Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-06-23
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Thursday. June 23, 1896.
I'll. Rail. ROAD

Tn Wyhc {. IL. Monntajncer. If IN. lS,h
lnSt.saHs, the people of thai REGION are bccon,-
iaS dIi'e To the g'eal interest, Of tue country and
although vast majority prefer Investments in the
toanohe, Danvle and Junction Rail Road Conn
Pany, the Commissioners were 81 active during the
'ouft that many shares were taken IN the LYNCH
burg and Tennessee Rail Road"
We have MT heard what has been done at Alb
lngdon and at other places where books were di.
rected 10 be opened.
In tins place, the books have hcen opened but
various circumstances hav, con>pircd 10 prevent
large subscription, (not than 800 shares,
thon"h II will doubtless be considerably increased
before the hooks are closed First, the pressure in
the money market began TO be fell Just before the
books were opened and, from thai aud other eau
sts, the corporation was unable procure the loan
OF $4,000 to pay lis subscription to the stock OF
the James River and kanawha Company, which
has consequently 10 be paid by an extraordinary
tax upon our citizens and lastly, willie none seem
TO doubt either the pracieability, the utility, or the
poGmhleness Of the scheme, all seem TO be dis
hcarl"ncd by the divisions and di>scn>ions, which
now, as ever heretofore, have paral,zcd the coun-
els and the action Of Virginia ON the subiec, of In
tcrnal approximations section prefcrrine THIS
route OYER that, and, failing to secure the adoption
of its own views, refusing 10 cooperate with thcir
successful opponents-and individuals, believing
that the charter is defective in particulars, de-
clmlng to have any thing to do with it until the
scheme is rendered perfect, in accordance with
their views of perfcctionl Thus, it seems, we
to be cursed with eternal >tcriIity and barren
nrS,, while others, more wise, are rcap,ug the ben
cfts which Nature designed foru.
Look, for example, at Richmond Whv doe.
she not come up 10 the rescue? y hv, simply be-
cause sic preferred the Ridge to tho River route
Coz rIeroad between Lyncahur. and Richmond
AID In Legislature deemed il wise 10 locate il dif-
iefenfly VIII the location on the River dinn-
/ i>l the lmo1n Of rldp aud travr ON the route, or
preNeu lis concentration It, or transit through
Richmond, than she should rxo1se her apathy b1
Sueh shallow pratrxl? Huns scnem, fad and
/ III Dlnyllc road b. mid., mast not Richmond be
loser To nclrul,ble amount This is -
obvious, that We shoul he a.ouilrd al the course
which has been pursued h, the people Of hat city,
ilIclat'ooto the R1il Road between this place and
the FenurS,re li't, were We NOT snSDic10uS thai
Size has 4 scheme Of her o~n ready to bring iol-
ward, should we fail, at ti,o bottom Of which lies
that concentrated >rld>hness winch has so often
been d, 'Ilvei by orr rllnu, Metropolis. 1t i,
not n 'elial apw To say what lhlt scheme s-bat
that it is cac dated, If designed To infic
deadly blow npon the prosperity Of Lyncbbarg is
most evident. Shall we Sit with folded arms, aud
permit her to consnmmnte it Srdl we permit
the failure of the rv,ling charter to rurni>, her
with prelcxt for asking Of the Legislature a sub
stitntc which Will be fatal to the interests of tbs
place We shall have no ri lat to compl1in of the
manonvres oftle Richmond masnate,, if we thus
play iato their hands.