Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-02-05
For the ISmes
RICHMOND AND DANVILLE RAIL-
ROAD, AND THE BRANCH ROAD &C
MILTON

ROAD, AND THE BRANCH ROAD 70
MILTON.
Messrs Editors: You were kind enough to
publish in your paper of Thursday last, comnu-
nlcation of mine in relation to the building of
the proposed branch of the Richmond and DIN
Vile Railroad to the town Of Milton, N. c.. FDm
indications noticed yesterday, it seems that it las
aroused anew the opposition from those immeli-
ately concerned in the Danville interest, and
| has embittered feeling in opposition to ts
neighboring town of Milton, with which I, (a.a
| citizen and stocihoder,) have no sympathy, aid
in which trust the great body of the stockhd-
ders and friends of the road and the General A.
semby, looking to best interest ofthe State, like.
wise have no sympathy.
In relation to the merits Of the proposed meas
ure and the insincere manner in which the peo-
! pie OF Milton and my section of the State have
been treated let facts be submitted to a candid
people.
| When, two years ago, in company with John
| B. Barrett, ESQ.,, came to Richmond to attend
| the annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Richmond and Danvie Railroad Company, as a
| representative of my town, for the purpose OF
| getting the road to run by Milton, we met with
strong opposition from Danville and Pittsylvania
We were then told not to press the NATTER
Let the road be run as the stockholders have
heretofore drected-the most direct and eigi-
BILE route to Danville-and you ca n have branch
to Milton. There will be no objection to that !
The Engineer was, however, directed to make
new surveys and explorations, and the conse-
quence was, that although he could not find a
good route to 60 Immediately by Milton he found
nearer and better one. running within five
miles OF the town; whereas before that, the pro-
posed route was distant twelve miles or more
The company were thus saved by our mission
then some twenty or thirty thousand dollars
We S0tisfIad with tho bxyt l,o
Engineer. believing it to be the best that could
be made, and were content TO wait until proper
time to build branch road to our town.
Just before the annual meeting of the stock
holders in this city, in December last the citi-
zens OF our town held public meeting and APP
pointed Messrs. Samuel Watkins and George A.
Smith, Esqs., two OF our most business mon,
merchants and manufacturers of tobacco, to at
tend the meeting, and to obtain the consent of
the stockholders to bald the proposed branch
road. between twenty and thirty thousand dol
lars were aiso subscribed by our citizens at the
lihie, with the prospect of much larger in
crease towards the stock of the said branch road.
lhey went to Richmond, and the writer of this
az the same time repaired to the city of Raeighto
OBTAIN from our Legislature then in session, an act
au'nofizinS the building of the proposed braIch
loao 10 Hiliton. They were met by opposition
at Richmond; as they came and we're fold t.ot
now was not the proper time to appv-that he
company had no means to build the proposed
branch road; for, that all its capital was pIedged
toward the building of the main st em of the
road to Danvile. Under these cir umstances
they made no direct application to the meeting of
STOCKHOLDERS. The writer of this ucceeded in
the OBJECT OF his mission to Raleigh. and obtained
Tie necessary act on the part of the General AS
seihpiy OF North Carolina After the passage of
t'ils act the citizens of Milton again held a meet
ing ana appointed the undersigned in connec-
tion with john Wilson, Esq, to go to Richmond
anu ooti'n an amendment of the charter of the
hlcnmond and Danyille Railroad, so as to increase
Ve- capital stock sufficient amount to build
prahch rail road to Milton. portion of the
ei'zens OF Halifax, Va likewise held a meeting
anu appointed David Chalmers and Fielding b.
LEWIS Esqs, for the same purpose; and meet
TO-, a OF the citizens of the town of Yanceyyille
iSomne, held. and two delegates from that place,
with the delegpiillI and John A. Graves, Esqs.,)
the so,,a oh;ae, rom Milton, as alternates, for
We have come here TO .c,.,
appsintment, but again we messsh purpose oi gu.
and violent opposition from those r. r. 70 ~.
and Pittsyvania interest, aud their potnnrii'o
seems to be to prevent us from having hearing
fore the Legislature of Virginia, or even a
COMMITTEES OF that body. This is treatment we
did not expect; we ought not to receive If our
application has merits let it receive a favorable
response; 1t not, let it be rejected; but, above
an' give US nearing, and we will cheerfully
| abide the result
we oel'eVe me great body of the stockholders
Inc citi~ehs oil Richmond and Petersburg, and
"o PeoP,o u, lte State, owning three fiths of the
road, and who are about 10 Owe il additional aid.