Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-01-24
What Built Up New York.

What Built Up New York
1t has often been urged as an illustration OF the
importance of tho THROUGH WATER LINE OF VIR-
GINA, that the Erie Canal Of New York was the
one grand unmistakeable cause, not only of the
thorough development, general prosperity, AMI
immense wealth Of the Empire State. but ct the
overwhelming commercial and financial impor-
lance of the city itself This has been denied in
part by some who endeayor to point out other caus-
es for the magnificent results that have followed
the policy Of New York
Below, however ne beg TO present some direct
testimony. which is at once Of the most respe' ia
BILE and conclusive character. 1t is found in the
extract from an able speech lately delivered by
f. A. ConkKng, ESQ.,, before the Chamber Of Com
mcrce in the CITY of New York, in advocacy Of .
report in favor of the early complexion Of the Erie
Canal Enlargement The portion Of tho speech
we quote refers emily to the effect Of the Erie Canal
upon the City of New York. Werespectfniy call
on our contemporaries. the Norfolk Herald, -irgs
and Day Book and the Portsmouth Transcript, to
note the important lesson il teaches We beg
them to note the declaration we have published
below and the speaking Ggures that eud the quo
tation, and leave it for them to judge d the Ger
tain effects Of the opening Of orr OWN WATER
LINE, upon the magnificent haibor which they
own in common We leave it for them too to say,
whether any or ALL other considerations now be-
r.-e the pubic. have n tthe of the claim To their
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In rlue' I'll our own no,' '''~ "NN nave
stood still too louguader the oil the laassez
r'r're principle. or msd -cci zeal aud 1T is high
,,,re TINT they shnnii torn thnir full attention to
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the Slough % pesl'nu Ia 'ni'h t'''s h.'e o'e"
too long Numbering
op rnll;r. T., II, we'd thc accordance of
Tho nr;,,,, Al ReuIsi AMI -. Ike ~ follows:
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va ara mo, +, CONNIE nnrate n new era in tho
b;,or, r n r~;e tet,ai and con .caueu1ly in the
.,s.;,r az ,,r ,.;,, Tba .u,rrnorv ~ Now
!, ~, a.. ~ ;,. -, hi. ,,.,,;,o,, In
,,,le-. vcnlth md IN, cxtcat AZ IL, eoirmcrce
dst. frr,, the o,,,p,n,r of I'M. work which turned
,hs cn,on,er-e nr Tho Interior from i,s natural
c,,annels b.y,no their outlets far distant fom MS.
;ntn onr own cnn,ci,us and magnificent harbor.
Rsf,rc tho ,,,,nlr fi,n Of nj. trent avenue Of
trad. and travel New Anrl was The second city
in tbe Union in ponlatinn. dignity. and the ex-
,an. u" If It's inlan ean,usrse hc esce,lencc Of
onr b,rbor causel il IA he mueh used by our
ne;,bIors who with hcttcr means Of cemmunicn-
ron with tho interior commanded by far the
greater part of its tlade That Of New York was
Tor the mosl part cohhhea " VI. urea p'',,'.u oy
Tue He' "a, ,a NOV, Fran, Nom yn,t to
RnSalo so Into as lsl7. WINS one bundled d liars,
aud the time required twenty DAYS At that date.
the population OF tins city had scarcely reached
one hundred Thousand SOUS me Eloe ,o ""''u"'
on, v Ss7 "a 5SS
Our foreign commerce received an instant i'm
pulse from the opening Of the Erie Canal. To
snow now nearly the progress o' 'he co,'"e''o on
wy . ~. AZ. loo a, Jo,ron ,ha ,o,n,,
of tho former. | have prcnared n table Of tho
amount and value Of tonnage received through j.
at tide water IN the years le-3 ana lo'' reSPct-
usel!' anu VI .nt W 1t ""S "1
amount Of s.p,r,s and sptrts.
ls25. 1857.
No. OF tons received by
canal az tihe water, 100 a'oI- i a'o
pan.'I.,;.a ~ VII
c;tv and BROOKLYN. l75,lOo 100000
Valuation of Rea and
Personal property IN
new H, iork wy anu ne 900 ooo $500 ooo ooo
yoI'o o. Fnrc;,,n ~
rorts and Imports of
New York CITY, 1874, O57 900 SAG, o39, 900
Rcnort ,mopc which we Motto. en-. fac, tina, nj
nrese,t tho TIN, rcou;red i, ,n..;nv zach ton If