Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-03-31

Or TO nut the results in a different
form, of the sum of 1913 millions of
pounds of freight transported over the
three roads over 90 per cent. was re-
ceived by our Virginia cities, through
their merchants, while the combined
markets of the North and East received
less than 81 per cent.
OF The fifty-nine milliOEs of pounds
of freight carried out of the State, to
markets foreign to her limits at Nor
folk, forty-three and one-fsurth mil
lions of pounds, or 73 per cent, were
derived from points west and south of
Bristol, the present western terminus
of the A, NJ and o. line. More than
twO-thirds of this was cotton, brought
upon orders from Northern manufac-
turers or speculators; while only six
teen and one-half millions, or 26 per
cent, were derived from counties and
cities tributary to this line of road and
Within the borders Of the State.
OF this sixteen millions, the cities of
LynchbIrg and Petersburg furnished
over one-half. as their export trade in
the shape of manufactured tobacco,
cotton, ground bark, flour, &c, which
haG been manufactured i'm those cities,
or had passed through the hands of
their merchants, leaving less than
eight millions of pound of produce, of
Virginia origin, in first hands, which
leave this State by means of the con-
soIidated line; and of this four mil
lions consists of minerals, for which
there is no adequate market III Virgin
ia.
In other words there have been car
ried to northern cities by the A, Nj.
and O. road, of produce originating III
Virginia, 1000, 900 ofpOunds, for which
a home market could have been found
had the shipp,rs been so inclined and
the enterprise of our merchants been
equal TO the offerings against l33;OOO, 900
of pounds, from all sources, actually
consigned and delivered to Virginia
cities 10y the same means.
The money value of produce carried
over this road for the fiscal year end
ing 30th September, 1870, may not be
unintPresting to the public. The re-
mort sho Us that the total value OF pro-
duce consigned to Virginia cities was
| 81, ,2l0, 900, and to northern cities Tex
elusive of the export trade OF Peters
burg and Lynchburg) was S., SoO, 600
| of which latter sum, however. %, lZO,'
600 is for the item of cotton alone, the
destination of which no railway man
agement can influence, since the
| source of control is beyond the State
Many other interesting facts might
! be extracted from the report before US
which we will, from time to time, lay
before the public.
The whole report shows a healthy
and thrifty condition i'll the Firgini'
and Tennessee road which has no
| heretofore obtained for many years
and il is a subject of congrratuiatiol
that we have such "A demonstration o
the increasing prosperity OF our people
due in so large "A measure To this essen
TALLY Virginia road.
We have been frequently asked VII,
the A., NJ. and o. road Is thus SO FIRE
auentIy designated? The answer ma.
he found i'm the following statement
In the a. NJ. and o. road there ar
D. 600 shares. OF which q 500 are hell
in Virginia, al Il over l5, by tn
three vi ginia cities OF Lynchhure
Petersburg and Norfolk. RichmOn
once held a large interest in the Vii
ginia and Tennessee road. but in an evl
hour disposed of il. 1t would be large
Iy to her advantage to regain an intel
est therein, seeing from the report re
ferred to how largely she is concerne
n its prosperity, though she does nc
lie on its line. In every other road i
, Virginia, of any Importance, ioreig
influences control the management
on this such influences can never Q
brought 10 bear, unless these VirgiDl
| e
folly har'ly to be ntlclpated--hicf
moRd Hhig.
AN AGREED CAsE.-The Knoxvii
and Kentucky and the Knoxville an
/ Charleston Railroads have made a
agreed case with the attorneys for ii
= State. The Stale agrees TO accept frol
= the former eight hundred thousan'
= and from the latter. three hundre
; thousand dollars of the bonds of Il
= State in full satisfaction of the del
J which the State has against the'
: roads. Ninety days are allowt
= within which one-!ouTth of u
} amount is to be paid. The stockhol'
] ers in the former get rid, by this a
, rangemeut, Of an Indebtedness of ov'
: two millions, and the latter, of ov'
e half million.
7 SHENANDOAH VALLEY RAILRoAl
"A meeting of the Directory of Il
Shenandoah Valley railroad was hel
2 Tuesday evening, at the Manslc
; House i'm Alexandria. Among 9th
: business transacted, Ii was order,
that a general meeting Of the stoc
4 holders be held at CharlestOwn, Jeffs
Z son county. w. Va, on Tuesday, Is
!, Of April next for the purpose OF eie
> ting President and Directors Of q
: company, and that Luray be poi