Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-12-09

Of Tins Convention particularly at TIN, late hour nere 1t
Mt that estimates and statements made b, have hren
- frequently alluded 10 Ia the frur.e of thr debate that
II becomes duty eve Il myself as well as Ia tins
body, that should stair, distinctly and clearly what
ese csimlles are, and upon what pfunnus they are
founded. | hol, ty The report ri Nj lIarr5u ii sur
NeNs nade lay hun IN the Araf ls3}, tut TIN, distance
iom yuchhnrg the IN nth ol lhe Geanartrr on the
taNmGon route. Is al III lq9 mdfs. and the d,slanrs
heWe'n The samr polIts. The Elliott, Greek ROUTE 4,
Tvs mdrs. making Il lsrenea u slN mfes In favour oil
HE lac Ivy toNngwn. The survey Of ha EIluu', crock
hno struck New River nj the mouth oi l.tac Rly,f-
Nav, by taking line down Connolly. branch winch
tails inta New River about fur miles lower :, avn |
could elict saving IN distance at than sly miles
aud AVOID the rugged cls Of liulo Riyer and again
at the 'io'aosfoe by oneonntens short deep cut,
additional saving otahuul III ot II nudes would BE- made
thus rrnd nng the distance considerable, in t,yor of the
ronte llr ugh Montgomery In point II ,aIr also lin.
line Is greatly pref lble The Allie tlaIll can bccrrs-
ed at the head Of Ellntts ercehat gadca, exceeding
SHY lcr per n,lc Will by the fcp1u II Nj lerron
aPrafSillai an the Hln@lop luulc lbrfe II tunrlhrr
i've me-, AT is ecl 10 the mile lly The enlr Of MIR
VIM u Thompson. al a survey made fnn lynehhurf
phe tennessee line 1t appeite that The road Is et,rrIg
macdcobie and by his e,lunatc carlull, made, eAd6
amy the amount ui excavation, cmhanhment, mlsonry
bridging, Ne. II also appears that the rost would not
e>eeed that u Railroads generally. Tins estimate was
nude dolIat the prevalence ol hlgh per, but find
10y lah'ns his Items, and parng upon tben the prices
at "hch the work can be executed at Tins day that ,r
s'mrled Tor $4,000 per mile Tho estimates. sir Of
VII Thompson, thus carefully madr | consider ,nuIled
10 hllconlinncc, aud from my knowledge oi the eoun
Try. am satisfied that they exceed. lather than tall
short OF, the reality.
But, sir, tins estimate ran he verified in ,uolher way
tom the rrpatls Of various Railroad corp,faIiat, aud
olhf sources md that The total o these fol.
ilom then inception down To the year Is it, embracing
all Pe'"We" rePd1S, renerdi, depals. cgtnes. cas-,
Nc, aud mhJpnty al them. including p'tlul Of from
/ tpI Il, nu nv 4 L
per mile. Well sir, mnIhriy OF these roads are ,n,l,
iInck roads, executed when R,u,d, were l., Their II,
'ancv when we had not thclght ot poncnco; when
prices were extremely high and abouf Of Al, kinds was
At least double that al The pr, sent rates II, Rulrood
en."lth double track could have bee n con,lru,t Tar
81 '"o7 per mile ask any gentleman, cuuyersln with
the SUBJECT Ia say nhrthrra road with a .InDe t,arL
could not have henn constructed uudr the sanr clrcum-
Stances oI S2o,0NO per mllr; aud II it could lien h,,
been made lo that sum, whether SlGpu0 /, MT none
liberal ssllnnle Wei. sir. let ut lph a hllr h,fhrr
lnolhls matter Neatly all o the r14,4 have fcll ma,
10 Nclc mule with white lahlur. Now uha, /, lhl rel
avr cost al lfcn nud sllyo alonr} non his n,,,
sill, can give Aou good authority Rr~pecahe ., ntlo
men lrun Pcnasyvaua. hu had been af,, ly .n,,,.l
III The manufacture oil mon IN thai State have stated l.,
me, that their slave labor IN Virginia e,sts Them 10 r
cent less than Mto lehor COSTS there Nh Cahr ma H..
sui greater diff renee. Ia his | Iih annual r.n,rl Ia
The Stockholders the Jitn,s Il l,rr and X anvil Gan
Pny Page ~ he estimates HE proportion Ia In ~
IL >. has ralcnllIln would dncc my rsliaa,f, H.
SloOoD, aud lhlnh lhnt ALLOW very liberal ,n,f,,o
when pul II al $1,000. | have thu demon. I,,1c1
sur hope satisfactorily to all that the road can be bult
within my estimates.
ST, gentlemen here have advocated the ryfensia, n
/ TN ija"Hie road lf7n DmellIr II New Rlvef. uf1in,
him, ;, lii ,,,,a ,''i f, ''',, 9'a ilgIrso
ON, T. Il pa - - W "'H.H"j Aul
,,n, nm ,t w. ,'' 3 !. - - UNDERSTOOD a
, 6 , - IN" 81 lar us my feeble voice
ana tllos shall avail. II shall have lhcm from The y,ry
f,I, , '',',' '',' ,''' ! no in'h nat The friends
r H. 49,, l7 '',' =, '"r upon US We are moi toll,
p,,, :, ,,,,,a,iI | ''"'" '',ufIu' u New
.J l I INC UNDERSTAND surrey VA,
l.., ''' " ''''' ''"'S years Since by NaJ1r
I,n, i'',''" VI o'S'ive'y hSh repu 'tl'" rs an
ha'7 w 1 'e'' nS report "l lh1H' surveys,
r1h ' 49, ~ ~ 'v''''hfh up" "h1m | eau
10y ,'i' i 'l'l''is 'f'" ihat report, Inclined
~, 'rs,'y ~ 't',' olr aseoni oi iho noun
@ Nv ~ '''n ''''l inc country "n tbs hne,
na' 9''7''1 '''" e 3'oral typographical h1lnf's,
- -" ','' mum 'p Is Tie f1~e. h,nurmcn
- -, '''' '''I" 'N9W' US lhrY arc lHlstnel, de
/ '''" NV ''''' " " P''e'r'h'' very Pomble, sir.
-, -. ''''e ''' III ''"7' d'ks' 'acllned plane
" ~, ~ S''" ~" '' psl'@ very seI9ns Obstacles upon
IVA, ''', ''""'' " ny 5H' 'r. Amr4lr h'2naon, who
I's '," Wv" "tN"'"''gta as Standing at The head "t
r"' ~ sun constructed h1r1ad IN Pcnnsy lyanl,
,l,,' ''"'','' u ''uS'e' nhRIHg upon II several IN
p'''S al" "n'' mas b'eh the laie ol HAT Nork?
, y" ''''o'' n'1 'ol'a me lto has been torn up. the
',''' '''"''''' ''a inc c'P'al sunk Experience has
s'''' "'' ''''''' P'ane'. involving The use Of station
ny P.'' ''' ~ l''t al Inc present day
l''l Nui'h it'Iilt'h llr de7lnCd tHDIurtirdbis-