Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-12-14

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ovation, AMI .hcr present production would Oe or 'e,
ratqua,e criterion o tner yirIt when cheap
porttion .ha have brought them within the influence
| .ic great Aunc markets.
Al Lynchburg the rail road with canal of d.
mensions larger than the original Eric canal which Lends to
de-wate AT Richmond Ii l46 miles long and 500 feet
pf lockage tide connection nt Richmond
is finished certniny will be in the year 1854 boats
adei at ly7chbug NAV pass 10 the shipping al Norfolk
There raj! road being constructed from ynchhGrg
branches Richmond and Petersburg being l22 miles
the rcrmer, and l2O TO The latter. From Petersburg 10
Norfolk rail road 50 miles long is chartered Petersburg
is connected with City Point her present shipping port or
| urcian vessels, hy rail- Tuaa nine miles in length.
Ey tie canal ard river charge o 50 so per TIN will carry
| tonnage from Ly nchburg the Cuprs Of Virginia
! Let 10 Cleveland. TENNESSEE Follow the
Geo md East Tennessee rail road down lis terminus
~ Dalton then follow he Western and Atlantic road 10 AT.
/ ,ia, IN CaGrgia. At this point we strike the great
yircrn o! ,ravs from New Orleans TO the North cast,
From Atlanta Rlrhnond. Virginia, is Al miles less
Trough Lvnrhng than by the present rome rhougn An
gusta Hud Charleston By the LynchbGrg route the ;ravclr
viii pass through scenery i Unsurpassed beauty nii y" 1ir
mites ri the White Suprr Springs, and all the ohe
creo at-d watering places OF yrrinu while Soutnetr
route i0 through level pine barren The "onrc
o! Alabama and Tennessee river ;aa read, iron
Selma Rome and Dalton, will give The LYnchtu-G rou
still decided advantage ell routes or'" tA
South and Northeast. Indeed this line will .5c BE- ~
rear ">sihr 10 an nrne between Washington and TN
| City OF New Orleans.
| At point the Virginia and Tennessee Rnroad, sax
talc rom Lynctbnrg, it s contemplated 10 make
down The New river and Kanawha 10 the Ohio. Al Al
miles from Point Plea, this line will branch that place
ard 20 Guyardote. From Point Pleasant 20 Christians
bu-g leaves the Virginia ana Tennessee Rail
rrud is $50 miles and Railroad may be made (hs chow
BY actual survey from the former place 10 within miles
Chrsliansbg with grades not exceeding ~ eet per mile
and than half the distance would be level
On - six nes ncS' 70 Chrst'ansbnfs grades Of Gu Ice
rcr q lie wnuIA required Indeed Starting from Clncin
,ri and rll wing the south bank of The vor from Nh!
:le Ciuyandottr. and en crossing 10 the valley 81 kH
nnwhl point 40 miles from Ga andotie ih"D pursuing
,hat v.liry CnristiansbuQ, distance Of $40 mes ~
1ude exceeding % feet per mr is required with tn exccr
lion above stated and additional exception o:
| liz S,t NJ OF
uhn grades u 40 ard 80 feet per mile necessary
Such line taron.h muun!anous, or even an elevated
Country where else b. found. This line would max.
TIC distance from Ciucinra!I Richmond 5e6h mics, o.
IL PriershIrg b9iE mics. Louisville will n.so connrc
with this line through Frankfort and Lexinstoa, forming
line Richmond Of 656S miles being the neaics route iron
that CITY 10 the Atlantic. .
Th- Ohio connection wa. not Contemplated originally
nor Is cnnRdrfcd Ill essential lhc va!uc OF TIE Sir
cci and Tennessee Railroad The important vie" Il
he t.4 81, 4 ,hs ruai line r. Memphis, through
Lyncnba !. 10 ii:cwGirr On the James River
This lnr whole, is tr shortest which the rhnut III
ranges PEI nit, il Ipusstl. thht hc!e should te
;. lny competing route, particularly with tst portion y
umrr.cing the Vginu and Tennessee Raifoad aIu IN
greater part of lhe East Tennessee and Vrglnn road
Il j. defended from compestl1n oj these natural harefi
The Virginia and Tenncssec rail road IN the commercit
centre Of this long iae and mus! be the most proh'ee In
10 it. "
nap will accompany this showing The principal lines
h= system OF raad hrrern 'iescriord.
10 .ru some idea prubEb OF tho FtrkiL
ard Tennessee rail- epa:, 1t s Sufficient 10 examine ihs s''
utcs of n, counties along t!,e line Tho sccomPanyn
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products and ur,a of the counties Of Vrgina ,rieu;oy
This pad, otbsr The thing ogatoe se c;G'
les of Tennessee tributary ~ the road.
in order 10 ml.a Inc pcpe! application OF hsse tso!os
will be rssnCed that lfr exported from The coun
The Tait rosd furnishes facilities for :"
equal Of wheat and tobacco now produce
This has Of tie counties t!arersed oy The Ne
Yu: ard Erie rail road and also OF the counties traverse
b. the Georgia rail road. The agricultural tonnage no
transported on ;hse roads FULLY equal TO tie whole at
ctural pntuc Ct The Counties tributary 10 thcse Toa
.c;Cr: lie rcacs were I'aic ,
I.c ;aat tobacco raised IN tte counties tIiJ
;ufr to tbs road according the census OF 1851, eqH
:, Ia 99 tons ui 1900 los. " w assume tha: the III
PEI: !ris is equal fourth part CT the export trade
SO 212 suppose 70 DC transported cve' lVo h
ri the road The whuIe length CT which is 204 miles, pac'
II 1 :hs lowest rac nf TWO cents per per He we I'D
. for lSl 0G0 'ous the Of 1862 0tO
Applying the principles counties o. ehesse
bu, sap.nsn" their tonnage IL pass OYER %oo 0 " 0'
nave 22i Coo iy:is pros ucIne s6s4 Uoo.
: aEcaplTuLATioS .,co :
SIC00 ons rom ccunue- treDia, al .. pc! Ion
M QUO tons from counties s per ton 1904
sl,246 0
st If this calculation shall appear too large let II be emc
hsrst thar rhi vast couu,ry unri7aes fertility Ia CO