing to l2 feet and shout 500
feet for email vessels, gives aggregate Of over
$1,000 feet OF inside wharf room Alpractical men
that have visited the large shipping ports Of our
country know that vessels (accordng the press Of
business at the tme lay to four deep, and that
cargo Ia discharged and received over the yessels
Again, when all the room Is occupied on this side Of
the river, the arrangement to use some or 10000
feet on the opposite side is obvious With tonnage
on the canal and al the railroads now In opera
ton, deducting the COAL stone, sapa and what s
quIred tor city use, not amounting to 100000 toms
with line OF ten schooners running between this
cIfy ana New York, transporting nearly half that
amount yearly; with navigation admitting vessels
of $50 tons, to TAKEN half the cargo a. the wharves
and complete the cargo 1-2 miles below; with the
evidence of talented engineers by survey after sur
vey, that with small outlay, Is to 16 feet water can
behad to the city; with the knowledge that with such
depth OF water, there can be employed in the trade
oi Richmond, vessels as large are employed In
the trade of New Orleans and most of the ports Of
the United States with the fact that such vessels can
be towed with safety to or from Hampton Roads in
about ten hours, at small cost; with the certainty
that the operations the river win commence In
about month. and in the course of the year
the great problem will be solved whether not this
increased depth Of water can be attained-I ask,
does it look like the work of practical thinking
citizen, to see him willing to press forward at this
time the commencement of railroad TO Ethan,
when admits that In five years may receive q
nnlhon OF tons OF produce from the Wests f
Does 1t look like the action of practical thinking
citzens when we can control this great trade here
IN the heart Of the State by meeting it with
shipping, that can cheaply take it to any market in
the world, Ii it does not meet one hereto give up
such great advantages to the enterprising cities
our right and LEFT, as we surely will do by forcing
| the tonnage TO an expensive movement from one
depot to another, and then railroad transportation
of one dollar to dollar and quarter per ton to
Ethan, where 10 other trade can meet it when our
competitors viii put the tonnage alongside the ship
ping from the railroad that brings it from the Weets
| would ask d., it evidences want of thought and
reflection when IN considering the meens to accom-.
modate the enormous trade that must centre here in
lew year, II, after advocating channel which
| Is believed BY many to be competent to that trade
another channel should be suggested to help the first
'ohen necessary and to draw the attention of the CT
tizens to the consideration of scheme of railroad
to APPOINT James River that be constructed at
| aboushalt the cost, and which would be help to
the commerce Of this city, rather than one to e.
than, which, if trade could be forced on il would be
at the sacrifice of the best interest of the city in
| few yearsf
D. after, in his way, proving James River utterly
incompetent now, or that 1t ever be made com
petent outlet for the trade that must centre here
even with the aid of railroad to soma eligible
| point on the river says s. Rhl
/ IAN outlet must be had, and where is good,
so practicable so direct, exclusively Richmond
route the York River; but this to be-
| an additional charge of $1.25 per ton"
This is grave assertion, and if true il conclusive
against the York River Railroad. VIII D. refer to
| the correspondence relative to the Richmond and
Ethan Railroad, fpages 6, 7, and 20,) and see how
the standsf When referring to said corraspon-
dence will d. look at the map, and seeing the Mat
tapony and Pauunkey rivers stretching many miles
above Eltham and navigable for vessels that trade
70 Richmond, Baltimore and elsewhere, and ask
himself if it is reasonable to suppose that the
practical farmers Of that extensive country win send
their wheat, corn. and other products to Richmond
By railroad at cost for their grain of seven cents
send here by vessels loaded at their plantations
convenient landings at five cents per bushen
| Again: Would 1t not be well to examine the esd
mates Of the cost of the Railroad to Elthame-for
however correct they were in l847 the review of
them in 1852 it does require much reflection TO
see that very large amount must be added to build
| and equip tine road at this time.
In conclusion if D. truly desires the welfare Of
this city, and will earnestly look for and endeayor
to develop her commercial advantages by the James
River, in its present condition, (and the improve
ment TO be attained at small coe az he does to under.
rate them but short time viii espse before he Win
wonder that he ever advocated Ethan as shipping
port for Richmond. II
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