Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-05-16

Address IF THE COMMISSIONERS
To The Citizens Of Richmond and z tieyieksbmg and
The Iahat,tonts Of Henyieo, Hdnovtr, Caroline, and
SpoffSyirdnid
Tie undersigned Commissioners under the act incor
Pora,ing the Richmond, edsricksburg, and Potomac
Railroad Company. respectfully invite the attention OF
the citizens oil Richmond and Frrde cksburg aud the in
tsrvening country, to the proposed improvement
by the report Of the Engineer, ccmuncs ed to Com.
mttee OF Ciizens o Redmond, the OF January last,
appeared that the distance between Rchoud and Free
deicksburs by the prnentsl line surveyed prior TO
that time, sixty AMI hail miles, aud that the whole
cost OF the work. including depo,s, rho"ses aud
stations Locomotive eng cs's ard rrag
iinsed at hundred aud sixty h,,e ibosan collars
The farther sul>e,s which ,e been c.. n ade ty tie
Engineer, sew that reduction distance u, and hall
miles be effected between Richmond aud the Pa
munkey by line tel iuaiing in II street On shockoe
Ill., and the u which will br about $40 900 less han
that Of the lie first Traced
The Commissioners understand from the Engineer that
doubt is entertained him. that farther rduci.ns ia
the length and cost Of the road, will iesu its dfn
tive location, that The wbole OF the road, with all
its spps ndsg,s to Fredericksburg. will probably
coed S7O00O0. II indeed it should reach this aud
that The whole length OF The road may probably lie reduced
fifty eight miles
Presurnng these views he correct. (a,d that they
so, tie Commissioners have guarantee, the pro-
ies-o'a reputation OF the gcn'lenau TO ~hon their SUR
veys comnitied.) there be hut ule doubt Of
the p'oduc'i' eness Of The improve NJ and that as an
inve lch has been ole red Tor many years
To the public can | e m,oie adj, sbtsg~ous.
la ion u The above pos, ions they would re-
specially submit
y
for the accommodation oi frGref has s.en proiuc i've
2d. That the ne Of rail road in qu siion W ui neces
sa take, not only he Whole travel between the cry Of
Richmond and OF fredericksburg aud te North aud
that eween the city OF sshingion aud wUs al Alex
and'ia G-orseown ard F'ede,icLshury, ard The rhoie
South and al the al navel on this line but also the
largest portion OF the large frarei b,w.en the North aud
Souh now accommodated by the packets Gu The coast aud
the Bay steam boats. - .t.''s D. rI
advert TO the fact that the Baltimore ard Ohio Rail Road
Company now executing with at energy the branch
oi h-ii RAILROAD, which 10 to ron"ec the ciieso Wash
iigon and Boil noie; a that this wok will have been
completed In the 81 two years IRON the present
time. BY means OF il ahd the coLtemplacd improve
nent lstween Ritlntid ard Ficdtii,k,tmg, travel
may be expected TO he divorced from the bay and
the coast through our aud Increase OF hti
Oh the line OF the improvement. the extent oil whe
only be appreciated by those no have witnessed the
vastly Increased intercourse produced by similar improve
ments III other quarters OF our county
In the absence OF specific data the subject the expe-
fauce 81 the Pc orsburg Rsil road Company furnishes
some facts which pertinent Previous 10 the execution
OF tat work the average number OF passengers in the line
OF stages beIw Petersburg and the Roanoke did not
is undo stood, excred iee each way day. varied
between 30 aud 40 per week Since tie execution OF that
work the number has averaged generally between 30 and
90 per iem from 800 $50 per week. e increase OF
the travel Oh The rope occai"ned by the execution oil The
rail road having be.u nearly ia the rao OF ten 10 one
Presenting only half the increase between Richmond
and m"s"sOG ' hos Is; 'sken place % 10 VI (nd when
Iecoliec, tho acIies winch VIM pfoduced oy
lmprov, mrn the estimate 10 be
at least vr.y moderate one) should have about 420
passengers per week the contemplated aii-roa
'ima,ng the re OF each passenger ST. sixteen hundred
and eighty dotidIs per ceck the proposed improvement
Jrom passengers alone
With every col hi, in the above views, the Com
mssiones respectfully present the following probable
estimate OF the annual receipts the proposed line OF all
road:
For passengers, 420 per week, OF 81 $40 per an
mum. yt 81 Ss7 500
For the transportation Of the mail 10000
chand.ze 5000
I22 $3.50
Deduct for repairs of road wear aud tear OF To-
conceive engines, cars and carriages, and ex-
penses oil transportation, 90 per cent. Ol,lSO
SOL 1850
And we have nett balance OF 81 Iso or nearly ,ne
per cent dir ide 10 stock holders Iund SIey the
Gu ION OF the proposed improvement.
But there can be toub tia. the above income must
largely increase with tie grow 81 country aud It's
Increasing trade and travel With ' iAciies offered by
the opposed for The asporaou oil Coal
aud Cotton TO Fredericksburg, ihc'e can he little doubt
That the las named town wi become like Richmond and
Petersburg, rapidly Manufacturing and its excellent
power, readily available butIow ule used. be
y ed give stimulus the Industry the Coun-
Try in which it is 81 ustrd he effect OF an increased
prosperity will be- extend in still greater ratio, only
ihe intercourse between towns, hut tat between
them and the Northern CT les. " hls the travel If ia.
class OF persons ~ho visit the Cities Of v ashugton aud
Redmond during sessions o Congress and the Lee
gislSIure from motives OF business peawe may be
peced largely and lie ably to- increase.
The commissioners, locking the subject in these
pecis, scarcely doubt MA, the course
period The improved will produce HE stockholders
IN dividends the maximum Us per cent authorized by
the charter; and this maximum produced Ivy the tolls,
will be recollecled completely secured 10 the company
for term oil thirty years alter the completion of lie Rail
road by cIaue in he charter which guarau The
pany dnring that period agains all competition from any
rival work.
The above views go 10 shew that an investment in
the proposed improvement Tail TO be secure and
prOdncfice; but Other considerations sill decided
~ recommend its patronage TO the citizens OF Rich.
nond aud Fredericksburg aud the intervening cOun.
try To Tie owners Of proper between Richmond aud
fredericksburg, viii suie cheap and speedy trans
poftaiiOn OF their projuct4, and oil course large
enhancement in The value Oi their landsTo the Iner.
chants aud shippers oil DO h towns, facility in keeping
and ransacling business IN either Il The hotels aud
boarding houses in both towns, Increased business pro-
pOfilOuae 10 the largely mcreasd travel Blu
by the property holders ia bon the benefits OF the
Improvement viii more particularly be irl lis enhance
meht NAY be greater III Than in other portions Of
each town, but will be felt in degree in all. H.
street ia Hchmond now pdfiisiy built, may he expect
ed 10 become ~ lew year, throughout its hole extent
what Broad in Plaepbis, since il has been oc.
cuped by the Philadelphia aud Columbia Rail Road, has
been becoming 20 rapdly-a handsome avenue, present
ing either side ranges of warehouses and all stores
hdDdsome hotels and boarding houses; aud the indus.
try OF Our city and Fredericksburg sill experience new
impulse Om the FOundIies aud work shops which the
ral-omI will give rise. FredeIieksbmg. in addition on
al the abundance aud rbeapLess which all
the supplies OF life procured there, may he txecuied
wheh an easy communication is procured TO and from it,
10 become the residence Oi many families uf bai class
society who not tied dJwn toy tie geents of tleir
members any pachir spot, but hee select the
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