Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-11-24

$685.
All sIcep. the lat Ia miles il within the limits irs-
qIen,y used oil best rosd- and tho greater
part OF the dstince presents highly favorable line
The road viii b. furnished and equipped with ample
supply III aud locomotives for about $4,000 per
nie. The amoan Of roiing stock included this
nate - locomotives $50 rsght err, 10 drs; class pas
'enger sli - sec,ui class ger
FeS road If siniltr nave bee constructed
rr less thla $4,000 per mile aud many have cost mu:h
more than ihli
rhe puoi: nav. had an?, opportunity during The pss
summer, oil testing iha ciirac.er OF the WORK oy pepua
va'.on, and 5ave hal practical test tue reg
l.rtv 'thi tTtiaS All the fee ION from accident.
Tne pas t'ins haze moved average spec o.
IS miles per hour ami accident ha. hippeuei
tain resulting ia injury passenger. This is
satisfactory the ch,rs;ter Of tue sTperstrl-tu7e ali
Tue cipt,i'y OF the rci! t. attain h'gl speeds.
L. ll~lys happens oder become di.cour god
before ~. picoH ols work Of this gaitdi. eqi
~ time ipG il accomplishments an3 therefore, it IS der..
proper, at this un' sy something Of lhs prospect vi
prof; l7om the T,Ii.
IL has alnn' passed n;o axiom, 10 railroad ecoHonr,
thai any road (IcoIsS located through fertile cGu
t-y) wit sustain ,-e WaerS will you mad o,d passing
through country o. varied resoarcey The climate
- peculiarly tvn:plJ 10 sraznc ald the production o!
Taet sad Ts he,iti ani temperature u: this
goa in sgmn'-, aoolu!us does, in mineral
OF every variety. Attract visitors from the
aui siCGly portions OF the counIry. pos
losses Oi! Of ia excauS0le fertility. Tna deposit Of iron
ore OF the iinest iy along the wnoe line well
termed unlimited. Tho lead mines OF Wythe which have
heen worked for nany years OF the richest characte
Many Us o! copper have recently Osen opened within
rs miles Of the road Extensive and vilu lbe mines of
coI AVE been opened the line aud points almost
centrally lUc Ited tbs nd. Salt ami gypsum Duni
N Syn:ac and Washington cos. equil 10 any demand
which ars. Water power the greatest abundance
% Ton nd thrUu ghol the me- In snort III
branch OF hu!n N iniu'iIy whch may DOT flourish III
lsG!y i'vo=cd region.
r. then i; is Of railroads in gsae-a that they will
20 supported by oaAi business Of rich cou,ty through
which hey pass. surely there ia much s-al,er
'ainiy OF such result on the Vrgiuia aud Tennessee
Railroad.
But Wa are no, left to rely on local resources No
road can b. projected possessing prsct security
' Sery lIrg, through business both in igs and
passengers. IL il knoSn you tha; roi! build
I'M 49, miles 10 length, connecting roi with Knox
vIe aud that another road IS u!iles long connects
Knoxville with DIion in Georgia. IL point the We.
tern and Atlanii: Railroad. Bs;Sesn Rockville aui
Dalton, 80 miles from the luter, is Cleveland whi;a
place - .ooit to b. cpnnac.sd with Ch,tsnoog, by
roa! Of 30 miles, saving 40 miles the route around
oy Dalton
First, let us view wha, shall call the Chauanoog,
connection Here ", are connected by rIilr,ri. w.t.
NIsdyls aud line nmos: du. AMI vest Connects
~ through the Memphis ani Cnirss!o, r4iIro,d With
Memphis Regarding this las: as blac line, it may ts
Easily every line Of travel cmoty!ny int, IL
from louislui, Mississippi and Alibimi, will fad il.
nearest tnute not only to Washington city, bu; TO New
YORK, through our rovi. T,ks your map anl
string from Boston 10 Chattanooga. You will frd that
tbs nearest practicable approach IN line will
-ist Of tbs pra'en. established roads connecting Boston,
New York, Pnlaislphii, g fillmore ani Washington city
iogsthc- with the" Alexandra an1 Lyn;hblrg r,r" the
Virginia and Tennessee Riroit aud the roads through
Knoxville 20 Chattanooga. | could show als). b,
Going into very tedious comp Irison that the great
line already ,n:o between Chattanooga aud Memphis,
furnishes no point OF attack at which could bs In.
jurcd.
Now lie. u view the Dalton connections Ydu will find
that even from Atlanta in Georgia traveller going TO
Washington city eau nearly 100 miles all other
routes by passing the Va an Tennessee Railroad aud
% In AieI4 iTia R,tS
Atlanta aud Richmond. Va. line possesses som. 80
mlPs advantage over ell others.
AgPin: The Alibina and Tennessee railroad, now be.
ing constructed, will GO meet Dalton with Montgomery
aud Selma, Alabin' forming the possible route
from large portion Of Alibim,, and when extended.
from Ne. O'lein-tef To all the eastern cities tue
Virginia and Tenuessos Riilroid.
These, then, are tho grounds which expect
through travel Of vast amount over QUE road.
IA 70 through traie-shlc tonnage may reach the
ocean from Chittnors, in shorter distance at Sivin-
nah or Charleston thIn a; NDrok. very consisrible
trade is created ;hous hout lin; ks this by local
and other ciuses.
But without going beyond the point of cqill c,Dpe,i-
ton there IL cDpntins Of E,s rs1nesIse which vii
find their outlet To the through the Virgin
ia and Tennessee Rlroai.
II we attempt 20 es;mIe the fnu-s isiness Of this
rod any rules rIwl from the experience OF other roads
1n5 applying them 10 the iJcs of the region tioItlty
u our OEntDh tcrilt MY bs oJiinsj which w III ~
pear to miny p'r'on5 nov t. bJ eEtrlyssint. SHl
have perfect ~ 20 expect that what has happened on
al other rods will happen this.
For Instance, the cpiI:icS To, Vow Ypt. spd Flo
Ruroid and asJol tbs GJ1fgia RIi'rD.I have expo,-
tel since proper facilities for transportation haze bo.n
iirUsnsj amount Of the Agricultural staples Of the
country equal 18th, whio qp,lNiy rolu;sl bso.e the
construction Of tho roiil.
H., u'6ppiy this rue, 7ich has been proven by cx.
perence both north and south Of ~ to the present
The counties Of Virgins, ,rpntarv this oid, sccord.
Jag TO t'ic OF 1851, prolIcol $4,000 toas of
wheat, corn aud Tobacco. We will a+sums, that
tbs will pass over ole.lialf the length OF our
rod, and pay cents psr ton per mile. which
wall bc si3j,JD0. Tbs ff:eau counties of Teen.
es'se Whlch mus. export their staples through our
rod producing, 1882 22 900 tone Let Us tass only
htf OF i'. AMI P'.ng the wnos length OF roI
nl the sumo rate Of chigc, l. will pay .66).OOO.
Let ia nos take tue sal. aud plaster. Those who
best ncgrinel with thu eniud ~, ihcss articles, nd
tue dsnIuI vii b; tie only ,aslra Of the supply astcs
in c)nHiirrg tao f'lpsnS m,itrit, ue Of the
revenue to h. derived fon this source during the very
f'st gear after reaching the mines:
10000 ions plistor through to j.ynchburz at
So 30 per ton, cas- nOO
300 bushels of al, through, at ~ cts, 9OJj
1900 .ops pli,t.r IlJng the inc, at $500 1000
100000 busteis OF eat along The lins a. CTS, GvyO
si5UrD
vs. viii lsagl out Of us csmate tho iroa I,s J. AZ
cO'i, IRON wiaI ifgc revenue may isDlV
peel VIZ I,.yd 0u the entire inp,n trade. Wits. Is
generally assumed 10 of ib,