Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-05-20

pom all monies received.
j. T. BRIGHTwELL. of Danvfe, is our 'specla |
in that section of the State.
VIRGINIA CENTRAL RAILROAD.
y We invite the attention of our readers 10 !
following interesting letter from the President
be MaysvilIe and Big Sandy Railroad to COL
taine, President of the Virginia Cent a
3D.
kIcE NASHVILLE AND BIG SANDY RAILROAD
Co. Maysville, May 9, 1858.
My Dear Sir: make prompt acknowledg
ut of my gratitude for your interesting favor
the 9th ut., received this morning.
The vigor of Virginia in pressing forward her
at Central line to the Ohio so speedily, is
tier of great joy in Kentucky. The determi-
ton Of the terminus &C Big Sandy, has already
en- prodigious impulse to the lines pointing
therward from the inter Tor.
Y our communication as to the early day
zen Virginia will reach Big Sandy, is ex-
edingly enlivening. Do not fear that we
all be laggard in meeting you there, as
pn as you can reach there. To this we
pledged. at home aud abroad and though
value the connections we shall enjoy through
Ortsmouth at their just worth, we have always
Pgarded the connection with Virginia. from the
Dry first, as the most important Rival inter-
pts have reported, and may even again report.
pat we have no design to extend this road be-
ond Portsmouth. Such an insinuaton is utter
groundless. We intend to meet you at Sandy
soon as you can get there. We have the in
entive, and we have she power to do so; and we
an give you a more valuable connection, not only
nth the interior of Kentucky. with Lexington,
panvlle, Frankfort and Louisville, but with Gin
innati, than you can possibly get by any other
pathway; and moreover, we can give them to
rou much sooner. Whatever you may hear to
he contrary, from whatever quarter, beseech
ou to put forth in this declnl alton, and to con
ider the force and effects of it, as respects your
interests, policy and alliances We ask no aid OF
Virginia, and we send no missionaries to impor-
kune her on any subject. All we ask is that you
shall meet us as soon as you may be able at Big
Sandy. We will take care of the rest.
am puzzled to understand what can be meant
by the idea of bridge at Guyandotte in view of
your reaching Cincinnati. Indeed, am aston
ished at the suggestion. We can give you a
shorter, aod at the same time better, easier,
quicker. cheaper connection by bridge over Big
Sandy aud by way Of the Maysvie and Big
Sandy and the Newport and Maysville roads. A
road through Southern Ohio from Guyandotte to
Cincinnati would 60 through a very poor
and heavy cost of construction aud operation, un-
loss, indeed. it along the river bank all the
way. And even if it did, what advantage could
it then have over OUR road. which also runs with
the river? Nothing but to give the transit to
Ohio rather than kentucky; and cannot believe
Virginia will do that where she has nothing to
gain by it and much to lose.
Speaking of a bridge over Sandy, have al
ways considered that it would be the interest oil
both States to have one, and on behalf of this
company, take this occasion to signify, through
you, to the Virginia Board of Public Works,
that we are ready at once to enter into arrange
ments as as they desire, for the construction
Of such bridge will accommodate both; we
of course paying half the cost of the structure;
to agree with Col. Shaw as to the site, plan,
&c. &c. beg yod, as favor, that you will sig
nifty this to the Board of Public Works.
Since I wrote you before. we have put the
section, embracing the vaduct aud Little Sandy,
tat Greenupsbwg. 20 miles above Portsmouth,
under contract, and the contractor is already on
the ground, opening his quarry, ready to pro-
coed as fast as possible. Moreover we are pre-
pairing the t0hote Inns, above Portsmouth, for con.
tract, and the whole will be contracted, as soon
as return from the East, WHITTIER am going
very soon, to buy iron, machinery, &C., &c
Judge from this, whether we intend to extend oul
limo above Portsmouth. If you will turn to the
address of the Commissioners, containe Gin the
pamphlet report of our preliminary surveys,
which l set you before the Directory of thi.
Company was organised, you will there see the
paramount value we have ascribed to the Vir-
ginia connection, from the very first
We did pause for moment at Portsmouth,
because we did not anticipate the vigorous policy
Virginia has since adopted and we did not
know, till few weeks ago, whether your termi-
nus would be at Big Sandy or Point Pleasant.
Now. We know your policy and purposes, and
we shall respond to them. The road from this
place to Newport, 1 have every confidence in
predicting, will be in operation ia two, or at
most three years. though the Company is not
yet organized. But the Commissioners (of whom
| am one) have authorised me to have prelim-
nary survey made aud to open books for stock
have appointed the Engineer, who will imme-
datey execute the survey; and an important
part of my business East, this month, is to secure
subscriptions Of stock already rendered, ample
enough as a basis to begin on and to insure the
speedy unpausing progress Of the work