Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-06-07
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| In their present condition. these works are
unprofiabic. Bnt comparative Y small tx-
pendi,ure would render active thu capital now
useless. We will take the Virginia and Tea
nessee Railroad for example. BY an exp,n-
,iitnre Of $500 900 on the part of the State this
work might have been completed in little more
than two years from the present time. 1t
would at once give the State revenue of 10
per cent on s2,4O0 900 or 240 600. 1t would
add largely To The revenue Of the James River
Canal the South Side Railroad and the Dan.
vile Railroad Our Legislature not only re-
| fused TO give this s600,D00, but they refused
to give tho Company The power to raise the
he :essary capital from private sources. The an-
| mails Of Legislation cannot show parallel to this
act of Injustice. Injustice to the State. whose
investment is SO injnriousy effected by this de-
lay-injus,ce 10 the private Stockholders. who
are co-suheIe rs and injustice To the high des-
tiny of our beloved Common~ eaih hosreor-
mant energies this road could arouse into giant
strength. Can any member ei, his constinu-
ents "A sound reason for having refused to let
the citizens Of Virginia. by their own private
exer,ions, make an effort 10 render the States
investment profitable nd confer such great
benefits on the State at large!
Among the nunerous evils TO result from
this delay. we wish to call attention To one
which will soon be made manifest. Before
| this Legislature meets again the price of Rail
road Iron " i'll be at least five dollars per ton
higher than is now. This i'll add the round
sum of $500 per mile to the cost of the Virgin
| ia and Tennessee Railroad. And We, The Pco-
pies Representatives have chosen to add this
sum to the cost Of a road three f;ihs Of y hich
belongs to the State. This il only single
| case; the same is true of other roads. Do
the People wish this Every paper from Ten
nessce brings intelligence Of the energy with
which they are pressing on. The last Knox
Vile Register tells us that all which remained
to be done 10 the Georgia and Feast Tcnnes-
see Railroad has been placed under contract
that the whole work will be completed in two
wears, and Knoxville will be connected by
Railroad with Savannah, Augusta md Charles
ton.
The whole trade Of Knoxville belongs l,si-
tima,,ly to Virginia. But our Legislature says.
let Charleston take it. we will not help you to
secure ii and you shall not even have permits
sion to make an effort to secure il, without our
help.
Is this the will Of the people! The same
paper calls a town meeting 10 appoint dele
gates from Knoxville. to attend Convcniie
to be held on the LIST July, in Anderson, S. g.
This Convention is TO promote direct ros
from Knoxville 10 Charleston. passing throu( il
Rabun Gap.
This scheme might have been crushed in ,b-
bud if Virginia had given Tennessee assur-
ance Of the speedy completion OF the Virgins
and Tennessee Railroad. But our Legislature
says. we will not help you to crush this rival
Of Virginia's commerce. and you shall not
make the effort withou, our help.
Is this the viii of the rerplcl Ii were idle
to enlarge on the bad faith to Tennessee. which
this delay displays. This consideration is too
old fashioned for the year 1882
Now what is the remedy Tor existing cvilsf
Let the people instruct their Representatives
on the subject. Let public meeting. be cali
cd. and the whole subject canvsssed.
The members Of the Legislature. must We
told tina, they have dircsarded the viii ofshsir