Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-08-30
East Tenn. \ virginia Railroad.

We Leg leave to call the attention Of the Easi
Tennessee & Virginia Railroad company 10 the
in.erregataries propounded in the following com
mnnieation from " Petersburg" We are safr
they are net put in any capiious sPrit. hut soeiF
with a view TO elicit information a subject #
much Importance to the people If Tennessee a.
well a. to those Of Virginia. The statement 81
our CORE spondent, alluded to by - Petersburg
was made upon information received from ethcfi'
connected with the Last Tena. x Va. Railroad,
aud i. therefore. We presume. correei,nnless tie
COMPANY may vet determine. as we trust they
will 10 change their views and their policy and
push through their work at thu earliest practice
bic period;
Ps4ru.arae. August 18th. 1850.
r Elsors Lyueibgg lrgfa'aHs
GENrLEMKN-Those of our citizens WHO haNs ben
=. nnxiouslY looking forward 1 the Pcr5l. whcd ia
on,refe Rail-wa, connection shall be established be-
t,cso ciie Point the Sea Port Of Rifhmoud Pete.
bnrr and ivnchburg.l aud Momphis,aud Who have go
confidently predicted that tbis the greatest Line 81
Railway on The American Continent viii BEN iatl
operation BY Jul. 1881, were really greatly dsAfaeI
bY the cnunciaiion in9our paper thai rA'5'0 m"uis
might po.sibly ciapsr before the contamination u4
their hopesi in regard to tbs great National rniep#e
A Sau,h,rner who appeals ia echolf at The Oa.
ems of EIehmanH to the President and Director. anil
II nerd he To the Stockholders Of thr Eai IenHr==H
and VIRGINIA Rail Road Company, does not Over state
The soli.tudc felt this subject Us every lniehf.
citizen Of either Of the citics most immediately a-
terosted ia this question. The people Of Nebmo.
Petersburg and lyuehbufR. have teuIt hofihous1
themselves with taxation 10 an almost azppPar-A#H
extent for the establishment oi Hallway ouHe '9H
with Tennessee Alabama. Mississippi ami ArAan =
and nov when all OF nearly all is done except 10 H.
the rails ON eighty miles Of graded truck Ia be til
that it viii require etglfH months to do an amount
Of work which is performed elsewhere in one.i4n !
If that time is indeed applying The vet blanket. III
"a vengoncc But 1t cannot be That snrh alU-eishHe#
As to characterize the progress of the Wp1n laet
correspondent has surely mistaken fghf tar a3t'e.t
has he not Do set This matter At rest - prapo0H5
inr these enquiries L. The President and director. a
the Eat rtaucssec and Virginia ei-io8d campnas
.Within what length OF time Is If your pufF'-ef
.lee your road from BussellYillc to Bristol T. n
not your purpose "a lay tho track from EusseihilI"
and Bristol al the yame time and Ia commence that
work as soon as ten mo. Of tbe road-hed snst oil
Eusselyille shall Doe ready for thc rs and 80 10 pro
coed until the two end of the limo mrrt -
II We mistake not the chief Engineer of the Ia
Tennessee and Virginia Rail-Rnad j. native OF ont
city. We have therefore semc fiEht TO appeal 10 him
aud to urge upon him the importance IA bs fellow
townsmcn Of the speedic possible completion at the
great work 20 which be has 20 assidnousy devote 4
& h,st cnergies Tor the last live or siN fstrs
PETERSEN RG.
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