Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-05-20

,RA1t, ROAD CONNECTION WITH VIRGINIA BY
CUMBERLAND GAP-AN IMPOSING SCHEME
Col Garrett chief engineer Of The greaall road line IN
progress vi construction In South Western Virginia, con-
meeting ynchbng Tennessee lne is at present on
visit 10 Louisville depued by The company IN whose se
vice he is engaged with view 10 commend Tue SUBJECT
connection between this city and his road III Cumoeaho
Gan OF nil the rail road enterprises OF the day, ID whch
Vile is interested we know Of which more orci-
b challenges the favorable consideration OF our czens
certainly which obvious an appearance
Of easy might almost say inevitable Feasibility us '
popusr connection. The subject stands in this poslon
The road Of which Col Garrett is engineer, from LynC
burg 10 The Tennessee line being prolonsaon OF me "
gni roads aleddy in existence from me ue
nearly finished Abingdon Inc virginia Legislature u
it, last session granted charter and made liberal appo
priaon for branch road from Abingdon to Cumberland
Gap, conditional upon the cooperation o hsnueAy ~ gu
ryng a with the Ohio rlver Hci his con-
dtiun is already Appropriated in The agltaea ran oau rom
Knoxville 10 Danvlle, which may be consoe,eo ainios
certain cDnsunlmaiion distant period An n ls "
ccsSnty is Company the Lynchburg and irnnes
rail road, who have taken The charter fo me oa i'o
Abingdon 10 Cumberland Gap TO be assured tnat ran oa
will he made from Danvie 10 Cumberland Zap, ana ,hey
will address themselves u th.r part VI the "o'h.
We that The parties having in charge me poec
lion of the road from Knoxville Danvile have contcnpa
ted crossing the Cumberland mountain at some other point
than the Gap-sOme forty miles farther Souln. but we
should imagine that, in view of the Virginia Gonnee.aon
they would be readily induced bring their road oy the way
' The Gap as the difference in The advantages o. .e from
passages cannot be very material if Of al ran oau o
DAns!Ils 10 Knoxville being deternnale ,n ssn
conceive, the only point remaining 10 complete Tue aI
the Virginia Company that the condition OF 'te'r
contemplated Undertaking will be fulfilled IL .ha y u,' o
agreed TINT The Knoxville road shall pass oy le
Gap. AZ we cannot imagine any obstacle " .n' us.
mcn we regard the connection OF our State WIN 'ns'Ia
and her seaboard, through her uth"esieth sSsU :"
rail roads. that be accomplished within
very short period The obviously easy pfacticaoh1y u e
enterprise say nothing of its equally obvious
10 Stale and city. comments it SO npeSsVsiy 10 our
spirited citizens render any advocacy oil Il niue
short OF supeTerogation
7" The people of Louisville particularly the proposed con-
nection with Virginia, vel. with East tennessee ano
beyond with South Carolnia and Georgia Is matter o
the ivcst moment and interest The road already under
on through the road thence by The Cumberland Gap, with
valuable mineral sources, and producing also large
ductve :enyns East Tennessee and Southwestern Vr
2inia will naturally prefer trading with Louisville 10
going 10 Inc uncoagenal metropolis o on-ssvcluding
and negro.s.aling Ohio The opening Of these conncc
lions BY means the pruongalon ol Inc road from Danriie
the Cumberland Cap vii! inevitably turn magnificent
enriching OF upon Louisville and II there
fore brhooyes citizens embark with their wartncsl
zeal and dearest action in prompt cooperation to
promote consunnialon devoutly to be- wished oy
every who feels due interest in Tie prosperity ana pro
,reSs ui Oh: beloved metropolis
We trust Col Glnrl will be enabled To report 10
constituency his 10 Virginia the most SAILS
factory Dispositions and OF the cordial ana earn
cooperain of Louisville indeed OF every oher part
of State interested, in The mission which has brought
him to Kentucky. Louisville Times