Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-11-24
Ep,Irhbur1 a'trDtntaw.
NJ onday Mornins. No.cm'r IL. 1876.


Railroad. I.ynchburg has subjected herself TO a
taxation which would have crushed a city less
enterprising. she has borne the self-imposed hur.
then without murmur; aud it is gratifying 70
know that the day Of her reward aud release il
near at hand The testimony of so competent a
witness as the editor of the Examiner. and tho
facts adduced by him. leave no doubt upon this
point Freed from the Railroad tax. Lynchburg
NAV apply her resources to the Accomplishment
of numerous municipal reforms long contempia'
ted and greatly needed. bat which have been nfs
leoted for want of means.
The letter of Mr. Hughes /. dated Washing
ton county. Nov. isth:"
The southwestern railroad which s'rc,chesont iff m
Trncbburr across this magnificent portion oil lie
State to the border line Of Tennessee Il now eompr
tod and by the rmness Of its supefsTGctufe the AL
,rablc nun tnality OF its trains. and the energy of
its manag ment exctes the pride OF every Nifgioen
who travels over It's line. ] cannot help remarknR
every hour the marvellous change IN the whole lace
of affairs which il has wrought IN tins before quiet
and secluded country since my first Fsi' to IN H.
{lresdv has II augmented the value OF property IN the
region traversed by IN an amount more than daa-
lie the cost ofthe work. The recent assessment ot
lands has shown that the Increase in value oil frn g.
tate in any four Of the counties on its hnc has eteeeI
81 the total cost of the road, aud would be lHN
estimate to state the increase the value Of land N
al the ten or twelve counties immediately ifthHt#fA
10 it. at twelve millions Of dollars with twelve MI.
- y, -, ,f a., millions of the cash COS II
- s., .i.t st,nt, the line of tho work Ep4
may well conclude that this southwestern commnn-
~ has been thoroughly reused from the quiet md T.
ertness which characterized II IA rs long period OF
clusion and isolation,
this road 10 the great local aud national interests =
Vircinio nv "a eTaggcrete the business which wil
- :, accumulation II !. already nlpa-
- i, :, ,ransnort the lorl freight awaiting
-, "a, M, ae,ats Salt,Ie alone can lond n tran
=, s.o,,,. erc - Fast and Vet every morning Il
,ho round wear with salt and plattcr So far IT,
a3 Inns not Ieen able 10 carry of the ,at from s8I-
ill nc rapid,y A II il manufactured aud the uI-
,,,,s s,ori an band which tuIpbt b. computed D.
eres of barrels accumulate. rather than dimnishrs
,,oitin,, the winter A,o,ls Of the Io.tou river -
yaf II ow,. To IFS accustomed markets IN Tenuessrr
,ar,h Georgia north Alabama north Mississippi nu1
western KcnfnekY The demand for y'a,tcr along the
limo ~ tho road greatly exceeds the capacity Of t4r
- -, r.,,art II and of the pres ent force emplayl
- e,lt,uIc ia disfmbowel il Gam the mines IT,
ensnd f,r ras3 plaster could not he supplied Wi
ali 5,,,n additional stenm enriucs 10 run TIE
;us ana tho mineral is OBLIGED 10 be sent of IN TIC
IsuY farm AS randi, as il is mined. Here nlune
,barefrs 10 reservoir of freight, far t. road Whi,a
y, IN soon make il rival of the Reading roud IA PEN
.yl,ani, os n TRANSPORTER of mineral wealth tn say
intbing of the Agricultural products with which tr
country teens from its eastern 10 is western tim
nus
Every bu,hd OF salt transported 10y the ieed 10
market SAVES the country that amount "i 'ash ealta
on her ,,urrba.es of The article IN foreign market
and counts double to Virginia in her export values
SO that n five hundred thousand bushels bo tue nn-
mum quantity manufactured AT saltyilIo, md sent
over the road 10 market at the esiimnc OF hty cents
per hushel this road will make difference IN tRser
ofYjrpina of from quarter 10 hall million Of do.
lara in her annual foreign trade
Every ton Of plaster also, carried eastward OF We
into region OF country traverse