Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-11-13

oEo ever 70 % eavoo IrVm VIC f"'" " ""'S s@s'J
A Line OF Steamers Between Norfolk and
New York.
A short time ago wc called attention 70 fact
stated in President Campbells Report to tho
Stockholders of the South-Side Railroad Company.
70 the effect that the steamers plying between
New York and Richmond charged the same rates
Of freight TO Norfolk that they did to Richmond.
OF course, the proprietors Of the line have An IN
doubted right to mqke any determinations they
choose-and ss the Line Is in the interest Of Rich
mond, it 10 natural that they should consult the
benefit Of that city to whatever extent they can,
consistent with thcir own advantage But, in re-
ferrng to the subject. We suggested that this fact
should DO an additional incentive 70 Norfolk to
establish a line Of her own. Norfolk 10. by ma
ture, the proper shipping port of Virginia; and it
Ia almost criminal neglect Of her natural advan-
tages to permit other vessels than her own to con-
duct her commerce with distant ports.
Referring To the ssme subject and in reply to
our former article in relation TO this matter, the
Norfolk Argus INDUCES in the following specula-
lions We are glad to learn from the article OF
our contemporary the important and essential fact
that there il prospect that the idea Of seperate
line from Norfolk is about To be realised. 1t will
hardly conflict, owing to the great increase IN
trade. with the line to Richmond alre ady estab-
lishcd-as, we doubt not. the next season will
demonstrate the fact that there is more than
enough bushes for them all. Here In the com
mentary Of the argus:
We would inform our friends Of tho L'nchburg
Viro;ainn-whose kind interest in Norfolk affairs
va hone will ere long DO rewarded by our mcr-
chants, when brisk trade shall spring up be.
tween the two cites--that We have alrca yopened
the ewes of our people the fact stated in Presi-
dent Campbell's report; and We have tailored not
in vain 10 establish independent line OF steam
ers from this port to New York. We have the
positive promise Of wealthy house owning fleet
of steamers to put on two OF more o' their ses
sells between Norfolk and Now York 30 soon rs
tho Virginia and Tennessee Railroads shall put
down their through freights To such figure. that
merchandise can be brought from CHATEAU 90 ga to
Norfolk Mt the same rate ~ from Chattanooga TO
Savannah and tho merchants OF our city VIII
promise 10 patronixe their own independent line
This last requisite we can at any time obtain as
our merchants feel the mood of line starting rom
their own whnrves and will mako the required
promise whenever called on Our truckers for
months of the year can almost alone support a
sem. weekly limo, and they will lend their IN 'rts
TO bring business at all times to n limo which will
accommodate their trade.
One fast steamer can make twice Ms many trips
between our port and New York one cnn be-
tween Richmond and Now York: consequently the
glaring injustice of asking the same amount for
freight between New York and our port and New
York and Richmond must strike the most lgnor-
ant. If line OF steamers can run prohtably be-
tween New York and Richmond at tn" present
rates, surely u line at almost half tho rates
l Il Al ri
Capitalists see this and only wish to be sure at
tho trade down our grand system of railways to
start tho line.
Will not tho Virgnidn and other influential
journals on tho line join with us IN endeavoring to
have the through freights lowered so rs to secure
TO our railroads the immense trade which n)w
flows through other channels. The Virgin an
charges us with complaining Of the Virginia nd
Tennessee Railroad We have never particul ar
lied that road; We have always spoken of tho Nir-
pina and Tennessee Railroads, and we assure our
contem that it arises from no over zeal aus
love for Norfolk. We desire to see all OF our VAR
pnin cities thrive for ourselves we would he i1ost
happy to see Lynchburg, Petersburg and other
cities growing equally AS last rs our own city
What we desire to see, it, the trade which s bild-
ing IN Savannah, Augusta. Charleston and other
Georgia and Carolina cties diverted over our
State roads to give an impetus to our Nir-
ginia cities Is not the Iiryinian with us, heart
and hand?
In reply to our friends of the Argus We would
soy, first of all, that consideration OF reward
ever occurred to us, in what We have deemed't our
duty rs we'll as pleasure to say, concerning
tho welfare of Norfolk. What we have written
and DONE has been in the interest OF the State at
large, and her prospective commercial Importance.
a. connected with her great seaport. Nevertho-
Al G.. all aft lp
Argus, aud we reeiprocats it's good wishes.
In regard to the rates of freig hit tho railroads
tributary to Norfolk, We may safely undertake to
say, that they will be fixed ut as low figure as
will be consistent with tho interests of their stock
holders. We feel very confident that the tariff OF
| frcights upon the Virginia and Tennessee Road
has not been adjusted with view of giving my
| special advantage to Lynchburg. On the contra
~, the object has been only to protect the inter
ests of the Stockholders and to endeavor to relieve
them, both individual and corporate, of the bur
dens which they have assumed for the purpose Of
constructing this great work Certainly. no one
can suspect them Of desire to force the tonnage
to 70 by the Southern route-and it is scarcely
necessary to say that they will use every effort to
secure it for our Virginia roads, consistently. MS
as We have before said with the great first law of
nature -selfpreservation.
At all events, the experiment Of an independent
line Of Steamers between Norfolk and New York.
is worth trying. Indeed, it can hardly be called
An experiment. We have such an absolute con-
viction that it will, in it's results. exceed the
pectations of it's projectors, that are reluctant
to consider it even an experiment And when
that outlet Of trade is established and some neces-
sary notifications are made in the revenue laws,