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Charleston and Memphis Railroad.
We insert to-day some extracts from an inter-
esting report by special committee to the clti-
zens of Charleston on the subject Of the proposed
railroad, known as the Charleston and Memphis
railroad, but which will really extend only from
point near Chattanooga in Tennessee to Memphis
These extracts exhibit the considerations which
have induced the people of Charleston to recon-
mend subscription by their Council of $250,0o0
to the work, upon condition that the present break
in the railroad line at Hamburg shall be removed;
and the arguments urged by the committee pre-
sent a very instructive view OF the commercial
interests of the interior cotton region.
The State of Virginia has reason to look with
peculiar favour upon this great Southern railroad,
which certainly deserves more distinctive name
than it now enjoys. 1t is direct prolongatlon
of our Virginia and Tennessee road, and the rail-
roads now in progress through East Tennessee
We noticed, day or two since, the fact that the
surveys for branch road from the East Tennes.
see and Georgia railroad (Which will have its
Southern terminus near Dalton, Georgia. to Chat
tanooga are now making Col. Garnett the emf
nent chief engineer of both the Virginia and
Tennessee and the Charleston and Memphis rail-
roads, sates in his first annual report the latter
work, that the distance from Memphis to Lynch
burg, by the great line Of which these two roads
are parts, will be 1850 miles; and the Charleston
committee make the distance from Memphis to
Charleston 1853 miles; so that Lynchburg will be
nearer to Memphis, and to Chattanooga, the CON-
mon point than Charleston will be. The distance
from Richmond 10 Lynchburg, by the Danve
and South-side railroads, will be 1875 miles, and
the whole distance from Richmond to Memphis will
therefore be S75 miles, or only l IL miles more than
the distance from Charleston to Memphis BY
the present great cis-Alleghany route of Northern
and Southern travel, through Richmond, Weldon,
Wilmington and Charleston, the distance from
Richmond to Charleston is AIT miles. Hence the
difference in favour of the Virginia and Tennes
see line for at least the passenger traffic, between
the Northern cities and all points beyond Chatta-
nooga, will be 3O5 miles; thus
Richmond to Charleston. ........ AT miles,
Z Charleston to Chattanooga. .4S2
SO
Richmond via. Lynchburg to Chat
tanooga. o94
Difference. 305
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Tennessee railroad, in competition with either
the seacoast or river route, must become the
great thoroughsare of travel between the North
and the South. Its advantages will doubtless be
greatly enhanced, by direct connection of the
Charleston and Memphis road with the city of
New Orleans, and may hereafter be considerably
improved by railroad connection between
Lynchburg and Alexandra in Virginia
In the valuable report OF Col. Garnet to which
we have referred he speaks in the following
terms of the country which will be traversed by
what we may justly style his great railroad line
from Richmond to Memphis.
The country along the line of road must enjoy great
and peculiar advantages from having free choice of
the markets OF New Orleans, Charleston, Savannah
and the Virginia cities.
"1he local trade and travel this line would sup
port it. From Memphis to Richmond is $50 1879
miles, and there is this continent, line OF that
length passing much rich SOIL Imay be safely
stated that there not $50 miles in this distance that
may be called rich land, and the character of the
country aversed is such as to produce all the effect of
difference ofla.itude One Of the most important ele-
ments of prosperity in great line OF transportation,
ia its passing through many degrees of latitude as
exchange The productions OF one climate for those OF
another This line, covering only 24 degrees OF lati-
tude, traverses a country, varying much in cli-
mate, is usually found in twice that number OF de-
grees. The chain of communication between Mem
phis and the Chesapeake Bay will combine as many
varied interests could possibly be found in the
distance. 1t touches, different points, regions
favorable 10 the great staple productions OF corn,
wheat, tobacco, hemp and cotton; it passes through
districts peculiarly adapted to grazing and grow
ing WOOL 1t trayerses country rich 10 salt plaster
coal, iron, lead and copper, and Astounding, in
sites where any amount OF water power can be COM
marded TOR manufacturing purposes This country has
within itself the means OF prosperity greater than the
most sanguine friends oil Improvement have yet dream
ed OF The variety OF pursuits might be great to
support very large population, who t foreign
commerce Thus would all the parts OF this great line
ind themselves possessing interest," and the
energies OF the whole would be required TO supply the
wants Of the different parts.
"As long cotton tears renumerating price the
counties along the Memphis and Charleston Rail Road
will find it to their interest to cultivate that staple chief
ly. Virginia will be supplied with cotton from the val
ley OF the Tennessee through this Rail Road and will
exchange for il her salt, plaster, manufactured tobacco
and Hour. This exchange OF commodities, together
with the local travel OF the immense popuat ion which
Will spring up in this fertile REGION will OF themselves
be sufficient 10 support The road"
g We observe, in the report of the Charleston
committee, suggestion that Richmond sat Dan
nile, may probably form new cosnection with
us through North Carolina by Charlotte If the
North Carolina Legislature do not disappont the
expectations of many OF the most eminent citizens
of that State, this connection will be formed and
will become link in one of the most important
chains of railroad in the Union. No Legislation