Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-01-31
From the FincusIle Weekly DemUc rnt-(By Requet;A
TO THE LEGISLATURES OF VIRGINIA


FAIRFAX
From the Fncuse Weekly DemUc rnt-(gy Request!
TO THE LEGISLATURES OF VIRGINIA.
Bonsacks and Clifton Forge Railroad.
Permit through the columns Of paper call Ycn'
attention to the importance Of granting charter for rail
road or near Bonsncks Depot, and inlersecng tho Cea
trsl road Clifton Forge. As have recently
written several articles This subject nUst no:r Oh
again referring IT, repeat good deal OF what have n
ready said Blu, as this project recently revived thought
Of recent origin cannot avoid the apprehension that
good many members of your body may not be faml!a'
with the locality Of the county through which il Is proposed
make this connection Of The advantages TO be derived
from IT, We are therefore induced once more, 10 call yoa
attention 10 the subject 3" -
Bonsacks the point Of intersection the Virginia ar!
Tennessee road, Is II miles East Of Salem, and Cl'cn
Forge the point Of Intersection with the Central road Is
miles East of Covingon The road would be wholly with.
n The county of Boletour, and only 80 miles in length
As Il regards the necessity Of such connection We ro
eve 1t be generally admitted but still may not be n'
important this particular time refer 10 some OF ire
facts upon which the admitted necessity of such connrr-
on and the propety nf making it, supposed 10 eXie
This necessity was acknowledged by the last legislature 10
granting charter TO the Virginia and Tennessee Company
10 make branch OF their road beginning Ch!isarsnhg
and running down New River The Covington and ono
road the Mouth Of Greenbiie That connection hs some
good claims popular favor and II not for "o 90.
ections lot which shall speak In the course oil ms ar
Ge which De removed Is the one that oneht
be made. Taking the city of Richmond as point anu
Chs,iansburg Virginia Tennessee Road as an
extremity, and the mouth OF Greenbrier us an eNur'hi'
sy the Central Road and 1t will appear lha, those
places 20S and 253 miles respectively from Rrhohn
and yet only Il miles apart Taking the distances between
those great road. various points between N@% Nsr
and Richmond and they will be found neatly parallel We SUB
init fact that there be found two toa15 IN
The United States running parallel for distance cqaa INA
Of the Virginia ard Tennessee and Central roads ana no
connected by road Tho Sonh Carolina fi i!oa1
from Charleston 10 Chalauooga, and The Georgia central
Road from Savannah Columbus situated 10 cneh oner
jus, the Virginia aid Tennessee and Central Roads
Those roads connected by cross tc already 10
operation, and TWO In the o! construction
Various connections talked Of between our two
proa roads, such tho Lyncbug and Gordonsville ard
from Salem 10 Saunton besides the two already named
But the Valley GogdoGsv connection, can never &C
conmoda,c the travel from South 10 Wes nni ri'a seTSJ
That only be done by connection Immediately across
the Valley or down New River o. the latter two oEe
would do just about we'll the other far distance 5
concerned If thero were no mineral waters n Virginia 10 az
res, the tide of travel as IL passes 10 and !to
connection anywhere The Valley mol East o
FincastIc in Botcourl county far enough West -
throw The travel beyo ond the Springs would have an mpoI
tan, influence upon OF Virginia Railroads. If
attract travel through State We must not
frghcn folks with long acute angles and nq way TO cross
ihem We offer the greatest possible facilities o ira
vscrs get through State in the moe direct way
Suppose citizen OF Ohio Indiana Michigan, Illinois
Orleans or Memphis concluded go by The Virginia
Springs and spend few days: EuPposng he could hence
find direct route TO hs destination. What would be his
surprise nd that the Virginia and Tennessee road, Inc
great way the Sou,h could not be approached though ii
fifty miles of IT, without going hundred miles cut c iha
way2 He would at onrc fall cut with Vire!nla reads aEd
probably never get upon them again uh'esa compelled Or
Ono orc indian" and ds - or go By 6g Ssua "s
would he be wiling down the Wig na and ishnea'
an" h i. Ill a s % @ S
gard The loss of time, he might do IT, but no, other
Upon contrary, he would take direct route through tho
of Kentucky and Tennessee end 90 straight aooS'
Western part Of our own Stats gel Springs Go BY
| Richmond That will never do. We cannot consent 10
tax Vglnans if could, by possibility so stretch onr
consccucee foreigners in that STYLE Having said
this much upon the necessity Of suitable connection be
4 ihp 1te no.
Bonsacks Clifton Forge ia, o all Other places: wse
that connection ought to be made.
We believe II Ia admitted that the Virginia Springs viii
become place Of very great attraction In the course o
few years For part think j. has hardly come into
our minds TO conceive The vas: mui'Hae mat i n"rH 70
our Springs after continuous rail-" ay s completed TO ~
the Southern and Western Stntcs In times q. Yellow r.
yer and Cholera, &C. whole Soul-n da Western CITIES
will be almost evacuated, and thousands G tic inhabitants
seek the health giving waters Of the VaGG Springs The
most conspicuous among these Springs s the White So
phur Each one In coming 10 our .un;z's Tssas 1 ;s
bile New Orleana, and from Louisiana, and high "T :s
river ss Memphis will nd The Virginia and Tennessee Road
In almost straight line 10 the SpI9s Ihi6 brings Us d.
recty TO the merits OF our connection Ihey muH! gel !'
The Springs either by The New river rone or BY b9asack
and Clifton Forge Now e! us conpdIo these ~0 20 ID
Or The New river route are II miles OF road MAJ.
We know all that country, and caa testify that ill he
wretchet country 10 make road !ht'cgh II !s ns snc
another place Hudson river and the rail read along :.s
river COS, $4,000 per na On the BonsacS and Ciiii"n
Forre route are only 3a miles nf road and u through
level county, Wlnout pIuge VI lHtHe ahu WI" '"7'
great deal less than The average Of Virginia roads,
Now let us compare ese routes as To distance tn.
travel we have spoken OF above TO Christians
burg any how Let then take that place ia point ana
compare The TWO routes and The proposed Valley and
| L.ynchbnrg and GordonsYile connection.
| BY RIVER ROUTE.
| Chrsanshlrg TO Mouth of Greenbrier, II
! Mouth OF Grrenbtier 10 While Sulphur 55
| BY Hossacx's AND cLIFToS FORGE
| Chrisiansburo 10 BonsacEs 50
Bonssck's 10 White Sulphur, a.
| BY VALLEY R"uTz.
ChrIslansburG Salem, 70
| Salem 10 Sraunton, y.
Stanton 10 White Sulphur VI
| ~.
sY .YScHBuk0 ARD o2EDoSsSiiLs hhuTk
Chrialinnsburg 10 I.ynchburg, 20
| Lynchbure To Charlottesville GU
| Charlottesville To Staunon, 59-
Stauulon 10 White Sulphur vi
thus appears that Bonsacks and Clifton Forge 10 short
er than the New by Is miles, and shorler har
the Valley by 0T. and shorter than the Lynclbug and
Gordonsve by lG9 mIes Now let Us ask will the lfaye
from New Orleans and Memphs and their vicinity to
the Springs on Virginia and Tennessee road if they
have TO go 07 l69 mies round angle We say Viz
gnia roads will hair hide OF them They can
lind more direct way by the roads through Kentucky and
Tennessee and The Covington and Ohio road Hero then vii
be loss the State by not having this connection
Now take tho city OF Lynchburg point and see
how the travel will get 10 the Springs
NEW RIVER ROUTE
| Lynchburg to Chrisliansburg, tg
| Chris liansburg MoU Uth OF Greenbter, IL