Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-06-29
ri,. se.th side Hail Roads.

nuhli.hed in our last issue, there are re'eIn' ma-
tarial errors which demand correction. we
have no idea that Mr.. lIarvie would intentionally
misrepresent question OF fact but as ms a'''c'e
was responsive 10 some comments made oy 'h's
naner. and a. hi. whole design was 10 justify
c,nrse of nolcy which we deem unwlse,e especial
l., 90 onon the part of the South SIDE company,
,ya mot hermit the defence 10 be made upon
false prem ses or incorrect conclusions he
two points we make with Mr.. iarNle arc 'hese'
Isl. That ..passeneers from the North and the
ur ails leaving Richmond and Petersburg at d o.
clock A. NJ. lay over in Lynchburg until o.
clock next morning" In this statement although
Mr.. Haryie makes it twice IN his communications
he is lust sir hours wide of the marx; the Va
'ronn chr. leave here at l O'Clock \. NJ, and are
fully the distance between Lynohburg and Rlch'
nond west of this place at the hour named by
Mr. Haryie for their departure "a. THAT The
New York morning mail arrives ei Richmond III
the evening This we know 10 be an utter im'
possibility Wiihou, any detention at tho d'f-
ferent offices through which ii must pass the
mails could moi POSSIBLY run through between
these points under eighteen hours. - that 1t Is
the evening mail which leaves New York the
night before that reaches Richmond the evening
Of the next day, aud this by the way, IS not only
the most important mail train, but the one most
p atronized by the travelling public. Ia this i""t
age business men attend 10 their concerns III
New York through the day. and start West or
South in the evening trim, and gain in travelling
the time that would otherwise be lost lhese
passengers arrive in Richmond the next alter
noon. and no matter how anxious they may be To
proceed on they lose all the advantage they hop
ed to gain BY leaving New York in the night,
and are detained about as many hours in Rich
mo nd as they are in reaching that point from
New York, although in their 'ran-lt th'her they
are passed over routes controlled 10y Jour d!Vtr-
ent companies, aud distance OF not less than 800
miles! Can a company that interpos"r this lmpe'
dment TO travel expect to secure through passen-
gers if any other route offering facilities which
they refuse, can be foundl We do not wonder
that their receipts account OF through travel
h ave been SO small, for ii is greater wonder
that they receive any thing. We cannot com
prehend however. the means by which they are
able TO ascertain the amount received for through
travel, or discern between ihesetwo classes of
travellers, rs understand that through tickets
have not usually been ssued-ihe passengers
from the Southwest generally paying to Lynch
burg. or to the Junction. We apprehond more
over that large amount of through travel has
been diverted other ways IN consequence OF the
failure TO make direct through connections; in
deed We have heard Of several instances of this
character recently where whole londs Of passen-
gers coming East, having learned Of the break
of connection here had gone other ways 1t was
but Friday last that party OF gentlemen from
Louisiana arrived at this point by the Va. x
Tenn road and would have pashed on immedi-
ately in the stage via Charlottesville as they d.
clared, rather than lay oven here all night. 1t
is not within the power of the Va X Tenn. com
pany to remedy this evil by changing their sche-
dule so rs to conform to that OF the South Side
companies. without producing break with tie
Southwestern companies. The present, AS we
have said before is the only schedule that will
afford an unbroken connection between New
York and the Southwest by the great air line
through Virginia. subject at present 10 the de
cision of the two South Side companies in ques-
ton.
With all Difference TO the Judgment of Mr..
Haryie, we respectfully submit thatit is not OBJ
lgatory upon the Va. and Tenn. Company to
run as they did last summer, from the fact that
the Western terminus of their road had not then
been reached, nor its connections opened, SC
that it was compelled then to make connect OF
somewhere, and run it's cars in conjunction will
those upon some finished route. But now tn,
East Tenn and va. route is op en-t there being
but AZ miles of staging, which will be reduced il
two months and half to twenty two miles
thus removing ever obstacle TO continuous it'd
oftravel for 853 miles south west Of Lvncbburp
The necessity, therefore, of joining these newl,
opened routes in schedule that will ensure pat
ronage and divert the travel from old estabshe
routes, should be manifest to every body. an
We think we have shown that the South Sid
companies could conform to it without serious
incommoding any body. 1t is far more impor
tant that through travel be encouraged on GU
roads than tina: every thing should be subordna
ted to the accommodation of way travel. Tn
latter is secured already, and whatever schedul
may be adopted will be retained-but the forme
has TO be drawn away from older competin,
routes. If the Danville cars can run hut once
day, let them leave Richmond in the evening
thereby accommodating the most importan
mails and the largest number Of passengers
What if it be not quite as agreeable to the Com
nanv IN puu At niobt n he dav -lphtf Il 4. ri,