Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-11-01

the abundant corn crop OF ms reasoh haa '"'
large quantity Of wheat sown this fall another
year may be expected 10 witness ha'Aeu
change. :
The great effect of the railroad on the value of
land has already been seen the line OF this
road and whatever permanently benefits the
whole country will eventually benefit the cities.
In previous reports ii has been shown that both
South and North of Us. the towns and even villa
pes along the different limos of road have been
benefited with few expoctions. II is believed to be
universal law Of population. that there must be
a regular, il not uniform, ratio between the town
and country population. Ii is true that this ra-
ito will vary with the pursuits THE people. As
manufacturing and commercial pursuits prevail,
the ratio Of town population increases. But
surely it is not too much to expect that nearly
the same ratio between the two classes will exist
in the South, counting the white population alone
as we find 10 exist in the North. counting the
,rhoh population If this be true the deyelope-
ment of the resources of Virginia by rail roads
must increase her towns aud cities largely. This
has been the result in Georgia without single
exception. Thirteen years ago the forest grew
whore Atlanta now stands. and her present popu-
lation is & ZOO. although the freight cars pass
through without being unloaded. aud the passen-
ger trains are never detained there an hour. What
has occurred every where else must happen here,
and Eynchburg will yet reap the full reward Of
her patriotic exertion in behalf of this road.
Much might be done by capitalists to hasten
the realization of these hopes, in way that
would operate most benefcally on their own in.
terest4. Every new manufacture undertaken,
and every enlargement of one already in exis-
tenco would tell rapidly on the growth of the
City. Heretofore the manufacture of tobacco
has been almost the sole dependence of Lynch
burg. and the depressed state of that interest
would alone account for the existing state Of
things.
The close ofthe present year will find the vast
system Of Railroads connecting with the
South and Southwest, progressing rapidly to-
wards completion. Between this place and At
lanta, in Georgia. the only gap viii consist of
about 10 miles of the Virginia and Tennessee
read all graded and ready to receive the rails and
% miles of the East Tennessee and Virginia
road a large portion of which is graded. Look
ing towards Memphis there will be another Cup
of 80 miles in the Memphis and Charleston road,
which is now under construction. 1t is proba-
bic that one year. certainly less than two years
will see every link closed and our lines to Allan
IA and 10 Memphis completed. When this is
done,a Locomotive placed on tho rails at Lynch
burg, can visit Nashville, Memphis. New Or
leans, Mobile, Savannah, or Charleston without
leaving the rails. Thus will the tide water of
Virginia at Richmond, Petersburg and Norfolk
BE- connected, by Railroads of uniform qua &c,
with the entire Mississippi Valley below Mem
as far North Charleston, presenting net
work Of allied roads, unrvallel in the history of
such enterprises.
As many new projects have been recently
dertnkon in the South and West, it may be well
IL examine the bearing which they may have ON
oar interests.
A rail road is in course Of construction from
Louisville to Nashville, which however is pro-
crossing slowly for want Of means. 1t is pro
posed TO make road from the Bowling Green on
this line TO mphis-making the distance from
Louisville to Memphis Alb miles. This project
will probably be effected, though it must take
several years. 1t is also proposed to unite the
Bowling Green with Danville, there to meet the
road TO Lexington, but organization whatever
exists for This purpose mt tins time. A road was
projected from Danyille to Nashville but it is
iir'ly suspended, having gone no farther thnn
preliminary survey made more than two years IA
90.
Bat surprising all these projects to succeed
and surprising the Danville and Lexington, the
Lexington and Big Sandy and the Louisville and
Cnvington road, together with Virgin great
ork,the Covington and Ohio road to be compile
ted, they will present The following comparative
distances, taking Baltimore our Northern