Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-09-30
LyNcnnuHG, Sept 2sth, 1853.
Ny Dear Sir :

My Dear Sir:
desire To communicate, through your pa
per, additional information received III refer
ence 10 the facilities offered bv the RGil.
road companies 10 members of the State grl.
cultural Society going TO the Fair IN Richmond
Ih, Centta Danvio and South Side Rail.
roads have agreed. in addition to stock and ar.
tlclos for exhibition, to take the members ofthe
Society TO and from the Far, free Of cha1ge
Certificates OF membership are now beng made
out and forwarded to members which " Ill Sc
cure To them the advanlagesihus afforded by the
llacraliy and public spirit oil the Railroad com.
panies. The James River and KanaWh Ina Canal
company have RENTED all tolls on articles
sent To the Fair, and This route il seems to me.
offers cheap and safe mode Of Transporting
stock any other. 1t is highly important that
farmers. manufacturers and mechanics, who
intend competing for premiums, should at once
or at a very early day--nouiy the Secretary
OF The Society at Rlc moud, Mr.. Charles b.
Williams, OF the FACT, describing the subjects
which they contempt tie sending.
And all persons with " HON subscription pa.
pers have been left, are requested 10 tor~ ard
them TO Mr.. Williams by the 18th day OF Octo
BERN order that time may be allowed for
certificates Of membership To be received before
he opening of the Far.
My trip across the mountains has not been
a very profitable one to the Society hut il does
not discourage me at all, so far as the general
result is concerned-and it is but lst Ia the
people ofthat section Of the Safe, than | should
say, 1t is not the Result of any want of energy
or public spirit, but, from their inaccessible
and distant position, surrounded by ranges of
mountains and cut off Tor the present from The
necessary facilities for reaching the lace otex
hibiton, it is almost an imp0S1bihty for them
10 participate In the forthcoming Fair 1t
would he too far To drive cattle, hogs OF sheep
unless they were TO be sold after exhibition
The time is not far distant, however, when
Monroe, Grecnbrier and many other product
i've counties will be able to convey their mag
nfcent cattle to the extreme corners Of the
Stale, and 10 compete on equal terms wi'h
those of their sister counties, more favored by
Nature in the noble and generous strife for the
victories of peace which has now Tor The first
time been fairly commenced IN Virginia.
"A contrast to the above Is afforded in the re
suit OF my visit tn Bedfora-where enlisted
on Monday last. my members, and have no
doubt of large increase 10 the number before
the 18th of October. There was fine spirit
manifested, and this success-the greatest &C
corded to me any where in the same space of
time lis due TO the Jealous and efficient efforts
Of the numerous friends of the cause, who
used their influence in behalf Of my enterprise
Ito whom | rake upon myself 10 tender the
thanks of the Society. Had our friends over
the mountains the advantages of Railroad. |
doubt not they TOO would have evinccd the
same zeal. Considering the novelty of the
enterprise, ! must look upon this a noble
demonstration on The part OF Bedford, and
that she and every county and city and town
in the State may reap rich and permanent
reward for their liberality in the Impulse given
to enterprise, industry and skill, is the SINGER
wish of Your OBJ DIT. serv't and friend,
WIN. II RICHARDSON. JR. Agt.
Y. s agricultural Society.
Editor of the Virginan