Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-11-02
KanaWha lliIPr improvement.

KanaWha River improvement.
The Improvement Of tho KanaWha riy-
Ter, was the FIRST business that came PIP A
the meeting Of The Stockholders Of The
James River 4 KasaWha Company, held
| ii Richmond. Oh Wednesday, TIE 18th
|ult. The interests Of the KanaNha Wi.
| ley were represented there BY GEoReI
fJrSFRrEs, Esq. ii this pIacs Two days
were spent ii discussing Kapawha mat.
ters. a lengthy and very able report
from CHARIEs ELLrT. Esq, il regard tc
1.-The ressrpoir plan Of improving the Nav
legation Of the KanaWha WAS read. and
referred Is ! Committee which Commit
Tee, after 4 carefnlexamination, reported
favorably upon Mi. Ellet's proposed plan
Of improving the Kanawha Navigation.
The resolution u the Stockholders,
passed in the early part of the year, adopt
ing Mr.. FIsKE's plan Of Improving the
Kanawha was rescinded !; thereby leav.
ing the question entirely open fot the f.
ture action Of the Stockholders o decide
upon what manner the Navigation Of the
Kanawha river shall be improved, The
Stockholders At tie same time, however,
passed resolution empowering and au-
|thorizing The Kanawha Rigsr Board. 10
proceed al once with the improvement d
the river BY making 4 Sluice Navigation.
For up to this point there is no difference
between the plans proposed BY Mr- Fiake
and By Mi. Ellet. They each recon-
mend the grading Of the river BY means
Eof lSlnics Navigation. Afterthis Is done,
Mr.. Fiake proposes i series q dams. and
Mr.. Ellet proposes immense reservoirs q
improve the Navigation. .
4 We are gratiied 10 learn. that much
interest was manifested 81 The meet
ing in the Kanawha River Improvement
that every disposition was manifested
ii I H.. r.
on the part 81 the Stockholders to Ala and
promote the interests Of our river thai
they regard it as themost important por-
ton Of the entire water line ,nand destined
when the Improvements are completed
Ito be the most profitable portion of ths
Iline.
AS both Mr.. Fiske'S plan and Mr.
Ellet's plan. are now placed on ne same
footing, and as the Stockholders are mo
longercommitted u either plan Of IN.
proving The Kanawha, Except 50 far a
Those two distinguished Engineers agree
! III improving this river BY Sluicss; w
hope, for The present, no more time viii
be lost nor money expended, about ths
Iplan to be adopted after the 6luice ia,
lproSement is madeIand completed.
All parties interested. having agreed
THAT the river is .frst To- be improved 81
lby Sluices and that II will cost abou
ll$I25, 900 to make sach al improvement
why then. let an The friends Of The Ka
nawha go to work and lend at once, /
helping hand towards raising this MONEY,
W that the work may be Immediately aun
dertaken. Il IS said that our annual toll
are sufficient guarantee for The sale o
$500 900, of the Bonds. We hope thi
may prove 70 be -; and thai the partie
authorized 20 effect asale 81 the Kanawh
River Bonds win vigorously prosecnt
ghe important business entrusted e thei
care !; and that the Improvement Of Ii
i Kanawha. viii Be- commenced before ii
first day ofJuly NEXT. For il not com
menced b. that time. the rights, power
land privileges conferred on the Kanawh
River Board BY the Legislature last win
Tier. will cease. 81
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