Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-07-04
RAIL ROADS AND CANALS.

ru,,,c' ga Letter from South Carolina, 10 a
gentleman IN LyRohburg.
G,.;,ice q ear tina thr spirit OF Virginia i,
nj l1,i aroused /; sn5, that Richmond . likely
10 oct on tie alert. BIT, at the same htper
cannni but regret 10 see the 'eahchy YIN
,vb,ch voi Al slilk 10 he water sehea'r'- III
altering that % mnch r, op-iVut3s OF wave
traverse. thu larnes. 10 rs no" inlp@i ,ec' con
r,;o, v,l got th,. am"un' te deah'ed, nay,
,,.1ad aheo YOU get trdde OF Arkansas
Ions;,na. Tennessee, MlssfsiPpi and Ala
Nm. IT, say nothing OF nat lion tue ha-
nauha; Your improvement ALL then oily b
>. he ronnarrd to Funue, "Hh the sinai
a,d ,larsd where the laigt o1e should b.
r,.oJ CRATIC ,onr Engineer ani hoafa
,fNorkS every possible dfErte OF sKi', ava
the Cullss; successD thflf lock ahu "H'" 81
ten viii not be snih >ient to dhgorse the
,..do ,bet ri acoomulate at ne termination
q. he ka,, Road, even II 4 only comes !, -
tSon,ville ant, il i is 10 eronSh' iu'ther vel
l. !. uusrlg impos, be the vent shOal1 he at g
cuonch. Tnen, You VIII nave "ad me ;" Is
fiction of spending Sa'pp'ooo' VI e"O"t " -
nj. 375 miles Of Rah Road. Bai, viii 30,
"oo oon suC;cr ] c Engineer sd, 'hlnk.
Q osr oo0. II he sta,rd tnis, yo1 may 50,
asno lun1. and what viii II he, when con
,,ia,oa in The very best manner: Imperfect,
E,,vao, ri water, Again the system Is d.
,risd ,v the besl authorities III Great biit"in-
Tho only instance in which heIlele Ii
ba,hte, tired in the United States IS ITO u
Nnr..towo. Penu. to, think, II iadelrhia
and II mistakp uot a Il Il Road has b. En- p o
-, =. I'm ,,u ,uperrede IL HoSefer, may
he in ,,ror IA to ths iac 81 H. as 10 It's tois
unnonul.ri, in G. Briaia, thfrr 10 au'holiti'
Now. if we Look al the praeucahhis' oi '"e one
sham. and r.collect thai toi $UoGoJ o. 81,
D0O.OeO a Raj Roaa may he hAde from Ly,e'
burg IL Kichmo Gd, about 'h' resdls VI "ho"
tAsrs eanuot be y momfni 90 'o ~ .'e u
thet, ns uncertainty, expense am '"t mr. =.
um unnecessary tos4y "oro' VI a,e 90
nece,sary 10 the River, say So-JoO,,eo' dn IL
ability 20 crea,e 625 miles Of Rail h1ad, say
eo,hing because. both 10 public and PrIVa'e
poibt OF view. il nil speak Tor Hsel!'
As 10 capital. il ought to be iouno among Inc
eoor,,t farmers ia the Sta,e--of course, siaohg
tn. wsslthiesl-Looka al NE progress " nan
Ruad. Alter general and particular survey
are made. The po,itioa and she nt"rn''ue''
working sections furnished, ana 'ne e'o""u
matked Cd, what il 10 Le done, that the most
i1norsot farmer cannot complete WIN "i' e"h
heaa or his osp iabo ers, aod ID the u19s'
siici.n, msnner. The ground Is 10 oe e'oa'
ed and sraons,rh, yaliies mud up, an" eiesa'
!iaos reduced, so rs 10 Prodoce Tue hoIe'
!evei. Then, the stone i0uedao't' Is ~ o'
end the iron placed on II. ihs, a"n '"'' o''is ,
requires talent of a superior oruet anu ~.
tsieai little superior 10 thai o, nc e'e"
OF ,h. intelligent cilz2n'oi virginia. s"'
Stone, because, hom the. experiences VI '''
Charleston firil Road,'i sm e'nF'h.eu "oa'
Hhe,eutu.I,v not on, be found expensive
Dat nefilcacioas.
Bu,, Unnecessary 10 overcome thai p'fJ'
Where has the lock ard dam system sueeeeueu
Does not e DRY character OF thlo climate aud .he eAae
and extensive operation OF the ptinep es % ~
ana evaporation unite III fprbidding ils s"'N0'' " =
paissd States