Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-10-14

The road into town. horses btiog The locomotive power
aud he street wise enough to accommodate both the
cars aud the Ordinary vehieies OF trade.
Ii IL known doubt 10 distant readers that the first
few miles OF the ro,d succded with au ex,raordi
gary expenditure; notwithstanding which, srch has
be the cim ION OF cost in its ptcgrss that tho ex
peo'e OF the VII IL IL miles re wsen Baltimore and
the pm, Of R.k. averages. for graduation, masonry
aud rsis, only S27 1913 per mile. How materially the
coat oil CONSTRUCTION has been diminished, and how well
Susurs tnr ,hs s',ucsess OF The sch .Ue, may be
tor her gathered cm h. io1 owl acts TIE sratus-
non aud masonry o. the first 10 uiies sos, $40 3d.
'ii.: those oi ,he iuirg 81 uil-s viii cost en-
ly 50 532 mile. TIE g'adua ion OF h hr., IL 3D.
m lee has cost much az 'ha ot Ne remaining mies
viii so' The mason on 80 "A iul-s Will no, eo,'
Than that OF th- =. 81 mites tn. graiuaron
and m"so"ry together, in tie st II lies, have ets
S''3 200 u ore 'hAn hey wi | cost ,he remaining
Do l-2 Tn- 81 i.2 IN be'w.en FL i.ou'. NJ al. anu
the P,'omae will average, he by ~ of double track
OF taile inc uded, only 500 los mi THE expeDs,
will not he Exceeded IN, road reaches IA coal mire,
In Al.g Lany rouny.
eam-Po~-r, i, is a.ser,yin q, can he u,ed on the
road VITA speed tni eecnomy an,weii"g he NO
.angnine expec'a ION. An engine adapted 20 The roa'
has been cban.d ani locomotives OF iAat
vii b, ut in rutiic.n, numbers up1u u.
S'nse Janutry, 81 905 passengers aud 1891 tons G
merchandise have been 'rau,p,red on tie hrst civil
sion OF the road, yielding income a. 1911 405 "a
invoiv pg an exp. I'd ture of s 10 994 81
TIL i.tanc- between ,hs Point OF Rocks and Cum.
be land may b. con p,.ted WITHIN ,hte- wears.
Surveys are making Ter branch rail road 10 Wa,
ins'oo, moie OF al, wh,ls s'ork r~qpie tor max
ing which ia authorized to be subscribed by the Bal
imore and Washington Turnpike Company and ty
The 5 a's When hts road Is comp'c ted, l. will, wi b
he railway con'trus'in1 through J.rey and tina, be
t.eru ths Delaware and Chesapeake bay., form
Srand line OF commui eaion between the msr1poi
OF the Union aud las commercial emporium, taking in
two OF is mos, impor'an, al les By The way
On the whole, the Directors r-i,etste IN r confident
exp-c'a'on OF realizing all the promises made 10 he
public, and all tho prospects OF reward held on, to IA
: oekholders In this we eopcrivs hey fully
justified, frs by tho evidence daily flowing in tf the
general efficacy OF Tho Railroad system; secondly, by
'h- dimni.hog cost Of the road az il advances and
naly, by the proof ree'iv, from ev'ry quarter
OF the vast advan age attached 10 the saving OF time
and to communication unni-rrup ed by The seasons,
IN commercial exchange II i. also alwaJ be borne
IN mind, that 'he ut- opposed Is tn, storiest be.
tween an Atlantis port and The Ohio; ,ha, il bas the
advantage in point climate ut le,s iup'rtsn in
de~d, 10 tse road Itself than It's canals with
~ho e navigation II will connect i,. and that i, in
voives considered as general route, lees ,ranship
men', and tier tore III delay, REX snd expense thar
any ohsr We hope, her tor4, IT viii reeonm e
Itself anew 10 the hpes and efforts o, our siz6us aLc
OF hose very large portions OF couriry rot e's
ed III l. Bait Rep