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

The Two committees appointed by the cid-
zens of Washington county on the l9ihof A.
prL last, On tue subject Of extending the Lynch
burg aud New River Rail Road 10 tho TYn.
nessee lirs, me, this 29Ih Toi June, 1891, AT
he cour' house. sgreeebiy 10 previous no.
iice,
David Campbell was called 10 he Chair,
aud Beverly h. Johnston appoioieI Seerela.
ry
The following resolutions wete moved by
Charles {. johnston, aud unanimously adopted
by the Committees.
l. Resoired, Chat we consider the consirue-
,ipn Of n Rail Road from LyocbDurg to New
River, and thence to k'ngspott st tue highest
point Of good boat navigation on the iIolstoB,
| or Tennessee river us measure OF iiternal I'm.
prOvemeAt, promising the mos important adj
| va0tages 10 The commercial AMI agricultural
| Interests ofIbis community.
Q ResvLped That VIZ believe the CONSTRUCTION
Of such a road along the proposed route not on
" TO bu practicable. but, this route is preferable
20 any other in the southefo section oil the
Unian, AS giving facilities aud advantages to the
intercourse between the East and tue West
that none other ,sn offer.
8 Resolved, That It'll Of the utmost conse-
auence to the success OF the proposed
meAs SUR that every proper means should be
taken as speedily as possible 10 test tho m-r.
rs OF the project, and TO embody public
opn on upon n, since ia that way only
can we hope 10 produce such concert Of
| opinion aud seton MS IS necessary 10 our
| success.
4. Re.oioed Therefore. Tina, n subcommittee
| Of FIVE memoers be uppolnted Tor The purpose
| Of immediately deVIsing means TO procure a
survey Of the proposed route OF the knil Road
from Iyncbourg To kingspori, and Of branch
| of said road from the Salt works and Plasiei
| banks in this county, IN eonteft With Tie survey
| from Lynchburg TO New River and TINT the
| said committee be Instructed to raiss such
| subsc rIpt,ons OF money as they eau IN this
! county, 10 aid III delraving The eHpences oil such
! .nrvry and to inVi e The co opefhIion Of the
ne1ple OF Virginia aud Tennessee interested IN
| the measure.
e. Reloired, that general NEE ting OF dele.
| p.iys IRON the different towns ant counties III
Wing una aud TeGnrsser interested in the
| .ure TO be held 10 this town on the 2oth day Of
| August next, would tend very much topromote
| that harmony of opinion aud pufp0se so es-
sential to our undertaking and that commit
! tee of three be appointed 10 prepare circular
| letter proposing such convention, aud en-
forcing lie advantages to the people oi Virginia
| and Iennessee.
| DAVID Campbell, J1hn II. Fulton, john NJ.
| Pre,ton, Thomas McCulioch aud Franc.
| OnltDJ BCH' "''N "PpN'"'NN '-S ~
! der the 4tn resolution.
Aad Charles Z, Johnston, lanes White aud
John ellsr, were appointed tho communities on-
der the 9th resolution.
Ordered that the foregoing resolulions be
publ,,hed in the Virginia RepuUi,cao j; that two
hundred copies OF them, losetner with the
circular lie ter 10 be prepared under the 9th
re,olu,ion, be printed Tor distribution and
that comics DO sent to tue editors Of the Rich
monj Emo lirer, Constitutional Whig, Lynch
burg Vmginlan, JedersoolaD Republican.
Western Virginia Argu" Farmer Journal
of Jonesborough lena. add Knoxville Re-
e,ster, with reques, that they he pub ished
The meeting lnen adj burned until to-.norro"
4 o'clock.
! June Both, 1881 The Committees met. pur.
susnt to their sdjo Tomeni.
MIR. Charles &. Johnston, hom The commit
| tee AUD ointed under The STU resolution adopted
on Yesterday, to prepare circular letter, re-
oor,ed a circular letter, which, being read, and
the question taken thereuPsn, was unanino isl.
adopted. u. CAmrbELL, Cnarmau'
| BEVERLY r. JOHNSTON, Secretary.
CIRCULAR LEI
| ABisopos, ViRGiEIA, June 3O.b, 1881.
The Undersigned ia behalf Of the people Of
/ WASHINGTON County respectful, invite your at
tention 10 the proceedings aad resolutions here
| 10 annexed.
The Legislature Of Virginia at lie last SEES
] sioo. Incorporated a company to construct d
rail road Gom Lynchburg to New River nc
} one can doob1 the great advantages whicl