Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-04-15
Gain by manufacturing.
s2S2, Ply 90,

From the results shwon by these statements il voulJ
seem to he snnd pol cy for the Smchh lders to authorize
The Board 81 Directors TO build Rolling Null To mann
acure Rail Road lfon required the CONSTRUCTION Of
their road.
lhal they have au hoily 10 erect such work. canno,
be doubled; inr II is clearly given, in the General Rail
itoad Law which cms"ts part Of e charter Of This
c lmpany- See sections 4 and of that law
Apart from the question of ecounmy IN the construction
al your road, there are oher Considerations which eus.
tam the pppney OF such expend tare will he reaur-
ed This plan be adped. Al mnst perceive thai after tho
road shall have been built this COMPANY will uouire
Large quantity ot narab lor in the con,tfuc ion and
repairs ot thu machinery If the road the loco m tive
engines passenger and burhen cars should all be built
either in the shops OF the Company or in hose of ndl,t.
uaS, VINO may erect snr works the line Of the road
The necessity for this IS the greater because our road
VIII BE-, iur long time at least, unconnected with any
ne ol IA lWay leading to places. where such article. can
be ptorur'd-taus lncuirirg great delay and heavy
cost for lransp ration.
The qlrs l5n arises will ndiv duas embark in this
onshtS',t they have 10 look elsewhere for maeaJc iron
oni OF witch these articles are great extent fabrica
ted Is thought n'tand the exI eence Of the country
snstaIns the opinion, for do learn that any such
establishments have been pul upon the line Of Railroads
not contiguous to- works producing malIeabe iran
lhtSr are not the only considerations which should be
regarded In the decision Of This question This Comp,-
ny, IN common with all other railroad componies of this
State has the night to make lateral branches for the bet
ter accommodation of trade. and for The more speedy and
con Pr'e development Of all the elements of tonnage ex
sing m me county, penetrated ly the main line Of the
road hat many such lateral roads will be reauireJ in
lew years alter road shall have been COMPLETED 10
The State line, must be admitted by every one \ bo will
reflect io moment on the vast and diversified mineral
resources of The counres of Montgomery Pulaski Giles
Merc'r Iazwe Russell, Scott Lee, w; shinrton
Smyrh. Grayson Floyd aud Wylhe Here is a revon
ii county, greater in extent Than some of the New
England States abouadlng ia all of the minerals that arc
81 Importance IN the WORLDS commerce. II c,nnot be
supposed 'ha the main ST. Of our road passing through
snch a region as llIIs, can meet the If people
who ssess, along with their latent sources of wealth
agricultural capabilities not sur,assed by any dsc, Of
our highly favored county. But we ale m lph to con-
jecue Ibis subject. We have the experiance Of 9TH
rs 10 direct Since Penn, lvans her main
line o ra1 through her coal and iron REGION (coal and
ZION are all ol wh"h she boast no cypsun no salt
no copper more han two humid ed miles of lateral roads
have been built To conduct the mineral tonnage 10 the
State road OF main trunk.
In the construction # these lateral roads the economy
In manufacturing your rais would be as important
as II has teen shown to be in building The line from
Iynchnurg 10 Tennessee.
But there is another view to which the attention of
The Stockholders is invited II is the Influence hch
The manufacture OF your rails would have in promptly de-
monSrang The value of the coal and iron deposits exist
Gg IN the line of your read. but which are now of no
use 10 the country. For the manufacture Of your raj
YOU Will require annually. for the fur years. 225
tons "tpg non ard 100000 bushels Of bl'umnous coal
w men tie ROAD reaches Monignney it will be on the
confines OF coal formation, a country abundany
supplied with the lche non BY adopting the plan
now sngI sed these valuable minerals Will al once inv tie
the capital and Industry OF The rpsng people Of that
region, because tie company itself viii become large
consumer Of these articles, aud they perform the double
olilce ul carrier and CONSUMER.
II may be urged that if The Company should not
works for manufacturing the rails required in the con-
structon Of its road, individuals would and thus the
development Of the mineral Of tho country
be as certainly secured. Such n result essona
bly, tie expected IN the present state of the iron trade and
should The Company direct the Board Of Directors to
purchase American iron. the of the improvement.
would be greatly enhancement thereby. What this
hancement would be has been shown n the preceding
statements.
II contract ,couH he made with individuals to man.
uacture your iron on The line ofMe oad at fifty FIVE
dollars per ton, the differ would then be $69,9i9
against the Company; bnt. iii be manufactured at
Richmond at cost Of $50 per on and you hen add
10 that tie charges If transportation the enhancement
OF cost over what it viii stand The Company. at their
own works, will be S2S2, 2l7
This view Of The subject will be observed. is fund
ed upon the supposon tina, you contract no,c for A.
mercan iron, 10 he delivered five years hence at
price low 1t has heen Known since railIoad
non has been manufactured in This continent.
1t may well be Inquired what will be done with the
Rolling Mil, after The read and branches shall have
been constructed. Il may be sold or leased, as The
Company may deem mos jndicous -unquestonabe
authority being given TO do either, in the General
IN Road Law, here toore referred 10.
Ia protect the Company against ss in the sale OF
tlS property we have embraced. in the cost OF manu-
acurlng iron charge Of one dollar per ton for the
prs cn say Of. 5 900 tons annually This will keep
HE works III reilectr repair