Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-02-26

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Meeting at OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
pOrtatiOn 10 Norfolk.
We give. to- day, the proceedings Of a
public meeting of the citizens Of Cabell
county. held at Guyandoue, hich seems
to have been very largely attended. The
report Of their committee is fall Of impor-
iant facts. which must interest all who have
the wclfaie Of the State at leart. IL is
quite cheering TO see our fcIlow-citizens Of
the West. so completely alive TO the i'm
portance Of this grca, work. They seem
fully awakened TO their true interests
They have taken The right view of one
point: the arm to Guyandoltc should not
be overlooked. or even postponed for any
other scheme. But there seem TO be strong
reasons for an arm TO Point Pleasant. also.
and il is manifest that there need be no
jealousy between The two.
The views Of this report in reference TO
pushing the line of rails to the mouth of
the Chesapeake Bay, at Norfolk, are sound
and national.
It's true we have line Of water com
munication. between Lynchburg and Nor
folk, capable Of bearing an immense ton
mage to the Ocean, nt very low rate. 1t
has been argued by many, that the charac-
Ter Of the james River Canal, in many res
poets. but especially in Typographical ro-
s;tion, and il the amount OF elevation TO b.
overcome by lockage. was greatly inferior
10 the Eric Canaland consequently that
j, could not be equally successful. But it
is n striking truth, and ore Of immense
value to Lynchburg and her road. that
these objections do not apply TO that por-
ton Of the Canal below LynchLurg-
From this place to tide water, the Canal
runs through broad and fertile valley of
the most valuable wheat binds IN the I'm
ion. For the whole Of this distance, the
work is located above the reach of matcri
al injury from frcshets; and ftom thus cir
cumstancc, as well as, on account of its
position in SO wide valley, ii is as perna-
nen,, in its character, as any part Of the
Erie Canal.
There are, on the Erie Canal, GSS feet
Of lockngc, while the basin in Lynchburg,
is bu, 500 feet above ti1e-waier More
over. our Canal is larger than the Erie
Canal was before its en,srgcmeni; hen it
bore a commerce which aslonshed the
world. Ii is estimated that the Erie Ca
nal, which is 363 miles long, will, when
enlarged. carry irieightto Albany. for half
. cent per ton per mile, or Sl.75 per ton
6r the whole distance. May we not pro-
mise that our Canal will carry tonnage for
ono cent per ton per mile, say $3.50 per
ton for the whole distancel 1t is cstimat
cd that 25 cents per ton. will cover the
cost Transportation from Albany to New
York $50 miles. May we not promise
shat the expense of transportation down
she James River, from Richmond to Nor
folk, about the same distance and better
river, will not exceed so cts, per toni
This will make the cost ofiransporta,ion,
ny water. from Lynchburg to Norfolk,
swo dollars per ton.
1t is true that we have this Canal, max
ing Ly nchburg almost a sea port town.
But this very fact increases the necessity
for line Of rails to the very mouth of the
Chesapeake; as the Erie Canal and the
Hudson river created necessity for the
line Of roads from Buffalo to Albany, and
down the Hudson to New York
Again, If the trade from Lake Erie TO
New York, Notwithstanding the drain by
tho Canada Canals, admitting of vessels Of
800 tons bnr,hen, has created the Erie Ca
nal, the line Of roads along its side and the
New York and Erie rcud-why may not
the trade Of Tennessee and Ohio, and all
Virginia West Of Lynehburg, require a
water line, and line of Railroad from
here to Norfolk
To borrow an idea from tie eloquent
Maury, these works will turn the Mississp-
pi valley upside down. causing the pro-
ducts thereof to flow North, and enter the
sea through the Capcs Of Virginia.
LyLcAburg and the Virginia and Ten
nesscc Railroad Company have been ac-
euscd Of desire to monopolisc the favor
ofthe General Assembly, in the part they
have taken in reference to the proposed
line down the New River 10 Ohio.
We have taken some pains TO ascertain
che views of the officers of that Company
on this subject. This company are direct
ly interested in this scheme, because ii
will throw an immense trade on sc miles
Of the Eastern end other road. 1t will
create on the Western end Of their road,
trade ofincalculablc value, in gypsum, TO
tc carried down the Kanawha valley and
through the valleys of Ohio and Mississippi;
and 1t will carry travel from Ohio to
Georgia. These considerations induced
the Stockholders to pass unanimous IN
siructions to their officers, to apply to the
Legislature TO charter railroad down
New River.as branch to the Virginia and
Tennessee road. The plan does not pro
ross any union Of the capital Of the Vir-
ginia and Tennessee Company. with that
of,he Ohio connection. The capital. ex-