Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-01-25
TO THE FRIENDS OF IMPROv
IEC;TST ATTIRE

TO THE FRIENDS OF IMPROVEMENT IN THE
LEGISLATURE.
\ bill has been reported within u DAYS changing the
Of the Louisa Railroad Company that .he Cen
trail Virginia Railroad Company and guaranteeing the
bonds Of the Company 10 the extent Of 100000 enable
the company 10 complete parallel road 10 that Of the Rich
mond Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad COMPANY be-
! tween Richmond and the Junction
There Of be no objection 10 the change name
proposed for the Louisa Railroad but the portion Of the bill
guaranteeing loan for the purpose Of enabling the Louisa
Railroad Company 10 make second road between Rich
mond and the Junction, il hoped will be rejected almost
unanimously. by the General Assembly
When, two years since the President of the Louisa Rail-
road Company applied 10 the Legislature for authority 10 en-
tend the Railroad of that Company Richmond was
expressly stated that the Company desired only the liberty
10 prosecute the work their resources and that no
pecuniay aid was wanted Of The State Al the last session
Of the Legislature. the Company applied for substitution
of Stock 10 the work but their application rejected by
majority Of about four one the ground il believed
that the Legislature should AT any rate not aid in work
which there least for believing had pledged
itself not 10 alloir.
If Improvement in Virginia is progress. it can only be
by confidence the good faith of the Legislature Let This
be seriously impaired and who viii subscribe make M
The tro fhS Of individual subscription even where the ed
lsau:r subscrbes three fii> the oi II work And
what j. seriously calculated impair this confL,n,,
than for the State TO aid with its funds lis crda in build
ing rail road along side another rail road even waving the
consideration OF that road being 10 which she has pca
cd especial protection! And il that /; con
hdence in the good faith OF the State begins IMPAIRED
on the part of those who have embarked in s stocks ,hs
of confidence will soon extend 10 those who are ho
ers OF lis loans aud that the State Stock barely az n
Will soon be below par and not negotiable
Inc amount Of loan proposed 10 be guaranteed BY the
Legislature 10 effect this parallel rail road matter OF m,
least possible moment compared above considerations
though even this is entirely be dsregarded far
the Louisa Rail Road is really be the Great Central I
mia rail road and 10 he extended the Ohio is clear thai
more direct and eligible outlet than that which is presented
BY the Louisa rail road will have be provided beeeen Char
otcsriRe and Richmond II will certainly not answer for
the large amount of trade which expected pass through
the Blue Ridge Tunnel and for which the State is eypenn
50 largely permanently 10 traverse hundred mics COR
thirty miles of unnecessary dsance and over yery inferior
work IN orsrcoming serenity miles. 1t would seem under
these circumstances in case, wise avoid additional
expenditures on The present crcuous and imperfect i'm
provemen But the considerations first suggested are par
amount 10 all others and is believed cannot but be appre
ciated by the General Assembly