Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-10-14

----------, September 1870
GEAR Sr--ohserv'ng that the peonlc OF
hyhcnohfe nave Al length begun 10 think that
IT'S necessary to the con- nuod prosrer;,y nr
their town. 10 improve the roads i.sJ;no - !,
or else build new and good ones.--sud b,v;o.
learned, incidentally, that their a,ten,ion -
turned 10 the construction OF a road from ,b,,
place towards Danville,- II think il may no, ba
anlss IN me to offer you, as friend some con-
5'oriaaons winch have induced me 10 think thai
" Inc latter oP Their object, their policy is
mistaken, and will turn TO no good accoupt'"
The Roanoke having been opened. and
me navigation rendered safe and conv, me n, 10
Dans'ile, that place must naturally attr.ct
much OF the trade which before sougbt a ma,
ket on James River. ! understand that tho
views Of your to~usmen are-lst. TO navioats
james River to Lyme hbure with ,teamb,s1s-
IDLY, TO build road 20 DanviIle.-And theme
they derive the conclusion that as Rcbn,nd
is a nearer market than Norfolk, for the necnlc
south OF Stanton River, that they will avail
themselves of the Increased facilities of car,;,no
IN preference IN going to Danville. But TO this
may with great force he Al once ohie ted that the
Roanoke cah be as easily navigst-d wit ,t4am
as the James, and consequently that Nofok
VIII De as near to them as Richmond, taking
'h.o consideration, as We naturally should. the
LYNCH
burg aud to Danvile. | suppose of co,r.e
that no one can be so mad as TO exnfct IN do.
rive from a road 10 Danvie the sam. .avau,a.
ees thai Richmond did from its roa3 10 PEERS
onTS. Tue relative length Of the Two rsad.
fehuPrs such an idea al once absurd Nor [
suppose, can any one at all acquainted with The
subject, entei tain The idea that the navigation
oitNe Roanoke IS not open, safe, and good
hat memorable mpossDltIty of other times
IS now reduced to plain matter of fact. and is az
CERTAIN asst promises To be prejudicial to
Lynchburg. This is not only so. but he Roam.
oke Ce@pany are pushing heir operations I'D
oiauntoa, even above the mountain, up Smiths
river, "Ihn few miles OF the Allenhany and
up the Dan, as far as there Is any practicability
OF It's being navigatrd. These works. TOO. are
carried on with determined and en,erprisiog
spirit, aud promise TO render those streams in a
short time naVigahle for ba tteaux have
myself seen eight hogsheads OF Tobacco on a
boat, as high up the stanton as Hale's Ford.
III the county uCFrauklin, within a 20 w p,;les
OF Salem, which were transported 10 Norfolk
On looking Mt the map, you will find the S,auc-
ION Hter II passes the southern line of Camp
bell. running between Bedford add Franklin.
io'mng me nor'he'n and eastern line ofthe
ID Ter ohitn hper runs through the rich
county OF henry 10 the Franklin line on the
west, dividing Franklin from Patrick. to which
point II is expected 10 be made nsyIgable.
Ihe'e facts show the spirit with which the
'mpro vement Of the Roanoke and the streams
conne cted with il is conducted and soouer. or
later, the trade OF all this Country will be drawn
BON Lynchhurg, unless speedy and effectuaI
means be re-ored 10, TO proven, il. These
meaus, are road from Lylchburg through The
southern part Of Bedford Franklin and Patrick
or Henry, 10 some point on the North Carolina
Inc. No Que need entertain the idea thata
road to some polot on stanton, below US, will
do, or indeed TO any point Oh Staupton what
ever. The advantage offered by a turnpike is,
the increased power afforded to carry burthenS
with greater ease and yon will readily see that
none such Is extended toa people who would
have TO haul their crops thirty or more miles
TO the first point of road, which under such
circumstances, would only become hurthensome
10 them. The rohd must run through The coun-
Try, not to Il +; and, what is equally important,
u nould competence somewhere with US, IN
sieso DIN your country, SO as to give 10 the
people the sill ongest evidence that the work can
and will be done. You must know that here
We are only 55 miles from DanviIle, and thar
me road Is better than that TO LynchDurg, from