Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-02-09

-, Of your honorable body in The premises stated, and
u .n duty bound will ever pray, Nc"
as" (fr0m Mc fredericksburg .4rcan)
ny, invite al entini % Tie proceedings Of i meeting
49,, citizens Of fredericksburg, held on Saturday
o;,,i n relation to the Falmouth and Alexandria Rail-
".Jt;s road. if effected. will supply on unbroke,: conf
,.,,, ,u la iuud, between the above points; and the
'h,,, lateral branch To. WaIreuton will open 10 its auvan-
"ns the iairrst and most fertile agriculture country III
IT,;r,a. The entire counties Of Fauqu!er anu kaPp,-
n."n1,,ck, 4 large portion OF Culprpcr. the greater p"r'
,;-n q FaIrax AL Prince William. vii! cr:''inly seek
n.,k,ts for their productions through lhis chaiihtt
We know that 4 large and valuable c"nht'y, ~
;.t West OF the Blue Ridge, look with great int rest
- - ,he yrrlions of Fauquirr Ia construct tins road. iiiey
-, already preparing 10 avail themselves o! II, as al
u. rnr, hr,n he mos, convenient avenue TO The mark
n,,f Fredericksburg or Alexandra. we understand
,b,t !, is in contemplation TO construct a graded ROAD
-, ua,;isunburg, crossing the Blue Ridge at The most
"nyr.;cut point. with l view Of meeting the Rail Road
'warrcn,ou. Thus would this Road be- n vast facility
:, III. most fertile and the most %populous region OF |ir,
rn, Rockingham, Page, part OF Shenandoah, and
sr"n rar, of Augusta, would be- within The range OF lis
attraction. ~ :; ws
49,, VIII no, come in for i share Of It's benefits. we Ger
,,nly should nineteen. twen,ieths OF the produce whlch
u,uiL seek the road, must come upon inc ia'eFai oia"e"'
n.,d;u.- from WarrrnlUn-2nd lliat roao, ny survey re-
Sa,,, ,,o,ia. will inlersrci the main Road, at a poiit III
N .% ! ,oun,v. some 20 miles from fredericksburg, and
o'' IA miles iiom Alexandria thus, in the colilet!'
y" g., lbs vas, trade, we shall have the advantage IN
I,,,,r, over cur rival. We consider inns roaa US o'ltf'
,r =, orr town n.ucll mere than an equivalent U !He
Is. r ,r:de we must experience from the CONSTRUCTION
~: ,h. louisa Railroad. II is an improvement ""!cn
,,u., ,n.irota;e cur commerce., and bring ihc'eaSeu
uraI,b and population to our town.
" Is C.arcd tina; the noble efforts o! our tauqhler
tI,.n;is NAV be thwartcd b. 4 cause winch Is hih%" IL
-, -. memorial. 1t is known that The Richmond anu
fredericksburg Rail Road Company. have detSFh'h-
sd ., continue their rOGd To The iuloIlac, an" u
s~,nl, tho interval to The District Of Columbia, ny
S,r,r Huol communication. This mode OF conduct,
int ia, immcnsc travel which will pass over Tue roau
,,7 W sbiuu,on City, is recommended by Inc iact,
,b,, !, Will reGuirc the use OF 4 smaller capita! 70 e.
t,c, ,hc connections, and of consequence yieiu 'e
lorrcr dividend to the stakeholder. 1t thus scheme
- nsrsrrv.rcd in. it necessarily defeats The other
ro,d II would connect the same points, ana run pafu!!'
lei with land what would be n conclusive TACT, the r.
yer route would be part of the same company "ii'cn
extends to Northumberland passengers would tnke 'ne"
seats in R,chnlond, and pay there Through 10 Hasn'hsI
ION. Thus the two routes would not compete VI eI1Iii
arms. In fact. il is conceded that Inc upper iot'e WIZ
be abandoned if the river route IS adopted.
We are assured That the determination OF III S'oc"'
h,lir,s 10 extend their Road from Fredericksburg 10 the
p,i,uac. proceeded from no hostility 10 This new enter
.-;z. but. on the contrary, was entered into, IN de-
i s,.i, II lis accomp,i,lulent And We cannot doubt, nov
,t,,, there is q bright prospect Of the success OF the SclicIie,
,i.i the cyu,pany wall reconsider the vote, aud find It to
,%.i- ,uter,s l 10 uni!e with the friends of The Road be-
rn,.a Falmouth and Alexandria, III the vigorous prose
cu,.y9 VI the work.