Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-05-31


bite. Charleston, Wheeling and other cities ali of Nh ch
have contributed literally towards building Railroads We'll
worthy OF HnIta ION. city can in no other way sow
sfed which VIII produce crop Of valuable and
aSng benefits 10 her citizens, Of all classes and occupa
IONS
FOR BEACON
i.YNCHEURG, 7rH MAY, 1919
l)ear Sri have great pleasure in announcing ID YOU
the iact mat the citizens ofmy town have subscribed
ttre bnndred housam dofus b the soch of HE V-gla
AKA IehHesse RGiro1d Compaay. Besides this consid-
cradle sums have been subscribed in the counties Of Pa
laSAL Montgomery, Wythe, Symh and Washington and
theamoun daily increasing. All doubt is now at an end
Is to the Willingness and ability Of people subscribe
the seven hundred and fifty thousand liars required by
law 70 be taken by individuals solvent and able to paw
before tile Board Of Public Works are authorized to sub
scrba N the part Of the Sae,o three ihs 81 $50
CUJ Of the capital stock OF our company.
lhlS state OF things renders it certain that 10 the r
zens Of Lyncburg belongs the credit of being the.frs to
commence the construction Of great line Of Railway
which Will connect by the shortest and best route the
Valley Of the Mississippi with the Chesa peake Bay.
now ee more socitude than for the success of The
efforts making To reconstruct the Portsmouth and Roam
oke Railroad If that road We're once rebuilt even to the
point where the line Nottoway River You would
mo no dIihcuy IN showing 10 capitalists that line d
ve1glng from the Portsmouth road at point about mid
way between the Nottoway and Meberrn rivers 10 pass
throu9h Southampton into GreenSVle county, north of
Inc Mehernn thence along the highland dividing the
waters OF that river from those Of Noltoway through
brunswick. INnenburg, and along the Northern part OF
Charlotte near the head Of Little Roanoke into the VALLEY
OF the James River at Lynchburg; would present route
superot-consdeed either with reference 10 distance
or the physical features ofhe country-as to DEFY all
competition Tor the vast amount Of tonnage, which the
rgnIa and Tennessee road will conduct across the Blue
Ridge and Allegheny mountains into the Atlantic slope of
OF our State II this connection formed with Lynch
burg Norfolk would have, within the limits Of VIRGINIA
back country. and h1yiuU
three of the New England States. | refer not only to
that portion OF Virginia through which our railroad will
pass but also to the counties west of Lynchburg from
which the tonnage is drawn, by the James River
Cana' work now IN progress of construction Buch
aAan, point 3O miles above US. and which, doubtless
will be ultimately extended to the eastern base of the AL
eghany mountains, in Allegheny county-if not to the
valley Of the Kanawha itself
But this is not the whole extent of the back country
which. IN few years. Will seek outlet for its products
through Norfolk Tennessee will sooa extend the Rail
way which Virginia IS conducting her borders THROUGH
her entire length to the Mississippi at Memphis When
these things shall have been DONE who can compute the
benefits which will result to the whole Union from such
line OF lner-communcaon2 For proof that Tennessee
nghy understands her true interests, and that she fully
appreciates the advantages of her true position. | oiye
you the following extract from letter received bv me
few days since from Charles Irving, ESD, of Mem
phis.
Knowing the interest taken by you in every thinr
connected with Internal Improvements 1t has SUGGESTED
Itself to me, that Of the action ofour neone
ont here on similar subject would be accountable In
my last leer--or the before the as-I mentioned
rumo that Governor Jones dturned his attention to the
SUBJECT OF Internal improvement Since that time he has
been engaged most zeal0usy in arousing the dormant
spirit OF our people. He has agreed to make several
speeches on this vital subject and has ia use bis
language, ''let the heathenism of political wor.bin Gr
the pnraf religion of Social and physical devpnpmen and
dedicated The remainder Of his days the subject p lie
spoke at Germantown to day, and think from the iedj
caHns observed he produced considerable impresson
on the public mind Ills speech of general charac
er embodyng strong arguments in favor of the absolute
necessity of Internal improvements TO the wealth and
prosperity OF tennessee contending that the nerleet of
ths was the cause OF Southern decline in population and
wealth and that 10 the wise internal Improvements Of the
North was TO be traced her political ascendancv He
81 he IN lhe happest manner and with much more zeal
ana earestness than expected sodry theme could elicit
IN one accustomed to the combustibe and inarmatory
topics OF political contention. He is evidently deeply in
teresed in the subject. and nfuses into it a life an
anracVeness not generally impaired 10 discussion. y
mi. stanton, representative in Con,ress also
spoke lie + 2n excellent speaker though Of differ
Ont order from Jones. He made an ELEGANT and ammo.
pirate speech, ard is strongly in favor If Internal IN
ircvemenis The effect Of TIE proceedings and the con
tnued advocacy Of Governor Jones who carries enhu-
Sas n'o every thlng. will produce feeling which
would fully respond your own views of this matter
should not omit to state, that Governor Jones and
Air. Stanton alluded to the Virginia and Tennessee
RAILROAD and urged upon the people its continuation to
Memphs''
There is no mstakin4the "sgns Of the times -
Memphis and Norfolk are to he connected by rail-
ways, and thus the agricultural production will
De brought into close connection with the principal mlrts
OF commerce our Atlantic confines. Once accnmp sh
ms great end and the people, in perfect security will
point with scorn and dersion at the analical politician
whether he BE found North South Of Mason & Dixon's
ne who IS mad enough talk Of valung great con-
federacy Of States
With high respect,
| Xnnr nhedIent servant