Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-06
xas The faie Of the illustripas Jehn- He has been
beaten By about four hundred Of . majority.
Rsiif9Sd 10 the Pacific.


Gals 70 b held - snss cry on the zsth q next
January, Tor tho purpose Of comtaning upon
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plains the matter more IN osesai' ana - I" some-
thing of general interest we subjoin its remarks:
=. IF 81.
~, IL Is oe:tso'e ."A' =. oomp. 81 .a,,,.
ms.,sePp' s"c".u g. a':. =, NJ. orisans nm.
min, West should converge at given point in the
State Of Texas, and from this point to 81 Paso or
to San Franoasco. the united crsd" M" cnp'.a, on
.ao severn ec.pi",I s m"y ~ Ra,iwav
pps WI. - .,no.;veJ IN ,h;, os anv other coun-
try
by no other means that this consolidation OF
strength and influence, can Federal ana oe ootA'neu;
ana by no other means as'Io lrou oo,o."'J.
oasct.p' %" WIS ""s ..'.,;na rcr,ss and bar
mon;,a,;on ri conflicting views and interests Con-
gress cannot enact any measure, each route and
road having its peculiar friends IN the oeha'e anu
House OF hepersentat'ses. II
The convention NJ MenPnH eau .e.'o' 80. ~"
s" ." .s.o,sd ."d .nr.dv I.v;sl.tIon such A.
may be required can be brought about. This con-
vention: with its proposed results. w'l 90 .n' nrs'
great enecuse moveme a naus ;.had e. Nv ave-.
~ ara Tho wmld advance the prosperity and
wealth of the country. i.
All Railroad men East and West Of the M'ssl',
s'Pp'. interested IN the racine no.a m1 ~ ,s
w., ,p.s,na oTDrs,iors of Tho Memphis. FL Paso
And Pacific Company.
We sincerely hope that our exchanges every
where Will notco tne ca! lot "'e uo"'en ". ~.
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r =. ;. -, ,ro, !, no. h.ro,ocor, bcen
:'a..;,I. -, oh,.;, .nv aid from, Con,r... IN the
.a.,.,-.,.,;ou or r.;ro.d N IN. Pacific in conse-
,.,.,,.. - ,ho .r,o ,o;.u n rival rout.s There
havo ho., three ronte. protected from the Missis-
sippi River, each of which has warm friends-but
Ms they could not combine, zach ono opposed the
pretensons of the other. In this way the PROJECT
has failed OF commanding the attention OF Con-
s'"'' though there isno doubt that as an abstract
ProPoSn'"", majority could have been obtained
III -o"ero's at any tim" within the i"st hve wears.
'or '"o s'""''"h " "'u W "0''' '""'' "'''
"e'ee"e"' 'o"'u INV "''" '"'u' "' :" '"' ''"''
The route favored by tho Northern and North
Western people il almost duo West from chicago
running through Iowa ana Nebraska ana the
"fea' 'a'' LAKE ,n' 'o"'' 'A'o,'a W ,,''''"''
III" o'"'' "s''''" o'"''' ,'"'0'"""''. -" ''"'''''
.o'"'u' -, .. W '''"'I' "''' =" 0' ,"''s"
".''o'" =, -, .' '> ~, NV" a''"e W '""
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."' '"'" WV, '"'' "".'' ,''"' '" "' ~
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"'''' WV ''""' "'' '."o"'" ~, u"
.,,"o' ."' '"''u 'o"''-"o" - "u'o'''e' -
memphis Nc" "r'e"'s' anu '"e o'"'n''" ''a''A
gener"'iy-"hu "n,e" H. n"u'"'ao'y. .a' SHORTEST
a"u "'o'' i'"'.'""''--''' 'o,''""S '''
',"' VI '"' ''.'! '''''"' Pa'"i,' y, '.'''",'' ~
o'o'0! "' po'e''''' "''' ''o''"H '''' IVY =! '''""
ta'"s ~ I'll faSo' "''r '"o "eS'e'" ''o""ef I'll
ieAas.
Now. neither the extreme Northern routo
through Iowa, nor the middle route through Mis-
souri,, will ever be built by Government aid
First, because they arc rival routes, and the
friends of each will oppose the granting Of Fcde
raj aid to the otherand. secondly. because it has
been demonstrated by too many arguments that
if Congress entend its aid at ALL every considrra
.'oh OF economy o' justice IN" vi Pra''''"'''"y'
WI" require ''"' 1t oe sNen |" inc shortest anu
inc cheapest route w'ioh ~ '"e "o''"eF" route
oy FL faso'
The object of this Memphis Convention sto
concentrate tho energies of all the railroads West
OF the Mississippi and South of Iowa, upon the
construction Of main stem t" the Pacific, cross
ing the mountains at II P"so' Take Tor instance
Shreveport in the Northwestern corner of l.ouisi-
ana or for' smith, on the western border OF Ar
KANSAS Let Tue mai, stem s'a'. 'ro" e''her ono