Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-02-18
Virginia Railroads

several OF the chief lines of railroad IN Virgin.
in their present incomplete state We
publish his remarks with the more pleasure.
because they embody'o tribute,not more hand.
somely spoken than vel mrried,to one ofVir.
ginia's most talented and devoted sons Whit
nell p Tunstall. Esq.
But, sir. We need not look to other States
for evidence FOR the revenue cap acilies of
railroads Our own. unfinished as they are
present results not only satslac ory but won.
derful.
The Fredericksburg and Potomac ro1d poys
$ per cent
The Central road received, for travel and
traffic the past year. one hundred and seven
ty-sx Thousand dollars.-7 per cent on
the capital expended from Richmond Ia
Mediums river, IN Albormare,to Whlch point
1t IS operation
The Virginia and Tennessee. hiseeting ono
OF the richest regions on the earh,n and destined
by irresistible causes, Ia be one OF The greatest
thoroughtfares in the Union, both for travel
and trade, will yield. ON The 60 miles Of II lhll
are finished, $1,000 per mouth Already lhc
accumulation of produce NJ Salem is So great,
thai tie means Of the cumpony are Inadequate
single arrival Of a burden ain brought ffom
Salem 10 Lynehhurg 1000 barrels ol -four
besides other freight
The Danviile road, winch. H. TO-, inception.
was the very spot Of the mi internal improve.
ment party.-eWhit Tnnstalls folly II u-rd
10 be calcd--s fal. fy1gnost 10 usly thr
doleful pred o ions offs an m rs onl Ihosr
that were once IFS rcyefs afe willing enough
Eat ti,a
evidences Of their hostility o5l,torared, af1 10
be ranked among is friend O ton sir, y hen
have been yindicating tic rrrrenso-s oil
this improvement, have b en- told that u
would never pay a silver AMI when | hay,
pointed out Is general hearings on the for
tunes ofthis CITY, IN bringing TO ls warehouses
The vareid contributions Of lie magnificent
valley of the Roanoke, often have been told
that niue were the uiry visions oi the misaui
ed enthusiast. Happily, hosevcr, for til, city
the spirit offs gallant founder stood undlnnj-
ed, amid difficulties and embarrassmenrs tbnt
would have maJc many stout heat quail
Indifference. nor ridicule nor of repeated
defeat 'could dim his eagle eve 10 the eloaie.
which he saw IN the disfa CO. or shake his |
firm purpose 10 make his native valley pour
out It's untold riches into the lap of h. $ re
Onward. aud onward he pr, ssed, gathering
zeal and strength from ob,tacle until. Utmost
IN the hour Of despair, he was made 10 reali2r
that inspiring ma,im Of thjvalry's code
fortune tavors TIC brave" Sir, for ms gal |
liant efforts for noble cause. he deserves a
monument; though be will need none, for in
The future history Of Vrgioia's Lcncfacpors lis
name will figure whea The memory of those
who have stood ever in the way of her gran |
deur, and her honor, will hive departed io,ey
err.
We'll, sir, let as see what 'WbiD Too,lall's |
folly" has done.
Completed only ~ mies 1 is yi,ldiae $i0OI
per day! LET my friend from Northampton
dwell for while on tins remarkable and mos
cheering fact. Four hundred dollars per DIV
for 80 miles of flushed road! Sir, what dan.
ger Is there IN making a loan 10 this Company
to complete its works. Where OH where is
the riskl
The Orange and Alexandria road running
order to Culpeper iCourlhosc, a distance of
sixty miles. is taking in $1,000 per month or
1896 per dayl
And the Manassas Gap-littlc Manassa. as
yet only 80 miles in lengIh-tbat every body
was running after with sharp stick" and
that could scarcely get charter, and that with
great difficulty, afterwards, squeezed through
to a two-6flhs State subscription What is
little Manassa doing. Carrying to Alexandra
thousands upon thousands Of barrels of -four
nnd thousands upon thousands OF other ton
mage. and realsing the neat little revenue of
S24O per dayl Now, sir, this road reversing
as 1t does All uncomm, My rich country, upon
whose cash resources bat little draft has been
heretofore made. does not, ] am told. need or
ask for loan of State bonds But. sir, what
risk would there be in loaning our bonds to
such a Company asthe Manassa's il it required
them2.
And now, sir. to make the Application Of all
these cheering facts: -four railroads. in their
unfinished state, do what they have done,
what will they not do. when carried out in all
their lateral and terminating connexionsl
the D,nsiIle road in running over SO
miles, receive per day $400. what will it take
okel
II the Virginia g. Tennessee take in ,SI2,
ooo per month between Lynchburg and Sa
lem. what must be its earnings VI, eon,;'