Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-07-08

re"ey which is 81 90 to tn. e. Ro, e. &.
L viii assume that he has calcnlo,a,
y, - hng''sh currency, in which the shilling
IN 1s''s eery nearly. and the penny cents. I
' oe seen that at Detroit 100 bbls or a.,
uansiefred from cars 70 uessels for % Fl.
" o"'s. make ton, which is transferred f.
N T :, dha 4-l0 oi Cent. And at Alban,
H'"us Oh freight are translipped from Ca
"c' 0odts 10 6drges for 4 cents per ton. E,ba
Oh lhese operations wonld cost double "a nocI
as'he transfer oil freight from one car To ano,h
Ut along side and on the same level Tb.,
not all! The evidence before these Same os,a.
o.,"'",ss''hers' whom you consider your bes
au'"or''y' goes to show that transhipmen
"a e' 10 mace from one car to another, at cos
=. one cent per ION. Need ask for clearer o,
n'sneF authority to prove my position. that The
COST OF transhpment '0W not erceed s cents
per ION Ii have proved my position have
certainly justified myself for saying that in
ote@ % tie exaggerated Importance attributed
20 H. 'transhlpment' has been made "bug-
BEAR" 's
some additional expenditure might he re-
CURED Tor Depot at Covngtou,to accommodate
me transfer business; but if considerations of
pc icy and convenience require transhipment,
'hose considerations must he credited against
me cost oil Depot. Such Depot as the sit
nat on would demand would cost $40 900. the
Interest on which would be $2,40O. But a
large amount OF freight must necessarily be
transferred to the canal at that point and would
require extensive depot accommodations. 1t is
not probable that more than half Of the above
SUN, If SO much, could be saved if there were
no break oil gauge in the railroad.
wish that had spacet 10 COPY the admira-
bic argument of Mr. Morton, going TO prove
the great expense, danger and Inconvenience
OF running the same freight car too great
distance on different roads. These consider.
atlons have compele a transhipment at Troy,
although there is uninterrupted line of rail
way from Boston through Troy 10 Buffalo, only
$50 miles In extent. But it would swell this
article beyond any limits which you would be
willing to allow me, TO discuss this point, or in
deed to discuss the other points in conlrover.
sy as fully as they require
GU have stated correctly the gauges of the
different roads in Kentucky, and you see that
only three of them are fixed. Two of these,
the one leading from Lexington South and the
one leading from Lexington to Covington OPP.
poslte to Cincinnati, on the river, have adopt
ed tire feet | believe that. as the several
roads from Lexington to Covngton, Maysville
and the mouth of Sandy all depend greatly on
the road leading from DanviIle. South, their
policy will be greatly influenced by the action
of this last mentioned company, which, only as
late as the lst of May. adopted five feet
guage. The action Of Virginia could now set
tie the five feet gauge the policy Of Ken
lucky, there being only 90 miles in the State
actually finished on the narrow gauge. AS to
a rail road crossing the Ohio river as low down
as Cincinnati, or even Point Pleasant,few men
believe it will ever be done, and even if were
done, We could not compete witt the Northern
cities very far west OF the Ohio river.
You have asked why, since deem tranship-
ment of SO little consequence, should | care "a
bout The gauge at all.
There is a remark of Mr. Morton's addressed
10 the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Rail RoaI
Company, which gives my reason so exactly
hat | will copy his words :"All the rival lines
Of the States which approach the frontier be-
tween Buffalo and Ogdensburgh will exert
heir influence in favor OF a narrow gauge In
Canada not because it is the best, but from
he fear of the great superiority Of the wider
gau &c, and their inability, in case it is adopted.
to compete SO successfully in drawing off your
rade"
Now, regarding the line of roads from Gin
cinnati, through Parkersburg, to Baltimore, as
the rival of Virginia, you have my reason for
wishing to have the advantage Of the great
of wider gauge" for the Virginia
inc.
am not the enemy ofany line now charter
I'd in Virginia. heartily desire the success of
hem all-and I am entirely willing that this
question shall be settled for the best interests
II the James River Canal and Central Railroad,
without reference to the interest OF the New
River Branch which will certainly be made in
eitherevent. am very respectfully,
Your obi serv't
CHAS. +. M GARRETT.