76 Internal Improvements, 



Of this route, 141 by land. Much of the road from 

 Philadelphia to Sunbury is turnpike, and laws exist, 

 authorizing the construction of the remainder in the 

 same manner. 



Fifth Route — to Philadelphia, 

 From Seneca lake to Tioga Point, - - 39 



Tioga Point to Middletown, - - 221 



Middletown to Philadelphia, - - 84 



344 

 Of these 344, 105 by land, of which the last 84 are 

 turnpike. If the canals from the Susquehanna to the 

 Delaware were completed, the whole distance from 

 Seneca lake to Philadelphia would be but 330 miles ; 

 the whole of which route may be made by water, if 

 the legislature will adopt a system of policy, worthy of 

 the reputation and ability of Pennsylvania. 



3. On a fair comparison between these routes to 

 New York and Philadelphia, no intelligent man can 

 hesitate in giving the latter a decided preference, as 

 the market with which a trade can best be maintained 

 by the people residing west of Seneca lake. — Two mil- 

 lions two hundred thousand dollars must be expended, 

 even according to Mr. P. B. Porter and Mr. Gallatin, 

 before the circuitous route of 435 miles, from lake On- 

 tario by the Mohawk, can be opened for an ascending 

 or safe descending navigation to the Hudson, and if 

 this were done, another perhaps equally large expen- 

 diture would be necessary to open the navigation from 

 lake Ontario to lake Erie. On the other hand, the 

 route by the turnpike, from the Hudson to lake Erie, 



