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been omitted, but it is believed there are none of
an important character.
Respectfully submitted by
JOHN ROBIN MCDANIEL Pres't.

JOHN ROBIN MCDANIEL, Pres't.
Col. {. I'm. Garnett Chief Engineer, then
read his report follows
ENGINEERS OFFICE, VA. AND Tenn. X. II. }
Lynchburg, Oct. 25th, 1854.
To the President and Directors ia. and Tenn.
Railroad CO.
GENTLEMEN: At the period of my last report
the road was IN operation to Big Spring, about
% miles
Although time has rendered the embankmcnt,
and the excavation slopes much more permanent.
yet considerable delay has been occasioned by
the effects of the water on both, the case,
to much greater extent. last year The unu-
sual severity of the winter,too, arrested the lay
ing of the truck until a late period in the spring
Nevertheless, the progress, in face of these diff
hcultes, has been truly gratifying. Fifty. six
additional miles of road have been put in opera
tom and the road will be in operation to Wythc-
vile, 1876 miles from Lynchburg, within the next
fortnlght-the rails being laid to within 3
miles of that place.
There now but :33 Sections, of one mile
each, on which the graduation is incomplete, and
the cost of the work actually To be done to com
plete these sections will not exceed "a, 900 dol
lars. of which s6OOOO il. by contract payable
III the bonds of the comp any. There will be very
little work. If any, left 10 be done, at the close of
ceiye the superstructure. The superstructure
remaining 10 be done To complete the road, about
~ miles, will require but seven months Of unin-
t"rrafted work, 50 that there is every reason to
expect that the stockholders may find the road
completed by their next annual meeting.
The entire cost of work of all sort-, now re-
naming TO be done ON the road, is as follows:
Graduation, S75,0O0
Depots and other Buildings, 10000
Bridges, 10000
Laying track, including the cross
ties to be furnished 10000
SOB. 900
OF which sum sl39, 800 is payable in bonds, and
S95,5OO is payable in cash.
The Board have every reason to congratulate
themselves upon the near approach to compile
tion of this great work. You have nearly fin
ished II work having as much difficulty to en-
counter, from the natural features OF the coun-
try through which 1t passes, as any ioad, with
very few exceptions, III this country. You have
crossed the Blue Ridge and Allegheny, uniting
the eastern and western waters. 1t has not yet
been five years since the first spade was stuck
in the ground.
Although this road passes through n noun
famous country, location has been obtained
which makes the road but % miles longer than
an air linz, being Il loss of little more than ii
per cent III distance. The Baltimore and Ohio
road loses ~ per cent III distance between Balt
more aud Frederick town-und taking the whole
distance from Baltimore to Cumberland the loss
Is 5OPcr cent. There Is no grade used on the
road greater than 60 feet per mile against the
heavy tonnage and 6S feet per mile with it. The
curvature - Us moderate could possibly have
been anticipated in such country.
The following Is II statement, III miles and frac-
tons OF mile, If the relative amount of curva-
ture and straight line.