Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-03-05
To The Editors of the Ppgiaian daf.6

" RICHMOND, March lst. Igaa.
Gentlemen The seats in the STAGE hs;ur
all occupied send BY private hand the CORY o.
law passed at IT, is session. You will perre ve
that, besides Incorporating a COMPANY 10 con
strut a road from Lyochhurg 10 the Iouel ,nI
OF the canal IN Bedford County, aud proyidin,
that half toll, may be charged as soon Us H..
road is opener. graduated and thrown M.
il amends the charter of the Lyme hburg and
Concord Company" SO as that sand compap,
shall not he required Ia construct the road Of
greater width tan thirty six feet, nor nave il
more than sixteen feet in width-both roads
being, in tbi, respect on the same plan. The
allowance of halt toll 10 the mountain Dad wa,
called for by the fact that its profits matprially
depend on the states widening the tew-lath a.
long the Caual; whieh, IN my opinion NAV be
confidently relied on. If the stock Of This com
pany be promptly subscribed for by solyeu.
persons.
Each o. these roads will greatly fciliate tn,
transportation To marker OF the agriculture!
products OF the country. in their e sprciiyr a.
rections and will, thus, add con ideraLly 10
The trade Of Lynchburg, But THEN importance
Is more justly appreciated by cun ide ing them
As linhs in the chain OF communication. cen
meeting the Eastern with he Western par's OF
pirg'n,a and with the Western States Shonit
they be accomplished. these vail be continued
turnpike road from Mr.. Gibbons ,asrn 10 the
Ohio river AT the mouth Of Big Sandy-a di.-
tancr OF three bundled miIes--unn errnptnt
except FOL about n'ne miles between Lexington
and the Western base of the Blue Ridgt-pFa.
vision having been made g, this session IN the
e1lenslo OF the kanawha road To the mouth OF
Big Sandy, and for the construction of road
nom Covlngtpn TO Lexington
Pal fha
these roads, cannot be Obtained Without en:ct
prise and public spirit on the part Of the GU
2ens. ifthree.hfths of the CAPITAL stock far lie
Concord road be subst ribcd for by Individual.
Z" fiji may be expected from the fund ion
internal Improvement the capital stock foT
the mountain road depends altogether on pr
'"'e subscription just regard 10 the prcser
t"'i"n OF The cana requiring tina, road along
lis backs should re under the conirouI Of NE
state, and not Of a Turnpike Company.
In act Incorporating Company 10 clnafit
n Il"HptEs Road from Lpnrhbug 10 The iousy
md Of ne James Rifer CohpaEg's Canal ia
bedford county, and amending the ctarter Of
the LyaA5ug aud Concord Turnp,fe Company.
BE II endtted BY The General assembly. That
IT shall be lawful 10 open books at lvnchburs
under the direction of Balda Mcdaniel. John ]
CaLell Francis Mcrsiwcther. David c. alnr
rell, Henry Davis, md iIoweI L Davies o.
any three or more of hem at ParonshurE
under The direction of John + Anderson,
Thompson CrGIChheld, Robert Kyle, Rober.
Wiley, and William Patten, OF any three OF
more Of them at Lexington under the direc.
ton OF Charles z Dotman, James Mcdowell,
Jr Daniel Hoffman, Mathew White, and Wi.
,iam Stevens, or any rec or more Of them.
and al the Pedlar Mills in the Connty of Am
! herst, under the direction, OF Thomas n. Eu
bank. Thos: f. Pleasant. James Davis. Chss
L. Barrett, ard Nathaniel l. Manson, or any
three or more of them, for receiving and enter
ing subscriptions TO tie amount of Ten thou
/ SAND Dollars IN shares Of one hundred dollars
eacn, Tor the purpose of making Turnpike
ROAD from LynCh bufg TO the lower end of the
James River canal through the mountain
when a sufficient number of shares shall
nave been subscribed, the subscribers, their
he'rs aud assigns shall be, and are hereby in
corporated into company, by the name and
style OF the Lynchburg and Blue Ridge
Turnpike Company" agreeahl, TO the act en-
titled " an act prescribing certain seaeraI
regulations for the Incorporation of Turnp Ike
Companies, provided that said company shalt
not he required TO make said road more than
'hriy-si1 feet in width. nor TO paw tLo SAM
more Than sixteen feet in with: an provided
'""' s"'" C"'npany shall ne allowed 10 erect
gatts' and charge and receive halftos as soon
as II shall have opened, graduated and thrown
up SAID road, and full tolls when the road shall
be finished
BE II further enacted, thar the Lynchburs
dno concord Turnpike Company >h~ not be
required TO construct the road from CLIFTON s
Tavern IN the County of CamrbeI 10 Lynch
oo'g' OF greater width than tbH;y.six feel, nor
pave the same more thag keen feet IN
width.
hereof.