Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-10-06
TIE R,iL ROAD.


TIE Rail ROAD.
a our las, pai.er we published The laeid and
,..,.,;,g Repor, Of the State Engineer, (Mr.
r..zs, demonstraiive II the practicshiiiiy OF
citing X il Road frem Lynchburg 10 New
~, and of the moral certainty, based on
.,.e. Calculations, that It's stsek viii he i'm
...a.ly ,rosl abls.-Conment from us would
.nsfauans, and perhaps presumptuous.
,va .ball therefore make nnne.-We would,
hos.Ver, ask the atten.ion Of the public TO
tho suhioined Address ofihe ord Of Commits
.i,,.,s. with the single remark, that great en-
,srnr.zss never have beea, aud never will he
.gs.,eJ. hut be e~xerIions corresponding with
,aei, magnitude. Lei Us not be deferred by
4. ex,snt of The scheme, nr by the immense
,,n a, which The Gost OF It's execution IS est-
aa,s1 Crom contt bill ing each one his mite,
ox.v.r small. I he scheme has no; met with
an. lhou.andih part ct The udienle and OPP
a,.,,i,n that WAS provoked by the suggestion
e n Canal 10 connec' the Atlaniic with the
rek..-.a project which eVen Mr.. Jeit4rson
.,o,o,uced 10 he h ali u century a. advance
AT fHP etItINT wv
.v br,ef wear. III II 10 ,rk lDa, done, & is now
,o,,,pc annually a rich tide mt the treasury
.r,ee STATE. Lat us act with the same energy
ea3 efficiency aud his oork loo mil be accom-.
Nisied.
ADDRESS OF TIL BOARD Al LYNCH.
BURG.
A. the route Of the p~rnpas"d raii road from
yynebbure 10 New river (Uplrr kana"ha)
rta..eI tue Blue ridge and AiltghsnY. II was
.eHed advisable 10 postpone onenns books
nf .,hsc,inti ion until ITS grartieahihty was de-
uon.tr.ted hy an actual survey; and az estimate
ma, b, a skilfuli and experienced Engineer
At ,,x prob atle cost. Those duties have been
neffer,oc AID the Board OF Comni-sib"cIs
q, l., nshhurg have the satisfaction of presen-
IN, trrewIth n copy OF tie EnginreT's report
thsy have nIso appointed Tuesday the first da,
al \ ,yember neat for opening books OF sub
Acri# tD1 ia this I5wn
The uuhilc is already apptiaeit that it will
bsI ing 10 the cdmaany (hot TO Tue Boards OF
Comml-si1ners) to max as oHh Selection OF
IRE route on whoa The rail road shall tr loca-
,ed. and 70 adopt is own plan OF construction.
The routes notical in the abnve teporl are -four
IN number; aud the Ian on which the estimate
h,spd. is graduation for l0comot VS.. a sing e
traGk at pfesfn, inciui'ng preparation ior ano-
thert rack, &C NJ.
t. iId Tue Boari brliey4s that the lin ted
,ime allowed he P'mcipal Eaglnaer and his |
assistants for this exploration has bren employ
Ell b, then Faithfully and ably they cnnno'
ionhl ,hal more oil aud minute surveys will
lead 10 a eUns,dethD5c rednc''oa Of me diificnl-
rss a to Inc d veiop meaf Of iacIlules anu adj
vant.rssoI construction noi heretofore believed
:. zist.
Inc trrins Of the ChsrteT are IN a sri,ito OF b
riai8y Detomlng The pr Jeoton oil An Improve
men important ~ IT, u, hut Stea |, more :" as
a flnk - D cham connecting the irdie OF ines
apaake By nh the OHIO river, and "iih
steam oat navigation on tho Tennessee. The
CnArter IS not lImued as 40 tim the grant IS
prrpetoal. The talls are liberal to Excess, be-.
Iag light cents per .oH per mile cn all ,ran>p =.
tanon, and i've GEMS per ME Tor passengers
fRie> which the cnlnpany wIi, without DOUBT,
voluntarily diG,inish hui winch iurnlsh an
ts.Urante that inv stments Ia lis s'odk Will be-
both safe AMI profitable. ihe company may
hayr one o, mor. track aud may selec' lis
81 rnuie, The Ease termlnHtion heing On
james river al Ly achburg and tue Western al
any point an New river.
Various s,ima,es OF The amonn' Of irnnspot-
,slion nayp b.ei LAID hrtor4 The commpui '
e,luuatrs prepared win goat care aud VII
much apparent csni ur. III Lowest estlus {
OF ih- amount IN his s""w"y, surprising no
q'her tonnrc'idg 'mlr se,n"nl TO be made ID
forty tnuusGnd Gus anndally but tie BOard
All NJ, WI re an esInate OF ITS annual
transportation. 10 h eYrH' Of It's extension TO
,nter eel With L m'O a na'igafi1n "a lsnngS-
SC. river, aud is Counrt ton Viii Outo 'Ivei
oy metns 81 or u, al. up1I konawhd. thr
mateI Iai o s'ructans % 1T uHsI5atIou OF h
o4wa, rro inca tn 40 4 ~ Gaal' } common
70 tic Coyrosto- roi Gfrrn"ri , r""te. rs Vel
-. tpi- II rrn,asti t1f one, the other wiz
. rficV IA t IN b nefi :.
Tue "a ael ,ntaa,,seIiy the Charter To he
rG.sad IN the hssi ins'a"ce. IS III hundred thou
md dollars ~ sly taoas"nd shares, of one
hundred Iollais EACH ut The company sfieI
IL oTgau'zatio ., may increase ats capital 10
Twelve Thousand shsrtso N hun red dGlais
etch. tuthe eVc5' OF sIcl inCceas", The privilege
OF subscribing Tor st,ch adtttiunai , are, Is gan.
ted ~ tue stuCkho'dars aud If tlihrr al the
list or second opening OF books of subScr ptiOu,
nor shares are subscribed tor than ar an-
fbnfis, d 10 be taken, tae commas 'onefs ate To
reduce them ptopo ,~iuuahly. Two dollars o.
each shhrr ta~~n, d part thetcoi,ar 20 re par
18th Commissioned al the piqce oil subscription
the balance & be paid Ia such ins'aimenis ana
nj such times as the F. sfIent and Directors oil
the company may r. OUR. II appears prob
BILE mat the first lnstalmeht, OF five or ten do
lars on each share, will be caIlea iJr in Aprll,
Nay, OF jun neat aud another such install
inentIn he tai of the year. la the hrgmnlne OF
1888 tue work may Iro Tess mare rai 'dly, "a
tue .,qaisite surveys aud locations may hast
been completed.
In ,onusuIon the Board will remark, that
Ia, s.homr is now submlltrd 10 the public
that II depends tur success on Individual suh-
srriptions-lhat, whilst IL Is notorious that i'm
me"se surplus capital IN the Northern cities is
seeking lnV"s men', ia stock IL IN rad rood stock
esPe Itit, } II woald be unsafe to rely on o'hers
dong Ion u what We fail TO 10 TOT Ourselves
, that oar local knowledge enables Us 10 per
celse the hdvanteg S Of Investments in this
si"ch but the tsrdy confidence of cautious
strangers must be gradually won by successive
develOpemens-lnat. ,ho' our state does not
c'n'sm an equal Eumbrr Of ltfg" capitalists
with OH Northern slstrIs, yet The same result
may be obtained by each individual conrfibu-
ting according to his meaus-that a scheme