Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-12-14

From Report T he Cticf Engineer of the Jrmes Rirr
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union Of tba waters If he east apl ,yast ( 1brrl
i ,yasiinoton and NJ srsn,n i,s rrior ANIL adr,,ta7
What Ni-oian hne aIo1r ~ MI siIver waters f th
Gipanbrier ami The rains from the heavens vnni not
catch the insnration auJ His our o,d od u,,tbsr
Peace taqouiltv hardness and pr,enerjty ,ouI5 rein
frever On The som If llr r,ra and Tinted m M
tain streams d;-r,rI ana ds1oi,n c,uH Ala NJ abi
5nrn'ace Tnls-th. f1eace Of these f.li.Js. r,-ar
Jo the subject in \ Utica, asaact aIra ,o:,.n NJ
liars nD. N ar tla tbar vonJ .ei,I i'll drst III WA
b,l,nra ,vbc Lanai,s r. ,,,n,.,ere, a, Iinr al i've
ars bave ,ofan bpen Ut rrtb tba /, cannot NJ naces
sary 4, d,yrlI n.,n ihari, II ,rn
Int in connection vih his subject consilsr + mn
IVY II tbs tin-, NJ su,trt i t,v rt.,,rL nj al. .
the rival scheme Of railroad nav ayi,,.iao he ,,;
Mind N soIersole te c1naI yvst Nc C@;r.an r i,
not nv pnrt ~ u J. ~ nto oeaera JscuSsinn oftb
sohisef nf dc ,,ore,,e c,nolS or M cca tho ar,
M statement. IA ,or.,, aLyoca+n, ,.t;.h Jaru fd
he ne,,sr,,,a Az, a,d ,,i n N u, 1is,i,.tI, It'll
that am MT the nacpIiar and exclusive 9dv,.t. nf
particular uIan III iulnr,van, ant
have no,v bee, eno,aJ In H., active o,d ,,;r,orr,
ted nnrsuits Of NV N fsson fir nearly ,orentvfye
wears Aha durin the greater p,rtn IF Ibis Ip nari u
have baan -n,Hnvad in the construction and n,a,,r,
q
suppise from nv onr connection with he railroad sys
tent That NAV prediIections would incline that way and
as CHS IF public announcements an deci jtdv n g.
vonr Of t-as much lis advocate as am of canals and
not more zaalolsy the advocate If eler than of rn
pixies hnae As rhcy are considered But each Has is
particular and appropriate sphere ont Of which can
HIT f1ceit .nd Ii ny mind were biased in favour Of
any system the ez fusion Of the others. would be
unworthy cf the responsible office which hold and to
take greater u'itude Az unworthy member IF iha pro-
ttsson in which have lablured so long and 50 hard =
M the capacity aud physical power Of every kind Of
Improvement are fixed ard determined by unerrnu and
abstract principles aDd in deciding upon hch is ne
erabe is necessary ascertain the description and a.
mount Of labJur 10 be performed and then q prori
whichever is the cheqpest and best mode Of improve
ment whether be railroad canal turnkipe or county
road has my unqualified advocacy. have no motive
interest to subserve preconceved opinions and
prejudice conrat; friends to concate. enemies
oaPpaase. h these principles and feelings approach
The subject
The object he obtained BY all kinds of improvement
is the same, wit facilitate the intercourse Of per
sons, s The transport Of commodities which constitute their
wealth and The wealth Of the Stale. In deciding which is
bqdCflr caphes IF each benr previously ascertained
he fist enquiry is the number Of persons and the
mount and description of tonnage be transported them
if speed III the transit be required needs mechanical
principles to prove Only b. obtained by increase Of
mower and consequently increase Of expense II is only
ov means IF railroads that transportation under hgh veo
ties on land can be effected H. therefore, time is an
essential element in Tie calculation outweirhinr cos
railroads must be restored 10 f r IFS attainment
IN u.ppLtus countries enuaucd chiefly in marnf,c-
nre. eychanrpu ther fbr,s fr HE raw ma erial and
D7,ysius s,esd in travel and nnicj, return in all ar
Ies TRANSMITTED are desirable 10 snch countries rail-
roas 9re ndi.naosjbe The increased cos az fr,nsnr
arion laeurrd for velocity is overbalan.el bv ocE re-
urus WA SAVING H ouays IN he,gv Stacks ,vo.,I
,hor,is r,,,,ir, On, land II r.ilr,,1 / i, IL \
En,nl States have GENERALLY rrrd rroir,hle bnr N
ho mara fvoured states ~ uhat NAV NJ considered III
stna the I.ss t,v,ure s,atas sn.l f instance. AZ or
l,o,i.rt N, INV a.,ri,,,i,,-I .nJ i,aI $780, I ,
IN vasih /, MI tr.srta , i ~
ain,v f arrival in n,,rIa, NV oivan tina .r the oI
i,,,r,.nt c,,,; Iar,,r,. tha ,,7I III Ii,, I; ,h Wild, J
The wisdom of its adoption in that GREAT Stale is vindca
It'd by the unprecedented increase h her wealth ana nan
ulaon 10 ies than bv tie revenue III derives fam I'LL
canals which Welded last wear an avnr,,ra If ei I mar
cent on their cost But ID arpne fron The success az
raiIrads IN Massachusetts j, c,9aI IN Ola hat i,bar
me ora nIan or tha otlor under all i,n,s,,,c.s IL
nrar.r,tie Al III innr,,er,ant ,rII III Iin f,,,,
IN inf,tuation Vet il i verr c.,n t Inv W.
ard f,und ,rcror,,e,te ,,n III cant III ca,,, &c nj
Massachusetts rqilro,dI
IN ord.r f,rtIo- =, show, tho o,roro,o,,o o,o,nno.
II c.n.I. o,-or raiix1 i; tt ,a!t; liz il
bniens I II n+t :, -, ~ " tS
rn,onts ,IiI a o'--,a,I 49, e. 4r
ha transn,rtaii, ~ 1s III, III Po.l;, rairroaJ uih