Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-12-25
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li'o''fts > ~ I'D ihnsp oducis OF the f,rcs, ~
: . tla--I.ear aud firan 81, i65 -snaarcs a.
30 10. Iotal Is si9 tons. In the vc,r la,
mere pnssed do0n ihr e lines in peonsvIyso;,
-, se''Ylaal, inc isehish and the Delaware and
, 'a.,s''''' 9'2oo9 tors Of coal Unti the wear
900, the products OF The fore5, formed the chief
"i'''e On Inc NeN York Canai. IN that year the
u a3tieaiinfr IN consequence OF tho opc,-
ing ot The OHIO Canal took tho lead and Amounted
10 Ioog Its income IN 1883 amounted IN a.
40 lG3 90 q ntho' of its tonnage no Official 90
turn WINS mndc, IT probably amo ned 10 ono mill ar
u IONS. he income from ihe Era & Chom,l.;n
annals III the year 1881 fell but litIe shot Of al.
'oo ooo and IL lncroasing ut the rate of half nil.
lion IN every five yonrg "'
ehoaa the james River and Hnnawha linz ho
''so'oosiY executed upon tho liberal scale which
u no" contemplated, II viii he in no danger of los
hs the estimated amount citrate, by con,no,;,;o,
with foreign or domestic rivals Oftbe ,wo no,~
cru Companies on our northern border the Cbo.,.
fehke aud Ohio Canal lies sufficiently gu, Of ON,
way 10 tho north aud If carried out nccofdino 10
tue oflelha design, will strike the Ohio river n,
Tue towh ol flllthnfs which is $50 n1ilox ,hova
nhe NOUN oil lie efeat kaBawha md OF n considc.
"oia distance abose The mouths of The Little Ko.
hawha aud Circuit Maskinrum, tho intermediate Ia.
oil Navigation alons the Ohio River being subcc,
TO interruption by drought for three months w6,ls,
The navigation Of the Canal itself would be or,cs,,
60 by ice iof ihfee otaf months in the year. ca
me o'hef hand u The Bamore 4 OHIO Rail Road
Company ioiled IN II. Vows Of penetrating ~ ~.
west, through tho henft of our Stntc .Lo,J =,
tempt The shorter route from Cumberland tn Wheel.
ing, We Know ifom the evidence furnished bv no,
own efs iheefs III the yenr 1928 that she will INV.
10 encounter obstacles sufficient to outweigh all ,bo
lHaaVeatages oil Il moro cifculous route IN tho
shenandoah River, md along the line Of the Jomc.
nnd kaoo~ha Company. Should that comn,ny
OF any other company, aetng Ia unison with il. nj
Tempt 10 fofce junction with our line, with yiow
10 III vert the import trade hfo the State of Mary
anu We my sal, y eon6le in the jealous ygi-
lanee with Which the Legislature of Vire;,;,
watches over The interests Of our native Stnte n
a liie ot Ral lsoad, from the direction of Tennea.
see towards liafpef'e Ferry should be lad ncros.
oni lihe, the heavy trade Of the south west. 10 cs
cape The sfeaief ehatges OF Rail Road trunspon,.
ioH1 @oail come oil ngon our line, ond wc sbouId
mus be femantialed IN The export for What VIC tne,
lose IN the import trade.
II pafalleI limo Of Railroad, should n,temn,
competition on our southern border, it will be de-.
leaed by the unavoidable division If tho lrode n.
II would hppro 1eh The sen IN that direction md ,bo
comparative ehenphesl Of Transportation on A., co,,
OF enlarged dimensions lhro the central par,s or,b.
state. Nature has gwen to the central route nd.
III its charter To protect II from compet,tion NJ.
even ~ war, will there be danger of u suspension
o, profits, lnasmneh ns, by the protection of ,lo
cross Are al the Rip laps mud Old Point Comror
the trade may pass safely by the way Of the D;.'
nal Swnmp Canal the A lbcnarlo sound and ,h.
nio' oil oirncoeke, "haro from the mature of n
coast md Tho stormy character of the sea no hos.
'le nse' can venture 10 fem1ln for tho purpose OF
blockade. hsa while all other lines leading from
In IulpI f1r Il
Theoretically scaled by Loslil. equadrons ,ba, ~
tie james aud kanawha, would enjoy tlc sin,o,s.
privilege Of being open and active, both in ncoco
and III var.
'o exposition already given seems to placo
Tho eapital Of this company ON tho foo,ing of n,
excellent investment, looking with an eve directed
snsiY TO the more profit of the stock itself Bu,
how greatly the value of the investment udvanc.
ed when We look To the collateral bcncfls which
hic 10 he gained upon The one hard or lost upon Tho
other Leaving out oil tic estimate the polilical
ELECTS OF The neasnfe-s tendency To unito Tho
Gust ahe the we.t, to check emigration, augment
population, and uerca9e our relative weipbt in ibo
COUNCILS 81 Inc unio9-dehf AZ they must be to cy-
cry eitizsn oi The sintej what AN immense s,ako
has not the cry upon this question in an cconop,;
zeal point nl view 81 Gu j The charter be eavrd
IN the eomPa Of a f." sh1r years, real estate and
eommsrelai md manufacturing capital woulJ MI
b. doubled III Yblna or amount If II should be los,
iebfidi decline III all the sourcus Of prosperitv
"ouh speedily conc over the city Of Richmond
Every man who Ia OTIS, every one who holds ono
1olIafs worth Of real estate, or other propcry II
deeply Interested tho present question The riso
IN Inc Valhe OF real estale IN the most commercial
paris q me CITY, would soon be high as 100 pey
cont hhd IN the vacant lots upon the outskirts of
me CITY IL "oal probably not fail short of 1000 nor
cent, Under the net of lS h Feb 1915 the total val.
us oil lana including buildings aud town propertv.
IN iiehrlco 20. was assessed ut SIS, O31 772 G5
Inc total Value oil slrnllar property in the 35 coun.
ties bordering upon the proposed line of improve
ment was ossessed al $50 557, 1872 S. and the TO-
tai Yllne OF similar property in the whole state wa,
assessed al ~ II 900 COO (Sce statement of James
H. lieath, Esd Auditor Of Public Accounts. Tim
pears by an a5sessment made 10y sworn Commits.
s'oners III the state OF n York, in the wears 1924 g.
1872 that real estate doubled IN value not only in tho
city, but Throughout the state, within eight venrs
ifom the period of the completion of her canals To
sly nothing OF the country ON the line, or of tLe
state al large, and locking singly to the county of
l'Gntieo and he city Of richmond Is there not ev-
cry prospect OF similar effects ami of CONSEQUENT
appreciation IN real estate and town property TO the
aaouht oil al lensl hileen millions o dollars Add
10 ms inc Fa5t addition 10 her commercial capital
sustaining Inc import and export trade of million
OF people, doubling every ten years, in the west
'he augmentation oil her manufacturing capital sup
po,'eo ny al ohooonded whtor power, by inexhaus-
'pe 'upl''cs Oh coal and non, of raw materials, e.
e'eeP provisions the increasing gains of her
nefous artizans the rapid growth of her CONNER.
cia' marine The prosperity Of all orders and descrp-
IONS OF citiz MS IN word her speedy march to
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