Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-02-02

The following letter from gentleman III The
North, was received by member ol the Legs.
Iature, and will be read with interest, as having
a bearing upon The exciting "Righl OF Way
Question: now under discussion i'll the Virginia
House OF Delegates:
''PHnaDELpHA, Januau % ISL.
"Dear Sir Homeward hound ncn her, i
noticed to-day that you have The i;ailroad Cues
ton in hand. Pass il 10 The Ohio l:ivci. " ty
j, Wheeling yeiping 10 kennel il there Take
il elsewhere, say they, and you ruin The Hover u
Western Virginia The interests OF New York
land they are more numerous than Virginia }
did not cry oui, you will ruin our pride AMI glory,
Buffaloe, II you TAKE your railroad through Penn
sylyania aud build ~ a town or city therein al
Erie, with me New York ami Erie Railroad
the rants ., the neglected Southern Tier Of coun-
lies OF New York Stale demanded the road. and
The Northern magnanimity, Buffalo included,
granted il, Should churlish Wheeling be per
United To keep the rest OF Western Virginia II
bondage2
Asain-See what Pennsylvania is nov doing;
the corporation aud capitalists Of Philadelphia
have subscribed 10 carry central raiiroa +
through Prnnsy lvania into the town OF Cleveland,
ON Lake t.lie, IN iis STATE N Oti0. Pennsyivn-
mia does M, tear Of breaking down Pilsbufg.
And why should Virginia pause al Wheeling?
Away with such narrow mindedness in this en-
ligbtened age Look at Massachusetts, New
York. and The Individual enterprise oil Phiiadel-
mia for her State is TOO cramped) dashins al, 70
and for The trade ot The WeS., whilst Virginia
=, ,hc very doc; o; the Western States, stand
with folded arms, growing 2angrenc, and tar
oet of odium 10 her sister States. Break The
barrier ct your mountain passes-get the con.
Meeting link oil railroads from the Ohio river 10
the sea coast, and that as speedily as possi6te-be
before Massachusetts, N. York and Philadelphia,
and nv word for il, Virginia will again be what
she once was-he pride oi The Union. Inc pen-
ple of Buffalo are 70. fearful oi being broken
dnwn by the various railroads that are henmng
Them in on every side. No, they ieel and know
,bst they will flourish and thrive by them, and
Piusbure the same Then why should Virginia
pause. If Wheeling like the prodigal son, has
expended her al7 Should the remainder OF East
ern and Western Virginia tall into The slough
and mire OF her indolence2 lie! her act as But
fao and Pusbarg do-live on her own iesonr-
ces. Ii she is not capable 0! doing this, The
sooner the barren limb is elected The better for
may conamina;e Inc remaining ofahcheS' Inc
1.-THE strip al ,aai on Lake Ere, whc.eon The
town OF Erie is located, was given 6y The State OF
New York 10 the Federal Government, and, in
1901 the State q; Pennsylvania bought II OF the
C;nyernnent Tor Sl52, $50 90. Now IL is The ie
sired of n! the lake Iade-l3r cylindrical boilers
(rail,oal,, arc Inc seven-league boots OF ms ic
zion of tn. Union. For instance, here are q ie"
Statistics OF 1915: The Western Railroad Mas
sachusel,sl cos 81 ,755; receipts in 1915,
4Sl3,49u; expenses S37o,6sl; neu rloh,s S'f-'
$50 length 10 Albany i56 miles. The Railroad
from Albany 10 Buffalo cost 7, 1861 CO. receipts
m lSi5. 81 33i 1853; expenses-S534 sig; nett pro
die s79b ssh: length 1851 miles. The receipts OF
n, NcS York and Erie Canal in lS45 were
s236l 8l0expenses $500 ,O1o melt prohs 81 SOL
Slo-N.akins the entire potts by railroads and
canal (aad that mainly oil the products OF the
Western S,ates) for the year 1913 oil So l0l go
,nt all or nearly all o. this might have been me
anae,ins lis way lhrousr Virginia 10 Asr sea
bard. In 1925, bu one steam boat and 20 small
cr,ft were in use on the American side oil Lake
Erie. In 1915, there were over 100 steam boats,
AMI ahou, 400 sail vessels some of The sail craft
over 400 tons, and the steamefs 2UO tons. Inc
trade exceeded in value Que hundred millions OF
dollars in lS45. The number OF arrivals al 6nj-
EaLo fort he season OF 1916 were 1910 steamboats,,
900 propeers (s;eam,) 377o briggs, SSo scnooners,
and "a sloops making IN ail3S5o The amount
If tonnage ON our lakes above Niagara IN 1916
IVA. 1856 470 tons A. steamboats,, ~ propcerS,
and I63 sail vessels were tnih hrcon in lSi6-
A, Albany was received in 1915, 16 49,, 900 lbs.
~ .,r;culIural and I40 900 600 pounds weigh, Of
,,,,ss, nroiuct The New York and Eiie Rail-
road Company gave the State OF Pennsylvania
$40 600 for the RICH, Of way 10 Erie, and Massa'
chasel,s is now projecting Railroad from Boston
10 Osriensburs On Lake onlar'o 10 me o'a'e ~, ~
New York. Look a, the Waba>n-ohio- lili'
noi,-an, the Shin Canal around The Sau!t ST.
Marie. Wtat has drircx AMI i, dripiag all M's
trade through The Lakes? Why, solely Inc policy
and action Of the Virginia Legislature.
have taken some pains 10 collect these saiiS''c>
and hope they may BE- useful to you
Truly, yours, &c.