Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-05-19
THE GREAT RAIL 70 NJ.

TIE. bhEAi NAIL Az w.
r,o Jay fixed upon for opening books Of sub
80, :, the stock Of the contemplated Rail
from the metropolis of Nirgna. Cat which
:, ,y;ll connect with lines North and Sonih.1
II The southwestern counties, to the Tonnes
- ,hcre TO connect with similar rual ter
..,ino at New Orleans, is rapidly APPROACHING;
- therefore be- leave 10 address a word or two
,be friends Of the scheme.
Ria, this is tic most magnificent improvement,
II IN is present and prospective results, that e
.oxei,e he hopes of the patriot or tempted the
.,;af, Of IN qnif pro quo Spectator in stocks, is
,;yer,,ly conceded, by all who have paid any at
,,,;on to the subject II must, of necessity, be-
,,e the great ,horoueh-are for travelling between
- distant extremes oflhe Union, being the short.
!. and least exposed To disease, particularly in
..anmcr months WHEN lravellin. is most FASH
HI. in addition to which il will traverse a SIC
- If country famed for the medicinal virtue, o,
.z.,,er,. which annually attract, even under ex;si.
disadvantages, thousands Of visitors from the re-
I'D quarters orlhc Union, and which is scarce
/ +. loss deserving Of celebrity for the romantic
..,ntv grandeur and subimty OF its varied scene
r..
It's cen rally conceded, We believe, that Rail
ads are chiefly valuable and profitable, in theil
,l,laon to travel and to the transportation of light
..nmolcs, in which respect, alunc they snrpasS,
;nlrcd can come in competition with Canals in
,.aions furnishing equal facilities for the construc-
nan Ct both. Tested by this criterion, where is
The Rail Road which promises to be 50 constantly
and numcrousy hronged with passenger, aud with
liobt articles oftralic, as this, chch, TO say mo-
hing Of the hundred important Intermediate points
4, which il will touch and the rich virgin countt,
The heart OF which it will penetrate, connects the
great commercial cities Of the Atlantic with tie
agricultural States of the Mississippi Valley, and
tops only at the entrance of the Gulf of Mexico
hi impossible to conceive the immensely of the
eyenue which will result from this source alone.
Computations based ON the present amount oftra-
vel must necessarily fall far short Of the realty.
The Registers Of our stage and steamboat Offices |
ow yearly exhibit, with comparatively but sligllt
edition to the facilities of intercourse, and mono
% the convenience and comfort of travellers, an
immense yearly augmentation of the number Of
nose who, to say nothing OF the thousands WHO are
.oanually moving to and fro, for purposes Of
,peculation, or seeking "a change Of resilencr)
mutually flock, in the winter, from the con-
gmpliof-breathing blasts OF the North to the
,anny regions of the S 1uh and, the other hand,
Who ily in crowds, during the summer months, from
Inc sltry and pcstilcntial heat of our Southern c-
ties, to enjoy the bracing and invieorating brcrzes
Of our mountain region. It is impossible 10 con-
lecture to what extent that number would be
operation Do we err in suppo>ing, that, from Tins
source alone, "A revenue would very soon if not AT
once accrue sufficient Yield fair profit on the
cost II lis construction Ii we do noi,-anl we
are confident that do MOTT seems to us, that,
On the score ofproGt alone capitalists can seek no
bniter Investment for their funds especially when
they recolcct, that, in addition TO this ncvcr-falng
and constantly increasing source otrcvcnuc, will be
added 1 vast amount of trade with country ahoun-
ding in all the eIemcnt> of wealth, agricultural and
mineral, and which has been heretofore to great
c,eat entirely cut off from market.
Let us Sht.icr AT the capacities ara resources oil
Southwestern Virginia alone, almost unlimited
as they are, but hcrctoi wing inert and idle, IN
consequence ithc impraclicabiiy of reaching a
market. As a grazing country ii is perhaps uneX-
crled by any in tic world while the soil is well
adapted to the p, oduction of Indian corn, wheat,
rye, oats, barley, hemp, &c. Its mineral products
are various and valuable coal, copper, iron, lead,
gypsum and salt may be obtained, equal in
quantity to any demand which may exist, at home
or abroad. Open a channel of communication
vnhthat region of country, enabling it to send
these articles to market at expense which will
yield fair profit on the labor, and it will rapidly
sumo an entirely new aspect. Population and wealth
Will How IN upon it beyon the conception OF the
mos saneune imagination : Instead of the annual
arah which is carrying off its people to The far
West, emigrantS will be attracted hhcr from otll-
FL sections Of country by the NV and inviting
aeIdS OF labor which will be opened to their enter
pTza, and " the wilderness will blossom as the
rose. II Is SupcrlluouS to say, that, under such
efcnmstanceS the value of real estate, throughout
TIC Whole extent of country penetrated by the
hoad' must of necessity be greatly enhanced, and,
"Ihf that of every other species OF property
In estimating the commercial advantages OF this
Improvement, however, we must look beyond our
own State. Opening a direct communication with