Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-06-14
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TO THE CITIZENS or RICHMOND.

haze leau oppointcd hy The friends ui thc Rockingham
rurnnih Company yisl, this city inr the purpose OF so
G,ir;ns a subscription aid in constructing McAdam
49,. Turnpike from Stanardssilr, in the county "i ,e"n'
Ia III, valley Turnpike NJ ncar, tarri-"nhnfS NE dis
,ou, il 80 miles and lies andl n FERTILE as
highly cultivated and productive ~ any III tie stare 81
rginn while hc road would open way ~ thr "nah ~
he adoinns counties, Page, Shenandoah, Hardy chdic-
IAN nuI tie lower cdac al augusta. 10 gFc Seir 'ca "
, yauu I The produce which would find iis way over hi4
road IL Richmond i sufficient merely ~ say, na " ,i''
county al Rockingham alone there are - lpuh% h'',
which manufactured during the lasi season l'oVo orfs "
ur and ~ stores al of which would buy hclr groceries
and lc proportion Of their dry goods II iS Guy. ~,
scheme Which now PROPOSE and tor inr'he',n. VIII a,
vas ,rpu;cd vi- ihc clv Of Richmond be liie at'iel
extended and the Turnpike lc connected Will, me i'hs
Railroad hy branch extended FROM GordnnsIic 70 Ian,
ardyiIic lte confident HAT hr amount OF oir DC -i''d
~ rs market will swell la 100000 barrels and potha-
reach high 10000 whr there "l hc pi"'"t'"i,''
in other products, ninctantS oi winch o. - ur
hour alluded to) nos. find their IL other markets
nave taken some pains I" examine M s'ac - ,'
markets most accessible 10 The produce a'o': alluded "
aud discover that hy adding The cost oi transportation "
the current prices R!chond would ha's over
an odaut1 re of q cts over Baltimore nt 3 cts an! aE
,c>auaril and t;eorEctown ci 80 it. per barrel "i i'
This estimate made iaf llarTisai9"i", ,i' county '
|. ,ck:ri.!.ata eIaniS.
Il tt. ;.ilrc statement i tand Gnd,f' 'se -
yuIc for accuracy can earthly reason, Wi' ne
citizens ot richmond should not give this SUBJECT thrIr earn
,St attention. do not regard my mission nero. o. a' -!
Ie.sar: ask n aratuty n the hands nj l!oEiotd '"pi
entirety 10 her own IL her own Interest wilrn "s'
ses enterprise destined Ia BE- n least Us nn.r ~
~ hcr as n m. r,.iun country III which reside IN
owu II Alexandra well convinced .. the Importance, Z"
his trade and has subscribed si50000 10 the Manassas al
Railroad which chartered last winter one TERMINUS .
hch i ., the town of lrri-anbura TIE amount ." TIM
subscription affords abundant evidence ol the h@h vaa'
which size at any rate, places upon tie iaie when t
friends ol CHAM turnpike seek To es,ow upon , VII
nj The latter city has il completely in her power IL 90
care IL for sl50C0p to hr raised ~ TAX upon the county 8
2ockna ale necessary for lis complexion ana lhe lIro
nnid.rs of that comfy ae required /" say a le " ~.
fn .i,h Thursday whether il slal! be taxed 10 tn.
n,nl or not Ii they decide in ihe negative 'e s9heh'
ll= ard they will th"s decide provided :c lliniSe " - -
u-e Richmond tiiofsirt has the game completely ~ u:
,vn hau,-: by supplying III deficiency oi only ~ "D
The funds oi the turnpike company, she ran ena@ !. 10 :"
,1nizr and the proposal 10 tx i. c""nN siouoV '.l ~
Ire l.y regarded as oppressive By Large proportion o' III
,.ns il must in that event. utterly fail, ana carry ui"n
win il the failure Of the Manassas Gap Railroad IL canno