Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-09-12
VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE RAIL
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"en"'"s " c"pt. ehnrrs Ihmnoek and UiHiam ".
trump F.sq. al The .heeiing IF Citizens of Rich.
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NIillnm u. Mcfarland, Esq. having called npon
Cant, Charles Dlmrnock FIR such iufnrma'iIn no he
mi, ht hi III pertinent to The occasion. that o.ntIen,,
arose an SAID much as follows.
Mr.. Chairman had supposed the gentleman who
had INV ed u here. would have performed the initiarory
a1iy OF opening tie subject as lie j, more competent
TO do II than am at any lime. but especially a. am
tlken somewhatRy surprise. Bui. sir. az do take Ar,
int rest in the great work for the aid If which we b,y.
met, and s | have some knowledge Of It.. pre.eu, condi.
ton and future wants, am willing to address Won y f.v
remarks.
a Convention is 10 be held at Wylbeyille M Tho 1Ib
inst, for the putpls If ni,i o further means I, o,nn
viii the co">trncti m Of the Virginia and TennTsae
Railroad. and Rlchm md has been inv,ted 70 ..,t dal..
gies thereto; aud hope. sir, it NAV he the rl.,sur. #
this m 'eling called for the pnrpose- 1, aeon, of ,b,.
Invitation; aud that you, M. Chairman. viii .rrisc, snrb
gsntlem n as viii attend and exercise a s.l,t,,v ;oga.
ence in the d.. i5erati ns of that b ,dy far ,bs bes, into,
resi- of our ,iy. For. sir. in NV iniom,n, thorn !. =
work laid down ia Virginia. or ,b,1 can h. n,,n,..d IN
which The c,mmprcial destiny # Ricbm nd il nn,. &c.,
ly lnYolv-d, than in this Sonrhwes, road wbe,ho, fr
veal or W., depends upon future de yel,,men,s md rn
inre cannectinrs with that work. 1t IA known bv all
here. that his road commpncps at I.ynchburp , M =
the Blre Ridge and the All.phany. nm the V,II.v r.
Virginia To he Tennessee line, thence +, be taken nm bv
this last named State and carried through some of its
mos important cities and towns t, Memphis. np,n the
great Mississippi river. S,me 60 miles Of this work
will be graded Ills fall; the iron, which h, been
gagged, will be laid down next summer; 9, ,b,, ne.,
years agriculture productions. COMING int, and On
this side Of Salem. between that place and Lyncbburg.
can be transported over thi, p,rtinn of lh,, road. MI
Chairman, if we 10 * upon the man we di,cover mi,
fact. that this line from Memphis towards our own and
more Northern ciirs. can have no successful c mpe,i.
i IN. for south of II will throw The trade and ,,,ol ,,,,
the Carolinas. whose malaria is ever obj.c,i,nable I,
travellers, 10 say MOI hing of is being $ longer rouie To
TIL Nor'h, and whose insuficien larbors for shipping
will ever interpose a barrier 10 this route for trade: while.
On the North Of II. the Obi, river has To be contended
against. The difficulties If low water in The summer
and ice in the winter To he overcome, beside which. by
tn" time a traveller on board of a steamb at. passino mn
by Memphis, reaches Wheelng, ano,ber taking the
railroad al Memphis will have reached New York
VIII such advantages, and considering the immense
concourse of travellers passing up and down the great
river nf the West, and consider vet further the rata Of
Increase Of population and consequent increase Of travel
and lrade; in all future lime, who is there so bold a, to