Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-12-01

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o"t@tas 81 Ly"chbHS Do yon intend 10 SUI
'ef ,oriei'uie oil ile charter OF the Lyncaburg
d"a enhcNSee ran! road Do You not discover
NE e,iof' i'dtdIe beng nude 10 divert Your tradr
10 o'"'' i"oIS riefso"tS ana Richmond are
o''n ." Tue ''er'' ana VI" attempt 10 get char
TEL rom the n II Legislature Tor an adePeadeni
ran ROAD from the South west and 10 iuii you
asleep, iaey promise 1t shall pass through Your
town. Have you reflected upon the difficulties
that company would encounter III locating rail
road from the dividing ridge between the Apo
mattoX and James TO TINS place, anu the great
expense which viii be necessarily incurred to cut
ihfouSh the ridges and I'll up the raVincs for %
miles belo" TIN, town. therefore, it is proba-
bic, should charter be obtained, that tire rail
road viii pass South Of this turn 10 Sep Iop4on.
But admit for the sake of argument. that the
contemplated al road will pass through TIN, town
-ol what advantage will it be to Us We may
See the locomotives, with their trains of cars I,
thro "gh our town, on their way to Richmond ami
Petersburg; but they Will bring u no trade. and
ia rival company be chartered, il Will, through
coiap'iIllon put down the price of uspouatio,
50 le"' that tie o"neIS Of produce will prefer lis
gong on 10 richmond and Petersburg in the ears,
u stopping II mere. But II the charter Of the
Il "' 'ouis ana tennessee rlll road be saved, the
cars mus be ua3oided IN i1lS place, and is the
NY H'a n"'a"',a company WIN III ih!l
certainly make snch ,fro,r j." ,,' II,
transportation as viii force the produce, &c. by
the cana. Then much Of the produce will be
so'i "''s' anu ,1e owners thereof viii purchase
will orr w., s,..,,,i 'o"
virginia and real property must advance from
one hundred to four hundred per cent. 1t is now
III your power 10 save 'hIS charter hereafter, II
,nrned ,ro,,, I v''"o"u' o', maui d any mas
her natural rival. Perbaps she nav We, ,,,o tho
day, for having sought this union But it be-
hooVes us to try and take care OF ourselves; and
0'. s o"'s '''""eo - 10 save ''''S enar'ef'
Comnany bave ,yor', Co.. p"' ',",an'' Va
upon the serious consequences that must follow #
a rival company construct rail road, to enter
'r'o 'o''Pet','oh WIN your canal II the charter
vad ,,, la,,a 1''' 'o''' 1' u"
from this place to Richmond. thereby nreven,;no
this competition. You also will cause to be
brought 10 tins town 4o'ooo tons OF produce,
"',,e" i, u'S'oi'u ga your cao'' 10 h'clon"'
ner aHnnm Then 10, mo ,,r,,.. ,,, :, c,,,,.
ward and assist in saving tins charter.
PROPERTY HOLDER.
IL We wish To add IA word orlwo to the tc-
marks OF our correspondent on thj, sohlcet-rm-
Poridnt' as 1t Is, TO the prosperity oil the entire
commonwealth, but most peculiarly 81 to that OF
me people oil i-ynchburg.
ne e''l consequence OF the delay which has
unfortunately occurred III securing the charter OF
tae hynchourg aud Tennessee Rail Road, and OF
"'nli'''lns' IN tue construction OF thai work. the
interest winch It's Importance IS 50 VII caleuIa-
'ed 10 INSPIRE nave already been developed IA
l'e ac''on Of the last Legislature OF tennessee
Las' year, 'd' body pledged miIIIon and dhaiI oI
u liars 70 Il ran opd1 10 connect Wltit HE Utal