Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-03-28

pal elections, to take the sense OF the people on
the subject We earnestly hope the Council will
take the course recommended, for we are CONT
dent the decision OF the voters will be in favour OF
the subscription.
1t will be observed that the Board of Directors of
the Danville Company are now advertising for con-
tractors to lay down the platera1 between the APP
pomattox and Burkes, which is some two or three
miles beyond the junction. This is in conformity
with the action of the Stockholders at their last
ting, when the condition of the finances GER
tainly did not warrant more than the smallest pos
sibe expenditure. Since then, the Legislature
has authorized an additional capital of $500000,
the State subscribing three .iifths. private sub
scrpton of 100000 is, of course to be raised in
order to make these increased resources available.
Before it is ascerained how soon any part of them
will be realized and in view of the Importance
of actively prosecuting the completion OF the
track over the whole distance now graded, the
Board could scarcely have departed from the in
strucons of the Stockholders, because of the pas
sage of the late act, and ordered the heavy rail to
be laid down beyond the Appomattox. But if
Richmond will promptly step forward, and sub
scribe $4,000 of the new capital, thus making
good also $4,000 on the States part we are re-
lably assured that the heavy rail will Immediately
be decided upon.
The advantages which the city will secure by
this measure, are as obvious as they are impor-
tant.
The South Side road is now being constructed
from Petersburg to Farmve with great activity,
and will be completed to the junction, but a short
time behind the Danvile road. 1t is to have the
substantial heavy rail all the way to I.ynchburg.
Its grades bet ween the Junction and Petersburg
are more favourable than the grades Of the Dan
vile road between the junction and Richnlond,
and its length somewhat less. Under these cir
cumstances, it would be the worst possible policy
for Richmond to allow part of the Danyille road
this side of the Junction. to be built with the light
superstructure, which would unquestionably tend
to throw both trade and travel upon the South
| freight, and carry passenger cars at far higher
speed, on the heavy than on the light rail. The
statement of single we'll known fact affords am
pile proof of this On the Northern roads with the
heavy rail, passenger trains run at speed of thir-
ty or forty miles an hour; whereas on our plate
rails they do not average fifteen miles an hour.
Richmond must "keep her eyes skinned, AS
the hunters say on the praires or she will find
| herself los ng ground. Her enterprising sister,
| the Getty" of Petersburg, is honourably sraning
every nerve to secure the trade of the South Side
country Richmond ought not to begrudge her
legitimate success, but it would be a most eyre
gous folly to allow her to present superior induce
ments to forwarders or travellers.
Another consideration. which should have no
small weight with the Council and the community.
is, that the proposed subscription could not fail to
have the effect of stimulating the friends of the
road in the country to new exertions. President
! Tunstall, we believe, will soon commence one of
his campaigns, and it will be an excellent hacker
to his appeals, to be able to state that Richmond has
already secured $125,oOo of the new capital.
80 NOTICE.-The city authorities Fare requested
| to poll to be opened Wednesday next, the
day for the election OF Common Counclmen, to take
the sense OF the citizens of Richmond upon the pro-
priey OF additional corporate subscription by the
city OF fifty thousand dollars the Richmond and DAN
vile Railroad for the purpose OF laying the heavy rail
as far as Bukes or the junction with the South Side
Road. MANY CITIZENS.
| In Justice to Mr.. Speaker Cobb we have pub
| lished the correction of the New York Tribunes
preposte rous impuation upon his official conduct.
| 1t will be remembered that the editor of the Tri-
hume also asserted that after the adjournment of
Congress, che met Mr.. Josiah Snow on Pennsyl-
vana Avenue, and he informed him that he had
obtained in the Post route bill, grant ofthe Righ