Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-09-24

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tie purest Partisan French Thst which now al Z
then passes current in schools ia ludcrou.ly l;
that of Chaucer's Prioress, TO whom IN. French y
Paris WAS unknown" and who indulead in = si,,..
ycept Freuch but which would be unreco,ni..t r.
the metropolis of France.
| We wish Miss Pegram God. speed in her leho-.
not only for her own sake, but for this, Of N. c,
muni'y At large.
VIRGINIA CITIES AND WESTERN TRADE
| We surrender much OF our editorial sp-r., 70 -
following interesting and useful articles from he
Knoxville "Southern Citizen"
There is much in the suhoined articles ths, de-
nands attention aud immediate remedy from the rsi
roads of Virginia. We shall recur 10 thi. ,uH 9;
again very soon:
VIRGINIA CITIES AND WESTERN TRADE-Ra,;
| ROAD CHARGES
The railroad from P-tersbGrg 10 Norfolk 1, now,
conpste and there is an unbruksn iine of rail r.v
from Memphis to that city, whose hsrbor, it hiss long
been boas'ed IL the best upon the Atlantic cossf A.
one after smother Of the lnks 10 THE great Southern
chain has bssn completed, the eyes of Virginia u-r-
chants have been attracted the and more the
prospect thus opening for lucrative trad- Tn-ss
merchants as we'll a. the patriotic projectors Of these
channels ot commercial and socisl intercourse ware
we'll aware ot the incaculabs extent and variety 4
lhs resources OF the country traversed by this line
improvements, and now that II is complete II /, not
singular that they should be expecting with son- snx
iety and little impstience the fruits OF ,b-lr
| enterprise.
Although thousands Of bushels of wheat ani thou
sands ot barrels of flour are now their ~sy or
bIocked up in dspots awaiting shipment TO Rcha md
or Pefersbnrg st there has not yet been anything
ike full realization o the hopes ot those VINO In,
~ long swaited the entire completion of hs thorough
tnre from Virginia tide waller the Mississippi valley
And here these questions Very naturally sris. Ara
the expectations which were excited when thus linz Oi
Improvement was proe ted to be realized 10 fis
fullest exteIt7 Will the tobacco. the wheat the corn
The bacot the CATTLE the cotton, the coal. the iron
&c, &c. which should be tributary to the ucon- of
the stockholders and the prosperity of tho tide
cities, actually {, drawn into thl. great commercial
channel, and by thereof be- boz "a. 10 those mar
ke's presenting the greatest attraction Tor such pro-
ducts! And, on the other hand will The tide " ,t-r
cities, where these lines have connection with ship
ping, be able 10 distribute throughout the vas
try traverssd ny them, al those 80 CAD uIu
rles which tho interior IT. iant .Da,uf-c'?rAr nnd
rrJdr Ter rnsy Z ere ii! han;s Taese are ques-
tions "E'cn savs:a vss:s Hgp '-C.r "-.'r'rt' =,
reiC.'ly, ari rrw The nio ne' "'n who =
To be snew Fr'~'-aN1. ek-Cw fhG. r!i- .u,r.
chants in tns uas nhvt done hei, part they 'V-re
urged anG entreaed 10 do-they havo Gonirlbu'-i 20
literally OF their means that ths rosds ol ,lrd
and they do not subject themse .es 10 the chsr. II
sps,hy want OF enterprise. or public aprit, il f'-y
tntTCndnOt6
warehouses to reception OF cotton, tobacco, wheat,
&c, or nvea' ineir capital in shipping, relying upon
those 10 whom they have committed the management
p these roads TO so regulate their freight charges
thst profitable reciprocal trade, such as they hsvs
anticipated. may at once spring into activity.
How then have these hopes and expectations been
nett From Richmond and Petersburg to Knoxville
II i50 n!l' - r-il road. From Charleston and Ss.
vanuah 10 n.,o1vil,e 10 5l0 miles by .h rosd. Ths
difference in distance then, is oJ miles in favor Of
and ylts ia .liau, - thu
al rail road managers between this plsc- and these
cities, that have charge for Transporting buah-
1T wheat to them OF 43 cents, and barrel ot II ,ur
l56 cents; while the charge upon bushei of wh-st
rom this place to Savannah Ia only 81 cents -a.
zen cents lese and upon barrel OF tour only lla
rens, fifty two cents less, and this, too, though
there are sixty miles more OF railway transportation.
Or TO state the case more strongly The bu-hrl ~
wheat ie taken from Knoxville 10 New York. via So
!annsh for 81 cents, or six cents less than from rhs
pncs to Richmond or Pefersburg and the barrel of
HJur Ia taken 10 Nav York for l34 cents via Savan.
nah, twenty two cents ess than from this piscr to
h- above named cities. 'ls thus We $50 that unless
he markets IN these cties ot Virginia shall be- above
he markets OF New York full siI cents upon IN.
Duehel OF wheat, and twenty two upon the bar.
re of trut these products OF the interior go
New York by circuIlOus route. But III = Du' ~
~ expected though It Is unquestonably true, thar
20 Tar this season, wheat has commanded 4 batter
rIce in the Virginia markets than in New York.
What then s the remedy for this illegitmsre diver
ion OF trade from ts proper channels7 To this qus.
ion there ID but one answer which is this T.
.a roads between Knoxville and Virginia tide watt
must reduce their rates Of freight. The mpolcy -
The high ratss which have up to this time b--n
-xacted IL so manifest that astnni-hed Hnns'
that il hrs not become pspable to the Presden's
Superintendens of the several lines None of 'h-n
have yet paid dividends TO the stockholders, and .
hey justify these exorbant charges upon the ground
hat high rates do not pay, certainly lower rate-
will not ln the care OF ihe Virginia and Tennessee
road We have heard two pleas of usrlf anon or
eItaDualion presented. The one il This Thg' a.
there Is no Western freight The trains from Lynch
burg TO Bristol mus go up empty, and therefore l. u
proper to charge the produce from the West with The
cost of Running the empty train. Aud why IT.. =.
no Western treightsi Why are hot the COLI. III"
sugar, the merchandise imported into kichmoud or
the goods purchased in New York, PhGn. vAis
nr Baltimore transported 10 khoxviis ana iu-
| iermediste or even more remote points over ''"-
roadl The answer IS again An -ssy on | %
rates OF transportation westward ar1 so high ''s'
Knoxville purchaser o! coff-- in RmhmonG,
sill find it to hs Interest 20 th- extent of On- hslt c'
per pound, to ship that coffee to Charleston, 81.
themes recevs It by 5lO miles of railway, rrth-r rr
have u transported by canal to LyDchburg rnd H.r
conveyed }3i mIlrs by railway Surely, sur-ly, -
| ought 10 bear no more Of ihe apology Tor The "'g'
rates upon Western produce BECAUSE at The -iup
;rsns from the easr. But another matter pr---n.-'
~ ths rIt-nuniion of The policy of th's company
| this The road is costly one exceeding S3p OoU p-r
mile has sharp curves aud high grades, hnI th-r- -
cannot be expected TO transport reghts ~ Inc ts''
charged upon cheaper roads With lighter Rr-"
&c. In this plea there is no tuhotahce when ptnc
| cay considered.
From Atlanta, point on the line Of railway from
| Knoxville to Charleston and Savannah, there arr ~
verglng ln-e OF railway, the one to Savannah, n fi-
lance OF 29l miles, aud The other 10 Charleston, H'-
| tance OF 3D7 miles. Over each Of Theses two l""- u
| barrel Of flour ID transported for ~ cents. From
| Knoxville TO Lynchburg, distance ot 331 mile-, ih-
charge Is 1870 cents. Tn. cost nf ~o lines sdd-d 10
| getbrr greatly rxcseds the cost OF the ROAD from
Knoxville to Lynchburg; and yet both thete lin-s hr-
| paying, Notwithstanding their comparatively ~
raes) annual dividends TO the Stockholders oi 10 To
2 per cent. per annum aud thls too, no'wtns'Hnr-
ing the river from Augusta TO Savannah Is IN some
measures cOmp-titOr Ot both.
But We are occupying too much Of the reader a.
tention to day aud must defer further r-marhs.
THE TRADE OF RICHMOND.
Very few peraono il .he West have proper infnr-
nation respecting hs trade Of Richmond, not only
respects fs diversity extent, but the high char
acter Of the gentlemen engaged III II. r-sd"r "i
this paper will perceive by glance st its adve'tl-InE
columns, that ihsre in the city, dealers IN every
article which Western merchant ney deslre TO maxi
a complete stock, and We are we'll assured that the
stocks of dry roods groceries, hardware
hats, boots auG shoes, clothing, drugs ana n-dicb.s.
&c. &c. are a. large, we'll selected aud are offered
~ low ~ th-v "an be t"uGc III auj p" :-rn Ci';
and indeed, III some instances, We ar quite c"rf1h
that larger and better stocEs can % tOuho IN h'ch
| mond than in any other city South.
So We do go II is our purpose to present
the readers of the "Chzso" wi'h full - caro'nt:y
prepared statement of thu 1s.neas oI the q " ~.
= Departments. thgt o.. ,ople may be the batter
informei - to III. Que .:a-1: th. ~ 20 'h-fn,
.nt r.y to .cha ne - rl-rs 5e.-'n l. sr.i
their Z ,aL b, .n 1,os;t' ..e.f sucpii...
| The Hi-.v.i -. N.aSLE, FRoa TIE EARLiE-I
PERIOD TO THE PREsEST TINE. !Eos. Wright.
| Esq, NJ. A., +. s. A. &c.
Mr. Perry, Of 3: : It; the enterprising Agent Of
the London Printing aud Publishing Company hae
again conribut ID 20 qualification by laying on
| our table numosrs l9 and 20 Of this va.-abIe and
interesting work. The embellishments are very fae
being steel engravngs of the Burghsrs of Cslais os
fore Edward King Of England, and the Throne Boom
Funtainbser.