Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1849-08-14
Virginia Railroads.

1t appears from the following article OF the Alexandria
Gazette that the friends Of the proposed railroad between
Alexandria and Gordonsvle using the most strenuous
exertions to secure the success ofthat work
Sat late meeting of the President and Directors OF the
Orange and Alexandria Railroad the following gentlemen
were appointed in the various counties hro ugh
Fairfax county, Alfred Moss and Silas Burke; Prince
Rob c. Page; Culpeper j. w. Bell; Orange, John Willis
These Agents are allowed "a per day as compensation
for their services and to report monthy TO the BOARD
THE President of the Company Mr. Henry Danger
field and the Chief Engineer, were appointed commit
tee contract orron OF the weight OF about oo IDS 10
the yard, for the Eastern Section OF the road
We are informed to the length OF this Eastern
division and would thank the Gazette to enghten us on
this point and also with regard the progress that has
been made by the company procuring subscriptions OF
stock The purchase ofheavy rails undoubtedly wise
measure though question whether so lbs TO the linear
ward will be found sufficient if It's desired to give the road
all the advantages OF possessing durable track
We understand the Directory THE Richmond and Dan
vile Company have determined 10 purchase heavy rails
enough complete their road with them from this city to
the Appomattox river But this doing halt enough.
They ought hesitate construct the road with the
u rail- which they have adopted, to the ne1ghborhood
of that poin which they hope to connect with rail
road from Lynchburg The selection OF the most South
EN- route through Charlotte county makes this policy IN
dlspensable unless the directory II ~ ~ 1e
only duty to construct something that goes by the name OF
railroad on The cheapest possible PLAN from the terminus
at Richmond to the terminus Danvle paying re-
gard to the intrinsic value of the work the means OF re-
embursing the stockholders. By laying down good
railroad for 70 80 miles OF their route from Richmond we
believe no man familiar with the railroad experience OF the
North will question that they would, in any event. add
far more the market price OF their stock than the ~
creased expenditure would come to- But by that mea-
sure they should succeed in making their road the lower
trunk of the South Western railroad they would unques-
tonably double and perhaps treble, the value OF their
whole work We know the companys means are lmi-
ted but there can be no doubt that it would be wise to
bo,you naoney, Unnecessary, accomplish such desirable
results
We observe that large portion OF the Petersburg ana
Roanoke railroad is Immediately be laid with heavy
iron The Seaboard and Roanoke railroad Is also to be
reconstructed in the same manner If the Richmond and
Danyle company mean conduct their enterprise with
any spirit they up to the energy OF the age 1t
will not do to say that the giant raroa DIS with their heavy
tracks have in their time been dwarf railroads with flat
bars and string pieces. lanew road must commence as
dwarf it should least mount upon the older giants
shoulders as postey is said to do upon those OF Its an
cestos Or rather Gin this patent age OF new nven'os
as our lively correspondent Dane quoted in Saturdays
paper the period ofdwashp should not be known at all
aroads are not like children that have TO crawl before
they can walk; they have to spring, Minerva like IN full
panoply and vgour from the brain of their projectors else
they will fall miseraby behind IN the great race OF our
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