Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-12-30
For tie Enquirer.
RAIL ROAD BETWEEN RICHMOND AND CHAR
LOrTESrILLE.

LOTIESflLLE
We have thank writer in the Enquirer OF iucs
day the 2Oh instant for calling attention TO this pInp"se'
wuk-onc in which the city Of Richmond, and the country
on the direct line Charlottesville, have deep inter
cs In common with tine whole central line OF Virginia u
s not only required to place Richmond In lar pcsIon
compete with Baltimore the inducements which "i D:
offered by The latter TO trade i, Staunlon (ani VII
also add through proposed inc from Hanover Ccu
House to York Rivcr 10 improve an mpoEtan and he7eo
fore omitted region Of Eastern Virginia. hut TO comply Will
bchesl of modern civilization which enoins that The poo
pce work should bu DONE for the least cost But is mol h
writer under Misrepresentation in connecting that WORK
as he seems TO do, with the Virginia Central Company
believe part Of the history OF that Company lai 10
January 1885, s President in communication 10 yonr pa
per- treated the suggestion Of this direct road as an ahsdy
unworthy OF notice And when this work was proposed ID
the Legislature the session Of 55 by the people a!oog
the line Of it, that Company cOnentcd themselves win op
posing, without offering 10 construct IT, And may not the
proposal on the part OF the same Company oc Goa
linualon of this policy oi prevCntonl believe tic ifcs
dent and Directors Of that Company, wto ore m5hJ Inc
persons who conducted s affairs during The period
its history above alluded to. say expressly In ecen report
that the work should bs completed simultaneously VIII the
tunnel, and am informed In bill reported In Inc Senate
It's present session. auhoz. them 10 make that Woik
it IL proposed TO ullow eight years for its construction
does the wrlte II sincere councils had and now
prevail In that Company they would nave preferred 10 CON-
this work. acknowledged TO he 40 important 10 them
several years since Their bill of the last session could
scarcely have been considered such commencement il
provided subscription the States part-no~ admitted
be necessary May there not be much 10 explain lhs In
consistency another admission of that repott-hat that
Company shall not undertake Ia make this WORK, an
other party proposes TO do IT, ana will obtain The authority
do sol Ont Of that fact thus admitted and lts conse-
quences may grow this newborn zeal on behalf OF that
Company; and invite The attention OF "Ie water and
of the citizens of Richmond particularly 10 these points
There is it appolrs another nury prop0sne I" make this
work and the writer in!ormct without any subscription
by State The ability Of this party Ia perform s un-
deaknRs is supposed be admitted by the Central Com
pany and also their readiness proceed nj once wh Tie
work. This party using only their means, would con
work depending on lis efficiency inr l." existence
und and consequently CONSTRUCTED and ope
rated in :e best possible manner This wofE, when con-
structed would depend extent on the services II
could render to The Cenra! a Ruad in delivering passcn-
gers and traffic it, and Of receiving Of it-cons qneny
would be managed in the mos, acceptable 10 that
Company The work being irae one would run trains
both ways and would thus afford 20 lis customers the great
est facilities Whilst, the time The work OF the
Central Company would render those services or which
they constructed and upon their continuing TO perform
which, important Investments IN Internal improve
and in other ways have been based For Instance
the Orange and Alexandra Rail Road purchases an invest
ment Gordonsvie along tic present a" os that Compa
nys road. The Central Company wor'd probably hnd i
inevitable the short track as double q; tho nhe
track and forward ouly this heavy down ratlc on It,
Indeed, this necessity is supposed 10 be admitted in the re
port above referred will almost certainly occa! Ans
quite inevitably the further necessity OF forwarding this
traffic expedtiuusy and therefore the construction
second track, the short line, and the total Abandonment
| Of their present line.
This work if made by the party. would cost th
State nothing and would afford instance at least Of h
application of principles Of common prudence to the busl
ness of internal m1rovrmenr-wh the scheme OF th'
"Centra Company" will cost the State more money, II
outlay aud lose, than It will be worth Ia make the work.
Thus il is proposed By The Central Company 10 create
joint slock OF 81 200 GO0 least; The State paying three
films which s s72O QUO Now the stock OF hut Cnmpan
IL quoted a SIS per cent Add loss S2 per Is S302 U
Making quite much the work should cost
The State stock In the old works Of that Company cou
be deprecated 10 that extent, by giving this WORK
another pary indeed 1t would probably deprecate III
stock OF thai Company ess do so than 10 abandon the OF
line of Charlottesville which would be The nevi1abi
result of the Central Company making the short track
To Richmond /, be intellectually Important 10 be re
leased the obligation the Central Complny manifest
can place them under OF making subscription 10 tina
Companys STOCK as for the purpose Of n1
York River Baltimore Whilst with The other puy aH
ption they might choose 10 make, would certainly
good stock And what assurance ls there that the prlrat
portion OF the etoCk in the schemes OF the "Cenral C"pa
ny" could be taken all? 1t would, certainly be Ii
thrown on Richmond.
These brief hints offered TO The consideration Of Tide
Water" and the citizens o Richmond particularly. The
cosld OF be elaborated any extent They how
ever more suitable in their present form 20
| DEC 26 A Man OF BUSINESS.