Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-08-18
.u0.ND3y. .gHGIST Is, 1915.
THE CENTRAL IMPROVEMENT.

Commenting Paragraph which recently appeared
IN he Lexington Gnstte the Richmond Wing fe
tnaf,s
"lNl,.n our G exemplary u the Iynehbufs Virgin
an aad ourselves undertook To lhp@ that the James
Yrr aud K inI~ii Glna ought 10 b. stopped at Lynch
bufa tugngtan. very shfe hal neither 81 rs
yoalufrd say thll Tie Whole improvement should be
checked Far fnnn H. We alluded Ia the millions
mnded already on that Csni, and In Tho immense
would require PROSECUTE the ahnc made OF improves
fnent iuftet Was there any tlnng ~ that which said
Ne wanted the ,cioie Genital Improvement auesedl
4 Certainly not. Why lhen thu misunderstood
We have SAID belote, aud repeal now, that the Ga
nlI has esi and III II continued 10 The kadawha.
fpl much money Tor the benefit Ia arIse from 1t. How
en hal Objection Ia he removed, except by arresllng
fhe Nufl present terminus, convenient
one, and make railroad the remainder Of the route
''Iha portion ii The country from which all the hea
West irfiahs are 10 come, has already been reached
lay liz Canal; and would II mi be vastly more beneficial,
IL every point oi view. If economical plan OF i'm
pavement adopted, answering the nrluses OF iran
sporting li2ht rlghs, aud attracting large number OF
Travellers down the line through the James River conn-
4fy Richmond I Who can doubt this policy, 1t they
examine the subject pmperlyl NJ one satisfied.
II The Slatn can accomplish nore, aud al much
l.s. eAprusc. hy rail road through the great Valley,
lhau bv completing lie Canal, why should The friends
of tie latief eblaci
1--WE r.,as.eft lhcn, thai the Richmond Wing has
never advocated the suspension ui the great Cenial In
pavfmenl but still urges it 10 he prosecuted 10 the end.
mn The most niprored plan. This SUBJECT shall be taken
up by al CONVENIENT time. when we expect 20
lly lights belure readers; and hope To convince
The rial ltendsol Virginia that have taken the pro
per view oil the mallef.'
1--we wen influenced by the selfish motives ascrIbed
Us by d the Western people, aud by considera
ons merely o iocal advantage, Ne should promptly a,
dept and advocate The suggestion Of the Nhig, vii:
10 substitute Rail Road ar and from ms place 10
tie OHIO Rirer For it Is obt ous that, whether Rail
Road would pay The interest npon the cost Of its
ifueIlan Or uul The benels o that substitution would OF
Necessity he very greal al tho punt of trans shipment
BIT, Whllr incme 10 the opinion, from recent deyd
opmcns, that Rail Road is greatly preferable to Ca
because 1t can he constructed al less cost and will
probably yield a much larger revenue it is not less
true, reference to hal tan 10 the other mode Of inn
proyemcnt. that beute il be undertaken, some
5o assurance should be g7en, based upon egn data
that 1t vlli be able sustain llstl after lis
ton lbaia Canal cannoi do this clearly demonslm
blu lllal Raj Road may, believed and confidently
INSERTED by gentlemen ol practical minds as well as Of
scientific sl A. they p'esbly argue, it VIII cost less
ii will not be SUBJECT distinctions from ice during
The winter twill not be liable to accidents om breaches
which 50 frequently occur upon Canals, aud 10 which
lhe mounia sections viii b. peculiarly liable, ombar
wtco they Twill. by greatly abridgng the time
of travel, virtually diminish the distance between lis
extreme points Will draw a very large number OF Ira.
ycllrs ltom all quarrts particularly during the summer
months when the Virginia Springs present many at
meious 10 the loycrs Of pleasure we'll as the vale
ludluarac and WIN. lur hong distances always avoid
the 'noony and snail paecot eanal.bua, greatly pref,
cradle as the boat IS 10 travelling by sageaod The
puu tfnn vii la itI Trans
pom rchand ., and produce al rates lower Than Ca
aaI and perhaps loH to enable ii successfully "a
compete with tic rival mrrosemc olihe Atlantic Ct,
ites struggling Ion tt1l portion Z" ho trade Of the
Dino liver, whlea may seek ,n eastern market
w have, iudced. lor lime past ohleraised the
opinion. that, Il the Central Improvement is to 20 on
(ud II TN probable lrade aud tonnage uIon 1t will JUS
MY Tie expenditure necessary 10 complete 1t, repeat,
what VI hasr hcretoofe more Than once said, u ought
10 70 on The mode ol improvement ought 10 be changed
lun,, Canal 10 Rail L ad. Accordingly. at the last
s,ssiun Of The tcst,ilnre the Wfct of these remarks
ntlrei resolution, lnstruclug lite Board of Public
Nofb Ia employ, DUNG tho present year, competent
Ensuerl. who should he uncommttcd by any prevlou
rNprsalu 81 upnion with view ascertain and de
retmlue, by e>e>amuslion and survey, prio TO the
Sumption al the wurh oa the James River and kanaw.
Ia Canal, wrst Of he town OF lyochbu,e. ISL the mosl
practicable and cNpfdrnt -onie; and 2Ily, the most Judi
ctous mode ol Improvement" Bat II Was warmly OPP
posed by gentlemen supposed To be IA the confidence oil
The President and Directors Of the J. Il. and X. { ompa
ny aud rejected We dunk unfortunately iu the Yves.
'ern people, since II will only delay cNamluaun i'm
ptmuv,ly demanded, IA the existing state OF Tho public
mnd, and winch must bemade before the Legislature
can consent To m4ho farther appropriations In aid Of this