Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-04-07
To The Editors Of the Wing

To The Editors of the Whig:
Gcnhomen-l have, from short soiourn in your city,
and bcstOwIng some Alteration localities been most
iayoraby impressed with lis capacity Tor a CONNER
cal and manufacturing emporium; aud feel great surprise
and rogret AZ the autagcnica schemes under con
sdcralun tor improvement. learn that there exists
a charter tor a Railroad from York river To Richmond
another Tor Railroad from Richmond Danv.lle-and
third for from Richmond tho Ohio rIVcI-a chatter
also 10 organize Company improve the Navigation of
James River below Richmond and also Legislative
enacmen; 10 make connexOn between the Dock aud Ba.
su in your city. Having obtained this information aud
solicited such facts stranger sOjouTning your city
might be expected obtain from casual conversation with
the friends Of these various projects, occurred me as
highly important 10 unite these various schemes and inter
ests in one general procct-embracing ail-embodyng
the capital intended Tor ALL and thereby securing results
such as would rebound 10 tho prosperity of Richmond
city, tand not To anypa OF the city exclusively and to
the state OF Virginia think that such scheme prac
ucable, and wall briefly refer To the outliues-hopng
tract attention and consideration II H stated that from
the proposed point York Uver, where sufficiently deep
water De secured, the ground very favorable for
Railroad to Rockets SIpposng that the elevation OF
road in passing Rockets should be about the Level
Henrco Courthouse, the the Union 0te-ihenco
crossing tue Dock aud James the south side
MayOs old mills some 80 feet over tide watcr-thence
the Chesterfield Coal Railroad by the Coal Mines OH
Falling Creok-thencc on by way OF Genito Farmvlc &c
TO some suitable point the OhO-ihrowing off branch
Mt from so to 100 miles above Richmond Danvic.-
From the bridge passing the Dock, say IL 90
IN height, ran road the south side Of the Dock
crossing MayOs Bridge the height II : feet
above ne level the old Locks Of Blsn--Rhch
presume would roach proper grade within 100 yards
OF the Basn-connect the Basin by inclined plane with
the railroad there, and you have depot for every article
descending the James River and Kauawha Canal u or
the Basn and from the Dock all the way through Rock to-
depo Tor all the produce descending the Southwestern Rail
rysd, produce descending the Canal and Railroad ~
pass directly on 10 the shipping depot FORK river
That the friends Of oil the improvements referred to will
at rst decry s gres; Improvement almost ccrtan but
that time aud reflection will change their views, am
equally satisfied.
The prosperity Of Richmond and Virginia depends upon
the cheuPness and facilities Of Transporting the agncu-
raj manufacturing and mining products Of the State Ia
foreign markets whether the outlet be found on York
River or Jamcs River IL mmateral The proposed plan
brings them al 10 a1d through Richmond. Can more be
attained by the several Disconnected schemes named r.
And where De- the difference in the Richmond merchant
shipping by the railroad Yois RIVER instead shipping
as he now does a. Cry Point by the Towing Company Or
at Walthali's by the Petersburg RarOad7
The coal from Falling Creek pits can be transported
presume Ia York River by steam power cheap
brought TO Rockets by horse power reduc.ny the
freight some two Gems per bushel to Northern ct,s-
TINS city can be Gupphcd with coal, plssos through
Richmond, cay 10 per bushe instead o. now at Is
Of 10 Travellers ifon the Soulhwcst can proceed
Password by tho York route proceed by tue Richmond
Fredercksb1rg and Potomac Railroad.
Citizens OF Rchm1ndl have hast " and crudely thrown
out the outlines OF grand scheme. Nothing - wanting
10 secure ~ adoption and completion but investigation
lection aud The concentration ui tho intelligence energy
aud capital That you design wasting upon these hall dozen
conf cung md antagOnisucal projects II YOU unite upon
scbcmo, who can doubt your succrs-
" you attempt al, will any Of them succeed2 en-
treat you 90 pause, investigate and we'll N pre-
cent you cannot re1ch tue OHIO. you secure road
from York River ou the way the Ohio, 90 the proper
branching point 10 DanuIe When there WIN can doubt
that you will succeed iu reaching tc OHIO due tune
There De 10 difficulty tn. whole route. aud lee ltn
who d"nbta, travel ON hc railroads oi ho Eas and hl m
tho with which arp1d7 constructed over and
under towns "her" i'h'comea Necessary.