The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-09-18
And Il is further uniyersally conceded

a. n
that all the transportation nnes between
the west and the east, the Erle canal, the
ot. Lawrence river, the iour raiiroaas cross
ing eastward TO the Atlantic cltles, and the
river, gull, and ocean route are, all OF them
united, insufficient 70 move Forward the
JeStern tonnage TO the shipping points on
~ M ABOARD sa4 ges "a "a
nenstAge must be a contest aolttch line
snau 20 re osportation, and the great
fues.oh .'a. 90 ives the interests and
sh"i, uessny u t,g In is, sohat line
s''a MA iahe .he llaae 70 U .ne seaSss,d?
meni SIT, wv ~ virginia naye,;a the
hat = i ho,e,S a ~ haan aw sh lana, Me I'm,
tnae Is oo,n0 70 nave tne transportation
ie. an GolnpealIoTs. II Is as PLAIN as day
Ns M., ano WSuo S; as ,a'e.
&C not,,ro mny SIMPLY because use .ne goo
~ ao,,es ID; Even " Us, IL we noa'e y
sho,yssa and ,V WI anu .ho sh~rts ta h ,h he
'ss,,soo, t;. os ony e pu' .he
Jeups;s .ra'ls,s Ilo'n .he ploau wess 70 .nt
A.1ahtie seapoard; ana having the shortes'
anu o,eapesS cnanhei oI transport, I'VE
uss anu M :. h ,,ave 'ne irans'nss.oh OF .ns
so'l.,ase, IL oelhg law on trade anu
.; Transformation aS as weia se.'ieu ana Is
tSs ~ ~ .lae Oh tne tiues VI g,asa.ioli
snas sne snortes. ana cneapes' AVENUE .sn a. y
- su,e " ,bt ' Gods ~ ,o aa ias h,e
u.i1 anu .na. Nv WIZ, Illus ',s .eseia , ~,
III: paseu om .ae oJn ra sel'se a'lu .ne
ISL 1'Io III n ..,, 'oa 1one ~. per
" 20 ah p,oenneau woulu prefer iohs route
'''o'' o'e' Vi "cos''y one W eieap
o'r; ,. a. a.o =,
put % our Wa'er''ihc Tie shor.est anu
0ne eAp ioule' ,
~ "a. - tne sho,teslf ~ lance At me
nap ~ homent ueternihes that IL IS Inc
cheapest, anu liuch JUG cheapest. Inc
isn 1,t WIN SNOW.
lug ioiloWing are 'lie comparative rates
y transportation by 'he several eXisting
mes ,,. y
~ pus1lei ., wneat from Tue Mississl'
ilo new rork Dy tne lake route, ~ CTS;
ipoln .ne = Mlssisslp, 70 Norioik' VIA the ..
~, a anu n: cahal, Iot Genus. q.
Ine ire,ght charged per ton from 81.
ioais 70 20 New foFK' per northern route,
"a a. ID 70 Nor'oik ny the virginia water
~ inie, qo.0r.
M. VII, sia eo' Ieci .raoe ce.sie' 70
Asg" a. Mo I'm eio9i W Nor'olk ny virginia ca
TIT, so.oo: :,
Il Ms ~ . assel.eu py .ne iale Commo,
u '.sa N1u'y, " MS Ilotes on the peyslcal
n nj In
gathered AT Fort BENTON on tbe bead wa.
fers az The Missouri; ot tbe verv foot of tbo
Rocky Mountains. can he transnorted IN
the Atlantic. adistance of nesr don miles
nj less cost than from I ojedo n Nav YorLi
A fact. which il foI;o Volume If eloonanf
aacommentarv on tho Virginia wa,er.l;ne and
- aen,onstrat;on havond troverSe of 10 in.
.yincible snnerioritv over ali comnetino tho.
-rouehfares from The west to the east.
NJ Now. with these far cbeoner rstes of Tho
Virginia waler-line over ali other water
lines. docs anv one snnnose that the nro.
ducers of the West will adhere To The cid
lines 4 single dav after the comnlei;on of
The James River and Kanawha canalp
EseaWill n western farmer nav 70 cents ner
busheI to pet his wheat to market when he
can have ie done At IOI cents ner busbel2
Will he continue 10 shin lis crons fran
Cincinnati; to Naw York nv cona, an. and l.ios
Il sI4.t,S Nor tom when Nv The Virginia d ca'
nal be can have fbam del;yered in mari
N NorfoIlr at a. 20 mar tonS
r. Il NOT. then most annarent that ,b;s
shorter and cbeanar transit Ina nf onrS
will have the inev;table effact Of d;vort;ng
from fhe nracent chonneI, q yer,, oon.;Jass
rabIe norton If Inc tonnooa ,her now cor
vev and trsnefarr;no Il 70 1ba Vy;ro;,, " NO
ter-iine9 y ' - '-'" "
Mr.. President in an oronmant on tb;s
same subject made recaniiy hofnra ., as.
sociation of Viroinians in Wash;nuton c;tv