Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-12-02

~ h work that generous assistance of which al present
stands SO much IN need ,,h boyo boon com,
"d ~ iresnass upnn your columns in setting FORM inc
present condition of The wo:k, lis necess..'e w 10 t
have becu nj some pains TO procure, from the %
rio sourc,s such general information but particularly such
information relating the profs 81 raamays nn r"gna
and elsewhere as might De Of Wanted to convince ali
hosc both friends and foes, or strange to say e "A mas
foes who consider Mr. runs,as "chd OF so,oT aa ar
tco morris or on last legs that they are enuiey s'a
ban The ony maady under which 1t now laoorS 1eing
want Of funds Your friend l. T. WATKINS.
For the Enquirer.
THE DANvILLE RAIL ROAD
AN APPEAL TO RICHMOND.
R;cbmond is asked for further subscriptions 10 inc Dan
vile Road She has aways nsdy subscribed s3OOOOo
or one.hali of the woiflhs OF the OLD capa' u o
to be raised by private snoscTpon ms of so GOO ss
m rho ,eored pryae subscription to the old Stock ana re-
deems the pledge made by the country TO suoscIloe Ue
hall; Richmond is now called on 10 anu 10 ~ ill.,
BILE the new capital of s5OvOOO TO be raised IN IKE uf'er
with the old. :, -, b,, for j..
failure of the county subscriptions. 1t these hao ose cm-
cd in nil Tho counties where the effort was mace Tue con
many would have had ample means for placing unufl
ihe whole unfinished portion of the Work, lncnans we
hidaes As is even il Col Townes contract for grading
20 miles of road at the other enh OF inc ,t"e VIII.
will considerable sum TO complete sh9h s "
and the whole of their should De expehoeu
this side of KeysvIle in Charlotte county, lhey "ouN
scarcely be sufficient fulfil existing contracts Tor srho
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mrs IN ,aI oio wi,huu, the aid of the late Charlotte sue
scripon but that made payable in one two ana 'e
years and upon condition that the amount snoscrlot" s
he arncd 10 the construction of that portion OF me Mk
hwpu k,ysvile and thu Staunun river and was accepted
BY the cun,paEy with those conditions -
Surronned with such difficulties and embarrassmenS NV
,nlv ouss,n left for The stockholders 10 decide was "eif
hry snoua proclaim Col Townes contract Abandoned hno
apply the present scaniy ms of me company 20 e
ii ton Of the work beyond Burkesve as iar as '. @
MID out-nr whether they should make an eafhes' .
strenuous cliort raise during the snort reiins
oC IN. present wear sufficient to complete me super
structure 10 the Stanton river uy tue Gnu VI e ~ '
or early in the year following ,, -
The latter course determined on. 1t was deemeo an
object of The very highest Importance 10 secure M eo
in nj rho .d 10 the S,aunron by the end ut 1857 as inc
revenues If The company thereafter would De
themselves finish the road TO Dnnve even wo aJ
,h.r dlur Of suhscrnriun distant peroo ana VII"
uch subscriptions could be procured TO hnish inc ee
road in year or farlhes But to harmonic al m
eresls and the CO operation o me pepc Il. m
other end OF the line who have always been "na mos' e
dv IN Subscribe il was deemed nj the same Ie 10
provide for the completion oi Col o"nes CINE. ~
for whether right wrung those people were III
the sennen, tina, Justice both 10 Col Townes and 10 mem
selves required thar should not be stopped IN tue us VI
his work The abandonment Of his contract "oulu nave
hson most serious blow company for would nave
rendered impossible obtain another oolia1 IN h
So the Chief Engineer called on 10 esnatc Tue asuu
of additional private subscriptions required BON 10 nn!Sn
% owne contract and 10 put the road in running order
10 the stanton. His csnate was S5ouVo
If Halifax wonld as Charlotte has done, raise separate
subscr,jon of her own grading the road terogh ne1
limits $50 900 of private subscriptions, securing ei-ooUo
from The Sure, would atrd ample present means 10 ue
comnany Halifax should at least make Immediate provl-
sion 10 GRADE the road from the faiey Oh INC
Stanton 10 that of the Dan only Is miles she ~9nl ex
hbt The most astonishing apathy If she did not For Inc
o"snnd means could cerany be provided next year 10
lay the supersucure upon that portion oil he .oao se
soon thereafter and if completed to Dan Ive Inc r"ar
would accommodate the trade OF lhe Ian river Suey ao'
: as well If completed 10 Darvlle
When we consider present necessities OF The company
the magnitude and importance of the Undertaking, inc
anount of capital unpoducve, invested IN IL Inc SIZE
population and wealth well of this city as Of the counties
directly interested in its complexion wold eay see Us
if $50 90 were very tring amount TO have 10 raise ron
an l1uc region of country. If Richmond would promptly
subscribe $40 000 believed that the remaining
cou be notten the country in time Tor next years opera
- Inns Sh. would probably be called on for another
% dollar and would the completion OF the "oH IL
ID less Than three years from the present tinle.
IL is known thai with many both In TINS city ana III t
some of wnom heretofore been warm frlend
of the work it is unpopular on account OF 'ne aese.
of those who have conroiedlts operations
and persons disposed to abando:
n il altogether if actually to opposeit us not 10 DC DC
he MED that the Directory have commea uunues uu IJ
m posing these to be so great or so nueus mGu
not be the height folly give up The road when Is no
c has been embarked in it, deny ourselves
The manifold advantages result from its construction
sy g @ S Ss' Been pu2ehass
and timber before they would te required for USE and thu
expenditure Of large portion OF the capital Of the
ny in the erection Of the bridge James river and r
grading the road at the other end of the ne when thc
means should nave been exclusively applied 10 me extension
OF complete and continuous road from the South bank
James river far these would hold out into th
Interior But for these the Directory have received
ID very undue share OF blame The people of Richmond ella
nored bridge people other extremity
the line who had been the liberal of the country sub
scribers insisted upon the immediate expenditure of po
ton least Of the money subscribed and paid by them
themselves. The Directory were fearful that unless
thew should Weld TO these appeals they would ALLEVIATE those
npon whom they mainly depend to raise any future
additional means required TO complete the work As for The
premature purchase OF iron and timber complained Of il
should bc recOected that the original with the
Messs Hunter Harvey grade The road from Richmond
10 the Staunlon rve which obtained at very low
and upon in other very favorable for the
pany, required them 10 complete IN two years from the
time when II was entered into. They promised 10 put
,rge force Immediately upon the road for that purpose
Their failure or inability 10 comply with their engagements
could not have en- reasonably anticipated
That these errors have been committed is acknowledged
II is believed by the Directory themselves the company
uo.ced of interest the large rxpcn-
drd upon the james River Bridge Col Towns contract and
up timber pur before they were wan
ted The only existing moc Of diminishing this loss The
rigorous and rapid prosecution Of The rork its fin
plcliun FuryIuur miles ri The road nave been cump
in the most durable ana substantial The cars are
now running daily 10 Jetersvie and il cannot fail to strike
any observer who may travel that portion Of work.
mai ii is constructed in style ccd.lablc Eng
nees employees and equal II not superior 10 other in
the Commonwealth. Such has been the general testimony
III those wh, have travelled upon it, Nor has the cost 81
construction pupurliunay great The road accor
dog The Chief Eu:.ncrs present estimates based part
upon the actual he finished piru is not especed
10 cost for whole length SIT 700 mle bridges in.
cudr, which s less titan onc-dl; the Of llassa
chnSetts roads
1t w"uIA hudly necessary this day and time Il,
argue In favor ui rail roads 10 the Intelligent citizens vi
RICHMOND Wherever they have been constructed whether
In alnnachcal Or in sepu can counties, in tile
COMMERCIAL and manufacturing States Of The North or
in Tie purely agricultural slave ST te the South in Ms.
sachnsctts, Georgia. their effects have been almost mi
racu1us They have cause. cities 10 spring mp as if bp
magic and millions VI wealth have been created by them In
aday Immediately upon their completion, they hive given
the most sudden and astounding impulse the interior com.
ncrcc OF the country and every uf Indus
Beyond couparson The speedest and most cumf.rtlae
mode OF travelling in the world they means ever
Yet devised by The w of for facilitating tho exchanges
Of the country Hnnce when leading from cities they
have at carried wealth and prosperity into the regions
penetrated by them, which, 10 their turn have reacted upon
the cites causing them To increase in size population nd
general prosperity, with unparalleled rapdity.
Rail Roads in the short space of ten years have doubled
! the wealth oil Massachusetts and Of Boston. Her preat
canal and Ter Rail Roads have been mainly instrumental in
making New York the commercial emporium OF the Union
The Erie Rail Road has added value OF the land I'm
either side VI H. than Of its construction which
exceeded twenty millions of dollars. Philadelphia and alt
more have been advancing with less gigantic strides under
HE ipnencs OF Ihcir Yar,us murnY lhn