Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-11-24

TUEsDA NOVEMBER q, 1857,
Jane. Rlrsr ! EanawlEa tpnpanl

sons why The navigation d tie Kanawha
river should DE improveE 1--we made
mention Of the vast coal and salt
trade that must necessarily be carried on
ii thisasciioa 81 The State, IL Tie Hsy iga-.
ton Of the Kanawha river Be properly inn
proved. We stated Chat rtili,on u d.
lars. ii the last few years had been il.-
vested III cdal lands aniex pended n coal
operations Do tic sKanawha. Coal and
Elkrivers. And thatthis money. thus
expended. WAS. As YET, comparatively I'M m.
productive. because The navigation II the
Kanawha riyer IS 90 uncertarR and dan
gerous for Has- boats loaded with salFand
coal.aal
We now desire to give some reasoils,
showing that|the navigation of The Kama
rha will. most probably By improved
provided ihe coming Legislature viii
grant i charter for the Improvement sep
orats and dstseet from the james River
and Kanawha Company. The people Of
the Kapawhs Valley and tile adiacsnt
H country are decidedly in favor Of this
separation
First Because il i not practicable
for The Board of Directors of the James
River and Kauawha Company, who Hold
their regular meetings Sin Inc city Of
Richmond, to give proper atektion ~ III
Improvement more than three hundred
mites distant, and which is accessible in
! slow coaches, over bad roads. 81
Secondly Because the James River
and Ksnawha Company arc not able, from
their own resources. to improve. proper:
4ly,f the navigation flhe Kanawha river
Thirdly, Because private aid and aa-
Atsistance will not be extended to the work.
mhilst.it Is allowed = lemain under the
control Of this Company.
Foarllly, Because persons ard parties.
greatly interestediE the deselopmentof
t,is norton Of Virginia. will contribute
freely. readily and liberallyT 70 this in
proyemcnt. provided d separate and dis
tinet organization for the impfovement
NJ the Ksnawha fifer,bs grrnted BY tie
Legislature.
Iliitakly, Because q large amount 6f
tolls i annually collected from Tie Kama
Villa river, and appropriated and c4pend-
"a by the James River and Kanawha
Company IN repairing and keeping UP
their works iii ths Eastern portion Of the
State when. i'll right and justice, tlle
a,sid tolls should BE- expended in impgoy-
iug the navigation Of the Kanawha itself
\ q ;s5firth!y, Because there is great and
grooming hostility to the James River and
Kanawha Company. throughout this en-
tire section Of The State, on account Of
their management and conlrS IL the
kanawha river. II
Sspentaly. Because the President, Di-I
l rcctors and otherolieers Of = navigation
Improvement, a. extensive as the Kama
+ wha river Improvement. should reside
/ Immediately On and along the line of the
Improvement where they could hold reg
MAR meetings and give constantly their
decentralization to ths work.
MI Eighklly, Bccausethe tolls now derived
Annually from the. kaaawha river viii in-I
sure thefoaa ofa sum Or money sufficient
TO improve, permanently, the navigation !;
provided these tolls Are appropriated for
Al indefinite period, tosthc improvement
of the Kanawha river. Nj
kntliy, Because ths President and
Directors Of tho James River and Kama
wha Company hsve not had 4 meeting ii
the Kanawha Valley, for about four
l years notwithstanding they arercquired
ID HOLD meetings annually on svory part
III tlieir lengthy Improvement.
7rnialy, Because Il costs the james
lRiysr and kanawl,a Company about .dre
hanIiFsd dollars mileage DC. Gifts Dircc-
tors Is hold 4 meeting ID the aKanawha
Valley, whereas. under ! separate char
fer, forthc Kanawba river alone, no such
expenses woulI BIZ incurred.
Ansl, finally Il the people here are in.
fsyot of Ibis separation. because they do
believe CHIT under 4 distinct charter for
the Kanaula river alone aidand assist
a,,ce viii promptly Be given q Gle work,
aid thasit will ia speedily commenced
and completed and they further believe,
! that II tile river be allowed 10 remain nm
dor tlse control and jurisdiction Of the
James River and Kanawha Company, thel
rs.st mineral resources II the Kanawha
Valley and lie adjoining country will be
greatly retarded and delayed, and the
sprosperisyof tie richest portion Of the'
DID CSlnmsaweaish will thereby BE NM
terially injured
III Reconsideration of III these facss. it's
afdeh.ly hoped that the friends n NE IA
1.aw,ia river Improvement will ss,nceetl.