Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-06-11

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AUSTIN, TEXAS, May Is, 1851
In travelling through our sister Sonthe States,
there have frequently occurred to my mind the i'm
portance and the great benefits, which nd result
To our State and particularly to one oil her great i'm
provemen,s--the Va. and Tenn. Railroad "A
extensive system Of adpertisiay. For instance,
a Map like that published by the Inoia Central
Railroad, which we find in every Hotel ancl Steam
boat throughout the South, would he of great SER
vice. have been led to the conclusion thai n simi-
nr plan, adopted by Va and Tenn, ard East
Tenn and Va Railroads, would result in greatly
increased revenue 10 these roads from the fact Of
having beard, whilst travelling through tho S outh
numerous enquiries in regard 10 the lines of Rail-
roads above alluded to; and although it may strike
our distinguished President of the Va and Tenn
Road ns strange thing, yet it is fact that great
numbers do not know (or have frequently nd the
enquiry made Of mel that the va. and Tenn. Re road
is completed short time ago travelled wit b gen
ucmen from Philadelphia, whose destination, was
Knoxville Tenn To reach that point they came
down TO Atlanta, Georgia-laboring under tn i'm
preston that road only completed so far rs
Wytheyille There viii bo from the South this Sum-
mcr, mn immense travel, and the most pleasant and
expeditions route isa subject which er gross
very general interest The travel viii he by the
Tenn. and Va. route If the people are appris ID in
time OF its great advantages To the great Imbcr
wishing to visit the Notwithstanding mineral waters
of Virginia, this route oilers the shortest tri , and
most inviting advantage rs il doel in n
very short space OF time those celebrated wat ering
places in Montgomery county, Nrginp-th, de-
lghiful Yellow Supbur-the Montgomery White
Sui phur the improvements of which are oqua to
any watering place in the Unon-and IL few miles
farther on, the Allegheny Springs, whose waters are
rapidly and Justly acquiring reputation unsurpt SIS
ed by any mineral water in the world The aim ost
miraculous cures this water has effected have made
nm impression which will attract crowd that will
fill II TO its utmost en- raeity. ofthe delightful Sum
retreats the line of the Nn. and Tenn Railroad
nil will soon require to accommodate the WISH
tors wishing to stop with them Then again per-
visiting the Eastern States would find this the
most expeditions and pleasant route. | am con-
WINGED that even with the 40 mics of Staging on
the East Tenn. and VA. Railroad were the Southern
people made acquainted with the advantages this
route presents, there would be travel upon it which
the sangune friend of the road has not antci.
pated
| have been thus far pleased with the appearance
of Texas having some the prcitiest country my
eye ever rested upon. 1t is destined in my opinion,
Mt some not very distant day, to be he State OF the
South. They have in some portions of the State,
with the last twelve months suffered greatly for
rain-this place tAustiu) and the surrounding
try coming in Tor its full share of the drought, not
having had, as understood for twelve months. rain
enough to settle the dust Such continuation OF
dry weather in any other country would produce al
most famine. Yet here the stock is looking very
well, and, although provisions are nnprecedcntedly
dear, (for this place. there seem to be enough.
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