Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-07-11

or Tennessee HiveT.
We beg lsaye 10 present 10 yUur notice Oh.
facts and argument. which have brought US Il
this conclusion.
a rail road from Lyuehburg 20 kngspori
would nj once connect and facilitate the trads
between the Great Valley of tho Tennessee
river and The eastern markets. FROM thu re.
ographioal features oil the country, this route
forms tho natural outlet for Southern Virginia,
for all Eas, Tennessee, and for part of North
Alabama, TO the eastern markets. This IL
already tho actual course OF that trade aud
trade like water will always flow in the most
direct and easiest channel. The merchants
OF Cast Tennessee aud OF this part OF Vrgi.
MA convey their goods IN wagons either from
Lynehburg or from Baltimore TO thsir own
doors. The extent and value OF this trade,
retarded as u IS by the iupediDont OF long
aud expensive land carriage along bnd roads
10 far greater than any one not we'll informed
would eser imagiae the tonnage VI dry goods
and other merchandise annually brought into
this county, nov amounts TO duo tons, OF III.
value Of 100000 this single fact will go far
10 show the great value oi the trade vi the Val
ley OF the Tennessee.
The construction OF such a rail toad would,
however, not only facilitate aud enlarge Ill,
Commercial operations oil the county, but IL
would afford great encouragement TO tina ia h
Important OF oil interests, the agricultural Ia.
tered. The Southwestern part Of Virginia
aud the upper part of The Tennessee Valley
10 fasol ell with IA mid aud healihfui elm ute
aud fruitful soil, capable oi produ cling wheat,
tobacco, and all the other staples oi the mid
die par, oi Virginia in the highest perfection.
These productions cannot from their bulk
bear the heavy cost OF long land carriage TO
market. II the eIponse OF that carriage was
50 Tar diminished US TO allow The farmer to
send the products ofhls labour To market AT n
reasonable cost he would be encouraged TO
SOW, since he then might reap lair reward
Tor bis labouTs. Uudcr every disadvantage wheat
bss been scot 1. ON Abingdon To Baltimore IN
weso0s, when great rae IN Its piece would pay
The expense ofihe carriage ard II mas been sent
iniing The present season from Wythe Court
house to Lynchburg.
The lower part of The Tennessee valley pro.
iue.s cotton in considerable quantities even
now the people OF that county prefer the d,-
rect way 10 the eastern maikUts over land a.
ong this route, expensive "a II Is, 10 the ,ardy
aud devious voyage down thr Tennessee ana
Mississippi river. 10 New Orleans, aud thence
TO Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New
YoTk. During the present season about 1000
ba les Of cotton have passed along MS road to
Ddiiim ore, and IL "a now 10 be seen passing n.
oog every day.
these facts sbundsnly prove what impo,
ant benefits would result ~ the farmer Il ON
lie construction Of sueh road. IA may
re safely said that tue agricultural produd-
IONS vi this county would at oDee be doubled |
md ihet agticoliural industry would al once re-
.eiye a new sp1lns 10 its vigour.
Bot added TO these geneiei considerations 10
ave-, oil tho constt uct,on OF q rail road there aye
others ola mosi "eigbty chei acler, peculiar 10
his route.
Ghe counties of w ythe and Washington 10
7 tsinia, aud oil Carter, Sullivan, 81 Washing
ga "a Tennessee, abound IA the insd valuable
lead, iron, salt, and gypsum
and all that 10 wanting 10 enable us 10 snare tho
common benefit oil this wealth with our bIetn-
fe0 VI the east aud west,iB solne mode vi eneap
Conveyance.
The lead mines are situated IN Wythe equity,
IN mediately ON tho mafg not New RIVER, about
20 miles above tho p0,Ol where tho contempla-
led rail road would cross ihnt s,reaW the ore
Yield. from about 70 per cent. OF pure ms,yI,
and - appaIenty ,neIhaust,be. FormeDy
arge qualities of lead were made, aud alter
he surrounding county was supplied. thu ca.
cess was sent to The easiBIn HNTkels
D Ni1g 10 the tail IN the p1ice OF load 10 will now
lot Drar ine pre- seq, heavy eIpence oil trans.
poitaton to no eastern niai knis, SO that the
mines are ina grea, measure lying idle on
Ibis account, there being now probably 'hrse
hundred tons lying ia aiore coDslIerhbie ~.
iu CT ion Ia tue ear tnce OF carriage. would a.
Dnce give activity 10 the manufacture oil the
meta.
Iron can be manufactured almost 20 40 un-
limited extent IN the countirs NJ Wytbs and
in Va, AMI C1rieT, Sullivan and
Washington, in Tenn. There are now about
26OD ton, made annually ~ these counties, oi
excellent quality the manufacture OF ihhs mt
Ial is now languishiBg, not only IRON ito 10"
price ia market, but, on account OF the heavy
.od oil transportation. ltn now bought ~
Abingdon Tor 800 per ton IN mefchaudise,
sent 10 Lynehburg at the cost OF from ylo to
70 ne, ton aud there sold lor $50 per ton. VI
!, Obvious that dinin1iion OF D 10 IN The price
Df the carriage per to1 would AFFORD very
great encouragement to this branch oi Indus
ny. ".
The salt works lie in Washington county, Va.
and they are capable OF supplying tht demand
70, this artics 10 tho whole Tennessee Valley,
md 10 n large portion OF Virginia. During the
IA, wear upwards Of 100000 bushels OF salt
,ent from Saltville, and II the DEMAND ~ore
Ia require H. four tunes that amount could be
rs.ily made annually. lhe purity and strength
nf he brine, fiom winch the salt ~ manuiSc-
AIRED, is equal 10 any IN the wotld. lhs heasy
expense OF transportation rs all tnat prsse"t'
v,sa, extension 10 thu sales vi salt from these
works. Tho facility, aud cbeapness
winch a rail road would
afford, would e"abie the proprieto's Oh
lhese works, greatly to extend her sales
Of this aT,icle, both to the Il st aud
We., and 10 add to their profits. whils,
tbey absted the price OF this necessary
If life, Such a measure would operate equal
" 10 the benefit Of Tho people aud tue salt
owners II would necessarily produce q ~.
dueuon 10 price, si0ce II would greatly iac''
late The introduction Of foreign sal, in the coun-
,rv. and by diminishing the cost OF iTanspo'ta'
,ion. !; woulJ epable the salt Owner amply 10
comnen,s,e himself for reduction IN price Wy
a greatly extended market. Inc p'oP''''o's
Of these works, might by ihe aid OF ran
road, enter toto advantageous competition WIZ"
foreign salt iu the town Of Lynehburg. III
~. Rad. of Gypsum ~ the county oil