Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-10-27


repairs OF expenditures which might be necessary.
In reviewing The operations of the road, sew
eral faets IF interest present themselves amongst
which i, that whilst thas been put into opera
ton BY mail sections. and under circumstances
calculated to increase tie cxpenditures--ye they
have not been above the amount usual for roads
completed aud IN fall operution.-Say 5000 per
mile.
The tonnage for Which pny was received during
the sik months, ending ~ sept. 1852 and passed
over an average Of p miles Of road, was 1902 ,
tons, equal 10 n fraction l23 tons per mile
Of rohd-ahil-t the tonnage for the yeur past, on
average Of y mile- Of road was 1921, equal
IN 81 tons per mile Of foad.
Tie receipts Of lsJ2 were equal 10 500 Copper
mill, and for the past year -, ss3 o.
II You double the tonnage and receipts Of the q
months, ending with September, l5J2. To give the
advantage Of "A years operation, and then com
pare IT with the past, You have an increase in ia
Fer Of the latter of - tons, and rlll4.27 Of re-
eeipt- per mile. Take the same months If the
two Years, the comparison shows an increase in
those oi the past year Of about l0j } tons, and
Of revenue 500 y permilc of road. In this com
paflson the receipts during this period do not
show the ratio of increase with that OF the
tonnage, which Is attributable to the several in
terrnptionz in the canal navigation, preventing
the usual amount Of import tonnage for that peri
nd coming forward, aud II i from such tonnage
iHbt II lafeef rate 81 revenue II derived. In TINS
connection iii proper 10 add that in consequence
OF these Interruptions Though unavoidable and
remedied as enrly practicable your Board be-
lieYe that such tonnage as had choice of routes
was lost entirely to this line, and hence the mpor.
tance Of "A connection with Richmond and Nor
folk by rail why well as by the water line.
II there be u certainty of transit between the
points nj all times, this double connection will
insure, sufficient tonnage aud travel will be induced
ali he linz II. L.
work for both, and thereby greatly promote the
interest of the commercial community with adj
vantage To the improvements.
1t Il tatterng 10 observe the character and
large amount OF produce export tonnage (dc-
nominated Eastern, showing the healthy basis for
future operations and the reciprocal advantages
OF the further progress of the road to the country
through which II passes and 10 yourselves. These
results taken in connection with the fact, that as
yet you hive only awaited yourselves of the or
binary resources common To some extent to all
lines, and that You have only approached, not
reached the Coal, Iron, Lead, Gypsum and Salt,
which exist on the line in extraordinary, if not in
e1haustible quantities, and that the farmer has
not had time yet To bring into reqnisition the
extreme fertility of the soil, and to tax it with
that extent of Weld of which it is capable, must
be regarded us highly encouraging. The develop
ment of the resources of this line, consequent upon
completion of the road.must induce considerable
immigration of that useful kind combining enter
terprse and capita Scarcely can II more invi-
ting and promising field be opened to any and all
trades and professions, with the same assurance of
profitable operations, giving them all the elc-
ments Of selfsupport and the command of n sur
plus which must control the balance of trade
Annexed are some documents furnished by Mr..
a. /. Gregory, Agent, in reference to the lead
and other minerals along this line of Improvement,
which will be found very interesting, on account
of the Importance and value of those productions
They form but n part of what may be expected
and IN fact is known to exist.
Incidental Charges
The Board of Directors, looking forward to the
period when the various roads on this line through
Virginia and Tennessee shall be completed, regard
1t oi great Importance to encourage through ton
mage and travel, as well local trade and travel
from road improvement to another, as an
act OF Justice to all and To keep up with the rival
ry of the age To do with effect some uniform
system Is necessary to afford that facility and ac-
commodaion which due 10 the trading and
travelling community, and in fact important to
the interests of the Improvements respectively.
To increase and even to retain tonnage, induce
ments are necessary and required, and the strong
est and most available are exemptions from delay,
trouble. and incidental charges and as these are
avoided the margin for remuncratory freight will
to some extent be increased.
ges are due, or are of any general advantage,
to the community at the termn of two inn
provements. On the contrary they have a
depressing influence upon the commerce of the
place and rctard its progress TO extent.
such points must rely upon X put into active use
the natural advantages and commercial facilities
they possess, looking for their profit to the con
sumption and production of articles.
The idea thai charges incidental to transporta.
ton are OF benefit to the location where they occur
to the extent OF the aggregate, and that they have
the effect Ia arrest or create commerce at that
point is very limited one, and that policy act
ed upon, particularly when practicable to be
avoided will result in correspondinglv limited
traffic. The advantage is partial, and no less
tax ON the local dealer exporting from that point
than upon the producer who desires to pass. TO
arrest commerce mt point because it is desirable
to that locality Is vain attempt. Obstructcd
ON one line il seeks another; it is an unaltcrablc
law of trade, to seek the best market, by the
cheapest and most expeditions route.
uninterrnptedlin line of communication through
out throws the entire route open to all:thcimproyc-
ment becomes at once convenience and lahour
saving medium at the mere cost of transit, which
Is alike beneficial to the commercial, manuactu-
ring and farming interest Trade is thereby un-
tranmeed at every point, and operates TO the
prejudice of no locality. 1t is the freedom of in
gress and egress, combined with the energy enter
prize and capital of its people to render available
those facilities, which gives importance to II loca-
ton aud marks its consequence in the commercial
community.
In view of these facts, your Board deemit I'M
portant to secure these advantages to this entire
line, aud il occurs to them that the best mode of
et1eeting II, Is To have the several improvement
interests represented at some convenient point