Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-12-05

| connection with other improvements farthe
ward. and, scanning the vista of The future
faretold with prophetic accuracy its accomplish
? ment. by this identical route. at no di.iant day
> II is true they saw il dny. as belonging To- III.
future, vet they the unreasonable length
, aud breadth of the productive and almost inter
ninable West. They the bosom If her ma
e.tic rivers md expanded lakes covered with the
rich product "f her fertile soil. seeking outlet
and TRANSIT to diheren, mrrts of the world. They
measured and compared distances. and found a
: harh,,r the Chesapeake Bay nearer the great
Western amer than any olh.r point ON the At
lnnric. They and compared the eenn eli
UNITE aud oppressed m"uDinins 81 Virginia with
The towerug hight of the lee hound All"gha
n."- upon the more Northern routes, aud doubt
les perceived in anticipation. the po,t- "n the
Chesapeake Bay became the points ot departure
| across the Atlantic. ships the vehicles Of
transportation, nnd nur citizens tht recipients ut
the large profits derived fun firighis. duties
tannnge, e.. All these htiliam prospects were
IN II @ Imagination nf ih' &C far sr'iu, statesmen
the true fathers ef the c.ontry and form
: part ii The rich legacy aud valuable counsel be
aurnihed tn IL rs them. which. II observed aud
carried into practical operation. cannot fail t
conduct u- IN the path that lends 10 prosperity
md happiness.
If il be true that The interests bf Virginia call
ed for the construction Of this thoroughfare half
II century ngn. and tile di-ingu -hrd statesmen
# that dny recommended the appropriation of
adequate means for it. accompli- bmrnt-f nj
that early day glance at the map proved bey"nd
controversy ihnt this route wns designed by ma
fnre to heroIne the channel through which the
irad and the travel If the ;, nth and West
would necessarily be forced what reason can h"
assigned. ar apology offered, after delay of Tiff
~ years for the objections and obstacles thrown
in the way at the present day. If the interest
of oar people required it in lSl0,swhen the com
1 Y. G. Dt,l., nl nod pa.
iar,hurE, the three largest cities IN the State
was less than IL .00J. aud revenue of the State
less than half million, how must the demand
have augmented now. when the population Of
those cities have increased IA 10000 aud the
revenue 10 two and half millions. If called
for when Mississippi Illinois, indara, Louisiana
Missouri. Arkansas, Michigan, Wisconsin und
Iowa had scarcely emerged from their prineval
state. what must he the comparative demand
now. when the above named States have b"come
the most productive in the Union. In six If
those Suites, including the Western portions "f
| Virginia aud pennsy lvnnia, there was raised in
1919 within a fraction Of three hundred and fifty
millions of bushels of corn. And. according 10
tho ratin of increase during the last ten years,
may safely estimate the crop of 1860. within
the above region, at FIVE hundred and fifty mil
lions Of bushels. which is about two-thirds of the
entire quantity raised in the United States. Of
this enormous crop. it is fair Ia suppose that one
hundred and fifty millions can he spared for ex-
porta,ion, and will seek transit through the
several thoroughfares terminating on the sea
hoard provided the reign demand shall justify
snch expectation, And in order to determine
how far should rely upon such demand, let
Us examine for moment what can be gathered
from estimate of trade in that article for
years past. BY reference to statistics, believed
Ia be reliable it viii be found that the exports of
corn an corn meai from this country, al differ
ent periods. have been as follows:
In 1897. 81 276 bushels.
l2IG, 3,326U63
lSi9, 15.2S3.05l
1850. Z. s92. 3t2
1851, 44Il,92l
1854. 2O.OUu,UbO
/ The above statement show, concusiycly that
the foreign demand is rapidly increasing and That
! notwith-t ndlng the falling "tf Immediately after
/ the fmine ina portion ot Europe. the exports
! for the year $50 amounted To 10000 900 hush
el. establishing The fact that it i. the CHI upest
md h.,t biend within th,ir reach, and that it ,
u-p at nadi-tnnl day. win ext, nd throughout oil
western Europe. In ahut county il H. not
grown rXctp; to "A limited exttnt. CONSEQUENT
~ the supply must be- from tilr UNITED States,
nnl i destined {, form II staple article equal il
mol exceeding thHt # g 'tnn IN amount
! | have said nothing If the extensive prolnc
ton Of whrnt oats hemp aud lobacc': all of winch
! iAe prolae.r TIA" ccn.u7 II i-Jj shows that
the region at the country ID M named produced
| upwards nG fifty millions Of bushels If wheat IN
! l-Jo, aud that Kentucky alone exported htty hft
millions + pounds of tohncco. Tins immrns,
aud almost iucalculahle anonut Of trade must fine
its way To foreign market through some of thu
great leading thorough fares now III operation
or IN progress "t construction. The next enqu
ry is, can Virginia compete successfully for thi'
trade aud travell The ready answer is, ycs.-
Her Atlantic ports nearer the centre oi thes'
western southwestern grauarcs than any othe
on The consi;hcr roads uf easier grale;hrr climate
moro genial, and the scenery more picturesque
and inviting: while her ports AMI hat b"rs arr
more spacious and safe, and the rgress to tn
ocean more convenient md direct fhan from IN
other that could compete with her.
II j. a self evident proposition that the prodhc
TOMS of y country intended for market will b
conveyed by the cheapest and most direct line
aud ~ the communication with the European
markets will be she.tcr through the rorts Of Nir
sinn than any other. il j. but reasonable to nfe
that the trade of the south and West will ueces
sarly pass through this chanuel when these i'm
proyements shall hive been completed, An
, vet for want of them the census of 1850 show
that there was received. during that year. in tn
. city of NEW York from the Western States. 95l
t.Il barrels Of -four, 3,34i ,6i7 bushels of when
2.6oS.96. bu>hels of corn. li6 S36 barrels q
. provisions, besides corresponding quantity q
- ashes, stores, wool butter, cheese. lard. &C.,
/ large portion of which is forced upon rout
a NOR" than iim miles longer than that Terminating
"h the capHs ct the Chesapeake, and much 4
i , which must oi necessity return by way If III
e capeS in it. regular transit 10 foreign market
T. being ralpahlo innovation upon the establish
k ed rules of traffic. the end and object of which
II gain to the operator.
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