Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-01-10
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Central. Railroad Meeting in Charlottesville

Central. Railroad Meeting in Charlottesville
In the resolutions adopted at recent meeting
held in Charlottesville, relative to forming con.
nectlon with the Lynchburg and Tennessee Rail.
| road, among other things the following resolution
was adopted. "That it would he hostile to the in
terest of the James River Canal to make the con.
nection at Gordonsvle" seaving the inference
that it it was made at Charlottesville it would NOT
be.
The reverse of this last position is probably
true if in making this connection at or above
charlottesville the route selected should be through
the cove and by Lovingston, OF near to the Blue
Ridge.
will explain-In making the road from Cor
donsuille to Lynchburg [if the most practicable
route is taken it would approach very near to
James River, short distance above Scottsville
and thence run nearly parallel with it to Lynch.
barg. 1t it be made to connect at Charlottesville
or a6ore it may be located as first indicated THROUGH
the cove or west of it, and if so would mass
through section of country varying in distance
from ID to 90 miles from the canal, CROSSING all
the roads that are feeders to it.
1t is conceded that if the Railroad is made In
lntersect at either point it will attract the travel
from the Tennessee Railroad, and it is also con-
ceded that 1t cannot compete with the canal for
me lihe produce or heavy tonnage. But if made on
arkn
and other roads leading to the canal some Is to
20 miles distant from it, is it not obvous that tho
probability of divertng the produce from the canal
would be much greater than if made on the low
er line? ~"
10 harm onlze the interests then of the Central
Railroad and the canal should be the object of tbe
trends OF both, and especially of the citizens of
Charlottesville, as by it, they may succeed in ha.
wing this question as to the interest the Azernn-
dr'a Railroad may acquire in it, settled To eff
fect this objecti is on " necessary that thew should
pursue the true interest of the Railroad bv adon-
ting as the location of the route from Charlottes-
VILE to 'ynchburg the same line, at the best point
they can approach it, that would be taken if the
connection was made at Gordonsvle, This is
not only practicable but it is nearer and will cost
much less.
Nature seems to have partially fayoured this
route. BY reference to the best map of VIRGINIA
extant, you will perceive that by pursuing direct
linei from Charlottesville to Lvnchburp, AVOIDING
the many mountain obstacles in the Wav the road
should be located from Charlottesville in as direct
line as possible to near Carriers bridge, thence
on the east side of the Green mountain rance
crossing Rockfish river at the mouth of Hoo
creek-thence passing through the gades of Mel.
son to the mouth of Buffalo river, and throuph the
glades OF Amherst TO Lynchburg.
1hete are other important reasons mpressinp
the necessity OF this approximation of the Railroad
TO the James River and Kanawha Canal, which
will affect the interest of both. AS before stated
1t would insure to the Canal the transportation
OF the produce and heavy tonnage that might
possibly Qhough grant not probably be inter-
cepted at the points of crossing the different roads
leading to the Canal, if located Is to 20 miles
from 1t; on the contrary, if constructed on the
lower line, it would receive in remuneration for
this probable loss of produce, certainty of
greatly increased revenue in the increased travel
that would be attracted to it, not only from the
Canal but from The south side of James river; and
would certainly lose none of the travel west of
TINS line, as that would necessarily come to it.
The Canal could afford to yield this travel to the
railroad as it PAYS but little if any toll and the
railroad would be more profted by the travel
dtawn from this source than by the chance to
overt the produce from it, even if the upper route
should be adopted.
oliier reasons may form the subject of another
comm. unless some more competent
writer should take up the the subject.
GREEN MOUNTAIN