Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-07-26
ne VEaeGENEAy.
LYSCiIBUHG, July %. 800

''e importance Of lmitalipg. in a dec-a.
M asurate with their me.n,1haa,.t
u '"f s'sief towns IN Virginia, in coos,rrc,,...
good roads, or Other mean, Of CON n,a,..,.-s
with surrounding district, Of conatry -,
doce Of which Is now seeking ar VIII
SEEK more Convenient markets, or vh...
has been yet unable 10 find any. Pet.,.t
with population scarcely greater ~
hat of Lynchburg. has recpnlly o;y.,,
"sp'rIted and noble lesson OF enterpfizs i
undertaking road to the Roanoke los ,l,.
maie cost of which is estimated -, No..
S100,Oq0,) almost solely ON her own man.
/ Ces. Her citizens saw thai, unless tboo.,..,
some extraordinary exertion to proven, !, ~.
rieh trade Of the Roanoke, which had nlw,,o
found market Mt their door, would se,l
more convenient outlet at Norfolk, aol thu,
as consequence, their town would soon he.
come type Of Godsmih's Deserted V;loo.
LYnchburg, too, viii he fIected, and ms.
bly, very seriously affected, 10y the same can.o
which has stirred the people PETERSBURG n ar.
ton. The tobacco, wheat, &C. of a cons,dar.
bic extent OF country, which formerly Con,a
here the nearest and best market. now find,
another outlet, via the Dan and Roanolo
through the Dismal sW amp Canal, to Norloit
Irue' the Norfolk market has moi yet entered
into very vigorous competition with US. md !,
may ultimately prove 10 be not seriuusy ipiur;.
Gus tor,as yeti is matter ofmere experimen,:
And 1T remains, to be seen, whether, all ,hipps
considered, Lyncbburg will not coo,inne tn 10
the best market for the planters. even on the
Dan aud Roanoke, in despite OF the f,cilit#..
afforded by thu Dismal Swamp Canal W.
believe II wliI but, IL is as well TO maze IL a.
aud thus 10 guard against contingencies. And
besides The immense trade which we will ,bo,
prevent being endangered, who can imagine
ibe vast amount Oi resources which d II around
as lie embosoned IN the earth. for the sole rea-
son that Il they were produced, there is ne
road by which they eau be brought to markr'.
on terms which would pay the COS, Of thei-
production aud transportation Inis iIea a
torcbly set forth in he communication ofoaa
correspondent, and we hope the reasoning Ia
adduces will have its proper effect
Who can, for IL single moment, look al the
prodigioas effects which Canals and good
Roads have exerted on the prosperity Of such
portions OF country as they have traversed.
without acknowledging, not only their conge-
nience and utility ,but also their absolute neces.
city and inapprecable Importance Look II.
Norfolk ilset-UntiI within few years past.
its decline had been most rapid many Of IFS
stores we're closed aud its dwelling ,ennnlesJ
up in lis most populous srreets--yet, what Dc
we hear as sooH as the Dismal Swamp CANA
is completed, and ITS bosom is Laden with the
produce OF ihe surrounding country Thai,
within two or three years, its population has
increased about 1900 souls Aud This increase.
too, is made up of that most valuable class
men OF wealth and enterprise, who create =
spirited competition in all the branches @ indu,
try, and thus secure TO the husbandman aod
iahorer an adequate remuneration for their
tolls
The true value Of means Of rapid safe ant
cheap muHication between towns and tic
country which surround them, will be clearly
by the facts winch will be made
by The census returns, which are now
occasionally published. We believe it TO be an
invariable result, thus far, that, wherever II
'ernal improvements have nournhed, the pros
perry OF the country in their neighborhood has
been advanced IN a corresponding ratio aud.
that, on the other hand, wherever they have
been neglected towns aud cities have dwlnded
Ia population, wealth and importance and The
country in their ueghborhood has shown dis
hearienIng marks of emigration aud imPo7-
erishment. SO far we have seen returns OF
the Census, this test will prove universally ruf'
Look, fer instance, at Albany, which, in 1910,
had population of only 1860, and when
now has 29, 600 inhabitants, an increase o.
allnoS, l5O per cent.--Look al Rochester, VIII
a population Of 9, goo, which, in 1910, was no
thug bnta tofesCand SO, likewise, Of mdng
ouhI towns which have grown Up IN Ne"
York, Pennsy Iyania, nc. &c. win ii be sad
that We have not The same reso uroes at cor
mand Or, II We have, that, when they shaa
have been successfully e1efted, we shall nos
reap SO rich a re" ard This has already been
sad but We are inclined 10 regard II as tic
tlmid suggestion Of despair, rather than as
conclusion founded upon a reaso unable eSa'
maze of our resources, aud Of the beneficial e.
iecis which would be produced by their prorsi
Employ ment. We lay ii down, as an incoo-
troRe,tible axiom, that the trade OF countrg
viii always Justify the Improvement OF iHe
mode Of transportation, in proportion 10 Us
extent and value. If, then, either OF he WORKS
suggested by out correspondent or all oiihem,
when completed, may be supposed TO be q
extent aud value enough 10 repay, "ibIh