Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-12-20

lmast without precedent 10 see Inc oi 10
niles through baud Of such extraordinary Ter
ility-it may be SAID. with truth, there are mol
100 miles of lbis entire Inc running through
even Indifferent land. As yet but small P"r
non of these ich lands is IN cultivation, onJ
heir present production would be but very
Inadequate criterion Of the future geld, when
cheap transportation shall have brought them
within the II flucnce Of the great Atlantic III ar
kcts.
At Lyuclburg the Railroad connects With
canal, which Lads 10 tide water at Richmond
1t is 10 miles long, and has 500 feet OF lock-
1ge. When the tidc water conntc lot at
Richmond l. f ished az il eeranly will be ~
1854, boats oldcJ at Lyncbburg may pass to
he shipping at Norfollt. 7 here is NOW a
railroad being constructed from Lynchburs,
With branches to Richmond and Petersburg,
icing l22 mips 10 the former, and 100 mics
. the bitter From Petersburg 10 Norfolk a
railroad so miles long is chartered. Peters
burg /. connected with Cry Point, her pre-. cn'
.hlpping port for foreign vessels, by rail
foa1 miles IN length.
BY the cam! and river, n charge Of 50 80
per ton, viii carry tonnage from Lynchbur2
o the cape. Of Virginia.
Let rs NV return 10 Cleveland, Tennessee,
follow the Georgia and East Tennessee rail
Iold down toils terminus Mt Dalton, then fol
low the Western aad Atlanta road to Atlanta
in Georgia. II this point we strike the grca!
stream Of travcl from New Orleans IL the
north east. From Atlanta 10 Richmond Fir.
giuia, Is ii nlles less through Lynchturg than
by the present route through Augusta and
Charleston. BY the Lynehbarg route the ira
weller will pass through scenery Of unsurpass-
ed beauty. and thin 60 miles Of the White
ulphnr Springs and all the Other celebrated
y Altering places Of Virginia while the South,
I'm route carries him through a level pine bar
ron. The completion of the Alabama and
Tennessee River Railroad, from Selma to
Rome>and Dalton, gives the Lynchburg route
ill more decided advantage over the other
route between the South west and North cast.
Indeed this line will then be as near as posi-
Die To an air line between Washington city
an1 N. Orleans. Alta point on the Virginia
md Tennessee railroad eighty four and one
half miles from Lynchburg, Il is contempla-
ted to make a road down the New river and
kanawha to the Ohio. At 40 miles from
Point Pleasant, this Inc will branch TO that
place and to Guyanloue From Point Pleas
mt To Chrstansburg. where this line leaves
the Virginia and Tennessee railroad, is $50
miles and RAILROAD may be made (as shown
by actual survey from the former place t.
within six miles of hristiansburg, with grades
not exceeding 20 feet per mile, and more than
half the distance would be level.
TN the SIX miles next TO Christainsburg
grades of 60 feet per mile would be required
Indeed, starting from Cincinnati, and following
he South bank Of the river through Maysvilo
10 G. lyandolte, and then crossing to the valley
of Kanawha, at point forty miles from Guy.
Iandotte-then pursuing the valley to Chris
'iarshurg distance OF 800 miles, no grade cx
cceding 20 feet per mile is required, with the
exception above stated, aud the additional cX
ccption of short distance between Guyan
dolte and the valley of the Konawha, wher,
grades of 40 and SO feet per mile are necessa
ry.
Such line through a mountainous or eve,
an elevated country is no " here else to be
found. The line would make the di,,anc,
from Cincinnati to Richmond 5961 miles or t.
Petersburg 1919 miles. Louisville will ais,
connect with this line through Frankford ant
Lexington, forming a line to Richmond o
6563 miles, being the nearest route from tina
city 10 the Atlantic
This OHIO connection was not contemplated
Originally, ner is it considered at all cssentia
To the value Of the Virginia and Tennessee
railroad The most important view TO be ia
ken of this road Is, MS line from Memphis
through Lyncbbnrg, to aide water on thu
James River.
This line. as Whole is the shortest which
the mountain ranges will permit, and it Is i'm
possible that there should ever be any com
petng route, particularly with that portion o
it embracing the Virginia and Tennessee rail
road, and the greater part of the Eastern Ten
ucssee and Virginia railroad.
It's defended from competition 10y these
natural barriers The Virginia and Tennessee
railroad is in the commercial centre Of TIN
long line, aud must be The most profitable linl
IN 1t.
y map will accompany this, showing tn,
principal lines in the system of roads herein
described.
To form some idea OF the probable revenu,
of the Virginia and Tennessee railroad, it i,
sufficient to examine the statistics OF the coun
ties along the line.
In order to make the proper applcation n