Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-02-18
OFFICE Va CESTkAL RAIL EoAa tchrASf'
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To The Editors Of tte Enquirer ,..
Gentlemen In Your paper "i this taie, y@n publish "t'
from Thomas B. Seger:"n. hsq r'tsliInt 81
and Big Sandy rail road, 10 "cr 81 The fh!adrn'a P'
rrr. on In, subject OF connection ot hc"inckV ana
Southern Ohio w.ta that city, and very justly fcnaf"' ''d
IN. ,,orfs Which Northern elites making if IN" ';adr u
thai region should stimulate Virginia 1" haSe' T. Inc con-
nl,iion Of our own Central lin" o. communication.
This line has many advnn'agcs over an? cInc.hs WIN
n more Northern city From MaysVIe 10 itiGiiihnih oE
the Central road is $50 mics less Than 70 Phi1delha oy
the Ohio line It's Southern location secures ron
the interruption Of SHOW AID ic" al ttc s'iso 'o VIC
leisure Of itr farmer prompts The delivery ~ ms
n viii h. nrri,rct by the farmer ami chant because ''
fewer distinct companies 10 deal with and 'hf'i@" oc
certain responsibility. 1t hvod7 crossing NE oIo ''tt
twice: an n,.du.cnt Of trl.iing ctaihclr ihhScn'
engineers crossing" equal 10 ~ mics !" 'c
ing on rail ro1d and ia- thungh no. fas @NS con-
ueclion with good Atlantic seaport, ana WAN washington
city, without touching Zee soil territory
Nv ohert hnwever was not the merits Of our
line but 10 r. mind oil The deep intercs! lett D: henGA;
indeed NAV safely sav, hc decided preference she eA'
prcssc. in the Virginia lre will be seen b: inc o!l"".
ing extracts OF letters nom Hr Stevenson ff'sid'i "'
Maysvc and BY sandy road, IN t' sn'lr' ma I-' from
K ANDERSON Esd, Ps>ih-n oil Lexington ana hiE candy
rail road The President OF the Mays'Ic ""' h's SANDY
road says , -,
"rhrnug' rLe Maysyc lin" you on III: most eligible
and most direct lin. Richmond aud Norfolk !" ncH-
natl and r,cc both 10 Louisville 'ad 81. l"uis ilr',
is good 80 ;ng CiuriGnatl and Newport opposite auh
aI,n The r IN be,. ola rail lDii iIvsvir 20 Nv"
mort r ,.ulci favorable charter gra!ttd ard you are
aware ih. company already organized Ia construct
ruud from Covna'on tsn Ike Newport opposite Cnria-
s.. Louis direct Is under cartract.
"aEc map and look Al the Inc from - Louis VIA Lin-
cinnat Ia ltlfnan con-ier its .cncrn Gccn",s II. Easy
grades III: whole compared SIN inSc % ahi oA. hc
nniiirg the West wili the Atlantic S:ahonh and that rom
the centres Of n. West Richmond AMI N"roiH a." tr
ueore., saauDrrs on thu Atlantic cuns:.rr e Trims Ia.
gcinr .h1' sou have az may {" WI nave
warr line from Rchnond the kanh"nn, a" P"ssioiY !"
hr Ohio ard coul! cXangrraic HE lminr" if r;arec -
the .cnIc OF which my lac y s''Hli but ind-i "sA"
link?
If vn.in;a had given rrahe as>itanc" q her ru,a
10 push forward The Central 10 ia" SANDY II" w!"ir i
from Newunr o SANDY would H. Instantly anirr way az"
Curf,irtc, al f,ihr-l ihrc years a hope me Hhh
il, nee In Portsmouth will les 'uiu Hut '!in.s
stand wc ara not justified in extending our irr n"E"n
Portsmouth. Bat III all things, "c 'n@ 10 'a' :" s"E'"i
givnr absolute of her PURPOSE LEI 'c' 40 '"'
wall bridge Sanity in ~" years ANA you wi" -
Joy rolling tide of trade ami rf'e 'r" me "e- ana SCUM
west only surpassed oy that u u" al winch i'on'S o'' ~
New York rna!S ana canals.
president OF this company. "i"n iron 'iHy'tns. ai's
rItking most enthusiastically "i ne reunion :" '"&ii"
ad ECnucky saYs: Our krnin."y enterprises a:c heid
in check by doubts enncndrrs b" !"u' Gtliy IN drtc
minn. The OF your road II your great state "tr'
pledged in tangible form The consumnal"n .! ih'
Central Sandy. could more easy raise means !" ca"
oIce the inc hence all the Slmd:, than even I"
Ports r,puIh, ljrrIe more han hal; way
The President III the Lexington and Zig SANDY Road ~
a rrccnt letter gentleman in Richmond says
The o HE Company may nake II necessary iaf
me Richmond 20 spur NJ your good easy sio"-!u
III ned neople 90 10 work US a
the mouth Big Sandy within three years from April next
Our surveys going both ends u fast thcy 81
urged forward.
"Tcll Col Funaine hc in harry and for him 20 htp
Judge Mason brng the James River aud kinawh: ca
naE no. Rail Road mouth ri BIZ SANDY and not let or
stand waiting there r. "rprt'";.r 10 i"FwaFd by
mil oal The road from Memphis through Lexington and
thence 10 Big Sandy will be dnc in short order Snlii
all have gu 10 Parkersburg ] hope not
That Virginia route and Nir.ni mr!srts too VIII be
preferred by Kentucky scarcely admit III doubt. II Ih
'''''''''''' vrry respectfully, i: FoNTAlNE