Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-11-21
HALIFAX.

ssems 10 us that on Monday next her day. the
active and enterprising friends of the Danve Railroad In
this county ought by all take some action in reu-
lion 10 grading the road through her limits during the next
year. Charlotte been besrrng herself since the county
subscription voted down. and has raised the requisite
means grade the road the Stanton river True, her
subscriptions are made payable one two and three years.
but the means will doubtless be devised OF making them al
once available lcas, sufficiently 50 10 the completion
OF the grading and masonry the road the staunion river
during the year 1852 Col TONNES is going complete
his contract for the grading and masonry oil twenty
miles road its Western end The supersrucsre oil
the road is finished 10 Je,csve dsncc OF orty-three
miles and will be finished Bukevilc, distance OF fifty
five miles, early in January next and 10 heysrNe in Char
otte county, distance Of scrantyre miles, some time IN
the course of the Summer The superstructure VIII
follow close upon the grading beyond kcysvlle, the iron
and timber having already been purchased and prepared
and now lying ready for immediate Indeed it is The
opinion of Chief Engineer that the road can and may be,
and the requisite additional should be provided FOR
laying the supersrucurc in all probability will be completed
in running order the Saun!on river By the end Of ISL
At any may anticipate with the utmost certain
w. that the supersructue will be- finished for at least one
half tie distance Keysvie and the Stanton dur
ng the latter half 1882 and tine Stanton itself BY the
beginning Of March 1883
win the large and wealthy county of tIaox suffer the
either side? Will she suffer the year 1852 elapsc without
striking the first blow thus delaying the completion OF the
work for year at least? If she would but grade her thirty
miles during 1852 she could the completion Of the road
by the end Of 1853 pcry early in 1854 For the road is
only fifty miles long from the Staunton river to Danviie
and superruc,ure DO laid down at the rate of
mile and half week
The Directory are advertise the for grad
ing to the They prepared receive propo
sails which they will finally upon at the next regular
meeting of the board which will take place the 2Uh of
December They would also doubt receive and act
upon propositions grade the road in any part of Halifax
if those wishing contract would agree 10 take such
proportion OF the stock Of the company in payment for their
work as would justify the Directory in mourning the respon
sibity Of CLOSING such contracts
plan similar the suggested by our correspondent
Yesterday might be very advantagcousy adopted by the
people of Halifax. His conjectua estimates may be very
inaccurate but the leading feature of the scheme TO
good one and that is 10 the greater part of their SUBJ
.cp,ions labor and provisions What will the people of Hal
ax do with their surplus wheat they should make good
crop year, Might they not SOW large oat crop
next winter and with the aid of guano abundant
Yield Time sowing clover and covering irands
with grasses or putting them in fine state of preparation
for wheat crop for the following year The large number
OF horses and aborers which will be required grade the
rnad through Halifax would furnish excellent market for
every species grain and long forage which her people
produce and could they not better afford to subscribe
Sl00 the 'oad payable in COM wheat oats hay meat
&c. and labor q, full remuneratng prices than half
that amount, or even less. payable in money!
We are sure that the people of Halifax too intelligent
no, perceive the geo, Importance of immediate action
this subject and that she will not be content TO occupy the
unenvable position of stopping the road altogether for nm
indefinite PERIOD when the adjoining counties on either side
OF her are willing complete it 10 her very limits.