Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-08-14

ras~cngers and in 1871 25 fo6 mention these rosis
,ry btcause have The zeal fact, etore Ine and Il
doubt many other railroads the increase equally
Greai.
! however may be told that our rail ,nad will NOT be
profitable those which have r.ette because 1t
Will mo- nave rs "anF er>ns II transpirt but when
look at tn country through which passes and its prob
able connections with other rail roads We must believe
that us travel will, when flushed BE- equal 10 any other
But admit. for the sake Of argument. that this viii not
ie the case, yet let me rtnd you that Of The most
Profitable rail rads in the L. States receive but little
from travellers I: | the Reading and the South
LafDiua rail nads.
Shall attempt 10 estimate the tonnage on this rail-
road! Shall ! make guess of how many tons If lead
VIII be manufactured at the Lead mines in w yhe,
when II AIMED that the lead is If superior quality
10 that of Missouri an Illinois the ctal which no
doubt will BE- used As fuel low down the Cana as
NcOtlsvIlle; aud the number Of manufacturers which
VIII require lis plrucGifly of IrJn when the fuel
and the Ia at1l Will easily AMI cheiplv oItainel1 or
the gypsum when Its COST, delivered in Lvnchbur will
not pToh1by exceed 81 per ton (alloning 50 per
ion for the quarry right and iii can BE- trans
ported TOR two cents per ton per mile J when reflect
It is of superior quarlty 10 the Nova Scotia? and the
large quantity that VIII he required to suspiy the coun
Try from the Plaster banks 10 Lyncburg d the
nal as low at least Scottsve. up 10 Buchanan and
wagpnel from thence through the Valley Of Virginia as
low down as SauHton and also the quantity that will
be transported the end of this raj r. d to sup
ply Tennessee Georgia aud ). Carolina ?-Or the salt
which be- manut.c ured az from L, ~ cents rer
bsshel! which BY ir test IS ascerained 10 least
third stIonger Than the Liverpool Sat) which can
he Goi. IA Lynch5urg at about 20 per .lshel-
the country supplied from the salnes in Washington
county to Richmond and sold in that market for less
than the Liverpool salt-ald the larger pntinS If the
Stale If tennessee, with parts Of Georgia and South
Car lima supplied vi h this sat Tna ii can be manu-
featured at from to 10 per bushe there can be bu'
e duuoi for the New Yurk salines sal is made at
from 10 ~ cents, (>ee the letter of Mr.. Thomas
Spencer, Super't.. to DR.. Mccall, published in the
Abingdon Nlrgnian. and the brine at iass salnes
only IS per Of saiuraton;-n her-a. at the sanes
IN W Washington county It 81 per Of saturaon
ttested by Mr. opencer) and at the hanawha saines
the brine is only 3 per cent
At the New York sanes. Mr. Spencet Informs US.
that 10 D. 600 0tjU bushels Of salt are annually manu-
tcfur-d and the kanawha salines from 800 900 to
3.WO,OO0 of bushels and as the brine at the Washing
ton salnrs much stronger than even at the New
York salInes, cannot conceive any cause which will
prevent much salt being made the former as now
made at the latter place. when this rail road shall be
completed AMI Connected with the Tennessee GEORGIA
and South Carolina railroads..
Shall attempt estimate the quantity Of iron which
"i be manufactured IN South western Virginia and East
Tennessee when this extensive country is full of of
The finest quality aud this rail road passing near coal
ana iron, could transport one to the Oher, little cost,
and in pIaces am informed, the coal and iron are
III Jnxtapositon Pennsy vana last year made 352 900
TONS of iron, with advantages superior ours and
ven 1t one third Of that quantity manufactured and
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,nd viaIJ , ! !; Jr;JontI r ;ltI Il IL
ANN, ~, ,v,., NIL, ~ n;aJ- r - H.. t ~ ~ -
tho to,n,a M, ,Lis r,d fr,' tI =; - - i H.
sufI;ian, - $50, hi. ;,',, ', ~ i ~
divida,,I ' "
The ,,r;c,I,rroI rr,drctio,s of r., -rooo ,,I
Sonh western Virginia will also afford LARGE amount
al tonn3 > we IRE mi \, estimate ,,t, !; - r,,n
because tho cos If TRANSPORTATION h, ,, II i tho
cost of rrod,cti,n exceeIed tho : 'l l.. t a.; ,I
road be consrurleJ-Iet the farmers in i Eat;Ia and
extensive cnupfrv he satisfied Ihar ,bo, LII - I'll,
reward FIR their labor and these bil .nd IIas iii,
wave with Golden harvests and ,gr;c,l,rrl jc,i,os
nfeyery kind will he orown IN an ,n,onn n, !, viii ,s
toui,h tho bcl, Ller
The travel an his road ,orst ,r ! 49, 49,
yoL >, /, rr,h,lIo corpec,i,n UNI, ,I Y, sI
l.e.nass,s ~ ,I,a,dv connected Hi ;r = 81
aanooca i, the rail roads of (;eorra and Srb C,rI;n
ox,onIirr ,bence +, Nas, ,iIIs "a I ~ -; -
al ,he las ssn Of her i esI,tnTe az ,a
fiinhwassee rail road Ia Knoyvile Wa nir r,,d !;
cn,,,nIe,eI ,,e .I,u he IN c,nnec,; ;t ~ 1 ' !
exc.p the shor, distance from Knoxv;Il r. tho vr;n9
ia line and this no doubt will be made bfr ,r rad i
dame Aoan i, is contenn,at cd Ia, i'm, ,b, o,,.o
ti,n If The Tennessee road from Cbo,,.,or. ., Nr,
,hls and when tb.s is done who can estimate tho tr,yl
np our roJ The Baltmora r,J ,,a,s,,r,aJ J.; IL, :
r,ssenoers eou,l in number tn 2I3 O00 ,hnoL oa,
rets The directors If the road say bs, whom !, ;s 6
;:bed !, will no I'm, as dust in tho boIo,o . aJ 49,, -
-,a - onrnoctd Win tho 'raaa IT, nJ ,h
c,nne.ad IN Memohis will il nat fvor,II ron,-a u
his p,,,icrl,r viii, The BaItimnra r,d l,rerr - -
c,aa;n,oJ y;t, tho dii1i, ulr;a, ,nJ ;l. m 10 n; -;
q, and the great saving Of time which will he achieved
Inv ,,kipr the ears At Nem,bis .nd o.s; ,.or nv
51Iad II Il . c,ras ,f the east o,s, 49, i; H. f;
aiive