Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-10
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" the James Riccr and konn,eIo c,,,,a,

A..,. fifE's. Dec. s. 1885
According % the provisions Of the charter Of The Gu,
pany' you will hold General Meeting in the civ r
iucninond, on The second Monday in this month when
IL Is expected important measures will he ado,,,cd cr ,h
prosperity oi The State. AS there seems a h. =, 49,,
une great excitement the subject of Internal I
""', u Nv inucii prudence and wisdom is necessary
" 'ne ooVl'.pn OF right measuresi All intend a., ~.
occasion, vs. TO excite the attention of Others p,rs c
P'ent 10 the subject than myself aud tn nrc,,,a -,
e.. ' a subject which viii doubtless be brought be-
doubtless, of the contemplated Rail. Road fr,, NJ
r vi'e 10 the city of Richmond, and that a power
'ni eHort w he made by the people on the Souih III.
OF james River to have Rail road that will evd,ni-
operate to the serious disadvantage OF the James
scheme When to this is added the hold o,y,,, c ,,
Baltimore Railroad Company L, The nor,h VI ,''e
VIII oe eit you, II you do not bcstr yourselves Ia kren
up WIN ,he times; You could expect that YOUR
".p'oVe"eht unless equal TO theirs will at all cop,ne,e
with Them il would appear In all nc,u,;noi i.;,l
inc improvements going on in both iicmspheres Thar
;"nra'a us, IKE aaron rod, will swallow up all other
improvements IL Is also conceded that water courses
are the very best locations for Railroads ag;rah
nave no tne 10 enter into all the ADVANTAGES of R,;I
iouu on the banks of jaime river at present Suffice II
70 say that you have it in your power al The con,a,
piaed meeting 10 decide whether we sb, have on. c
on,"s s sliena'u improvements passing through the
Oh our State that is 10 be on the whole face
Vi me Garth AS Il regards the expense it is mere ira
compared TO having a Rail road the ridge or any
ground OIL The river ALL in this case being the expens,
vi tie rails for certainly there could be no hotter G
nai-road, than along the ow-path of the contennl,
No., M "a lew iect more in the width of the tow path
s al mat IS required for the foundation of the Rail
ROAD, IL Is doubtful with me- if the difference in Con-
tract would be perccptible between tow n . e. c.,
"ocr han Tue one thought necessary for the canal m,
uuVa,age 10 the strength of the canal would AZ nm
more man compensate for the additional expense Now If
you WIN extract from Rail road the expense of oraua
ng SO as 10 leave nothing the expense of the rails
and laying them, what immense saving must her h
on ochaii OF Railroad James River TO Ivncbbnrg
assehgers and light articles would be CONVEYED alons
,he ran road at the most rapid rate of traveno LII;
heasy artces, such as coal, lead IRON &c would ho
conveyed by the canal and should il be ms ;k.y 4, iii,
, dt ooats can be lowed by propelled by steam
you are prepared Tor It, Besides would not the Splendid
views on te river entice all travellers TO take This rou
seae oil any other' Who, leaving the North for anv
Oh tne Sou- western States would not ifanv otIer Ill
roao were brought into competition give this The nre
Ference from the delightful scenery presented 10 The
aioig the James river valley Lynchburgs Ifmercban,
preferred conveying their goods on the Railroad ill.,
could be IN company with them all the time Sould nv 90
start objections to the above plan of Improvement; Ia,
'eih now come out with them before the meeting Tho,
al may oe prepared If you 10 have any thnu to
90 with the West, or with the Nashville route il is v;
ueht your canal is not TO do il. Who that rides i'm
stage at the rate of ten miles hour would bear 70 Inc
transferred to an OK cart, crawling along like snail al
'e gohop! But the contrast would be greater IN ro,
out oil car on railr and put on board of ca5,I
boat Or, suppose planter wished TO carry his Gotten
70 net tnere are Two routes presented one by en-
na ana another by rail road would he hesitate To ta
he RAILROAD and get TO market with his cotton in dav
OF hnSer on canal week? / do not however argxe
e as SAID at the outset is call up the sub
oohe, friends TO Internal Improvement. Stir up If
IL were political question of no moment how pr.r
would be writing about it, but who that regards The
welfare OF The country think of any no so imnor,
ant as the James River Improvement? Awake Then
for now is the time! '''e"'
A FRIEND TO IMPROVEMENTS