Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-04-08
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From the Norfolk American.
The Water Line 20 the OHIO,

We yesterday discussed the advantages of
Mammoth Steamers from here to Europe. show.
ing exclusively h- we think, that such Il line
would fear no competition from any rival mode of
Ocean transit. In our article. however. we for.
got, that, an important source of income the
1000 passengers, thni each Steamer can carry at
II tiip. n nfording IA source Of revenue of which
the sailing Ships could not avail Themselves, and
which would make the disparity of advantage,
sill greater, III iaynr of the steamers. Having
thus shown an advantage equal we maintain
10 nearly one third the cost Of freight-that
our harbor is the only one except Portland that
receive the Steamers. il only remains g.
show that we have avenues to the centres of in.
terror trade, which can furnish them the means
Of quick and cheap distribution of the goods
brought by them, und mn abundance of produce
IN return This we propose to show can not on.
ly be done, by the great water line To The Ohio,
but that that line has the capacity To bring far
more produce than weekly line of steamers can
carry; and that too, Mt nearly third les price
than ii can reach the Atlantic by any rival route
II we can show this, we will have maintained our
pronsse, to point out IA conjunction by which
may bring to this point, the millions of tons of
produce that now seeks transit To the Alnntc
from the great. populuus and productive country
on the Ohio river, which will centre ut Ports.
mouth and Cincinnati on the Ohio, Louisville
in Kentucky and Evansvcand other places in
Indiana.
The first thing required in this connection is
To ascertain whether there is II sufficient amount
at produce On the Ono To furnish freight for the
steamers the second the capacity of the Canal
Ia carry this quantity of produce and take back
The return freight aud third that freight by this
route, can r'ach the Atlantic at this point from
The OHIO river. rs cheap ms by any rival route.
Fortunately We hive the materials of reply al.
ready 10 hnnd in form So direct, aud from :, ur-
ces authentic TINT no one will question their re-
llabllty. We hnd ON Andrews Reports mot
reliable s"urcc-thnt the agricultural exports
Of Ohio in 1852, amounted to forty millions #
dollars. As thi, WIS mniny wheat aud CONN., the
saoe of which in Ohio would average about 1913
FER ton, we may put down $50 per ton ~ II fair
aYefng" of onch ton exported, which would give
Us s0O,OD0 tons as The exports of 1872 1t is
claimed hy very good authority that this was in
creased t" seventy five millions in value in 1856.
which would Glse an increase of seven hundred
tons az u total last year of 1900 tons. An equal
aud not proportlonato increase between 1856
aud lS6O, would give ~ total tonnage of the
Agricultural exports Of Ohio of :, 200 900 tons.
OF this trnde owing to cHuses which will be cx-
planned farther on the Virginia and Ohio water
line would command at least | 500 QUO tons.
HIS - the trade of the Ohio river, from the
state al OHIO, alone. II will be remembered
that Kentucky, india aud Illinois also h,rd r rn
the Ohio, each at which would contribute not
l'fs nil An uN 'ilEb Than JUU,UuU tons to
water line especially # that line hns the advan-
tnge in point of eheapnrss TINT expect in the
neM paragraph 10 exhibit. This would make the
total of the Ohio trade above three millions tons
per annuln III lS6l
Bat there is another view "f this matter which
must be taken into consideration--iha is, the
entire tInde Of the Western rivers. The value Of
th- trade was estimated by Col, ALBERT, in 1916,
from reliable data ut : 50 600, 900.
In 1916, Judge Hall Of Cincinnati in public
essoy, estimated it AT 5000 900. 600
IL report made Il the L. S. Senate in | $40
it Wa estimated AT $3.50 900, 900.
Byn committee If the Virginia Legislature in
355, il estimated at 100 0D0, 900
In 1860, at similar rate of increase it would
scarcely tall short If 800 to G00,O0O.0oO.
of this. taking ont one third for the Ohio trade
ah eady considered, il is probable thnt at l"n>t
/ one f1ulth of the balance would seek the Nr-
gna water hue Tor the reasons before given.
which would add II million to the three million
tons alrrndy named. making total of some four
millions tons, from the Ohio or other river trade
That would seek transit To the Atlantic through
our Canal. Thus we see that wa have shown
TINT the Ohio valley and river trade alone has II
capacity to freight three weekly lines of Nam.
moth Steamers IN 1860 In 1870. il would fur
nish the freight for four to five such lines on,
ward, provided the European demand was suii
/ c,ent To require II.
Tho next question i. whether the Canal has
the capacity for furnishing the steamers their
outward freight l9J0,0J0 sons per annuml and
distribute the merchandise they would bring in
return. This is easily answered by the fact that
the carrying capacity of the Canal j. within n
fraction of 3 900 .oOD tons per annuIn. or more
than three times the capacity of the steamers to
/ take ii away.
The thud and last question is. whether pro
duee by 'he Virginia and Ohio water line. could