The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-07-25
From Weldon to Portsmouth
Difference in favor of the P. &R.RR. 81 miles

The large number of travellers arriving daily
at '" eidon' n. ", from the South, seeking their
way 10 the Northern cities, urges in the greatest
degree, the undenable fact of the importance of
resuscitaling and rebuilding upon proper basis
the Portsmouth and Roanoke Rail Road To
CAPITALIsTs, an opportunity is now offered TO
invest IN this enterprise prof,aby, beyond the
shadow OF doubt and we call upon such to
deliberate upon The facts. With the revival of
the Portsmouth Rail Road through to Weldon.
n. u, from the immense number of travellers
arriving at that point from the South, 1t is fairly
conceded that of the whole, at leas, nine. ten,hs
OF The travellers would pass over The Portsmouth
HAL Road, this fact is more deducible when we
see with our own eyes, the preference now given
to the James River, over the Great Mail or the
Richmond and Fredericksburg Route, whilst the
latter place their passengers into Baltimore twelve
hours In advance of The former Line Notwith-
standing the preference now given to the James
River Route, provided those passengers come
down on the Portsmouth Road with direct con-
nexon TO Baltimore, the traveller would arrive in
mat city several honrs in advance of the Mail OF
Richmond Route and some Il hour ahead of the
James River Route carrying at least 50
of the whole Southern travel
The distance from Weldon to Portsmouth, is
rs miles, time of running on a good Road saw
hours, thence to Baltimore Id hours-n all Is
hours.
by the James River.Route from Weldon To
Petersburg 60 miles, thence to City Point, and
to Portsmouth by steamboat 1863 miles, 10 hours
thence In Raj 1
burg and James River Route SO hours. TINS
showing concusivey the superior ad vantages pos
sessed by this Route, over all. others, to the
travelling community.
we will now refer to the commercial advanta-
ges, this Road possesses, over the Petersburg
Rail Road. By extending the Portsmouth Rail
Road to CASTOR, n. c., the terminus of the Ra-
elgh and CASTOR Rail Road, as we'll as that of the
great Roanoke River, for boat navigation we ar
rive at point where our facilities for receiving
the freighting of that rich country. will be upon
the same footing as the Petersburg Rail Road
and from the known fact that the preference was
heretofore given to the Portsmouth Rail Road.
even when aborlng under the great disadvantage
of navigating down to Weldon, through rugoed
navigation of IL miles, part of which was through
a Canal liable to lnundation,--the operations of
which were frequently stopped for weeks at a
time. Our citizens have never vet been awake
to the vast quantity of Produce brought to Gas
ton by these of communication from the
interior. list, by the Great Roanoke River ex-
tending several hundred miles through the rich
est portion of Virginia and North Carolina. ID
by The Rail Road from Raleigh, n. c., running
INTO the wealthlest portion Of that State. It is
also known fact that more than two thirds of
the produce arriving at CASTOR is intended for
shipment coastwise, viz: Baltimore, Philadel-
phla, New York, Boston, New Orleans. Charles
ton, and to every seaport on the Atlantic is il
not then to be conceded that the whole or nearly
all intended Tor iranShpment would find its way
down Inc Portsmouth Road2 1t can, and be
brought at much cheaper rates, and with greater
despatch Now take view of the return freioh,s
and we asseyerate that goods shipped from Nav
York, to Raleigh or Danve, can be put in ,bo.o
places via Portsmouth Rail Road, at least dave
in advance of any other Route, this must he con-
coded by all, when we state, that by so DOING ,ve
avoid the crcuitous windings Of the James River
and the difficulty of navigating the Appamatox.
W O''lSOuiS, W pidOO al HbDuS shipped to
Raleigh or Danve are consigned. With these
advantages is it not to be inferred that LARGE
portion OF the goods shipped for the Roanoke or
its vicinity, or on the Line Of the Raleigh Rail
Road, will pass over the Portsmouth Rail Road
There Is not the slightest doubt fhatthe Freight
ing business alone from CASTOR. to Portsmouth
and return, would, in one year after c,,ro,Io,i,,,
the proposed connexlon, exceed 100000. and 90
on to increase annually. This alone from r,o,,t,.
would keep Rail Road Quilt upon the II iron
prnciple,) in thorough order, meeting everv er.
pense, and pay dividend Of ten per cent, nnoD
the amount invested, whilst the amounts received
from passengers would increase the dividend to a,
least Is or 20 per centum.
A. F. CUNNINGHAM, Esq Friends If TEN
permce.-A lecture will be delivered this eve
ming at early candle light, in the new Baptist
Church, by Il +. Cunningham, Esq, Editor of