Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-06-19
Col. Chas. y. VI. Garnctt OF Virginia.

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This elevated gentleman. aud distinguished Civ.
il Engineer. has been rendered by the Emperor
If Brazil the appointment Of Chief Engineer of
great National Railway, To he constructed frnm
Rio TO some point Sc vera hundred miles in III. in
terror Of the Empire. Col. Garncti's profes sennl
life has been one Of constant and uniirnp labor.
since 1896. when.(a YOUTH he entered the field
an assistant to another distinguished Virginia En-.
gineer, Moncure Robinson. Esq. In 1875 he was
made Chief Engineer IF the Grecnville and Roam.
oke Railroad in his native State. From this work
lie was invited TO North Carolina, and placed n,
the head of the Raleigh and CASTOR road His
success by this time secured for him more than
"A mere local reputation; and he was invited by
the Governor Of Georgia to locate and construct
the great work of internal Improvement of that
State, the Western and Atlantic road. His labors
IN this new and difficult field were eminently sue.
cessful. aud when his services were no longer re.
quired by Georgia they sought Nv South
Carolina, and he became Chief Engineer of n South
Carolina Railroad. The results here verified the
dscernment of those who selected Col Garnett to
direct their enterprise. From South Carolina he
was invited TO Tennessee, and made Chief Engi-
neer of the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad
Company.
About this time the great scheme of connect
ing by continuous railway, the harbor of Nor
folk with the Mississippi river, occupied much
Aof public attention. and in prosecution OF this de-
sign the Virginia aud Tennessee railroad com
pany was organized. and entered upon the task
ofexeouing the most difficult part Of this line of
national INSTRUMENTATION. The stock holders
of that company. having just appreciation of
the magnitude and Importance of the work they
had undertaken to execute. determined to avail
themselves of tho aid Of the best talent of the
country to carry to successful results their
effort to greatly benefit Virginia. and at the same
time facilitate the Internal commerce and inter
e Ill H. Al
charge of their first important duty, the appoint.
ment Of Chief Engineer, they determined not
10 confne their enquiries 10 those of Virginias
sons, who had become eminent in Civil engineer
ing but looked abroad to other States, and in the
exercise of an impartial judgment, called back an
honored son of Virginia, to have executed the
most difficult work his State had to perform, in
establishing an artificial highway from the At.
lantc ocean TO the natural ihoroughfares, for the
commerce and travel of fifteen of the interior
States OF the Confederation. To this important
position Col. Gernett. was called in June, 1919,
and he continued his official connection with the
Company till October, 1855.
During this service he was solicited by the
Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company to
decide upon the route of their Railway from Chat
tanooga tn Memphis. This service he perform.
cd in some two or three months of tho Spring of
1881. AS soon as it was known that Col. Gar.
NIT had resigned as Chief Engineer of the Vir-
glnia and Tennessee Road, he was solicited to
accept the same position on tho York River
Rairoad, and while in discharge of his du-
ties there he has been rendered the hattering of
fer OF Chief Engineer Of the Emperor of Brazil
The last great work executed by Col. Garnet,
the Virginia aud Tennessee Road called into re.
QUESTION all the experience and skill acquired
IN the other field of labors. The work 10 be exc
cuted was one of great diculty the Blue Ridge
ana Allegheny mountains must necessarily be
passed the latter presenting every variety of ply
steal obstacles that could embarrass and tax tho
resources of tho Engineer; but they were all met
and triumphantly conquered
The work of constructing this road was enter
cd upon in the Spring of 1880 and tho work ex-
eouted, except the laying of 60 miles Of track by
the end Of the year 1854. This work (laying
the track is rapidly approaching completion and
the whole will DO put to work by the first Of DC.
toher, 1856. The cost of the work, including de-
pots station houses, machine shop at Lynch
burg, and equipments in engines, passenger and
bnrihen cars, adequate to earn a per cent. div
idend on six and half million of dollars. will
not exceed thirty two thousand dollars per mile
many think it will not be much. Without
at all disparaging what may have heen done else
where, the friends of Mr.. Garnett may with pride
point TO this monument of his professional skill,
and claim for him high position amongst the
distinguished Civil Engineers of this any 9TH
or country; and whilst they are highly gratified by
the mark of distinction recently conferred by for
eign potentate, in inviting him to his dominion to
inaugurate railway development in South Ameri
ca, they must express their regret that the com
mercal and social progress of their own country
islikely to lose an able and efficient advocate
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