The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-01-28
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Improvement oft Ohio.

We esouetimes hear objections TO any
attemps to improve the, navigation Of the
Ohio, few aof which may be- noticed
Some object on the ground that the tools
will raise the frieghts, when the opposite
must be the effect Beats now have to 90
with less than halfa load on account of low
water, when, if the navigation were impro.
we'd, they could always carry full loads; and
after paying tolls, they could make more
money at q less rate of freight. Fora great
portion of the year freights are so high on
the Ohio that the main staples Of the coun.
try cannot bear it, and often they must
wait for months for the river to rise, and
even then be disappointed for the season. ~
Bagging aud rope, intended to be shipped
from Maysville, made during the summer
season, have often been so much 7delsyed
in shipment from low water as not to be in
time for the cotton crop of that year, and
had to go over to the next, 10 the great
Inconvenience and loss of the owners, and
the delays on the other great staples has
often occasioned heavy loss. A good uni
form stage. of navigation would secure a
uniformitylwhich can never be secured while
the navigation is SO huctuating. ~
Then some object that the boating inter
est would not be so good. There is to some
men a charm to bring out boatin just the
right time, and make her pay for herself in
two or three trips. They imagine if the
river were improved freight is would be reg
ular, and rates so fair that they would not
make money fast enough. But those VINO
have had good boats laid up for months
waiting for water are apt to feel different
ly. They prefer to have their boats regu
larly in business. 1t is true that the busi
ness Of the river would be vastly increased
and more boats would be built, butfor some
time the boats would not be bull, fast
enough to keep pace with the increase of
business. - -...... ... .s.. 10000
Another objection sometimes made to the
Ohio Improvement is that the Pennsylva
MIA Central railroad and the Pennsylvania
canal could not do the through business
that would be necessary to make the river
Improvement payi ine )ncern There is
no doubt that these Pennsylvania routes
will be vastly improved with the river i'm,
provement, and. if, need be, the Pennsyl
vania canal will be enlarged to good ship
canal, and for which there is Ear greater
need, at least for the whole Southwest,
than the enlargement of the New York
canal. ..s.I
1t may be objected that these improve
ments would make Philadelphia aud Pitts
burg places of far greater Importance than
they deserve to be. We leave this objec-
ton to be answered by the press of those
cities. s...---.- ~ .sn!.e-fF
The objection that the navigation would
be suspended while the work is progressing
is groundless. If done according to the
plan now proposed, the navigation need not
be interrupted for single day. WITH !
Others object that the expenses will be
too great. Suppose the cost, S2O,oOO,OOO,
as estimated by some engineers, against
sl2oOO,Ooo, as estimated by Others, about
half the cost Of the New York Ellie, canal
of about one third of the length, the tolls,
at even one third the rate on that work.
will pay al equal revenue, even with ball
the business. 1@t, w NJ