Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-05-13

,tri more r"nn"ge with lhe power than the
'Fcenbrie would d. third more business and Weld
"hcl,a h"Ir proh-and The rule Of common sense would
prove mat double rail road on The Monroe route
""u nave Inc CAPACITY o, and wond be equal 10. three
'chs on he 'reenotic roueor equivalent additional
saving 10 The treasury of more hn 81 0O0 O0O mr. oIa
| saving Of more than 81 600 0OO
bu the important improvement charge Of the James
tl'er aud hhna"ha Company, upon which the State ha
expended millions of d,ll,:s with view Of carving il 10
The ravlgHbc waters OF The knnawna will certainly MOI be
abandoned now when il has almost rcarhed The base of tho
Acehahy. An expenditure o; 50 per cent Of wha, has
been IL will unite il the Ohio ard Mssis
pp aud bring upon lis considerable norton
Of Tho products Of The rich and mighty valleys the Ohio
md Mississippi remember that the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad has rendered 10 tonnage coal alone
than three railroads could transpotw remember tho
coal fields upon this ronte and the country II would pene
lrae world be satisfied that when this work should
be conpcicd more tonnage ~Onld Seek Than would have
the capacity oi transporting capacity cqua
10 that OF half dozen railroad tracks that without
interfering in the least business Of the railroad
Under these circumstances this great James River and IA
niwhi Improvement must be carried out; the interest oil
The Commonwealth demand il. 1t would then yield hand
some Dividend remneratc The State and private socEhod
rrs Tor all their outlay. This Improvement from Covpeton
West must be continued up the valley o Dunap's Creek
Col Crows thence up Tigers the base OF the Allie.
ghanv, and thence by unn 10 the Of Hewards
creek and down The and Grrrnhrer New river
or in fine, the Gfrenbrie |. the only upon
which there wafer sufficient. and oi the james
River and kanawha Company at their meeting the 2Olh
inst. will designate this their route and know is the
opinion ol the enlightened and distinguished Engineer OF
mat company that Il!roaI aud canal cannot both be built
along the valley OF the Gecnbcr river and shond not for
then both the Grcenbric and Monroe would have
Improvement which would accommodate and satisfy all
Ii IN. Monroe route should BE- adopted il will pass within
miles O the White Sulphur Springs and would be con.
vcnicnt 10 the population OF the Eastern end of Greenber
road would pass Tor some tst incc through
The Western border of Id cpunyand the county
seat will refer 10 ol Shaw's report Al page 464 Of first
report he says: 1T appears then that neither line would
fail 10 accommodate the commercial interests Oi the county
o Girccnbrier and Monroe BY either them
sufficient facilities woui be- afforded the vlsi
10 this mineral region. Lines Of stages and hacks
Tor distances short would be- agreeable the
monoony Of Il railway Journey" The Monroe route, with
depot the mouth OF Indian creek would accommodate
c peo. Of Mercer counyu county that increasing n
rornatlun all probability rapidly any county
In Virginia. and in another decade the populaon all pro-
liability will exceed that OF Grcrnbrier Should the Green
fic route be adopted the portion of The peope of this
county would be inconvenrnty accommodated The Mon
route would accommodate large portion oi lazewc!l.
and Giles county also if The branch down New river should
not be construcrcd.
We then claim that the Monroe is preferable The
(ircenbrer Ju,cin sraiirnisn tunnels.
in construction by than 81 900 000n pracli
cal distance-n capacity 10 cary tonnage by 80 cent
in the country through which ii In the
mediation Of much larger number Of The citizens Of the
Stale
! The Board of Public Works soon be elected by the
people of the State will have this important work under
their charge and Of course before final location shall be
adopted wi have ln! and thorough examination OF those
routes made by The learned and com jrcn Engineer
they procure in the United Stalcs-and then, it, after
personal examination by the Board, the shall be drsg
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should unexpectedly be against Munur she will sub
mi: tn il with the best grace possible
The friends OF the Greenber route rely much upon
The that their passes the White Sulphur Springs
and that the community greatly interested IN having
railway the Springs This article IS already too long and
uch longer than intended il should be and must there
iurr close i,but with your permission, Mr. Editor, will
iu your issue, have The leisure, notice
rnis ar.utncnr and think will be able IN demonstrate,
there any reliance upon the analysis OF waters in cApe
rncc the opinion al eminent physicians wh" have made
The Mineral Springs their study Tor years that The commn-
ulry much interested in having railway 10 the
Sweet Springs the Red Sweet Springs the Salt Sulphur
Springs Red Sulphur Springs, tall the Monroe
rou,el than 10 The White Sulphur Springs.
| April l-53 MONROE