Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-08-26

hal completed 81 milts Belgium has entered up the
Construction II 800 etes and. n ist3. had completed
80 miles. Aus RIA his nHlHfakun cham 1889 mes
In leagth. aad completes 81 eiles. Prussia has mark
ed Ut Chain 4 Is 6S olts IA le3gh. aud completed
10 miles. The Gtuuamc Salts nave uudcriakn tie
mfs. sad ii hr cl,ss a ISIS. had epentd 4559 miles
FL usiile. II Hand has undertaken complete sys'ea.
Russia h4s projected atd is iuetiHg Ca 10 us, and
tao Unifed ; aias have completed sac wiss. When
II Is added thar RaiWays ludieios{ ldstcd are NOV er
cry where ediHg large annual dividends the capal
iavesedihst 10 tie niisd sises. the clear dividends
of ihe 5nads have. IF laio wears regularly in
cFessrd from 10 : ler cesi ;lhs even IN Eugland.
where. account OF teif pushing them through all nb
saces IN arJeT 10 raiah lines their cost has
betn If ms G0,01G u 1o900la NILE. hsy weld CA
pnlni oi i've pr oea which than the rate oi In
terest there. who d0ua that he united testimony
aad expcrtBee ofali the grrat States ii Europe aad
n,esca have eaaclosve,y aesied heit Adequacy 10 sub
the CREST interests Of Commerce Agriculture and
Manufacturers
Bu il max 5o objected that the tendency Of Railroads
bald M the tsNns At tho arnu. ip The dctfmef
al the intermediate county us suggestion opens
WIDE f. ii tor dlscissou iul al ruttos u,~,lt 1ua
few observations careful eyamlnailan uf the statistics
q Railways al sho~ HAT he - eiiaH ~ great
ten, is III founded, and vii furnish conclusive pfsf
thai though in s1me cases, such fin, NAV be the
suit. The de,rncpi IS only temp uH. By liable, 10 be
faaad N arilclo taxi tnn the Edaghuig Review. #
appears that the average diauee unveiled hy the pastn
gers on the Englsh Railways IS shau - mcs .-tfat
tine y gian Rs,lvays, its al~5 - mes.-aud lhai
the French Railways. II is the same. 3y rNaml
naiian ol the aisiics u lhe Massachusetts, Rilea}s.
| find tie average distance there Ia lie about 30 ms.
(Which shows. hy the waY thai TIE people at M1s,aehu.
sets uaSei about three times much AS ihe people II
Eurape but have mol the uraas ri ss, tiauug Will
II Is the Other Railways IA In aiiea Nalts What
is The unavoidable inference Gum tbrse hc.sl Nbea
Meeousidor the great eeetl Il these Ra.Nals. n Il
eleaf IN oTd Thai the ageHgs distance moy be- rsduced
HI 4.h4 4 3 .l,.
passenger who passes over l99 mics grr1t many mus
pass dis aucc lass tan - 81 - miles.
Il lulloNs that great many persons hFtnI lmmed
aioly upoa RaliNay-and Al iutrlmeaatc Illuts--fe
oe.se is ben'iisat Hs IN The ny 81 travelling iaciI
ties, IN that lives al either terminus beyond Bu
IL alsn clear that Tie eqnmeieo mmediair, up#n
the bne.il moi brHtttfd 10 lie sane cN'cni.-llHsf
his rpceiyea greater aoHEbt tan lie distant CON
meree for. alhpeh aree 0ambrr ,oi rcfs1ls
pass an Ratio DIS. WHO ad sna 10 the products -
merchandise lst,ed. II IL esdeut thai The tannaac
mnsi inefease and d,uush, IA proportion. with hr
Passengers H. Eogsed. lHefeIeie. II prbi1le that
the average distance OF iran poraiu ot merchandise
greater han that Of las-ef aefs whlle, IA Massaehu
selts, II Is considerably resfer II the Eupsh Ral
ways are altogether mlenH, ahIe the Massachusetts
RAILWAYS arc not So, but iern au outlet f the Tonnage
ofihe Nesl
Now as Ia lhc Riohmond and Ohm Railroad cona.d
crd as an internal work sinea II would pa.4 Tier up an
agricultural eouhtry producing Yasl amount II heavy
arclts AMI also lhr.u- country ab1uadtua in sores
u minerals aud uuho, Tho average dl.tlre over which
the tonnage would be Transported would evidently alr
preach lha Of the ras.gf much mere uoady lmn IN
Manufacturing Sale ihe Massachusetts, Indeed spee
the Productions ct ulIu.a aIr in uosl respect, >fnI
La II these oil Glea Bu,aiuaad the halts Of the pa.
pie are mol liac, 10 10 be Expected. tha, cycatoay
the aFefaged@r cthe tram patla Ton o t.uoagc Will
approach as neatly hai Of a44sag rs, a. IA Gioat BIN
While, thcrcf re- since The proposed rnad would mol
be merely anintcralan ana Local WarI but WouM open
way lar the passengers ani tonnage Uhch would pa.
from the Easi aad West, tIflu4 the State thr results
npsn the Whole would moi shaw lhe same average dI.
tanres' as IN England sl'l. leal work the cnasn
dehey Would he Che 81 ue-tial j. Ia U,usd tho lhl,r
mediate plnis m1,o iLaa The ftiaini.
ilh7w We compare the oae Of the pJop scd Ra.a.
with that Of the rival oues thg result wit b. decisive
oi lis superior ads an ayes.
ere he ceaei4}eD