Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-09-23
B an the Alexandra STANDARD.
Extension Of the Orange and AieAa"'
dria Railroad 10 Lynchburg.

peppers extracted from your Journsl the follow
ling article:
EXTENSION OF TUE ORANGE AND ALExAN-
lpRIA RAILROAD To LyscHBURo.-We under
stand from the most reliable authority, That Inc
ma eistrates of the county OF Amherst nave
been SUNNI ned to the next term oil the County
Court, for The purpose at considering The pro-
priety of submitting to the people the question
vi county subscription To the Orange ana Al
exandria Railroad extension Ii is confidently
though. by our informant that the sum OF hity
Thousand dollars will be appropriated by the
public spirited citizens of Amherst. II other
counties aud cities interested in the work do as
well, the connection between Gordonsvllle and
Lynchburp may be looked upon as a fixed fact.
We earnestly hope that such may be the
case"
| My Object. in calling The attention Of the
| President and directors of this road TO the
| above paragraph, is to show, that something
more is necessary to make this connection a
fixed fact" than the action of the County
Court of Amherst and to point out the only
mode ofaccompishing il. Il is hardly probable
that two fftIs of the stock can be taken by IN
dvidual4 aud wish To show in what manner
only county subscriptions can be obtained.
You are aware that the company has two
veys: one from Lynchburg to Charlottesville,
the thartered terminus through the center of
the counties Of Amherst and Nelson the other
from GordoasriHe to Lynchburg, running near
The James River Canal, and, as matter of
course going along the extreme eastern bord-
cr of these Counties and it may probably be
IN contemplation 10 survey route from Char.
ottesvile, pursuing nearly the same line SO far
tbpon n nj rfor cd
| Admitting, for the sake of argument land on
ly SOL that if,he stock were taken TO make this
connex on, aud looking only TO the interest OF
the private stockholders, it might be good pol
icy to pursue the rery most direct line betw cen
their present road and Lynchburg, regardless
Of the interest of the State. and the citizens
through whose section the road might be loca.
ted think lean show that such ought not to
be the policy of this company. The stock has
not been taken. State aid must be Obtained and
county subscription made, before this conncx
ion can become "fxed fact" The company
must therefore have several Other objec's in
view, in selecting a route, besides the nearest
approach to an ''air line" They must have
satisfactory answers to the following questions
LIST. On which line would the most indiUiduak
stock be taken?
I'd To which would The counties Of Am
herst and Nelson be most likely to make a
county subscription
Sd. On which would be the most ,oa q trade
and travell
4th. By which would the State, stock
holder, he most benefited?
| 9th. Would the increase OF distance from
Lynchburg to Alexandra diminish he MrougA
travel on tins roadi
In the present state of the case these are i'm.
portant questions to be decided 10y the compa
N.Y. important to the company, ,itolly impor
ant to large majority oithe Gill of Am
herst and Nelson
propose to show, very briefly, that the
central route, passing through nea- the
Court houses OF these TWO countess would be
the answer 10 the first four OF these nerroga-
tories; and negative answer to the fifth.
BY the present stage road, zigzag it is,
and passing over billy location the distance
from Lynchburg to Charlottesville is no more
than &C miles, and it is very reasonably be
eved that the railroad would not exceed 60,
if indeed, it should reach that distance.
take it for granted that whatever route is
selected. The western terminus ofthe o & A.
II. II. must be above the depot of the Va. Il
Tenn. r. X. at Lynchburg ard the road must
therefore enter Lynchburg above the town.
The South Side Railroad Company had to
cross James rive~into Amherst eight miles be.
low Lynchburg, locate their road along the
bluffs Of The river on the north side. and cross.
ling liza ok br}OV the town. make tbe, depot on
Perez, ais island, from which they must con
meet with the town by a bridge. Therefore
TO obtain ii site for depot the Alexandria road
must go above Lynchburg. and in doing so
must touch the present stage road somewhere
betw cen four and nine miles northeast OF
Lynchhurg.
Now lei it be borne in mind that along the
whole eastern line of Amherst, Nelson and AL
bemarle runs the James River Canal, con
structed at great expense to the State, and as
far as they went, upon the individual sub
scripuons of gentlemen residing in almost all
portions OF these Counties 1t passes along
the James River low grounds. to whose value
or price, it is fixed fact" that no other i'm.
provement can now add anything; " lille i,
affords the onl means of transportation to all