Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-04-08

facts, all Western merchants know the de-
lays incident to getting goods from New
York, through the Pennsylvania and Bal
timore lines. No such conflicting interest
would obtain in relation to Norfolk. On
the other hand her interests would prompt
her to hasten the transit of all goods sent
through her to the West; since the more
of the Western business Of New York and
Boston would be thus diverted from the
Northern routes the better for Norfolk :
There is yet another reason why Northern
business would take the Southern route
| and that is the fact. that the Virginia
route would be open at all seasons OF the
year, when the Hudson river anu the
Lakes are frozen. 1t is well known
that this impedimens greatly discommodes
the spring and fall business of Western
and Southwestern merchants, and IS there
| fore fact Of great importance to the com
merciaI interest Of Cincinnati, and the
| whole West The heavy produce bust
| ness OF the West cannot well bear the ex-
pense of continuous railway transils tr
n. York, and it is often announcement, and
even impossible to accommodate it through
| the Lakes and Canals. before they are
closed IN the fall. The same will hold
true of the importation of heavy merchan
disc into the West, late in the fall. Now
the direct line and easy gradients of the
great Virginia railway will obviate these
. difficulties, and give to Cincinnati her bes
avenue at all seasons to the ocean. mother
reason also may be urged in favor OF these
general views, and it is this, that much o
the business of the Northern cities witt
the West will be done through this VIr
| GINA railway, inasmuch as Norfolk is SC
situated as best to promote the coastlns
business of the whole United States. Fol
instance; the Western produce which N
York now collects on her own wharvei
from, the West for foreign expectation te
the West Indies, she will instead of ia
king it 500 miles further round to tho
North, collect it at Norfolk direct from
Cincinnati. Her vessels bound to the
West Indies instead of taking in Western
produce at New York, will then ship hea
Wv merchandise for the West, and tran
ship the same at Norfolk, thence to be
transported to Cincinnati. and take in a
Norfolk Western produce there collected
for the West Indies. On their return. The
same vessels instead of carry ing the Yves
Indies merchandise to New York, theme,
to lie distributed to the West, will throw
it off at Norfolk, and then take in flour
pork, hemp, tar &c. for the New York mar
ket. The same will be true to create
or less extent in relation to the business i'm
pica,ions Of all the Northern cities witt
Cincinnati, and the whole West.
| submit these general views each o
which, might be extended at pleasure 70
the consideration of Your readers, in thu
hope that their attention may be called Il
the subject of making their great Atlanti,
ccnncxon through Lynchburg to Norfolk
1t is well known that connexion witt
the Virginia Central Railroad is in con
temptation, from Vinfon some is or q
mics from Point Pleasant. and | woul,
not be understood as saying anything a
gainst such connexon. The great rail
way through Virginia will doubtless hav,
two termini on the Ohio, one at The moutl
! of the Great Kanawha. and the other a
/ the mouth Of Big Sand y-frst coming t.
| the Ohio at Guyandotte, and thence con
iinaing down the Ohio to Big Sandy, t,
meet the Kentucky line. The pointin tn,
valley of the great kannwha, where thes,
| TWO lines will come together, is at thu
month Of Big Sandy creek, 40 miles iron
the mouth of the Kanawha and Sc mile
from GuyandoIte, now it is evident tina
the interest of Virginia will be best sub
served by giving 10 her great Contra
railway. this dor.ole termini in the val
ley Of the Ohio, in order to gather in an,
directto her own sea board as much O
tho Western business as possible; and
ill no doubt be Of advantage to Ohio t,
open as many avenues as possible to tn
Atlantic and 10 Cincinnati in partcular;it i
presumed that no detsimeGt can result
from such incl cased Atlantic communica
tons with the whole State The increas
ed facilities for the transit of produce t
the Atlantic, from the eastern and mid
die portions of Ohio might, it is true. diver
from Cincinnati considerable produce
which now concentratesin the Queen cit
on lis way to New Orleans; but on III
other hand, Cincinnati by means of tn
great Atlantic avenue opened to her trad
through Virginia, would attract from tn
West and Northwest, a tonnage and pa
senger traffic to PASS off TO Norfolk al
! nually. greater than she would thus los
from the eastern portion Of the State.
Now, in order to understand which G
the terrnini above mentioned would a.
commodate Cincinnati, it should be COZ
sidered that there are no less than fou
routes in contemplation, viz:
The first from Vrton to Point Plea
ant as aforesaid: the second throu
) Ironton: the third by the river as f
5 as Guyandoite, and the fourth by railw a,
along the valley of the Ohio through May.
Vile.
The last three routes would all divers
, from the valley of the Ohio, at GuyaI
dot,c, and the first at Point Pleasant, an
would all meet at the mouth of Big Sand
creek. as above Indicated The distanc
| acould be on these routes as .tok'ous:
ist. From Cincinnati to Key
stone, 1873 mile
Thence to Vinton.
..s g to Point Pleasant. say, 20 :.
+" to Mouth of Big Sandy, 40
~
} Total distance from Cincinnati
f to Sandy. 200 q"
/, Cd. From Cincinnati to Balm