Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-05-06
LyNcHBuRG, April 16, 1852.
To Me Editors oftle Wig:

1ENfLEMEN- mere Is u pr'lpct NOW
on foot to extend one Of the South Carolina
roads to East I enlrssec. striking the line
in which We are Interested. either at Jones
boro' or Knoxville. This road. il made.
mus, be IA iival 10 ours, and, If completed
heinre onrs, would he formidable rival
Every thing depends on which line can
be finished first 1t would take very little
to decide and set the trade either wav. and
all the business connections of the couu-
try would be most apt TO adopt the line
first made. But it Mould not be a, all de
sirah,.,o enter into this ompetiiion-and
certainly it would be madness to court it.
Il is an imminent danger; there are hut l'0
horo' with Charleston adopting the route
Nv Charlotte. n c. Charleston has felt the
benefits of railroads 100 clearly to sleep on
This project She will subscribe a million
for railroads to build up her commerce,
" hl. Ri, hmond, Petersburg, or Norfolk,
are debating " neither it is not best TO levy
IA perpetual lax on commerce, In the way
of draNase. 10 prevent it from passin.
through their markets. We have To deal
with no common rival. The stockhol-
drrs Of the East Tennessee and Virginia
Road have passed resolutions IN favor Of
the project, and public meetings have been
called every where to helpit.
NV, il depends on the wiIl ofthe PEG
pies rcpr.'s. natives. now in session. tn
say whether Virginia shall secure his
prize or allow her noble riya! Of the South
10 vreot it from her grasp.
If we show The West thu: " will fms
the Virginia and Tenn ssee Road in two
and half Neais, and give them an on'lei
to ma ktt. they Will lcnd no motcri0k aid
Ia this sch,ne e, and Charlc>ion " i'll b., de-
TERED from the competition. This Can be
,lnue il the company receive the aid hey
have asked Tor Wilh"nt that aid il is
proai.lr thai five cars " ould nc required
% complete This Rad, and Snnih Carolina
wonId certainly occupy the field before
u.s. The Virginin Legislature must as
sn."e The responsibility Of decidiug Til,
q"esllnn, SD full ofimportant consequences
{" our iuinrr prosperity Us STATE.
Nirgiil has the advantage given brr
by nature, and by prompt and energetic
aciinn She can keep il, or by criminal IN
dolrnct' she. ,an throw i-a,hy.
There are TWO conflicting plans pro
posrd--one is 10 90 from Knoxville t.,
The Rnl,un Gap +" G,een<ville :. G. Let
u> compare tins route with the Que Ia
Richmond.
From knox,iile hy Rahun Gap,ro Charles
y
Do 90 10 Richmond. 436 do
difference -2o do
I he other ROME proposed is from Jones
bore, hy tie Wntauga and the CataN la
Valleys.
From Jone iorn to Charleston 800 niles
Do do to Richmond 3a6 do
Difference 36 miles
1t is probable also that the $50 miles
yet o he made OF the Charleston road, We
~ steep grades must be adopted
These facts might irighIen Charleston
from The attempt bat the danger is too
great To allow us TO sleep quietly. VIII
Vireinia incur such a hazard hen she
might easily avoid IN
There Is another consideration urging
on the Legislature an immedinie appro-
priatior 10 Ills road The present arpro
prlaIion rs 81 800 600. and il is assumed
that without farther legislative aid, FIVE
years onld be required to complete The
work. II is very liberal calculation to
assume thai in using The road during the
=,
cent per annum on the hole cost This
within the FIVE wears would lie dividend
on The States stock of $4,000 II is
believed that The road, after It's completion,
would divide 10 per cent on The hole
cost. II the STATE grants the 100000
asked for. making S2,i00, 000.-'hc road
can he made intwo and half Years, thus
securing lis fnIl use tvo and half years
sonner. Saying nothing Of profits in the
Years dining Il e progress Of the work, tie
10 per cent. Per antuIn IN the - % and
half V. ars thus saved would be 5000 600.
or $50 900 more han the State " ould re
ceive in the same time If she witlhods Tie
and NOW demanded. THIS difference will
rrrt ainly tie as great, if not greater ihan
here represented. and the increased dir
dSnds which the Stale would receive in
The case lasl supposed would reinrn To the
Treasury more Than haif,he appropriation
now required, l.y the end Of five Years.
Thus may this appropriation e clearly
show 30 lie "A rrtcnut- measure. There
i another new Of The subject The East
Tenn, 60 ard Virginia Railroad Conpa-
ny are now debating whriher they shall
commence and press their work .rofn HE
Virginia line or from knnx,iic II our
delay forces them 10 hrgin at Knox,illr
y hich point Nil, wiiiIn tun and half
wears lie connected with Charo sfon. hy
rails through Dalton. A lanra and Augusta
The l,r,greS+ OF ih,. road VIII he drawing
trade from Virginia Instead of sending il
70 Ter. Charleston will occupy tbs whole
ground first. even without tie help Of tie
proposed Rahnn Gap road, and the ten
'lcn'ifs Of trade W IL b. detected towards
he Southern sea board. When Virginia
* re"dy To com" INTO pre-occupicd f.. d.
she Will have 10 struggle 10 srrurc y bat
She never Should Law. lost Will ID. ap
~ opiiaiinu now asked, Virginia can &c
cnpy This field frs and arqirc a iradr
q lich her natural advuntsgts y i'll enabl,
herto keep.
There is another ads anfngc. which. |
thou. h Temporary III us nature. u ,cr. !
~. al II Ne hai-h our road thin Tvs q
and half ears. The no. for he East Ten |
nessce road. II 600 tons viii be in,pottcd !
ihrungh VIZ ma reqnirltg at least IN e,ts :
imo Slips 10 come INTO onr potts and pay
ing freight o.er our lmpro, eU'enrs. II
would likrv Use cause the locomotives And
ears FOR that read 10 he made ID Virginia,
t.ir;iiitl,, mann II IL