Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-02-28
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THE PROPOSED CONNECTING RAIL-
ROAD FROM THE RICHMOND AND
DANvILLE TO THE CENTRAL RAIL-
ROAD OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Messrs Edi.ors:-The violent opposition mani
tested by the press in Wilmington and Raleigh.
North Carolina, to the proposed connecting Rail
Road, is the best evidence can offer of its i'm
portance. They we'll know that it will command
the freight and travel in preference to other
roads more indirect, nd the travel and TRANSPORT
tation on which will be attended with greater
impediments than the route leaving the Cen
trail road at Greensborough or Grahum and rum
ming direct through Yanceyve and Milton
A glance at the work will show that this is the
route, and that without hesitation it ought spec
Oily to be adopted and ere long it must lie adop-
ted.
Shall the great travelling public, from North
to South, be compelled to pass over routes much
Ionger attended with continual changes and DELAYS
ingoing from one railroad depot to another, when
by building some forty miles of road they can
have more direct eligible, cheaper and pleas-
ant route!-and all this merely to crafty local
interest," or minister's local prejudces and false
State pride. North Carolina and Virginia
should pride themselves in being able to furnish
each part or portion of the great thoroughfare
of the nation, from North to South, from East to
West.
The little State of New Jersey pays almost
the entire expenses of her State government by
tax on passengers travelling over the two rail
roads passing through that State. There is
something noble and elevating in two great
States uniting in n great national Improvement
calculated to cement the bonds which should
bind them together, and produce fraterna feel
ing which the recollectons of their early and
united struggles in the great cause of American
independence first induced.
You will perceive from notice in the news
papers, that it is proposed to hold Railroad
Convention at Yanceyville, ON Tuesday, the 5th
of April, for the purpose of organizing Joint
stock company to construct ard build the pro
posed branch rail road, from some point in the
county of Halifax. Virginia, to the Central
railroad of this State, passing through the towns
of Milton and Yanceyville. The Legislature of
Virginia, will, trust, pass law giving the right
of way and the connection with the Richmond
and DanvilIe Railroads; and in North Carolina,
we can easily procure the right of way from in
dividuals, over whose lands the road may pass,
by gift, purchase otherwise; and when our Lee
gisature meets they cannot, they will not refuse
US charter. A majority of the State will be in
terested in the connection, and to those who do
not live Immediately on the Eastern end OF the
Central road common view of the mat
ter, shelving the immense increase of freigh
and travel, that it will place the Western end,
or one half of the road, will much more than
counterbalance the loss. if any, on the Eastern
end. 1t will make it divide nd paying road,
which otherwise, in all probability, it wou d not
be.
1 hope Richmond and Petersburg, the Fred
ericksburg and Potomac railroad companies, to-
gether with all the counties the Richmond
and Danvile railroad will be represented in the
proposed convention. They with the whole
North and South) are deeply concerned in the
success of the proposed improvement, and | trust
they will manifest that interest," by having full
delegation at the meeting. They shall receive
hearty welcome in '.the Old North State.''
The whole of Southern and Southwestern
North Carolina, and also South Carolina and
Georgia, are interested in the proposed connec-
tion and will doubtless, in due time, manifest that
interest. have been surprised that Richmond
manifests so much indifference to an enterprise
in which they are so deeply and vitality interest
ed. With city subscription to the stock of
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and an
individual subscription probably one hundred and
twenty thousand MORE they should feel, and that
Sc nsibly, aud manifest by their actions, that in
| terest. 1t is measure designed to place al
must the entire road, freig ht and travel that will
! make the profits of the road double what they
otherwise would be, and give the city of Rich
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| trade of immense value, which they have never
had and never will have, unless the proposed con-
| nection is made.
What if the President of the road, a few citi-
zens of Danve, PittsyIyania and Henry, with a
| false or mistak notion of their interest, are
opposed to this connection, are selfish rs to
desire connection at all; and, instead of an
swering the arguments # those who advocate it,
deal in sarcasm, abuse or vituperation against
them! and an enlightened and discerning public
will see, and approve, what is right, and condemn
what is wrong. Phe proposed road will be built,
aud its stock will hold out the very strongest n-
ducements for the investment of capitalists.
Will not the City Council of Richmond take
| this matter in hand, and let us hear favorable
response from them! will not her citizens hold
public meetings tho subject! nnd will not the
General Assembly,as the guardians OF the inter-
est of the people owning twelve hundred thous-
and dollars in the stock Of the road and aiding it
by its credit with eight hundred thousand more,
also take the matter into consideration 1t
will be the means, if successful, of creating a
sinking fund, to pay all the liabilities of the road
and, in the end yield rich dividend to the
stockholders. NATHANIEL ]. PALMER.
Milton, February 9lst, 1853.
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