The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-08-20
THE DANVlLLE RAILROAD.

We subjoin the highly satisfactory letter Of
Mr.. Tunstall. At last that road, about which
there never ought to have been doubt, is to
be finished. Atlast, portion of people, whose
prosperity il will double in value. but who had
always fought against it, are TO have the bles-
sings it will certainly confer, forced upon them
We must say that the opposition to this road, in
certain quarters. has been of the blindest the
most stupid, the most unaccountable charac-
ter. But the very weight Of the cause, fortu
nately bore down all opposition. The Danvile
Railroad is fixed fact.
From the establishment of this paper. we
have been the fixed, the earnest, the uncom.
promising advocates of this road. We were
told that " ii Went no where and stopped before
ii got there"--that it enetraled q region where
the "genius of desolation'' sat amidst eternal
sllence-thet it ran through bowling wilder
ness. We paid no regard to any of these say
lngs. We knew that any railroad which ran
through such a country as Amelia, Charlotte
Halifax and Pittsylvania. TO say nothing of the
coal region in Chesterfield, which command
ed the whole tier of North Carolina counties
| that lie on the Northern edge of that State be-
| sides Henry, and portions OF Mecklenburg and
Nottoway in our own, which was accessible
by so many navigable streams, and well-ye-
paired roads, which penetrated region that
furnished One-tourth of the tobacco inspected
IN Virginia, and capable If unlimited produc-
ton, not only of that material, but also OF every
other which can be grown in Virginia-we say
we knew, in spite of cavil or criticism, tina,
railroad penetrating such country must sue.
ceed And it will succeed. Let the road be
but once in full operation all the way to Dam
vile, and II will be found that the price of the
lands, everywhere in its neighborhood, will be
do ubled-that production will be increased
beyond all conception, that the lands will I'M
prove in fertility, that all the necessaries as
we'll as luxuries of life will be reduced in cost.
and that persons, in every position in life, will
lind their means easier, and their position bet
ter In every respect than they had supposed
il would be. TO Richmond this road will
bring an immense accession of wealth and
commerce. 1t will add to her inspections of
tobacco and -four thr ee-fold, but it will do more
than that. twill intuse new life and spirit into
all her commercial transactions, and give EN-
Pioy ment 10 hundreds, where tens are now EN-
ployed.
But we will not detain the reader from the
very interesting letter of MIR. Tuns,all.
To the Editor of the Register:
SIR have The pleasure to inform Won tina,
on Yesterday the Board of Directors of the
RIsh dan Il Il.n d.
contract Tor the grading and masonry and su-
perslructure OF the road from Staunton river IN
The Eastern terminus of Col Towues' contrsct.
embracing a distance of about % miles. which
viii he The completion # the grading and ma
sonry OF the entire road. This contra I has heen
concluded VITA company composed of gen.
tlemen OF The highest character and most nm.
doubted abllIty-who live Oh the line Of the
foad-who are stockholders deeply interested
III It's success, and some OF whom are now con.
tractors for building the road from kevsviIIa
10 stanton river, ana who have DISPLAYED the
utmost industry and energy, and have given
The highest satisfaction 10 The Directory in The
prosecution of their work.
The work has been let on as favorable terms
10 the company, indeed, | may say, more so.
THAN any hitherto made in Virginia and being
ia me hahds OF gentlemen OF most unaueslion- |
able character and ability, give an assnranc. |
Vi us certain iulhment. ltleaves the compa- |
ny, therefore, only now the necessity of bnId. |
ing the bridges. depots and rrma;nds, IF ,bs
superstructure, TO effect the couDIel;n', NJ ,he
road. VI Tue
congratulate the citizens of Danv;lIs md
every friend OF this mprovement-hu, ,,n ma
especially the public spirited and gailan, ne.'.
PIE OF fittsylvanla, upon this result Amid oil
Ills obstacles, difficulties and disasters. tban
nave remained, as they began. its true. mr..
nInching and unwavering friends. With libe-
l,ahIy and public spirit unaffected by the
u'uo's' complaints, impediments and difeuI