Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-11-18
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NEW RIVER RAIL ROAD

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railroad from Lynchburg in Virginia, TO some pon, In
tue State oil Tennessee. The primary objects which
occupied the attention Of the convention were Ist
"hether II Is practicable to construct railway from,
Lynchburg TO KnoxviiIe' 2ndly. What will be tho
probable cost OF constructing such railway And sdv
whether the amount Of transportation thereon win as.
sure 10 stockholders safe and profitable return for tina
sums expended in he work.
hese shree quiries were, ia the fr.i ios ancs re-
!ered 10 select sommit es, whore rep,riwss on ma.
'ore coosid.raou, approved and adopted by the cor.
Ven lon, wi hou T. dissent OF single member II i,
rn', az 10 the hfs, that neither The select compi,,ee
nor zoe convention, coul obisn such fact.
would concfnstcely establish The prss'ieabIy OF form.
ing The proposed rsad result only to be esiert.ned
Win cettia'y, by as,usl surve,; and none sueh had
men been made, 'otth ara eye to railroad Blu,
su vry wa, made IN the year 1928, by Mr.. Crcset
piin,ipsl Eogn Of tho State Virgins the otise,
which wa. to deisrDin, the prsc'icabIty Of ca.
ndi connecting the tcdterS Of Roanoke tcifh fhsse or
.Neo hirer Toe report rendered by Air. C,ez,, To
he Legislature IN whose service he wac employ f,r
nj he'd the special committee wi push Ia o,na inn a.
es"',to We grades Of ascent, and dese.n. in pa.,i,
hs sghany moan ain, and shewrd, ,hai the ri,e anu
fdl OF the surface, where exceeds IN average of b
y..hre, fes', to ,he NIL; s~desree OF iaequaii,y
which experience has unt qpivocalIy proven 10 be-
completely, and easy, suoduabIe, by m, m,.li
merry usually employed on raj way. II hi, spe-
ee' OF Information Is not concIusire, IL is 90 NEAR
so, That htli, II any doub', ought TO rest on tho
,nJ'e 1t 10 surely sufficient remove all seruples
The convention, therefore, did not hesitate 10 sopcur
WIN The ir select esnmiues in expr, ing s-ar opi.
p, Mat II 10 practicable 10 soosus Ts-rosd iron,
LyDshbu'g 10 tho Tennt ssro As 10 ,b. ,ou,..
from thence 10 Knoxville, the nature Of the suriatc
and The ehararer OF tbs eounisy, were so pe,fsc,y
Known 10 mel lry OF The coEventon that ihey were
sals6sd every ssi.us obstacle, aud fiji .ul,y, would
be surn ounted after pa sing the Allegheny aud tn. re-
son between that hegb', and the head waiers Of the
ton, Or Tennessee river Thence 10 X WILLIE n
IL, generally, desssn; add ed railroad NAV bs
Obtained, along vaes, parallel In The cour,e Of tbs
streams ho"ioy wes,wMdy. Al Knoxville, The road
will terminate tn tho Tennessee river where steam
boats now py ard thus, the great obi &C, will be e.
tecied, OF uniting the siesm CATION OF tie western
waters, with the navigation OF James river. Bu', DO
subscptcn for sock, contributions OF money! will
be AK d, to eonstu this rai.-wSy, IN II survey M
The whole route ,ha have been effected by COMPETENT
ensiueers and The praetsahIiy OF the scheme shall
have been rendered exempt from ell uncertainty.
2ndly With resp CT to the p obahs coat of eons,ruts
ing The son,e mplaed railway, tie opinion OF the
seee, committee, IN whish The convention eoncurred,
that, for 'he who's distance bstwe-n Lyuchburg apf
knosv l., The average sxpsnse OF soLsfueiing rail-
way, with double trafk OF rails laid upon sope In the
mo' durable manner, will not exceed f,urieen thou.
sand Collars, Ief nle. On come oiher railwsys tbc
cost per mile, has been iaefaSly greater
y 10 the first miles o! work-B cau,s, at the eou
mepcemrnt OF such undertakings. there 10 a want o.
experience, The tifl ules airing from which will be
diniiDitbed IN every day. ptogre end became IA bs.
happened az in tbs eass OF ths Liverpool and auebs
ter ro'' and IN 'hsi OF BiIdmo's, that Tho Creates OBJ
sses', a.d, OF course, the highest yoene yers 10 b.
enc unered at the cut et.B Bat, laUer'y the rate ~
expepdur. on the Baltimore rail. way has M, yona'
o.Jo' 'oursen thousand dolars, Z each mile through
country which Goes not qua. ADV ages with
urs in II I'd ng al the materials nc is,e u The
sur'ion OF the al aud In yielding labor and sub
';ensc, a; much 'wer rats than they be ob,air-
oil Tor, in tho shRo Hood OF ms seaport al les To.
eiiinse, therefore will no, ii ia presumed, be deemed
too low. Calculating tho distance from Lynebburr: 10
Knoxviiie at three hundred AMI twenty-five miles ,he
aggregate Of cos for construction OF tbs railway win
DO 81 sos 600.
Toe next, ard las. ei qu!ry T., whe her tbs amount.
OF transportation the cone mpls,ed railway will as
sure TO stockholders sae aod oSble return for
sum, expended in thu y ork.
Ga the dey wbe" he COuveruen 6rst assembled, the
numbers were Requested, each, 10 prepare an estimate
exhi6ng toe amount OF mere an iZe port. into thu
county, or session oil country, eented by him. and
tbs quantity Of produce or other articles exported
Annually, 'heretrom, ard to lay The en- The table
o. the Convention Iext morning This was done and
formed The ba.is OF tbs eel uatons made by the
committee in relation TO hi, third oil jec OF their iny
igaton' Most OF tie persons eomPos ng the Coaven.
ton, were eber mercantile characters or practical
wsl-'nformsd men, intimately acquainted with the
'uhjsc,s TO which heir es ina es related There is
'hreore, good reason for the per'ussap thai their re-
poris II not peTec y accurate, are nearly 20 q, can
bs desired They show, that the OF S6I,79S no nv
Re assumed for he va'ue o. Imports and 267 963 for
the value OF expor' annually paisit tbs from
NJ" Rv-r TO ko0SViils forming sum To- al OF 1892
76i, without embrse ng any Of the TopoF,s or sxnors
o. the country between Lyuehbu' Oh add " w RIVER
They would in addition The above sum Of 1892 76l
and to tbs p-t wheh will be detvel rJm the soo ysy-
snse Of passengers, and the rsDsporai Of the
eou'ii ute amount, which, L. is bAeve will Weld
len per senium per annum, OF Ievenus 10 the stosk
ho'dsr', and VIII deay the expense OF providing the
necessary engines, and o! keeping the road in repair
This, surely, 10 resuli, which holds fui Gle OF in
dueements 10 tie investment OF capita in The proposed
schsme.
By an act Of the Legislature of Virginia, passed at
their last session. the construction Of railroad from
Lynchburg TO New River has been authorised. The
object oil the late convention at Abingdon, is 10 extend
that road TO Knoxville There was some difference of
opinion, amongst the members of the convention, on
that subject Two of them, one from Virginia, and the
other from Tennessee, disposed stop the boat
yard, because, IL was feared that by enlagng the plan
to Knoxville, the money requisite TO its accomplish
meGt would arise TO 80 large sum, as TO create doubt
win respect to the probability OF obtaining IT, But all
the rest OF the convention persuaded that no diff
Guilty would oscOr from that since they believe
'ha' The ors extensive the plan, the greater indute
neni would exist 10 deiermns eapitaIs appYo2ri.
.ing 'hti' funds TO 'he stock BJsid,s, tie Sate OF
Tennessee would derive but trivial Advantage rom
fiil-road which would lead merely 10 her margin, and
beUs ~ only one OF two OF her souDiss. The Vir-
gipians were, therefore, willing 10 with the
msjoiy OF the delegation hon Tennessee, aud -
perU tbem to choose how far The road should be c,n.
dusisd into their ale. IL was considered an otisoi
Of his h imporanss TO 60 on wi n the road 10 point
wb re- IL " D. meet steamboat navigation. That pojnt
X oxviIIe. and there be doubt tina, Ihs Ine,
rers of TeDneEsee will be greatly promoted, by this
| extension 81 the rail road thereto.
The oo0vepon adopted che forms Of mem'ris', to be
Rern'd to the a'e L-gi'laiureS Of Virginia sud
Tennessee, asking tom The former The passage OF law
enlarge ihs al stock Of the Lynchbugg and New
RIVER reiltcsl company, ard an hori'o the eonrany
,o'x eud tb'ir rail way from New RIVER 10 ns esGern
bonndA Of Tennessee and skrg from the latter ibe
~ Iw 10 eE end ihr said raii-road from
the vmgin Inc, to The town q Knoxville, on Holscp
river Biis also prepared TO be submitted 10 Tho
ae Legi,surss ai resSd, containing push provision,
az tte sdsPfed TO The asscmplshm EFT OF The otees con
| ieppiAted by he convention.
fihss been deemed sdvi able, 10 present The publs
with the rfgoinE reeapiuaion ofihe prose olhs
convention, ha, the rsa'ou which they have sslsd
Imay be understood, and that sutj-s which has here.
oore, been published in deiashed frsgnooni', only ;,
m'y DO laid before 'he community ia one connected
and en'i.s ,hut stosts, view
Internal improvement IL 40 object Of The hr,i Oasni.