The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-20 00:00:00

SOLICITORS

William Simons, Esq. Carmarthen
Messrs. Cooper and Whitaker, 5, Ileatheote-street, Mecklenburgh-
square, London.
SECRETARY (pro tem.)—Mr. Glaseodine.
Temporary Mee., 5, Ileatheote-street, Mecklenburgh-square,
London.
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TI e object of this undertaking is to form a direct communication
between the- important town and port of Carmarthen, the northern
parts of the county, and Cardiganshire, with the rich mineral dis-
tricts in the south and east of Carmarthenshire.
The projected line will join the South Wales, Welsh Midland, Car-
marthen and Cardigan, and Great North and South Wales Railways
at Carmarthen. It will be connected at the Great Mountain with
the Llanelly Railway already constructed to the. Cross Hands, and
a eranch will extend into the Gwendraeth Vale to the Colebrook
ironworks, there joining the Ridwelly Canal. It will thus unite
several important railways and other means of communication, and
afford ready transit for the supply of coal and lime to very extensive
districts, the costs of conveying which will be less than the toll pay-
able on the present roads.
The southern terminus of the Great North and South Wales Rail-
way is at Carmarthen, and no provision is made by the promoters for
any communication by It with the coal and lime fields. These
ducts, before they are conveyed from Carmarthen, must first be
brought to that town.
The South Wales and Welsh Midland Railways describe a consider-
able circuit in communicating, even in an indirect manner, with the
heart of the mineral districts. The distance from Carmarthen by
each of these lines to the Great Mountain will be about twenty-five
miles ; the distance by the line now proposed will not exceed twelve.
It is therefore evident that the immense traffic In coal and lime
between Carmarthen and the mineral districts must be carried on
by the intended railway. The line will follow the Vale of Tony as
far as Cappeldewy, and then diverge, by way of Portbyrhyd and the
Mansell's Arms, to the coal district*. The branch into the Gwen-
draeth Vale will be two miles long, which, with the trunk line, will
make the whole length to be constmeed fourteen miles.
In consequence of the peculiar featufes of the country, the prO-
posed line can meet with opposition from no other scheme, as the
bold chain of hills running from' east to west to the south of the
Nowy are quite impracticable at all other points between Llandilo
and the sea, a distance of twenty-five miles. This line will follow
the only valley intersecting the hills, which presents the most striking
facilities for constructing a railway along it, as none of the gradients
will exceed 1 in 100, and there will he no occasion for any tunnelling.
The capital required will be 140,0001.
Calculations have been made of the tonnage carried along the pre-
sent roads, and an ample remuneratfon for the capital investedwould
be secured even without increased traffic.
The South Wales, Welsh Midland, Carmarthen and Cardigan,
and Great North and South Wales Railways radiate from Car-
marthen to the west, north, amt east of the county ; and
the latter lines will open comtnunic anon with the whole of Car-
diganshire. All these extensive districts are no
Carmarthew mainly
supplied with coal and lime from the vicinity of n.
The traffic in these staple commodities: :is at present very consider-
able: as many as 1,000 tons of lime havil passed in one
days through
a single gate on one of the great thorcsaghfines into mre
With the facility of conveyance afforded ,by railways, added to the
large extent of country which will he ones cd by means of the lines
alluded to, this traffic will be immensely in ereased,
The project was first mooted about ten
y„,aes ago' A meeting was
held at Carmarthen, attended by a I arse and influential body of
gentry, landowners, and merchants. T:G.solutions were then unani-
measly adopted approving of the scheme, hintingto the country and its value as a safe Investhe the gradientment. Surveys of the
out its advantages
line were afterwards made, which pronred ts were
easy, and that the country was free from
engineering
Some objections, however, arose, which led to the temporary
r. aban-
donment of the undertaking ; these cabinet gain A
bation of the scheme. It will meet with, the strenuous support of all
signi
large body of influential persons have a' treaclyfied their appro-
the mineral interests in the localities referred to ; and the authori-
ties, merchants, and influential residents of Carmarthen,
to ill will afford
inte-
every support to carry out an undertal ting so beneficial e
rests of the town and neighbourhood.
The Earl of Candor and the other priced pal landowners on the pro-
posed line have been consulted, and tluir' consents and approbation
have been obtained.
The corporation of Carmarthen has :east bad a careful a suview rvey of
the river made by an engineer of high standing,
with of
effecting material improvements in its n avigation comparative It appely ars
sm sufall
-
sum of money, Carmarthen may be re aderport, easily
of a
ficiently evident that, with the outlay ed a safeort,
accessible to ships of very considerable tot inage, even at neap tides ;
the great depth of water in Black Pool at ebb tide (24 feet)
so a sup-
improving the river s
plying all the requisites of a wet dock. B3'
to avoid the intermediate shoals and sinnosities, all difficulty to its
free navigation will be removed, and with lids facility a very large
export trade will be insured in coal. iron, And other produce of the
was first issued) have been undertaken by the North and South country. These improvements (since the prospectus of this Company
Wales Railway Company, who have pledged themselves to an effec-
tual construction of the necessary
rests of the trade of the town and to the wishes of the corporation,
works. Feelingly alive to the inte-
the Committee of Management have glad ly acceded to this arrange-
ment, whereby the objects of all parties. will be secured. To the
,promoters of this Company this result is. highly satisfast
vo or
idy, as by
these means a considerable outlay of the it funds will be aed.
Extensive ironworks are now in opera lion in Greetedt Vale,
and others on a large scale are about to be in the Vale of
Ammon. The stores of coal and lime are inexhaustible : several
important collieries have been lately opened, and are now ready to
pour their teeming wealth into the market, but a want of commu-
nication with the distant districts of this and the adjoining eounties
prevents the proprietors reaping the freit of their enterprise. The
line now proposed, forming a junction at Carmarthen with the great
trunk lines, will afford the accommodation so much desired
Preparations have been made so as to insure compliance with the
standing orders in time to apply for an At% in the
oresg session.
The gauge to he adopted will depend upon. the repof the Govern-
ment Commissioners.
In order that every attention may be secured to local interests,
arrangements are now being made to add the names of other gentle-
men of property in the county to the provisional committee.
The liability of the shareholders until the act is obtained will be
limited to the amount of deposits, and after incorporation to the
amount of their subscriptions.
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nd.
rower will be taken t Bill to aw Interest at V. per cent. per
annum on all Deposits in
andhe Calls from the time of payment until the
opening of the line.
Prospectuses and Plans may be obtainettfrom, and applications for
Shares to be made to the Solicitors and Secretary, and the follow-
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