Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-09-08

" '"'s greatly HfffHFf "
Of amouni since u would produce the addition d
N Slf, clear profit. per io".
e The he'd, of Gypsum which lie in the com
ties Of Washington aud Wythe, produce nh
= valuable minrral Of the pnIra quality, aud IL
: sufficient abundance To supply the whole unior
win The article Gypsum ~ now brought fron
: Nova Sco'ia aud sold in Lyachbutg for Slt
per ton where II Is actually brought 10 Boir.
'ouri, Bedford and ihe other counties abov,
LyGchburR. Win the aid OF the proposed raj
rond Gypsam could be carried from Washing.
ton county To Lynchbnrs for "a 90 rer ton aud
then sold for 81 90, so Ne AT once, not only 10
shut o0t the foreign mineral but TO produce a
vast demand for this mineral, in that market I:
Il would be also sent to Knoxville, aud 10 The
west, where "a demand would be produced for IL,
equally large.
still greater advantage would he derived,
both 10 The community, aud 10 the stoukhol-
d"rs OF the na, road, from u,e facility which II
would anSrd ioi the tran SEPARATION of sail, from
the sal, worksio Washington county. both 10
the Esst aud TO the Yves. The proprieiors OF
these works vend annually about 3, 900 tons Of
| this necessary OF HE II Is obvious, that by the
"id OF The proposed rail way the proprietors OF
the Satwofks might greatly cnarge their
sales, whist they reduced the prise oi the arti-
| Gle, II IL no doubtful speculation 10 say that
III. tHes 81 salt might, aud ineyitaby would
/
ton with distant markets was openei by the
| raj way.
The lead mines which lie In the county OF
Ws,hc are capable IF supplying the demand for
| thai metal ~ almost any extent tina mnnuiac'
| lure OF II now languisbos on account oi The low
| price IN market mud the high price Of tanspor'
iaion II 10 obv .o1s that the construction oftbo
| rail way passing through The nolghborhood of
The lead mines would tend very much To en-
/ A. In g,I I.I asaI NJ
its Transmission along the road would also be
source OF much profit
! From the foregoing Data, aud from care
ia enquiry into the amount of the tonnage Of
merchandise imported i1to, and of the ton.
nage Of exports from tho eight Sout hwestern
| counties Of Virginia, and the twenty Two coun.
Ties Of East Tennessee, your committee are
| brought 10 the result. that during the frat year
after the construction OF the rail road, tina ton
mage of imports would Amount TO 7, 2Y7, aud of
exports 10 do,3o2, making mn aggregate OF o.
OH Estimating the above amonni Of imports
10 bn conveyed along the whoie road from
Knoxville 10 New lt'ysr. 1896 tons ior @ cents
pcr ,nnp.r mile aud the amount of transpor-
tation would be 1907, 1911 90
Calculating the amount OF exports
The same distance, $3.50 for .
cents, and ho amount would DO 1OI oJt 90
Waxing an aggregate oil @iyo, 80 w
Your eommiitee are aware that II ia not to
be expected that ths total amount Of the "A
bose imports aud exports Will pass along the
whole loe ofihIs road they hay. therefore
made - careful examination, aud by calculating
me amount OF the imports and eLpoirs 10 aud
from certain eftAined points they feel Justi.
Ned ~ saying that at least two-ibinis thereof
may be iakeu ,nlo tina calculation, which will
Produce
For imports S07 .7Ss 90
Fol exports 267 D63 %
! Making an aggregate OF y332 7Oi On
which taking the Goa, of tho rail ROAD from
New River 10 Knoxville al 10, l08, 900, would
| produce n dividend Of upwards of 10 per cent
! to tho stockholders on the cost of tina, part
oiihe road, or near u per Gem. on s., 5oB, 900,
/ the tot,i cost Of constructing the rail road
| from Knoxville % Lynchbuig. In this ralcu-
! laiiOn II It'll be perceived as before remarked
thai your committee have not taken into their
estimate any of the imports or exports Of the
conntry beisern New River and L,Dchburg,
when they have 40 hes,hncy Ia saying VIII 50
,nerasJe III, amount ~ 10 prOdncs at least 10
per cent. 10 tue stockholders, even in the pre-
sent condition Of the trade OF the eouniIy. IL
- proper ton. 10 add thai your COMMITTEE have
NOT taken INTO their estimate the profit t. b.
denved from the conscy anca Of passenger,
aud the transportation oI the mai they have
moi done 80. under the opinion thai tHese TWO
latter sources al revenue would deiray the ca
ptn-e oi ?foviilng the necessary engines, aud
| would Keep up the rrpdir oi the road
Your committee therefore report thu following
resolutions
!. ResOiped, A. the opinion OF this commit
tee that II IS practicable TO construct rail way
IRON l., nchbnrg 10 Knoxville,
! 2 Rss0fDed, also, That the amount OF trans
POI taiIOn thereon Will assure the stockholders
II sale and profitable return for the suins ex-
pendrd IN said work.
| he5otued, That committee of eight
metubsfs he instructed to devise aud report to
| TINS convention, suhhbs measures for procu-
| ing general survey of the country from New
! RIVER 10 Knoxville Tor the purpose of ascrr-
| ,aining mSre distinctly the ptnciicabili,y Of
coh'tfnottng the proposed rail way oil procu-
rug pI"baoe estimates oil The cost oi coustruc-
ting the same and OF presenting to the public
IN he mo'i satisfactory shnpe. all the facls con
nected "th tie proposed measure.
! Al LOT which Is respectfully submitted.
SD. JACOBS,
J. q. EA5ON,
c. RHEA,
| W. DERRY,
". NJ. HiVES,
| T.. L. JOHNS ron
J. IL. EUSfACE,
! JAMES WHITE.
We iod the following eloq ient paragraph,
from the pen oil Charming, a. Il text Tor IA well
written essay. Ia The Bengal Chronicle
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