Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-05-20
Very Truly yours,
Sigued) THOS. B. STEVENSON,


Very truly yours,
fSigued) THOS. B. STEVENSON,
President.
To Col. E. FoNrAINE, President Va. C. r.
R. Co., Richmond, Va.
Extract from the address of The Commissioners of the
MaysrMe and Big Sandy Road urging the adoption
ofhe Virginia route for approaching the atlantic an
preference to any through Ohio.
by the Virginia Central line railroad communication
from the interior of Kentucky to Alexandria, Washing
ton Baltimore Philadelphia, New York and Boston,
respectively will be enjoyed shorter and eligible
IN view of grades steam crossings climates and
other considerations than be uvaed of by any other
lines constructed or proposed. -
only is the line through Virginia hus shewn to be
geographically shorter than any other; but if it
twice much longer is shorter, it would STILL owing
to natural causes of controlling influence prove to be
practically the shortest line for the grades the whole
easier and escapes the unavoidable necessity to
which all competing lines subjected, of crossing the
Ohio river twice. These considerations apart from the
advantage of the actual fact that is the shortest
will be found equivalent probably when practically esii-
mated to anadditional gain of hundred miles in favor
ofthe Virginia line. There is the Vir.
glnia line which may not be bridged and detention
in crossing the Ohio river would be equivalent perhaps
fifty miles of running time. These considerations
OF gigantic Importance to Kentucky for while the
directest and easiest line Of communication is thus ndi
catsdto all the Atlantic cities from Norfolk to Boston
or even to Halifax the gates OF the whole vast state of
Virginia from which intercourse has been almost
tally off by lack of facilities, will be opened with
wide and welcome swing to us. and opened in such
ner, In view of geographical and other relations, to
give to Kentucky and Virginia. mutually, manifesty
greater advantages their commercial and social inter
| COURSE than exist, enjoyed between
Northern Ohio and New York. relatively, other
Petitors for their trade The value of this acquisition
both Kentucky and Virginia, which may be almost con
sdered much clear gain to both hardly be
| stated"
Estract of Letter from the President of MagspaM
and Sandy Road, to Hon. William S. Archer.
| Through the Maysvile line you the most eli
gibe and most direct limo ON Richmond and Norfolk tt
To-, c. r
There is good feeling Cincinnati and Newport oppo
sta, and along the line in behalf of railroad from Mays
vile to Newport for which favorable charter is grant
ed; and you aware that company is already org
lied to construct road from Covington (also like New
port opposite Cincinnati 10 Louisville, while the whole
line from Cincinnati to st. Louis direct is under
tract.
Take apand look at the line from St. Louis vi,
Cincinnati to Richmond consider its general drectness
its easy grades the whole compared with those oan
other line uniting the west with the Atlantic seaboard
and that from the of the west, Richmond ant
Norfolk are the nearest seaports the Atantcconsd
these things together with the fact that you have
will have water line from Richmond to the ka
nawha or possibly tothe Ohio, and could exaggerat
the immense Importance of the scheme of which my lin
is a small but indispensable link
slf Virginia had given rei be assurance of her pu
pose to puh forward THE Central 10 the Sandy, tn
whole line from Newport to Sandy, would be Instant
under way and competed tarthest in three years,
lhope the link hence to Portsmouth will be less tina
ding ourline beyond Portsmouth. But If all things
long to hear OF Virginia giving absolute assurance
her purpose. Let her do that and will bridge tn
Sandy IN two years, and you will enjoy rolling It'd
of trade and travel from the and southwest, onl
surpassed by that if at all, which pours The New
. York roads and canals
The same gentlemen in letter recent of very date
the the Central railroad written from May
rue after speaking most enthusiastically of the reunont
Virginia and Kentucky, saws "our Kentucky enterprise
are he in check by the doubts engendered by yor
delay in determining the terminus OF your road. yor
great state were pledged in tangible form to the COZ
summation of the Central to Sandy we could more Ell
silly raise means to complete the line hence all the
to Sandy, than even to Portsmouth, little more thai
Il I halfway"