Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-11-21
Correspondence of the virginian.

'FRONT.' ROYAL NOV 5th iSo3.
Leaving Lynchburg ON Wednesday the ith
inst ut about 1 o'clock, reached this place
on Friday following at two o'clock, by the way of
Charlottesville, Gordonsville and Gulpeppcr &.
H.. and was much gratifcd to find il in 80 highly
improved and prosperous condition. It's surPrl-
sing what air of prosperity and activity the
prospect of the early completion of the Manassas
Gap Railroad has given TO business opera
tiuns of every kind in this vicinity. The road is
now completed to the top OF the ridge, within six
miles of this place, and the near approach of the
iron horse appears to have communicated energy
aud enterprise to all. The merchants have found
it necessary 10 increase the size of their store
rooms, and double their stock of goods mechan-
les all appear to lac driving ahead prosperousy,
and 50 far from Railroads mjuring wagon ma
kcrs, the Justly celebrated manufacturers Of
wagons Mt this place inform me that the trade
has greatly increased, and that they can sell
from their shops all they make. One of them
informs mo that gentleman from Florida re-
Gently purchased three wagons from him, which
were carried ON the Railroad to Alexandria, thence
to New York, and shipped from that point to the
coast of Florida, whence they were conveyed two
or three hundred miles into the interior of that
distant tate-costng the purchaser some $3.50
including transportation. Instead of iniuring
mechanics, the making of Railroads merely at
fords them increased facilities for getting their
fabrics to market. by the way, these wagons
became known in that distant part of the country
from having been used there by the Governments
in the transportation of Government stores for the
Seminole war
The Manassas Gap Railroad will probably be
completed To Strasburg by the first of August
next. Whether it will be extended beyond that
point appears to be matter of some doubt, as
Shenandoah pertnaciously refuses TO subscribe
in her corporate capacity to the work. An effort
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the road up the south branch of the Shenandoah
River, through Page county. would recommend
10 the Company the eXpcdieney of tunetiing
Shenandoah, rs there was at one time some idea
Of running the Richmond and Danyille Railroad
under the county of Halifax, for similar llberai-
~.
Iynchburg is, however, more Immediately in
tercsted in the Orange and Alexandria road,
which is now completed to Culpepper Courthouse,
and will he finished TO Gordonsvllc by the first of
August. The middle route from Charlottesville
to Lynchburg will probably be adopted, and |
sincerely hope that in twelve or eighteen months
your city and Alexandria will be indissolubly
united by the iron bands of friendship and inter
est.
1t is source of sincere regret and mortifca-
ton to those who travel on Virginia Railroads,
that Northern cars and engines are used upon
nearly all of them. The Lynchburg and Ten
nessee is the only exception that now recolleet
and do not see that the manufactured in
Jersey city and Boston, used upon the Central and
Orange and Alexandria road, are better than
those made in Iynchburg.
1t is notifying to these evidences of our
dependence upon those who are hostile to us in
interest and feeling, staring us in the face, as
ride along IN the cars, and we can never be re-
ally independent until we learn more how to live
at home and among ourselves. l..