Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-12-09
VOL. NXVI.--NO. IS

rNhblls' much hbonr and research ia !, M, ""'cn
mat ,nev mns give hearty support to tbat .cl.,".
"heh hnf, fr Some years .fi,4,c ali tho r,J :, I .
on thu Canal and may greatly increase - ~. " ne road
'lhe whereas by the nd ptlun of he con,oo,; =, r. "
uHr' me ana must be cut or from a hycc norI;on ~
ihe fdde 'chlch IL Hotr enjou % Po'"""
M, ST. we secure the co operation of I,o'e,our
hat county Is deeply interested in lla m,nuc,o,'
non by branch rad from Biz Lick m p, "
"a'h ~ eo'lfrY practicable and Of easy eonst uc 2
a,',s NC roc" OF Montgomery. (hao which none better
,'o W ,",'u 'r Tue manufacture Of an) through IN.
h'all "' The county, thus enabling her Il, ,,T y,
non Trade 10 almost any extent at ne 49,, ~ ~"
'ne interests involved IN tho Two schemes and son hr
,ne account stands On the one side we have ,nch
',o''n1 (o'cause she deeply Interested in lhs
success oi The Canal as well as of the mai \ Cm
nrdIafd Bnetourt Roanoke MIon,,nmeru pIh;'
y'he. Smyth. Washing,on Giles MIrrcs, p'a s'.
raNelir aud all the Western counties o.. Tho '''ha,
Yn'qI "ra's'n' Floyd, Franklin. Patrick and Henry
ne t'Iodrance of interest is great, In orr f,v,,r
ne'','e slr' Thai our only hope is in ,,,,io, in.
tteSN, thlhk have shown are not ant,,y,.,o,i.i -
'he contrary They are Identical and impo1e ,cn,In.n
" lay a'lde oil discussion, and unite upon The, schoma
Mh1rh IS most feasible II W. are only ,,,,;,j ;r n'
9'o ""f. WIN stout hearts and willing hand. s,ernlv
l's'iVed maj we wW succeed, We mani x na,,
d''.''s'"n To enter our ranks, we must fiji ''
~ regard To tho revenue to be derived trn, ,h;;
"V'mcn' sh'll indulge IN no bright visions albonnh
believe sincerely that no exaggerated estim,, 81 T.,
amonn ol trade, which would pass over the r .,
course "i very lew years. could well be- mad. Iii
merely say mat had OCCASION, in making som. c,cn'
a'o"' III regard 10 an independent road from Iyncbhn,
10 saleIn, To make an estimate Of the tr,de t,, -;
have epn,oi founded upon The c.ns,s r Is IA "'""
no allowance 'r Increased pr dncon from thar ,, ~
W" ~ '''''ef 81 ihs convention must acknowl.
'''o " NV 'N"eheIy Inederae. That estimate u..
composed ol those items - 300 possenrcrs 80. "a'
ton al the mail. 5000 TINS morrb,n's ,no ans
tel' i'hlr 'oo hhdS. inbaero $50 tons ben,n , onn ~
plaster 2oo VI hog,, 5000 barrels vL.Ls, 100 ."s
eao' o,oo tons non, 50lon bacon and lard 4 ooo n
4 ,,,4I. a.
,'''' - o'i p"'peH rye and 39ol bushels of corn
producing revenue Of tlt07li y yross ar lam, " .,"
. per cent heit npnt the capital invested IfsnoL -.
he me result upon n rad from Salem Il, I vnchl
Tears nr'd he entertained the safety Of an 80. ~
mrni IN that road extended Ia tin, ON, 2 - " invest.
AMI Tennessee upon the other " wv manu-
Kermit mo, sir. Ia tresspass n li,il, I,o,. -
aehf'' ana loshow what has h, en- done ,,d 49, y =;
"oo8 III "hef portions olhe Union About ye,r s,a.a
We 's'Ie" III MAKING Tor my own sarlslac,ino s,ns
'i'ula'l1ns as 10 the fcaliVee Isl and meri,sr p,
aud tanaS. aud wrote for some ucun,,i,, 20 '''o''s
- " ~, 'd'eHrrr and Superintendent Of IN, ph,IiI
Pn'a aod h'ad'a@ ta'Iroad eceived from him in rsn,v
'u'' "''eo VIII read a. II exhibits the 80 rii wIcb
IL ah'ad el'e"Iure on tho sun ct Of ,n,.rn "nc"
n,eni, and contains information which o, improve
source, Is entitled 10 great respect s nun sue"
hk'n'Ne. Pa. Dec. u, 1876
dear Provost have to-day received van lo,s. =
"lg "a a"d ch"er'nIly comply with your rea,rs, VI
am asloni'hed lhai. at the present J,, y;::
'oqd b" foud far be,iad Ne are =, oa,, .ns,oa
me comparative utility ot Railways and Canals f"''"'
''' PS' experience, aud present pley If the ,vo,lJ
" 2'' I"''" wen rs every other country has lone sine.
,'' '''' P'ii ny aoclanatnn, in iyour Of the nova,
hila@ ifn Kan, travelled by The ..rm Ir.s ,, ,h'
9na 81 clylIlzer II the 10 h century ''o
tPp,f ol what have stated lt ne hal ;,
n'I'hrf1 put oi the Continent and travel S,uTb " '"'
~ ''f '''e ~, 'hr possession and Of the great
intlI outlet u the Lakes, the river St I,w,enoa
ihe two finest Canals upon the( ointment '
ana hiIelu - the British aud Canadian Govennn,
'' N J''nn@ h1lraad, 600 miles Long 'om IIaC,, a
,'1ec. ftl'ac capital is maling a R,Irn,J an,
mll'S long from Portland To Montreal mil n , ~
''''s one lle saioe distance. LAKE Cb,mnl,,n
he state OF New York qai-tlv sinks he or. III -;
''s''" ~ "cr f'ro lanai and branches to Lake Erie
mounting Including lis eareement" to ASS o1o oo0
,'''' 'rp'n'n,' dcYong all her energies 10 ths
e"h''tne"on OF kAiL ROAD. from the preot lake.
IT, The Metropolis. J. Pennsylvania pr,c;,rL, ,ba .a,.
P"" '" P"S"ed' As Lar as CARDS her Canal imnroy,
nePs ,nel' cost being sunk and their route left for
"a hom COMMUNICATION To the I.akcs "
II Maryland, the Baltimore and Dbi, Pa; H., H.
s'eGtt"'" Ia pushing On her great work to the frs,
al ''' ana nave every prospect of reachinp their Ohn
,f'"'nIs "hlle lhelrtval, the Chesapeake and Ohio
., 'n?' YET reached even the first point and few
VIII pretend Will reach the latter in this century
Ono Is now pushing Rnd Road. through her terri
'pry 10 me Lakes, parallel Nth her ('aaai
would direct your attention to the most ;mn,r,,nt
" p'e" WI" le above instances that the rail road
P'y pursued ny lne several State ms moi been The re-
suit oi toE roHag,' political conies,s or warmly argus
questions decidedly iulpg maj rites; but on the cuntr.
y mas been adopted by the unanimous action. of The NO.
PIE themselves, OF all classes and with nj Hilary vn;c.
bIhg htafd IN ldvor OF the now obsolete Canal,
Much more might be adIuced in favor of the rail VI,
water On pass to your enquiry about the wear of our
rails ~ " '
We have heard the Old argument aboni some ENGLISH
'p''S having worn cut tracks and S00000 tons having
worn ont one track often repeated that now excites
o"y " rId.cul' as our own road gives the lie semi
annually Last years report. which send. sneak, f.r
its'.1. IN tonnage aud wear Of rails
This year, 1876 gives these results:
-, Tons
Total tonnage Of road, exclusive of Engines
and Cars, I 56I 7so
=" No: defective bars replaced ON ,rhoe
road including double rack Is f. @ in
clues long, 60 lbs. per yd. F., ,Gs
WI. Of these 5G6 bars 262 = tons 5000
COST Sls,354,O0
"oe Vi ''ese <oEz Ions as old iron a $i2 ll.0l2,40
Equal 10 i6en per ton !. actual
cost s7,34l,6O
OF the above sec bars - per cent were Ind dorm
and used in tHhouts making the above lss much less
Total tonnage OF Road during the 81 years OF its opc-
ration 3,S0l ,eil tons.
Mhs faithfully yours.
(signed) "A NICOLLS.
Here. Sir, what our neighbours ar doing and it
behooves us to he on the alert, will son be left
out OF sight See what has been the resul, il Penn sy-
wanna OF the construction u the Reading Rail Road-seo
bow rapidly her 'tade is increasing! while the whole
tonnage OF the road In 81 YEARS has been 1901 SAL TONS
10 Ne iasl year, 1t amounted to The enormous Of