Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-10-29
Povhatap. Oct. lS47.
RICHMOND AND DANYILLE RAIL
ROAD

AT a large and highly respectable meeting oil
a portion Of The citizens Of The counties of Motto
way, Dinwiddie, Brunswick and Lurenbure,
held at The Black Falls, in the county Of Motto
way, on Saturday, The 23d inst, 10 take some pre-
paratory Steps for a large public meeting On the
subject OF the Richmond and Danvillc Railroad
ON motion OF DR.. A. A. Campbell, Of Motto
way, DR.. Greed Haskins, Of Brunswick, was
unanimously called TO The Chair, and DR.. Fl. G..
Worsham, Of Dinwiddie, appointed Secretary.
On further motion. il was
Rcso,red, That Messrs. Thos. ri. Campbell,
L. G. Booth, Isham Troller, Henry Anderson
and Or. A. A. Campbell, be appointed a COM
millce 10 prepare a suitable preamble and reso-
Unions expressive of the sense of The meeting.
The committee, afer an absence OF a few mo-
mems, reported through their chairman The fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions, which were
adopted:
Whereas, meetings have been held in various
sections OF The country, for The purpose Of present.
ing and enforcing their respective claims, and
The inducements incident 10 lie different routes
| proposed Tor The Richmond and Danville Rail-
road, We, a portion OF The citizens OF Holloway,
Dinwiddie, LunenbuIs and Brunswick, beg
leave 10 oticr TO the public The considerations
which, in our opinion, favor The roulc we pur-
| pose 10 advocate. As the Stale is the largest
contributor 10 this enterprise, il is a just and rea-
son able position that a route should be selected
beneftIing The largest portion OF its Citizens
The sompeli ion now seems 10 be between a
route passing near Amelia Court House and a
route on or near a ridge dividing The waters
flowing on one side into The A%ppomatlox river
and Chesapeake Bay, and on the other into Not
,oway river and Albsmarle Sound. This latter
route strikes Cookies road near Wilson and Jones'
Store, in The county Of Holloway, and runs near
Holloway Court House, uniting with The upper
route in The upper end Of Lunenburg. We sub
nit that, by an accurate measurement OF the
route by No,toway Court House on the large
Stale map, i, appears not 10 exceed The distance
OF a direct, straight line more than Two miles,
We further submit, thai this ridge route would
mol require a single bridge from The Appomat-
tox river 10 the Little Roanoke. This conside-
ration would alone compensate for any increase
of distance. Besides, this lower route will com.
mand every pound of produce carried by The up
per, and a vast amount which the upper route
never can control. The whole Of the county OF
Holloway, the whole of Lunenbnrg, and those
portions OF Mcckienburg, Brunswick and Din
widdie convenient 10 The lower route, will pairo
nize it; while on the upper ronle n very small
portion Of The trade Of these counties would be
commanded II is known, that al The present
lime a number OF wagons are crossing Roanoke |
al GAINESVILLE, from a section OF country in North
Carolina ftiy miles south OF that place, and FUR.
suing Cookies road 10 market. II, then, The dis
lance should be curtailed by railroad, ard a
oil markets presented, il is reasonable TO
conclude there will be a much larger amour, of
and from q greater distance.