Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-02-21

~ "e' next session make every necessary provision
10 meet you. think | could find n line to you
that would require no grades over 40 feet TO mile
Judge, however only from the fall ofthe river, and
nom having passed over the ground two CT thee
umes which know arc but poor data. | will MOI
trouble you much now, (indccd have no tine rs
'"e hhi VIII soon close respecting tho sources of
revenue upon which we calculate, --one principal
local one H. (as yours will 10 ,so) tho carrying OF
Cur produce 10 The cotton country south of US You
are OF course aware that nearly all the South, pro-
petIy so called x also the Middle and Western por.
non oil tennessee are devoted almost exclusively to
Tue cultivation OF cotton to tho entire neg lect of
common agricultural products. The Southern
States therefore ale depcndcn, upon the interior and
upon the ~ w. States for their supplies OF live
stock and produce. On tho comple,iop of our Sc
,s'a fa'foads' D w. Nugnia, and Il. Kentucky and
r., Tennessee will be not only the nearest com
petitofs In that business. but will have tho best av-
ennes Tor carrying II on. The South wants. more
over our lead, iron, coal, salt lime and gypsum, OF
each OF fortunately, we have enough TO supply the
"ho'e world. But tho great point To be aimed ~.
IN the securing Of the immense flood of tiavel from
IN r. TO >. w. from N. England, N. York aud
pennsylvania to the South aud the " Far West"
oi'nna'ely we possess the shortest rout that
possibly DC obtained we should spare no pains TO
make II also The best. We shall have strong coupe
luton, from the line of railroads now being made
parallel to the Atlantic seaboard from Maine To
georgia, and passing from Brunswick across the
Southern portion OF tho latter State Therefore il
inen's and as many ,ndu dement's to travellers TO pre-
Ter our route, as we possibly eau. | have time
wftc more In fact. fear | have already become
''rcsomc. Therefore ui,eu.
Yours. very respectfully.
JonN G. TRAurwiNr.
To Br,nnLt JonNsros, ESQ.
L. S.-My road, and all those to the south of i,
arc calculated for clear width offs feet between the
rails instead OF the usual width of feet "a inches
IL ~ very important that your Eng houd adopt
MS "iu'h 10 ours particularly MS II possesses many
over The narrower Que. Indeed should have prefer
fen stu greater width, but for the necessity Of
maintaining uniformity. Tho llwassee railroad
Is all under contract and nearly one thld or era
ded already. We have very heavy forces at work
and Col. Long is pushing the w. and Atlantic
Railroad with equal rapdiiy.
SENATE.
Tuesday Feb. 10 1889.
On motion Of Mr.. Bondurant, tho bill concerning
the disease among horses called CHAMBERS" was
taken up.
MIR. Dyer moved its indefinite postpone ment--
lost--ayes Shoes 81.
Alter some conversation, in which Mcssn. Bon
dufan. McMullcn, Dyer, Goode. Vim. Smith. Ben. |
smih and Billingsly participated the bill being
slightly amended,
MIR. Dyer moved to amend The bill by cxempting
the counties OF Pittsyivania, Patrick aud Henry
ncgatived.
After undergoing other amendments, the bill
passed
MIR. Hunter reported bill amending the bull for
the better organization OF tho Militia. Laid on the
table.
On motion Of Mr., Bonduran,, the Senate adjourn
ed.