Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-12-25
Railroad fRcCsis,..
CUARI. I.O1rESNlLIE AND 1YNCllBlRG
RAILROAD MEETING


oaeco.jooee viii enll pohli lied IN thu Chm ot.vIlt
pnrrt. n roruoaoI The ctrz.os of NhemNde. together
vba Ia, gamlauco f,an adj aioa rsuatlos met at tho
Count 10 se. On utj1y t,t when on M in oi
Alexander llfvea II tho mee ing ~ oraaeiz"d by
r,llna Marcus Duue.l E.q II #lho Chalr aud app in
,ng Jahn ~ ool, y. s.ruruy
MIR. \ Il YES. ~ lhai hlppy sNle n p"colif 10 HIM.
NJ sum cnath ~ Ilm 4 h. lr', ol The meetng aud
a'hcIud d by meylu' 1he n'paetm'l, S the thit, +
committee oi SfrCi 'n cHt rf and pr to tlds 'scct
iug the best OF ea,uIn' sproly Railroad oannrcz
uou between he loWrs # Ghu1t sylls oul lyoch
huu
Iha mo ion having posscd TIN Cbai- named rs ,he
r.molfeo Ms,rs. AeN, Rves. Jas W. S,ond"r4
+. r. Wat.on, te PerraN ct Ncl.on) Wm. L Euly.
,lno 4 lamnff. Dr u T.. Nat.m.
The committee alo tctiina abnn tmr, reparted
lhrooph their cbproan. NJ, A. Ry,s. the llowng
Puamblr sud ltrsulntlan-i
The accommodation u Ds South .0eslern tuda aoj
tuvd. has alwaYa been subject oi aekuoN lodged IN
roIance Ia N1zlnl. .lha n#uurlo9 OF the Lynch
burg aud Icoo,aape Rdlrud. taaethot with tn 1run.
Improve ucnls that ate deaigotd c'nn,o' with it On
lIc hnsdrrsul th's Sltr. Will o1eU1lly qiya n con
tnuuus RaWn, from Memphis 10 lvn hbutg How
ryDr ma 3WatlHe II IN INV H#en, Il J. nevertheless
pr bale rh1 he gr At PlcG' R1lvay ot solne otm ii
n lnay proceed Vcsloald tom Mmbl,; AID, thus
hs lea hhufp toad barn1ur pr of In ntrat bond he
locrn our hllaIir a1d PlrIie eolss. ot c1ntae, m
don .urh circumstances. - ereiua'iun NJ yuchhutg II
contemplated hy ou oHr. Whar'cr ndrc meuts The
JIturH X Ntf N tn1NIi rA11 may if IOi ll3 h'lhN
lrrehl. the llayel vool5 or,d Tor lls MN dan
mofc srncdY transit. Accordingly. plans On tuH II
cndurIni this Iold Ny various routes II lhr south I'D,
Of Janlts lyef Ia lhe ci Ies # kchnoni P.trr,bug
and Norf TX respectively.
In tbI. situation ii - haas here assrnhl d d. EN- i
poFer aoI dae h tber ncrrels, to Ppa n the snp'ri
advIu aar. ui ending connection h,t tcen the Cent a
railroad and H. lyuchbnH and Icnbr--cr Rallroad
by dlrcD llnr itow Char tlr.vl'c Ia Iyochbafg. =
far as il ho9 tered mt tn POI If th Stale Ia
duct lhf.rph tie hrat ef lis HUltorY the eetehlng
stuHtn oi tnye fom III S'ulh wet l. be Mouth cas
II would be- sfnngc ahaudoni#tnl oI II, to umli rhl
lmk with wht,h she mast i rcrt Iine wual ha serurrd
fc wren Alexandria n Mruphis. Already has AlN
andIa With auauc itY HAL tests her olt hnI en-
farprs, lad hold of tisc noeAon rs Ultimate az
prndaRe lo tei taad but by ~aupe error, oly 10 b'
pudlated Of lgn "a Il hc mciri g. proposes TO nt1
tracl he rad dtfcclly from GerIoo-elIle by way al
ScHlsyillc 10 iynchburg + sun TN ~ tselvt
mills SpurhW lrd from Gtdonsyillc, IL. route would h,
almost drulrl lh thai of In t,ulrl II, and, "a
decd ChaIlur vale sI ,ht doll cl'n from he
rect linz .rta,on t.uularsvi L. aud l}uchborp lh
d pr Gon Gordon-yiIe inslc e Charlotte Syil" nj,
be TO sr Ihe i-auce Il l4epty miles. and III ,ssly
ucur thr ri ol auul4rr tad l1flhu distance. Nhlt
tn mp,raut connection may he made % aa n1l I, Jnr
ih Cealrh t9ad bu mther advance ia inter 81 II cn
scarcely b. expsc,d that Ihc S.ae VII allow the con-
slrunon Of plall.l fosd Tor my par ol thr d,twce
manIifs " tuchIpa upon tbf n1lu a rs"ur u IT.
great rrolaI stem. NJ is IL al all mnp hl'l} that IL
pursuit If a lne paalIl with the J1mes Rlgaf anl
klnlWhn Caunl fon ~a1t'Hylle iu lYuehbHrl can fad
favor " IL any So lra fr lIaru unity and ncy n
the works ei the STATE, tn sS deslu!e h every
enlightened tieud Of Internal Improvements, b'cuse
h, rrolure 81 lanrutaby disregard In on pla logD,a
uou For these rra-ons. hs my ises sat aleI that
h- prIrciluu of IA AIeHaudf a1d g Il, usyIlr rad
To- IynclAu.g z#Nhjly lfrco cilb with at tue Stte
policy The zap brtwreu Chadnt.vllle and Lynchbug
Is only GI miles ant "-ta segrfa advantageous fuu IS
lor tho connecting hallway To d. pat from a lno.e
western point the Genr1l rnld than Charlottesville.
would throw the oclton acfos, he spurs Of The Blue
Il dge thu, enhancing miunu-ly III" coss ol clnsirnc
I,n.Mi hnu, any .urlefv1n2 brnrdls. The dstmce
that waulI 0c lhu3 saved j. iagd t. ba very luc1n
sidctar ood not all coup sn5a0loni5 i5r The increased
expense ol Io'ation aud conslruc in.
II the Ccutml Ramad fulfil It's d -tny and reach the
OHIO II must conduct 10 he .ast much o the commerce
of lhe West. With tils ,trean WI he ming cd on
equally teriiAnl from the ) Southwest, II the prapl,od
channel for It's 9snissln be opened TO LYncbnfg In
his way, nn adni able unity would he mpadei % lhs
eatrpuses f lie SAFE, and one cental fold would emp
ty into the hcnn III State lhe cumnlnIle led Iches /
W,scrl and S9a'h- western c,mlnetce.
Far difi rent with ihe schemes projected AMI ca
rrtaned for the Sou Side. 0ae would claim 10 carry
til trale and travel by cnnnec ion with the Sea ard
Railroad. as ueatly p s-ibe. tho borIerS and out
slrs uftbe State Nmlk; aud another. u gntlty aud
recouce he ryaIs f Richmond and Pc er>barg, pro.
poses L. give IA connecting line u both and hus 10 dl
yd" and part The prf ,i this ifade between III IN -
| hcse r#ncs when traced on the maN. Will he dsceraed
II be p'or substitutes suggested by sectional inter-
es's fr ihu dl ect counacli in with the Central lnad,
odcaed by nature aud sustained by every principle II
sound Icy.
Whether lhe connection thus indicated shall he made
by the Central Raoad Company, lhe Alexandria and
Gorlonsg lie lailroad Couplny. or Tie Lynehhnf. and
IpnH4 see Railtoa Company or an Independent Com
pny IS que lmu5alril the pupos, OF this mee
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