Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-12-03

AeI os sTs n"r:st and suJe krowe,gc Of railway
Statistics and that Vi:gains in.m date ha tn' nrrt
i,v trnepts upon sDicdv completion Of jal:Nai to"
49, r seahoarI with ire waters o; lie OHIO, uig enc
inr prcyuilcd-that OF declaring me E!u - rs arrn;
ere of the most prominent points IN inc az H. Fast Of
railway station and i'a; our ie!l"" ~ ihis
,tn Sia,r who have still greater Interest III eaci's
poin bv reiiwuY, ought 10 Know IN" !Sc''s "s'' %
important subjcCt. -, . ,,,y,i,.s, rC The follow
; .,iIcmrn should frame report to be lid 'ciI III
mcetirg Thos L. Jordan, Isaac fIahf'os 80
Isaac E. Hantcy JOHN H. Roberts en- =: Inc forward
Tnc committee retired. and IN shofl 'i'ic ca 49,.
,tr ,Ilo.yao report which Cha Simpson was Cut.
od read a duty WITCH ne nc'ihrned S'idt'i'.! " ~
Gc,jon of crowded assembly: whose met! ~ que
as sscry .tr from the perfect stiffness ih' ie!sttu
:,g ,hr time occupct by Nj Simpson lie report 90"
cs,Iu,ions were unanimously agreed - ,c,..;o,,
unhv rcspcc.ah- nehiltG'GS irO;i' Aehiuc"' III.
II and oti,, ssci the I.:sea all agreeing as 10 me IN
nnrance Of Joining trunk i"es OF kentucky a0 o' ."
the .onh Big SANDY indeed al inc SiGaES ssss' :"
axe orc strong desire meet "nr e' al Dig oaay 90
hhr respectable aud large meeting sef'"' taNe
r. n. The mouth OF Big >9ndY- shaving iae uhanm!y 81
h neonle in this important matter. Il was a4ioca tlt GO
pics al the report ana lCSo'"''"''" = i''~ " "
The Report and resolutions arc as fellows:
REPORT.
rho committee 10 whom vas assigned tciuy Ok present.
inc The views the ciiizDs Of Wayne crGH? IN relation
10 The contemplated railway from the ono IN Inc
of Virginia by way Richmond submit The following i'c
port: ;, -
Impressed with the importance c: the SUBJECT both 10 I've
Conn,onwo alt and The country At large !"t committee
believe that the interests OF the Counties OF wayne anu "a
bel were placed in jeopardy hy opiaons euanatine rom
hin professional authority, Calculated 10 influence putt
sentiment and bias legislative actioa III relation 10 Se
interests
As ci,zens of Wayne county, they de il proper 10 AS
Tor ttc terminus The ONO river OF lie great fa""! IN
question especially Us they hope To show tna suc' o'
eGce accords with the best interests Of Tue oa.e: ~
In the late report OF Col Shaw, you! committee cannon
see the coaency the argument upon which Point ficasaht
is recommended as the most eligible point lo ic
terminus of this great railway and tey proceed briefly 10
state the reasons OF such dissent FIRST from me SHOWING
of Col Shaw, the distance from l!ic mouth "i >tay cceH
10 the town of Guyandoe, l. miles above sre h"uth
of Big Sandy is less by tuur miles than u Point plcasAht
Now If The valley Of Ohio be regarded as line from
which trade and travel will be dccctcd 10 the iii'ntic,
Guyandue should have The preference over Poih Pleasant
and The mouth of the Big Sandy either point ~ dis
lance since in respect 10 The asccain2 trade ana travel
of the Ohio rver thus distance OF Tour niles must be
added the distance between Gugandot'c and Point Pleasant
wits 40 mics-making together difference 81 Id miles
thence twelve miles 10 Big Sandy MAILING it?-L%o 'ics
down Ohio river below Point ri asani; difference al
all times important especially in IN" stages I'll Ssa'cr
it is often difficult and sometimes impossible for
steamers ascend The Ohio river above the mouth OF Biz
Sandy.
Its an important fact that the great region OF
Ohio Virginia and Kentucky, in tie Ohio basin, ie below
the Kanawha and will be better accommodated ~
the lower terminus The county OF Guerrp adjoining Big
Sandy in Kentucky, has 20 iron works now in blast and
county Of Lawrenct in the State OF Ohio opposite the
mouth Of Big Sandy has 25 furnaces IN operation.
This mineral region will create large ard profitable trac
which could be secured the interior lines o Oho and
must depend upon the river railway along its valley for
its accommodation The heavy tonnage o Cincinnati dc
tined for the East will be more likely 10 Keep the river -
far The mouth o. Big Sandy, rather than Tawa? 10
Point Pleasant; and the may be predicted o the bust
OF Louisville and tic whole lower valley OF me oAio
The immense OF agricultural produce OF this great
valley destined for tic supply vi tic Ncw England States
the whole rortcrn and middle sca50ri at the United
States, well the West Indies, tie South Amtfican tt-
pubcs and for expectation the Atlantic ocean,
will the river in steamers unit; reaches the point
where detection BY the shortest route could made
tha
any city the Ohio DC transported 81 railway thence TO
The seabCa Now, when Is considered thar inns great
railroad opening The Ohio valley the mouth OF BIZ
Sandy, would then look ont upon twenty thousand mics III
accommodation by railways and ndv2abie waters WEB.
bling over the imablc West-and vixen il is consd red
that the trade already in transit through TINS wonderful re-
zion amounts 10 some $500 100000 and is rapidly increasing
beyond all precedent rolling is mighty tide toward the AZ
an,ic ocean, filling avenue already opened for iIs
transit and that from tie mouth Of Big Sandy IN the mouth
OF The Chesapeake, 10 the shortest route 'F It's Quiet VINO
can doubt that the trac OF this railway VIII more
than pay rcnunsative interest The Whole cost ct its
constructions rom the well kno9:n fact THAI railways, sci
heated always create domestic tTn.!c along nclr
route; and from the well known ric and varied natural re-
sources of Virginia which shut up for want OF nc
cess There can question. thar vas; Tonnage traffic
will sprin9 up along t!s great linz ana your con-
mi ZOE Yen urr tie nlUn that So rich is the interior OF tho
State he opened by this railway III all the clements OF
wealth. mat. il &c PASSENGER a:c aHyOEc oa
State would pass this road it would from The dome sic
Tonnage and traffic alone, III few years yici good IN
| terest upon the whole cost of the road.
So also, if the whole route from TIE MOUTH ri big SanCy
10 Norfolk BY the wap 0! Richmond barren as Tie
desert CT Sahara the Immediate business rom beyond Tie
State already awaiting liz opening would Justify its immH.
date construction. In relation howcvrr |" he tonnage
r., IT, nass;nc eastward over The Ohio Railways il would
be difficult 10 show why The Ohi companies would wish II
to be detected VinVn Point Pleasant, N o.cer to
pass The Virginia road since lhey would by Shc o
iCy be deprived ui the pTois OF lis tFaisl oef Is wv"
| railroads farther East.
But the difficulties existing between the Cincinnati and
B.nrc Company and the Elsb0rough a"d rafkefsttFg
Company well Inc seeming nrXc!,ncy OF construct
inu both %! these roads and parallel to "'ch 0h'T
from lIsbpruTrh eastward IcniCrs !, cXiHt, DOUBT
whether the Rad through Ynton VAL be constructed at
or @sy great c%ccti tons ~ pee
scngcr trac from connection between |inln aud p"Ht
Pleasant. For stated, ;,:e 5 n1ch th IN me
ADHESION Of Col Shaw, that "tca"ge tt'c aiohc wee
considered, The terminus sfOnd be Big SANDY
Now il il can be sawn that tic GUyanfritc or Big SAND?
terminus would aio! more passenger t:niC than Inc mouth
OF the kanawht lie Eo!c ground Wuhld &c steat!cG ~
favor OF The former. IS also undoubtedly true h hIS
road in with all other grCIi through iHes VIII o.
rive large share profits passenger traffic" tut
Point Pleasant has advantage Inc mouth .!
Biz Sandy in this respect, Is by n" means nn"d In TIE
first place, railways are III cinicmft"a pn ici"' nine
miles below the mouth oi Big SANS. on TIE Ohio sac To
Jackson eligible pon, o ime. -ectior '" ne sca'
lines running aToueh Ohio. portion oi ans connecting
link ia already completed and actual use and the M
wealth of this iron rrg'n or which the ne" am en-
erpscg OF Ion;nn is the commercial centre removes
every that it will be completed with branch u
10 Big Sandy.
Between Maysvle. the Kentucky siic, and the mouth
al Biz Sandy ring raae FOR speedy c1nru.
p;caiiDu which, beyond doubt, will BE- cCnsgrmaici
Sandy. And from Maysvilc Cincinnati the Only link
which would be wanting 10 compe" the goat chain iFnm
Richmond tic Queen City, through Southern territory,
is already in contemplation Aaohsr and most important
continuation of the Virginia line the road recently char
tered from Big Sandy Lexington through the rich MR..
raj district o Kentucky end whcG completed will be con-
tnunus line from The Falls u James Rive! 10 The Falls OF
tho Ohio Rver-thus connecting the scaoolTd with the val
ley Of the Mississippi: and your committee are assured, hY
gentlemen OF the highest responsibility from Kentucky That
This will De maize No question
the immense importance Of this line fccder 70 The Virgil
mia road 4 .aaGG al tho map viii convince The NEST scep
iica mind passing through The iron region Of Kentucky
and the rich and beautiful country around Lexington and
Frankfort will only bring vast tonnage traffic upon
the Virginia road, 5n will also give travelling facilities 10
thai rich and beautiful portion Of our sister State.
Now in view of all these contem plated connexions all of
which, it is believed probable than the connection
Yaton and Point Pleasant may be proper make
statistical comparisons Col Shaw adopts Nh Nor!
rss estimate Of the distance between Cincinnati and Point
Pleasant 10 be l56 miles. II stands thus
From Cincinnati TO Keystone 1873 mCs.
Do thence TO Fnt1n,
Do thence 10 Point Pleasant, Is do
Do Point Pleasant 10 Scary Creek, 40 do
Total, lgo miles,