The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-06-22
VIRGINIA OF I rDAY.
aeograpnicar and 4 Polari,aI i summary 4. .,I.a

and Pclfrfeat Summary.
OF BOARD OF IMMGRATIoNY YES
TERDAY-FRICE OF HoTCHKIss,s SUM
MARY FTxED-A GLANCE AT IT'S CON
TENTs-THE wATER-POWER1 OF THE
JAMEs-RELIGIoUs ADVANTAGES OF THE
sTATE-THE POLITICAL CONDITION AND
STATUS OF VIRGINIA OFFICIALLY DE-
FINED. II +
The State Board Of Immigration met yes
terday and fixed the price OF the Geographi-
cal and Political Summary Of Virginia at 81 |
per copy il obtained at the office of Major [
Boyk1n, secretary Of the Board, or $1.25 il |
sent by mail. The actual cost was about |
Si.lS per copy, which is moderate, consider
ing it Is a pamphlet OF between 250 and 900
pages, royal octave, interleayed with splen-
did maps. Part l. is entirely geographical.
Chapter L. Is General Description of the
State. Chapter II. Geological, embracing
the for1nations-soils and minerals. Chap
ter LII. the Climate. Chapter Nv. the Pro
ductions-aIiithal and vegetable. Chapter
". Manufactures-resu and facilities.
Chapter VI. Commeree-results and adyan-
tages.. !, In Part III. is the Political Sumna-
ry-as follows: Chapter VII. the Popula-
ton OF the State. Chapter VIII. Religious
Advantages. Chapter TX. Educational Ad-
yantages. Chapter X. Internal Improve
ment. Chapter X. Government. There is
scarcely subject relating to the resources
and industries and. political and social cpn-r
ditiOn of the State not touched upon. Il
It will prove valuable book Of reference
FOR eyery businessman
wATER-PowEk.
On the old and yet ever-interesting and
important subject Of water-power Major
Hotchkiss says (page 1ID:
GAS an example OF the water-power in Vir-
ginia the James river may be instanced. In
the ten miles from the head OF tide to Bo-
s1er's dam this river falls. 130 feet, and has,
by estimation, constant average OF 44.S00-
is now used for the extensive manufacturing
establishments of Richmond and Manches-
ter. -
"It is well to repeat that this great surplus
power is in the midst OF fertile and
healthy region, where the climate is favora-
BILE for work the year round, where timber,
coal, and other raw materials are near at
hand, and where sea-going vessels drawing
doors OF the manufacturing establishments,
and where canal that penetrates for 200
miles region rich in agricultural and min
eral resources has its tidewater terminus.
Following up this broad and deep river, by
the line ef the completed james River and
Kanawha canal, there Is found fall OF 5l3
feet, including the 130 above mentioned, in
the 145 miles between Richmond and
Lynchburg-[At Lynchburg the James Is
six hundred feet wide, and has an average
depth OF four feet distributed among the
ffty-one locks OF the canal located along the
river between the points named, furnishing
a very large amount OF water+power, already
under control by the dams constructed for
the canal, and that can be had for manu-
featuring purposes at nominal rent.
"In the thirty miles between Lynchburg
and the western base Of the Blue Ridge the
fall Is 1913 feet; also locked and damned, aud
in the twenty-Crc miles more to Buchanan,
in the Valley, the present terminus OF the
canal. 1876 miles from Richmond, the fall is
over 100 feet. At Clifton Forge, 227 miles
from Richmond, this river is 1896 feet above
mean tide. 1T Coyington, also on the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, 243 miles
from Richmond by the river, the water Is
/ ,24G feet above tide. and the river Is stlll
very considerable stream, atordlng tnC
water-power. In the sixty miles from Co
rington to the head Of Jackson's river, tue
true James, there is fully thousand feet
more of available fall: No mention has
been made OF the numerous large aud small
aff1uents OF the James, shown on the maps,
all descending from high levels and contri-
butlng to that stream from all directions. 1t
will hardly be considered an eXaggeration,
in view of the known facts, to say that
more than 100000 available horsepower is
now running to waste in the waters OF the
james alone"
- RELIGIOUS STATISTICS ..l.
Many interesting statistics in relation to
religion and religious denominations are
given, and the summary says:
;, "The leading denomination fin the Statel,
it appears from these statistics, is the Meth
odist Episcopal, the American organization
of the Church OF Wesley and his followers
in England. This denomination has two
colleges and numerous high-schools in the
State. The Baptists are second in number
OF sittings, and, like the Methodists,, are
widely and generally ditfused throughout
the State. They have college and numer-
GUS hich-schools. The Presbyterians rank
as the third. They claim descent from the
Scotch Church. One college, theological
seminary, and many high-schools are under
their control. The fourth in order is the
Protestant Episcopal, the American form OF
the Church of England,' which was in colo
nial times the established Church in Vir-
ginia. A college, theological seminary,
aud numerous high-schools pertain to this
Church. The table gives the details OF the.
other religious bodies; only 1t should be
stated that the Luthcrans and Roman Cath
olics have each q college, and that nearly
every denomination has excellent prepare
tory and high-schools fostered by it."
IMMIGRATION TO VIRGINIA.
Immigration to Virginia direct from
foreign countries began in 1871, through
the port of Norfolk, which has monopolized
this business. ..,s.n.a
Not single death on, ship-board is re-
ported among the immigrants to Virginia
during the years for which statistics are
given. '".,''.
The total number Of immigrants to vir-i
ginia as recorded was in 1871, II; 1872, 664;
1873, 1,190; 1874, 507. ! ~ - ,e :.
POPULATION.
In the remarks on population are the fol-,
lowing:
srThis table shows that 413 out OF each
/ 900 OF the population belong to the cob
ored races, and 5S1 to the white raees-in
other words, seyen-tYetftiIs Of the people.
are white and five-twelfths colored; 5S per
cent. OF the population being white and ~
per cent. colored.
"Of the negroes, IA per cent: are mulat-
toes, or mixed, and sc per cent. blacks, or I'M
mixed. The muIattoes generally internlarry,
expressing decided preference for the
mixed over the pure negro, consequently
the tendency is to increase the mixed race.