Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-07-20
The National Theroughfare.

In an article, last week On Wills Valley raj
rad. we exhibited evidences ofthe Interest TIE
psopleoftbe South add especially o. northern
Alabama feel IN the completion Of the various
lines ol railroads running fisrough ibst sac.
Tennessee. Virginia Maryland. Penusy issnia
and. ~hich are 70 connect ne Gulf Of Mexico.
ard fhe cites Of the Souih.with the great com
mercisl depots Of the North Belo. ~e give an
article upon the same subject. from different
quarter ofths country, 5neurringi 10 the esirnaie
Of the importance, IN NATIONAL pom, Of view.
Of tbs extended and magnifcen, scheme Of IN
Accommodation. and attesling the public a
tention i; Is attracting. TIE article Sufficient
y enlarges upon The subject and We give L
without further Introduction
The importance OF having chain Of rail
roads " hich will open direct and Haiateryap
red line u railway communication between the
greai Central and Northern cities and the Gu
Of Mexico esnnof vel be over esiimaiedi and
Il Is with sincere satisfaction. therefore, thai
- e notice the rapid strides now beng made
towards he accomplishment Of this highly De
sifabe object From the spirit Of enterprise
nov abroad. and The success attending the "a
rions companies engaged In organizing and
constructing links. which when completed. vii
iorm cham OF roads making direct and N
Interrupted route 10 New Oresns.we feel Hsr
rau,ed in the belief that The day IS no, far d.
rant " hen our cltizrns may enjoy the benefits
resulting 10 commerce andtrade from The CON-
plelion Of such grand Northern aud South
ern railroad thorooghfare.
Be il known to all those Of our readers who
have hitherto bestowed no attention 10 this IN
portant s1biec', and who are therefore not ap
orized Of the progress already made in the for
nation Of such a chain Of railway, that VARIOUS
lines Of roads are now in progress Of consiruc
ion throughout the Southern States. with
which ounexions may be formed to complete
direct cha TO New Orleans. Once arrived
at Memphis, Tennessee, there will be 10 diff
Guilty from thence To reach the Crescent city
From Memphis to Knoxville. and thence In
LynchbUr-. there is now being constructed
raroad, v hich is 10 be connected at the latter
place by the Orange and Alexandra railroad,
now also IN the course of construction from
Gordonsv lie to Lynchburg thus making di
-cct chain of railway from the city Of Alexan
dfis, Virginia, to Memphis, Tennessee. and,
with the extension of the Washington rail- Dad.
up alongside The Potomac, bringing the chain
Of connexions on to the city of Washington, In
the District Of Columbia. At that point it will
connect with The Metropolitan road. chartered
b. tie last Legislature OF Mary aad, and in
tended to be located from Washington city 10
Frederick, IN Maryland, where it will connect
with the Franklin road, now being read with
new iron, and thus by the Cumbc land Valley
railroad bring Washington In a direct railroad
communication with Harrisburg, and, by way
u the Harrisburg and Lancaster and the Co
umtia roads, open chain Of railroads be-
~ cen Phisdepha and New Orleans, Via
la lisburg, Washington, and Memphis
This, we beg our readers to believe, is hot
mere speculative calculation ! he Cumber.
land road, as is well known to then, is in active
pcra'ion to Chambersb leg. and its extension
~ The Franklin road 10 Friedrich may also now
be SGT down as a fixed fact. The Franklin ex
ension has fallen toto new hands, who are re.
qnired by law to put ii into immediate running
order, and who, we learn, are now actively at
work IN laying down new rails and will have
cars upoa II IN compa atively short time The
Commissioners of the Metropolitan, which Is
TO connect Friedrich and Hagerslown with
Washington, have the required amount Of stock
subscribed, and there remains no doubt that
the company will be organized and at work III
locating the road by August. From Washing
ton to Alexandra the company is also at work
in organizing; and from Alexandra, as far
Gordonsville, the Orange road is near'y
made and stocket so that by the time of the
completion of the road from Knoxville to Mem
pl,is, the Eastern links, W Itch will form con
meeting line between Philadelphia and Mem.
phis, viii probably all be completed and ready
for cars 10 run upon them. -PhiladelPhic
Duly Ne'cs,