Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-06-24


centres III tado. II viii be that 1hes cities
" na right line. AID that the western terulnt ol
all these great ucs of iall way, except the edmond
and ohla arr 10 the north Of sad duct line, and thu
Gyanduttn moi only south Of suid nc hut Is also ncar
~ III fgn line dawn ilom Cincinnati 10 the mouth ii
the thesancake. Guyanolie is also ifum two 10 three
hundred miles helom the other tcunn, aud opens the
shortest aud most df,ei route om the valley to the At
antic.
The Virginia line lhoreiore taps the Ohio river. at tn
most favorable point 10 divert heu conding trade aud ay
Fl othe Ohio To the tide Waters aud NJ Will hereafter ap
rearoren the cheapest communication between \ OH 4
Cincinnati. In lhese advantages this great Inc caun#l
be suprhned ~ any more southern ROUTE for the oht es
reason thai any such route would not uny be u greater
extent between The valley aud the Aannr, but woud
also he cut OF the general eonlse ct business aud travel
which Is irum rnsi Ia west u from uuttl To juHih.
But tbs Is not al/ The more nartherly rontes will
alhc lrs.nlsructed h, aid inf several
months III the year, white hls from lis more southern
location. will experience Nc1y hlc sany Inconvenience
lIom that source.
Thus fact bears with Urea, fncc upon the lines tcrni
mating nj fmadelpha, New ork aud Boston, and more
,sIecall, IN al as they vi" assume The character oi
rival lhes. and depend upon IN Trade OF The Mississippi
valley.
IN consequence Of hSse difficulties on the great nor
hern renles. aud he dangers oi the lake navigation IN
the tail an wlnte aSuns, the trade aud tra'd between
the and the w,st subjected no only Ia seAatiuus
and uncertain lhieuupuons but to seouH damage aud
peruuialy tmhalrassnculs. Many merchant can tncr
his Total Alluo Ia lls single cause, and nhuN western
atmer also Is sui Jreed To funous lr'cauun III the
price Of his produce. Those NtrY serious evils would, 10
pcat extent he removed A the cumplcunoi this great
central uuh through Virginia. here the products Of he
west would hud through II an open passage 10 Tie Allan
lie cities during all srasons el the y,ar
Hence. late Tie tall. through the winter, and early
IN the spring, iumensc quantities III merchandise aud
produce would be transported over tins route. while lis
rival thoroua hlars wuuld be distracted.
The chlr cities OF the w,sl bcug south aud west OF
ltAn mt
IL So II Is evident from moment 4 reelection that there
would be an accumulation ii tiadc and ua'cl upon Tia
more eouherly routes from those male nntIhefly Fof
ms ace none OF the Atlantic cltcs would ade with The
west Though channel mofe northefly than ia own.
wtnc much oftho bus,rcss oil each would flow through
a more snuthtry Inc. liuston would carry ON her rap
IDLY increasing uhde with te west rs much ns possible,
through h.r wuhs. and yet al thuse seasons Of the
Ncdr When they Mefe tNon halle 10 distractions, she
would transact much nl her business through the Ne"
York aud r,nla roulcs The remarks will apply
with prtatcf a. less rec 10 hladvl Ina aud nltuulo.
But 10 nom Of the Atlantic ct OK dues thus view apply
vi h til much uree as Ia New York Having through
hs nTrat central all road thu most direct communicable
with the Queen u the ISL open nj all SENSING ul ho
year VIM dues thai The construction Of this wurh
will introduce NJ" IN the trade and commerce. oil
the nrtat emporium. " hill her uNn great Moks att
ulstucie aud the noble Hudson ITSELF IL frozen over.
New york can still, through the llehmpnd aud oho
Rail- I!,a, carry active trade with tmtinnai and
other Giles ia the " est. aud thus extend her business
through he entire sonr, Instead oi cTowdng ino 'bli
81 nine mouths NJ present on reference To proper an
fholitlcs vlll be found thai the aNorap" time the bust
ness ol he Enc Canal has been ulsturitd hy lee during
The last twenty years. il one huudlod and wenty lut
,ays Der annum and thai Il the Hudson rivcr, itpn The
same ,a,Ise, IL smchlng oHor ninety one days NOW
then consd, mig the hurry and confusion incident t. ihe
cl,np Of navigation and the delay aud uncertainty upon
lis opcninu before business assmcs lls Rul course, aud
The lime u The interruption ii business from this cause
nav be safely stated at four mouths aud hall III each
year New iotk lhtn has direct aud most M orian
interest the construction o S great central Improve
u,nt a \ lrpnia T., means Of Ter canals and la
roads sin can with one tand grasp the trade ol tie
Nest III successful competition with hrr eastern fNal,
Boston while. thtouph tins Virginia nr. size can con
tfol with the other baud, majority 81 tie same trade,
A. n,ansl Philadelphia aud Baltimore. IA, powerful com
petit VII the suulho See Hunts NJ Magazine. Sept
! ieiO.
IbG.e combinations attach great Importance To lhe
fact ihnl tins route the southry ui all the g a
lines across the Aleghan,s, aud justify The micro &C.
thai there viii be vast aeennula4n al huSts, upon II
from ali the lnurc norihcry lines during The cad e'hr us
of the year On the other hand. during the season OF low
water N the OHIO. which occurs 50 frequently III that II
yel aud oecnsuis great delays aud interruptions 81 lIaae
and travel this Virginia route VIII hatea very inp'r
au advantage ITS northern rivals, naSnut II VIII
tap the OHIO 50 low almost entirely Ia "hiaie ileso
o1, c,lons IL the Baltimore aud l'hadeIh lines. hs
Baltimore fully appreciates the lorfe oi ms Remarks In
evidenced by her long and strenuous Efforts to make me
terminus OF her great work at lafhfisbuIBh, oI Suhr
point below Wheeling The able advocaie II the
..,rrat Genital III relation to this subject, lay sua
ians the Importance nl tins view. In speaking ii l'e
Philadelphia line lac remarked that 'oMIng 10 lis more
southern locallon this road will bc less mpeded by SUI"
than its northern rivals, which Is also an important al
vantage
Nav when il is considered that The summit level o
the Great Central bundled and ninety seven let
above that Of the Richmond and OHIO aud some one hun
dr.d aud fly miles morrill, II Will be seen that II "ha
Ar Rochn has said of the advantage oi the Penns Iva
MA line over IT'S northern rivals be true. AS undoubtedly
il H. the same will apply with much moro force to the
Richmond and Ohio.
Again m relation the Virginia line, the same writer
remarks This route, when constructed viii iorm the
most direct communication between the Atlantic ana the
W est" and AS compared with the Baltimore road we
have his tlthcr testimony that the Richmond and %
ho road will prove the most formidable fVal ol The 1ai
timore aud ONO as 1t will intercept the trade OF The Ono
riycr below parkorshrgh. and Will mol allow u 10 reach
the tie .mlnation Of the Baltimore aud OHIO line
These admissions, cOmlpg IRON an able ana coholuau,
voclte of rival line. encd to great weight. Ana
ii Is well worth the remark that the Phlad'iphias III
striking out the plan of Their Great Central, when Is
a most magnificent project have virtually abandoned
the contest for the business OF the Ohio valley.
While the friends ofthc Virginia line believe, there
fore that they hold vantage guund IN cohendlhg of
this noble pri2c they would cheerully respond to the
liberal sentiment expressed by the eloquent advocate OF
the Philadep hia line THAT generous. high minded ana
honorable rivalry shall prompt in the pursuit oil our en-
terprse we will remember that the great W est oilers
room for us all"
Another distinguishing feature of the Virginia road is
it's central location in the Union As great through
daft tl.