y feel alarm for
their interests:--It is the opinion of others, better informed on these
subjects than ourselves, that instead of reducing the annual amount of
tolls, they have invariably been found to increase, particularly on such
roads as cut the line in a transverse direction; but on roads parallel to
the line, the increase has not been so great; and when it is remembered
the great quantity of tonnage, a project of this kind must require to
make it profitable, it must be admitted that a disposal of it in all
directions will necessarily be the case; thus it is accounted for why the
tolls have increased.

To such Noblemen and Gentlemen who may at some future period (we hope not
far distant) form themselves into a Committee to ascertain the merits of
this report, we beg to express a request, which we trust will be treated
with attention, that they will permit all the money advanced towards the
expenses of the survey already made, to become share money, (if the work
should go forward) and the subscribers who may not be disposed to
purchase shares, to have the option of receiving back the sum or sums so
advanced by them.

JOHN ETESON.
MATTHEW OATES.
WM. THACKWRAY.
FRANCIS COOPER.
WM. DRIFFIELD.
JOHN ELLISON.
THOMAS SIMPSON.
LAMBERT ELLISON.
ROBT. DEARLOVE.
ISAAC NEWTON.
MICHAEL MEEK.

An account of the sixty-seven mills named in the preface of this Report,
showing how each mill is at this time employed:--

Corn. Flax. Cotton. Lead.
Shaw Mills 2 2 0 0
Thornton 0 1 0 0
Wreaks 1 0 1 0
Waite 1 0 0 0
Fewstone 1 0 0 0
West House 1 1 0 0
West End 0 3 0 0
Bramley Head 0 2 0 0
Darley 1 1 0 0
Thornthwaite 1 1 0 0
Summer-bridge 1 1 0 0
Fellbeck 1 0 0 0
Braisty Wood 0 1 0 0
Low Laith 0 1 0 0
Smelt House 0 3