Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-10-26

RICHMOND AND pANVlLLE RAILROAD.

RICHMOND AND nANVlLLE RAILROAD.
Several articles have lately appeared in The
city newspapers, in reference 10 the proposed
branch Of this Railroad, 10 the coal yards oppo.
site 10 Rockeus, which seem L. demand some no.
lice from the friends oi The Company.
So far as any insinualion may have b1en IN
tended in one OF those articles against the "socd
faith and honorable iLlesrity heretofore shown
by The Company" If reference is thereby made
to the conduct OF the Directors in determining 10
construct The proposed branch Railroad, il will
be sufficient 10 safe, that The Board @as unani
p,ou, in decidiHg &c construct, This branch Road,
and that majority OF III" Directors, VINO al thai
time composed The Board, were gentlemen whose
interests are Identified with those OF on! city. To
suppose them guilty. OF bad faith and want OF in-
teeri,y towards the City OF Richmond. is 10 sup
pose them guilty Vi boiling and cheating Ihcn-
selves.
Tho purposes for which the proposed branch
road is 10 be constructed and The de'lgn OF the
comnany m It's usliuciiou, t.~s.'.,~I -
those articles, are other misunderstood or mis-
represented. Extracts are taken from the plead
inc, IN the case of the Chesterfield Railroad
Company against the Richmond and Danville
Railroad Company, aud are relied on to give
color 10 the idea that it is the design OF The lat
Ter company To dive I large portion OF the
trade of Richmond 10 the coal yards opposite TO
Rockets. II is obvious that those extracts can
be rightly understood only by considering them
together wish the context and with the whole
pleadipys 10 the cause. The idea OF making
the coal yards opposite 10 Rockets, or any
other point on the South side of James River,
a place of extensive COMMERCIAL operations or
&C diyer,ug trade from Richmond 10 any such
Mace, the writer is warranted in saying has
never entered The conception of any director or
of any s,ockholder Of the Richmond and Dan
Vile Railroad Company, who has sanctioned
the proposed branch road; much less the still
more preoos!erous idea of accomplishing this
object by branch roads across James river to the
canal, or 10 Maiden's Adventure, or 10 the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail-
road. Nei her the Company nor The Directors
would have any conceivable motive 10 attempt
such a useless project by such extravagant
means; and our 'beautiful and prosperous City"
can have little to fear from such humbug pro-
iects, if any one were stupid enough TO enter
tain them.
Proceedings have been instituted and pressed
by The Directors, Tor conforming land As SIZE
for their depot nearly central between the EAST
ern and Western limits OF The city Of Richmond.
| most convenient lor its trade, and embracing as
much ground as by law they would occupy al
any one place. They have besides This pulchas-
ed al additional quantity Of land in The ely, so
| ne 10 make this depot as large as possible; and
| ,hey are now engaged in The actual CONSTRUCTION
of a costly bridge across the river TO terminate
a, This depot. These facts arc suiiciea To show
to every candid mind that the Directors ana
| Stockholders OF The Richmond and Dsnvi'le KAN,
road Company conceive al least thai Rillnoha
nil B. IN. recipient of the rade c: 'hclf noau'
and that they design IL shaH be SO.
On The other hand, they have purchas'u ho
land for a depo, al The coal urds opposite 10
pnck.,,s DESIGN TO have no dp'ol there and con-
slider il utterly unfiI Tor 'epo', beihs oi.u
cnvered by The freshets OF IL river, as IS s'au
| in evidence. from tour to eight feet deep. ne
company ascertained that If coal lraue rom me
Failing Creek mines, or tcm any othei inin's
which MIGHT b. ooened naf their read, eouln oe
huIer and more cheaply communicated al those
coal Yards Than in The cilfol Richmond u i "
ieyed that il an allemRwas made TO ol,ns .nu
coal into The city, the aNii''ohd' coS' ne'es'"."
imposed on ii would deral such a,emp. .t a.s
nnne wonli come rre except Tor fuel, ~nch
LII LII .or,s in -, 81 ratc The same remark Is
,rns n lime passr, lumber, aid such like ar'''
o, ss he nice p which is small in comparison
~ ,bs;r bulk n compelled 10 pay the additional
cos, Of trans. through the city, The Trade IN mem
Iii onlv 0e prohibited To Richmond, aud her
r;;.rcba NJ must have very lini'ed consisnmen's
o1 such articles, except for consumption IN town,
Reeds :if The trade in those bulky articles, anu
esnr:ialiy In coal, is attempted 10 b. carried on
though the Dock, il is obvious that lhey must
greatly incomnode and obs'Tuci all other trace;
and no doubt would come in shofl lime 10 De
regarded nuisance rather than benefit. Ley
any OF our Citizens 60 over 10 the cool yards anu
sc how coal is delivered or dumped, az y Is
called. from The coal caIs-and then lei him lin>
acine a Railroad along The Dock, hoisied on
BRUSSELS six or eight feel high, with long IRAN
of coal cas- dumping" coal a'"eg me margin
nj thai Basin wh;-I our company in'en1s IN
- ,Ls--- vii make, the grand reservoir al
I'm aud enfchins Commerce, aud h.. viii IN.
derstand, better than il can BE- explained, how
idle il is, how foolish it would be- Tor Richmond
10 insist on dumping" coal there.
The Richmond and Danyille Railroad Com
pany wisely considered that i! was The interest Of
Richmond as il is Of The whole Stale, who is a
stakeholder 10 The extent OF about 5000 600, 10
permit sach articles TO be transported as cheap!y
as possible ,tol they cannot lie transported olher-
wise than cheaply. To tax their transportation
espe prohibil il. The people OF Inc country are
Ter as chxjn!eresled in procuring lime and plas>
10 our interest and it is scarcely less
branch a' ITO o,b na' end Than cheapy This
conpilsn ~ u surh like articles. L." can ac
au s;c,a,es Of any graspins avaIce OF con'emp.
las ;salousv ia atem ping TO lax IN ;. at'le,ss
aois nj, through our CITY, al one noh,p''
in the.l aa dsieal our own object anu incur Inc
noa.y s real danger TO our 'faae li1ul a"o
There % which il becomes US 10 look TO-