Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-07-19

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subject u., ,,wpsman
',p,an DniocS that The subject lie one OF p' = nm,
,,.ncs 10! is city object is 10 coll tie s'eh'
,rlr 20 il ,at 10 impress them also with sense % 500
| importance. - necessary 10
~ ,i"o" NJ shaw i the principal engineer o. =" ~
/: ryins,on All Ohio Rail Road MI tey nnw holding
'.'s ciy-a lnns Wan % ON the vnchhn:s ani len.
,n'l"f pn r. ma we all know Captain ln'oL" u
IVES, Pnut ? ,iua,e, man OF II this com.
80, snnvr. as he deserves, the cont.ue d. men who
| heef ehIoIM.S We, a., me people Richmond Tue men WI"
n the general prosperity oi ' mr. craft,
interested IN i n such men in preference to inc ctoas
., tho.c who find their peculiar prts'ns F,s mon
@ h, win The general good In adai!ioh " m - Cntain
c"" :, ia i.r.srs auG especially 10 tha u S :t
,''tu ~ '' oe r,I the attention OF my fellow citizens
nrtmo,l , = lew other facts aid alter cohsia.'I
:, ,ncm 20 say whether there ouenl 10 w w QUO
49,, 1872, ,isy in constructing Rail Road 10 ORR hss',
=, s"re noint near The confluence OF The fsoEAe' 'o
Mattapony. ;. IS a.. canal the Dsnville
. 'n,n a,t Genital Rail Roads, each OF whch 5 "'lns
,oy , arue number Of passengers ara ia'ee ",a
rude and The quantity Of pom !. w. ,l Ohio and
- sre pie:ed the increase VIII DC beyono any
nresen, means OF calculation Snpposine ne '"
Richmond TO prevail over nose OF .i,eHaiiNa' ~ $40
pershnrp am trade and travel mud lheif interest," 10 co
h,s fnr wha, pupose will they come! Not 10 STA
lar Tho nuroose Of shipment 10 oieen markets o an m
,,odnce which cannot be consumed here How VIII sel
- hs,f I, has but one outlet, 10 vii The lower James
R;yer unless il shall returned upon one OF the Souhf,n
rail roads 10 The Norfolk rail road when completed ~
.r, ~ No,io. and thence And what Rino OF ou'e
oas the river aiofd! The worst tor The same aou'' "
on,re,ce in the world. One hundred aud MY h'es os
extremely crcuous, and filled with bars ana ssoa = o.
foIds al Kchnond not than eleven feet OF wafer, 80
that nothing can be shipped directly from fchmo"u " m,
vessel arper than those adapted 10 the coasuAg anc.
CONSEQUENCE s that all the -four and tobacco SEM iIo MN
80 h,s IN he shioped from The Cat Hole on the Apo
matox o; sent By lighters 10 CITY Point or some ol'e' p
down The river there 10 be e.shpped on larger sea gong
yesses-and these larger vessels and all Tue smaet
80, -, he loved down by steam tugs What the tax OF this
oherape and these tugs IS upon Inc Uaue Oh e"
mond NAV understood from the fact maj me owing
cnmuapy makes large profits and the New 10TH scd,'
company makes large profits and yet pays am hto'co'
upwards Of Sc 900 per annum Tor ighsrase
In addition this, recoect tta, line oil ran ioau rom
;syie in Kentucky 10 Norfolk is in process OF con.
s,ruction and another from LynchbuIs 10 Ae@dhulia s
i h.. and Then answer the question, VII! ile ane come
hc,e heD can directly the sea- al orok or direct
no Alexandria where vessels Of the largest class are ready
IN receive IT, AMI carry i, the world! VIII come mere
"a be sent away by orsghterel Gown 'aheS r
er or sent back again by rail road 10 Nnrok Every c"u
man ,nns answer tina, it will notand T does not, then
The opening OF the road 10 the west ana WIZ
have ruined enriched Richnond; Tor whete ne ''a'e
ooes will 90 The capital all The hopes OF Richmond
Wh, hrn i the REMEDY this evil hus staring US ~
he face while he who are interested 10 e" sai"
craft ar faa }; aI ia.eTee. make you pay o"aEe an"
oh.,aor o,vise Won 20 d. aching about II! The only an
,wer is- open port for arrnono oy ana hr"osh "n'c
Richmond ard traie Vii: be piacea "i'nln n:e n t
,bo as, ma mo ,rn lLe Of communication oet"eeh
m. sea and he West the shortest In INC Union ;,
Apain-the cnuny OF Gloucester ana 81 tne coun'.! W
ng within thu peninsula IN which u'ouceoe, - 70 @ pI
,S, ~ Richmond pouring all lis rich products INTO pal
more and distant fror u.s. even by man iacheF, sA
avs Oo-n road 10 York River, and you htlng Them WIN
IN ru hours Of Richmond; now requires Two teolous
vs n 90 10 Norfolk or Old Point and relurn then you
IAN no and reurn in a day Now you cant trace WIN le
Wes Indies or procure any OF her delicious fruits t-cepe
,hrouph Norfolk they can't stand Inc naVSaon ol
lanes River then you trade with them az freely as Nor
folk .;,, s,,, Richmond IN
.,riIl hp M
River moi touching Richmond VIVA, will be her condition
ihen win Rail Road the South TO NoEoiS-on he
VorIh TO Alexandris-in the middle to YORK hivei!
Rn cav The river craft croakea: you VIII ouia up
Town on York river" Did such people ever hear Of or
folk and City poin7 If they did VIII ihey please 70 e,
civ no town az ever built at City Point ana now 10"
nm York River where there is not house or man. IS
20 outrun Norfolk already large city and nope 10 DC
much larger WISH with all my heart abe was as aree as
w ,nIu nut hen fellow ciliznns and build this road
The legislature have subscribed S3OUUO0 10 H. leaving ohy
SOM NM 10 b. complete H. and Of that INC COCO od
v nf Williamsburg alone has subscribed nnre man hc
;noud have interest in the work. mol common 70 eve
~ citizen Of Richmond urge yon neeior ony 10 p ,'
n,tc welfare and mine in common as c''Heh VI h'c"
| IN md when | urge you 10 build this road x,,
| Win great lesprct, your friend, JANE" ~
CORRESPONDENTS
| Ricmao&D, Va, Nov. 9th, lo4I.
| TO dudley iStiitn Esq, o,. ,
,horoph examination Of The country between hchnlohu
and Ethan the purpose OF stlectlnG me oest u io
huve the report That as your contemplate lu 20
es,pned for heavy traffic in merchandise una u" siea'
.prd OF passenger aius II should DC permanently
s rim beary iran and The route most feasible LOT 10"
osdrns easy cuIves reduced length and cheapness Of
construction ,..,,, =, .,oo;,oI
10 superor to all uihers, alone 10 merit your aiten'
II be";ns ON tso squares lying between Water qua Cary
Eth and 18th streets both OF which are now unoccupr ~
nctareE or valuable buildings, and VIII be needed LOT
and eipbt depot accommodations seeTly hap)
hence The line passes along Water street 10 Inc corner OF
asskins Lbby's warehouse; hehce crossing ~ .'e teI
nassrs through The rear building OF the steamboat FIX
tavern pnd crosses Ges creek by tlongang Inc
Rockets stree. bridge The SOUTH thence across Inc street
aud up the LETT bank OF the creek ABOUT one niue "
mil (.ee map Leaving The mill on the lett CROSSES me
crsek and enrs The wiley OF Stoney tun large eas'ey
tributary Of GIss creek; thence up inns Yacy, passing
near the house Clement Jennings 10 lis head ABOUT hive
and half miles from Rockets where passes Out upon
The upper Ia bic land which es The waters OF James ana
Chickao"iny lsels II continues along 'hs ',e iann ~
very direct The head OF Inc western oahch 81
Yon swamp passing near, but generally NORM OF the stage
road avoiding lugest hills and sashes on ooth SIDES
thence down r valley OF Boar swamp across INT .,hcha-
nin abou, u feet above loW mark and mp the val
lev OF Ca,ers tL creek either 10 Inc rRht or el oi Dr
Savages residence and out upon tne toge '"a e
waters of the ChckahOminy and Pumunkey ipts; hehcf
tol.aby direct along the ridge TO New hen. court
huuse avoiding far practicable the tributary sIcuF
that n,esec he sides Of the ridges thence uonS 's fose 70
point abou, 2k miles east OF the courthouse mere INC
line will lenvc ridge and pass down inc "cs' uiunc "
Cooks mill IL, the right OF Richard nos nous'
and across the the head Of the mill pond thence
on and under the Hill sides Jones' mill creek which eros
sea about mile the head Of the mill pond thence
the line will sweep around the first bend OF the PannnEey
river above Eian excellent ground gruduoiy r"nVtIE'
ing 10 the river ill il reaches Ethan and TERMINATES Al or
near The mill II will occupy The immediate BANK OF
the river upwards of half mile abuVc the saw mn ana
as far below it us plense This will be The shortest prac-
cabe roulc the favorable for speed ana Tic ga-
dicnls throughout Than be obtained al any reason
able expense elsewhere between Richmond and kilham-
The ina ximum from Rockets, 5S miles VIII be 81 10
Is per mile the banks u the Chickahomhy 20 TO 5U
fee, per mile Ethan 10 Cooks mill creek about
25 ecr per There Of rock visible upon this
route and nothing harder an pipe clay but some OF This is
very hard The surface from Richmond for five miles IS sand
and gravel unra by clay tie remainder oi the route ls
sand and clay.
Anncrang JaH in the price Of iron The following IS
fair estimation OF the csucng this route as rsi
class road equal any New England road with one track
laid and masonry builr for Two tracks,
/ For ons mile of Snperstructure
LOT tons Of iron rails, I pattern 62 lbs. per yard
a, SG2 per delivered at Ethan. 6a4 w
2l2 cruss lies vi hcsnut. white oak or cedar. ~
I,et Iong hv o at II cts 800 "a
7oOn his cast iron chain al 3 cts delivered ZIG on
,bor distributing ma teri s and laying track, 300 90
1916 lbs. spikes delivered @ui ou
| Transporting g:avc for filling track. filing
| same anl contingencies, $50 So
| Total nor mile So OoI 90