Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-04-23
From the SGrannah Republican.

"ThS OSOrgla IS al this maaent celebrated in every
section Of the United States m prodgous advancement in
tnrse respects, and her actual mmandlng puson Is he
common theme Of letter writers and travellers We have
tei"een toriy and hiv manutacorIs with from co to
7UOD splnde in each, in operation 10 this State Oar
yarns and cotton ab.cs Ad markets in nearly every
quarter Of the country from New York u Tennessee. A.
ahama and Mississippi. Or mines have been partially
explored, and are producing superior railroad non
castings. marble. line, al price 50 10" mat i Is uSee III
considerable quantities revive ne worn iaos q
State and articles which We need not stop 70
mention.
Coming down on a freight train from Marietta To A.
lanta The other day. roced the following articles Of
freight, it, in sacks -four in sacks and in barrels
wheat, iron castings, domestic goods and warns Hun IN
1ales lime and bacon. diversity OF labOur g.es Land
IN hand vi this progress The eternal fields Of cotton
and nothing but cotton, no longer APPEAR in the UP
Try. except 70 limited The cultivation uf That
-iaFe 10 The Northern counties viii comparatively cease
10 lew years, and be transferred aud more the
fertile bottoms Of Sou'hNes Grurgia The hill sides
~ the Cherokee region and middle Georgia are
smiling with green crops uf heat and other small grains
There are Touring mills, as the Eowah, The Lebanon
Columbus, those in Clark and elsewhere. wh-re the
wheat purchased at lbers price and converted into
flour which has time since found lis way to Atan-
TIC markets while has been exported from this port
To Brazil and other countries. The article OF Northern
nJuf now almost baH,hed from ts market and has
required scarcely year to accomplish the change Oae
wear the Central Rallrad conveyed into the interior
'.JJJ odItIS ~ NJft iltfI II M he wear UIl WIiJ
brought down 5000 barrels IF Georgia -four the upward
current being leely nraed; and now carries Up
none, unless Il he the Georgia article which travels back
again. or consumption at various points N The lower
ton uf the state.
These manufactures and railroads have created home
m25Eeis. They have 1t he time diversified agr
cultural aud all other pursuits They give employment
" the i4rmer. carpenter, The mason, the tanner the
tiunder HE Miner and id Short almost All WHO follow
the various aod devious Wayso human industry. The
act OF the last Legislature relative u manufacturing as
Sicdtions Is on level with the euIhtened spec
mems Of e-saton If this century And vet il survey
ing the present order IF things ought not to forret
bow recently it has been established The a.. us allu-
ded 10 was not passed til Considerable amount of cap
al waiting fir Investment in manufactures was driven
away to auhher State. Only tcw wears have elapsed
sure the Court created FIR tile Correction of Eros
winch mas showered 81 many BIZ ssinrs the State
ne cause of Education still receives but tarIv and IN
adequate support. Il is winch claims attention
loudly al TIE hands of our law givtrs
Ihe mr1a and physical nilnrnce of cur railroads IL
bringing about this order If lhings is not sui GENTLY
appreciated. The Up Country is now no lurrr sealed
book bnt which passed hcfre the traveller Ike
a moving panorama lie travel on the SAFE Road has
probably quadrnpei since it was opened 10 Dalton Il
Will Increase vastly when is completed TO the
Tennessee River aud vet more when our communal
lions penetrate 70 the interior Of Tennessee THE FAM
Inc IN Ireland gave I'd tile State Road extraordinary IT,
ctlpt5 from relghs ot provisions and bread SUITS in
October, lSH. In October. 1878, the fieiohls were
greatly increased near So 900. without any extraordinary
demand, and it has been estimated that when The Nash,
vile and Chattanoaga Railroad i cunrleed Tie teorria
Road wilt require four times lis present conove pow
condition which will prob sly involve the construc-
ton of another track unless the Tennessee business be
done chiefly in the summer.
Our great state work has already raid Back 10 The
State the cost Oft construction in the shape Of mu
iltnde of benefits beyond the power Of clcuaion and
II Is not daring pophesy to make that in less than
twenty i've years viii my al the drbs of tile state
nrncpal apd Inerestand relieve her citizens frum all
taxation. The fair AMI Impartial cement Of such
work should not be conded the control ofany one man.
~ least two commissioners from the Northern ana
the other from The Southern section Tie Sale-o per
haps ihree-anal gons to the New York Canal Commits
sIoners, should be appointed to its guardianship. That
such law is in eminent degree necessary we shall
undertake 10 prove hereafter.
Table, showing Tile Length and Cost, per mile, Of
Railroads, in Virginia.
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
RI miles St q road ana property SI,4740n4 g
Being. pr mile Sl9459 %
Richmond and Petersburg Railroad
% miles. cost of road and property, tucrea-
sad BY the bridge,,) $S77. 484 As
Per mile, S39, $50 90
3'mles, cost Of road alone, slS4S9 90
eFme, SIC, tG3 90
Petersburg Railroad
80 miles, cost Of road ami property, 1915 SCI %
| Per mile, $1,000 Op
Louisa Railroad.
so miles, cost of road and property, sl74l37 O6
Per mile 40 4S2 IA
Portsmouth. and Roanoke Railroad
76s miles, cost sl5l9l4O SO
Pet NILE $20460 90
1'uckahoe and James Rirer Railroad
4. miles. cost SEQ 800 as
Per mile. $4,599 90
Winchester and Potomac RaiIrord
50 miles, cost Of road and property, $5094I5 05
Per mile. $500 90
Gree'srills and Roanoke Railroad
81 miles est Of road alone, S2e4Il5 "A
Fer Ille, $3.50 90
City Point Railroad
q miles, cost Of Ioad and pr perty slq5967 II
\ Ter mile, S2l ,626 90
Chesterfield Railroad
- miles. capital stock, $4,000 90
Fer mile, sl3,500 90
The accounts from he engineering expedition sent ont
BY MesSrs Aspnwall 4 Cn. January last are Of the
most encouraging character. One letter SAYS:
Il he progress Of the divisions work on the Panama
side Of the Chaaes river. has been much greater than
at All anticipated and their success beyond The most
sanguIne expeditions The grad NC and cut inr Mil be
much less than expected, and hat one tunnel of 700
feet in length, will be required Ii the party is allowed
fifty working days more they will settle nnon a line Of
railroad that viii reduce tie original e. innate Of he cost
at least million Of dollars and will communicate with
the Atlantic from Panama, by steam in eighteen or TWEEN
months from the day the road is first commenced -
This WILL or can be done ty nerinnry tha r,ad II D,