Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-07-19

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Depot hnildlngs
SIS OO(
| Graduation masonry, nc. 100 9cC
Superslructufc, IL 7Ol
Engines ana cur, humane. IS 00J
40 24U
,;r, ,,.osca 10 nrr cent .7OSi
S5l792i
Thus If Mr Childe's estimate Of excavation Is correct,
and d., not doub that il IL az hluch 50 rs
can ascertain the total cos; cannot exceed me po'c
mat M, he arnss TO state here, that persons whose
occunaion continually directs nell al'choh 10 se SUI
arc 50 well assured Of the Immense value oi us ROAD
that know responsible men whJ are Prepneu 70 he Io
81, ali ,. grading ,nlson cars, spikes, chairs, &c
an fair terms receiving lhi In stocs ne distance
fnrn uha to Norfolk being oGy about on miles, sseh-
,ers ran ,ach Richmond in less nan Vc hours mus gam
80 - ~, :. Lnury between tie Two places by this route
Ths fact secures al al tia; fa't' h"st counes iy"S
b.vond lie Ethan terminus OF H. fal continuing DIS id"e
travelling community any in me oiatn, h'd no" n.
Ill, or, oH from Richmond will all use ils road Inc
steamers 10 New York and Phiaepha VIII make f!'ha'
their port MIR Chde has in HI nn'' mac IN eSl..to
he trade that will probably over H. s4o ouO per anhnH
i, cover AN The expenses OF iadc that will pay Is per
cent on cost and the increase IN lhis expense VIII oy u"
means be proportional 10 that me receipts. !" view
ali these facts have hesitation 10 saying tna believe
h ro,t will paw better DIVIDENDS Than anr IN ms country
.n that s only BIZ proalble but II Is ABSOLUTELY
necessary the prosperity CT Mchm'na.
WI" H's'' '''r'l'' NJ. G. PEYTDN.
R.cHMoSD, VA, July II, 1872.
IN L,,u,s I.yuns Esq Rchn0ud Va.
nv.p S,R-Yon ask my opinion relative 10 ire con
structiun Of rail road from Richmond TO .lthan hhnk
ing YOU Tor The implied compliment, shall comply WIN
vo r. Quest hoping tat s m2" be estimated oY your
nsrtaIity rather Than by lis INTRINSIC hen.s -na o"
Ills The more chrerfuy because desire TO lend ny irche
i in whatever way advance the interests Oh ch
mond whose ciliz=ns have placed under many ohaa'
,n ~ their habitua Sndnes. to during my resE'ehce
with thcG a, !. r, I,., ,ho,
casDn Il, address Communications ;" ihoniaa@ u
grou.htnn ESQ., Norfolk assuming therein me ge.iera
the excess oil productions over orh' con
nnou going from The south hall 0l Virginia, nearly all q"
Noh Cdrna lfr that Stale has mol nor can u ever nave
shining part OF any consequence South Kentucky Eas
Tennessee North Aabama, ans might have added oouth
OHM should pass through Virginia I" mat eiy orolk) on
h. way to market and that il should be the port ot entry
Tor ouch articles ri foreign growth and manufacture ar tese
several sections OF country might require IN
v;,ed , s.a bic link b. made by which Norloh snOhh bt
h,nugh nID mneduic Siih the vur1us lines o
mis- constructed and being constructed between
Richmond and Petersburg and the west
Thee communications can be ionnd ~ the Hchih"""
Wing Of the 18th aud 2lsi January, II you nave any Gu
roaity 10 see how sustained The position
have seen no 10 change these views oht 50 'n
as Richmond is concerned the question arises IL prudent
for her 10 RELY upon this outlet Tor her tae, me poectioH
pro8ecuion time of completion, and mandgtmtt a>r com
plstioa Of hch she cannot CONTROL when anoler prs.
Itself eny practicable within her control emnentlY ers
by nature challenging oil opposition. and free from oars
tides wais and logs, in is operalion7 30 ho nn1rls'at"
me being opposed TO the Improvement Of James fVe' "
ia bars short nrns and i.dyts shnnd certainty ne eno'tu
md The cul pars Of its navigation made dStInen3aolc
by buoys AMI lighthouses fer the Wes, l''da ana cs"'Se
trade The general depth and capacity o ms hvt never
ran admit Th1rves such sized reishtlhg siis WV
ru mrr- az cross lie the old ~Ol, ana Z"
Il, The Pacific and depend upon THIS oCtet alone nH DC
fatal 10 The commerce Of city And then cones UP ils
other dlrsIipn- often a2atcd but neVef'h.es "'e
great Importance Can or r0 outlets mse me hfn""s
Of oil HE lines coming into Rchaona from me inferior
Ii not, and the trade IS oostruced on s way =" vp
will more conc II any alternative prestG's i'sch W"
these few general remarks now ask you 10 pace 'c p
before you and let consider what is the pnhahc anoun
ii trade that in lew years will GONE INTO ttcHhot"' ana
then we can best Judge how To dispose OF IT,
Commencing on the north side OF james fi'f w '''.
The Central railroad starting from Richmond running ou
over The Blue Ridge thence pass over ihc heg''y
mountain the waters of The Ohio Next we sec me 'a,
river and Kama hn canal aud on the souh sue o m
river the Virginia and Tennessee 'hl"ad co""n
cling Iynchbug 90 the James river thence passing @
the Blue Ridge up the Valley u Virginia. TO The tennessee
line there be taken up by the citizens OF mat "'a,, a
carried Memphis the MissssiPpi Ver .seH. &c
seen the SUutside railroad, virtually continuing .''c
named Virginia and Tennessee railroad down 10 inc pah'
railroad which last brings il into our city
The D.nv,e road, ii it shall be permitted 10 make con-
nections with the North Carolina South Carnha an"
nia railroads. will br vastly beneficial 10 The commerce " our
civ b, cause neither of those States just nah@d nave any
good chipping port for foreign trade
Next the Petersburg railroad, which brings '""'"
of The valuable productions from The Roanoke f!Vcr ~ u.s.
Nov all these lines If transportation concentrate hq"n
Richmond, and when fnlshc the aggregate
they IN pour in upon sir dare nov estimate
But these roads not finished. Will they br eS pe
cause the Stale mus finish licm We Enow that uhhh':h-
ed they pay The interest due upon The STATE n
ves,mtns loans and guarantees. they can paw c
current expenses the consequence OF which VIII oc con
tnuance c The OF being fixed, and whlc
is So econabe especially il this rate is to continue III az
after time. -,
The people beginning understand this condition 'i
things and will insist upon the prompt completion VI hesc
great works 10 end that when finished, they viii return
parting their CHARACTERISTIC advantages 10 every pofon Oh
the State - ),
We may therefore put il down ihci these norris ''W DC
finished p,,,
Now for The of their tonnage coming into Rich.
mond- und here will extract from my communications -
Mr. Bruu Ihton pertinent this branch oil my oR'oh
Two years ago there ESQ steamers passing up ana
down Mississippi and Ohio Rivers These averaged 4Ve
OF freight on each trip and the sum total OF ps nn"l
The year 5000, and The tonnage was OuU,UUO NO"
the Central railroad had been finished The Oho and n'
Virginia and Tennessee railroad completed snd eHienhe
through Tennes 10 Memphis the Mississippi " nue.
Of This COO 900 Of tons would have passed over men
through Richmond Nea:. what would have been me way
side freight
And here will refer the number Of passengers phssn!
no and Tn that river the u which, cach '1 ~"
IS or 315 COO in lhr year; and this Two yeats S2'
When ,ec!orc take inn tie vast incfeas
Of inhabitants, The corresponding increase "t Tonnage ia
going year after yedi progression nmaZn2 10 fei
upun who is there 10 doubt that roads-lhe Ccnt'h
Virginia and TENNESSEE and the conempat ted branch dow
New river, will have all they can DO. both win passenger
and freight and not n'e fsre with each other
From report of The MOBILE and Ohio railroad, puoshe
last year, extract The following; -.
Augusta and Charleston ecs for eeh's s35 $50 s555 81
WssIe,o and Atlantic l6 $50 50 65
Baltimore and Ohio, lnausported l939l5 FL III .
| Boston and Lowell zsse5l qua -
| Boston and Maine. y OF oJ9 ITO %
| Boston and Worcester, l.s,s,o o., 20 ~ ~
| Eastern, 90 oIo - d,ta1
| Connecticut river, n.soo a 5ee Ss
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