Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-09-25

new Railroad Scheme.
The Winchester virginian aludcs. in the follow |
ing terms. = new scheme Of connecting our Eas-
tern ports with the Ohio river BY railr"Ad;
..Thc advocates Of the Manassas Gnp Railroad.
we are told look forward it, connection with the
Baltimore and OHIO Railroad near Cumberland,
through the Boomery Gap. That route was sug-
sested in the Vrginiau making Winchester point.
some two years ago. Such Improvement, It u
pited with the Richmond rosd near Fredericks-
burg, world form shorter connection between
Richmond and the Ohio than that by the conteIn-
plated Central railrond. and bring Alexandria. BY
some thirty or forty miles nearer to Wheeling, than
Baltimore. By making this link. Virginia might a
vail herself of the benefit Of seven millions Of for
eign capital expended within her limits"
Ii will not escape attention that this project in
wolves the extension of the Manassas Gap railroad
down the valley to Winchester. The next proPc-
sition will doubtless be to push the same road up
the Valley TO Staunton; and thus the large cxpen-
diture of the State the Blue Ridge Tunnel be
rendered nugatury. We have never entertained
much doubt since tho charter Of the Manassas
Gap road granted, that IT would ensure rail-
road connection between Staunioa and Winches-
ter.
Whilst upon the topic of projected railroads. we
may menfion that the surveys ordered by the Vir-
gnia and Tennessee railroad Company, of the route
from tina. road to the Ohio. have. learn, been
completed and the results are deemed highly salts
factory. The Company. it may be presumed. will
prefer strong claim before the Legislature for the
Ohio connection. and the interests OF the 'Soutl
West" and South Side" are obviously concerned
in its success ii cannot fail to be powerfully sus-
taincd.-R. Times.
Very true! For the projectors Of the
Virginia and Tennessee Rail Road were the
first to call public attention to the necessity
Of building road, to compete with the
Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road and all the
other avenues opened by more Northern
cities, for the immense commerce of the
valley ofthc OHIO. Nor will we cease to
contend that all the best interests of Viz
| GINA, demand that connection between
the Virginia and Tennessee Rail Road and
the Ohio should be made. 1t would save
the treasury of the State an expenditure oil
many millions, and secure the end in view
some FIVE years sooner than can be done by
any other means under heaven.
We place the claims Of the Virginia
and Tennessee Company upon other
grounds also That association has, by the
wisdom prudence and harmony Of its coun
sells no less than by the warm zeal and un
firing energy ofits action. won and secured
the confidence of all who have watched
its progress. Its President, Directors, and
Engineers are skillful, active and trusty
public servants, and its finances stand up
on foundation too firm to be easily sha
ken. All these facts and others which will
be noticed at a proper time, point to the
Virginia and Tennessee Rail Road as the
proper trunk to which this contemplated
road should be branch
V Tie Richmond Dispatch noticing
the effects which will result upon the com
petion of the Richmond and Dan,ill,
Railroad to that section Of country, which
it traverses, thus ailudcs to that potion
of North Carolina which, IN a great meas
urc, will seek it as channel to market:
"W hen we pass beyond Danvillc irto Norti
/ Carolina, we find still very rich country. of thu
productiveness Of which the inhabitants thems,lve
have imperfect idea. The people there live il
abundance They have no need of excriiun be
yond their domestic wants. They send some to
bacco. great expense and trouble To market. ans
that is all. They hive nothing to stimulate then
to cxertion beyond this, and their extremely pro
ductivc lands but very partially cultivated
The counties Of Caswell. Person, Guiford. Rock
ngham and Stokes. in North Carolina, will all b