Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-03-25
n THE DaNNlLLE Rail. ROAD IL
THE SOUTHWEST.


.o,a u il, fad in another column a letter from ex
r ,,r,, L,,,vp upon The subject ui extending the Dan
an, -, ,d ia Southwestern Virginia. II addressed
- o.r,,ncn of Henry county, and is taken from the CO.
,s If ,he Ddnril. Republican, which accompanies lis
,;,;o, with an Interesting editorial article earnestly
commanding 10 the attention Of the country, and justly
describing it marked BY great practical ability and true
VIRGINIA sentiment like every thing has heard read
from lie tx Governor.
No one who reads the letter and who possesses
ledge Of the tier OF counties through which the extension
would run can fail appreciate the superative mpor-
lance Of the road TO The State. The Roanoke valley es
peciay the upper portion Of IT, is remarkable Tor the excel
ence of its soil and climate for the sturdy integrity and re-
nemcn, OF lis population and for The value housh not as
vet the cxen Of its productions Socially, agrculuraly
and denocrocay is fine county, and worthy OF the fos.
erirp attention of the State We glad its claims
rail road advocated and brought 10 pnbc attention IN
so auspicous and imposing a lorm
The Dispatch extended notice OF this letter OF Gov.
ernor Foyd thus aludes TO the valley Of the Roanoke
mAoar from the Interior objects aimed at by the friends OF
this extension the results which must necessarily produce
even before reaching its destination are such worthy
70 command The attention Of Virginia The valley of the
Roonoke is us. beginning be understood in this part of
the world Twenty years ago we heard 0! It's masnli'
cent estates In Market to be sold al price standing 10 inc
value OF estates James River OF similar character about
IN nropor,on of one to three. We frequently heard gen
onen who owned estates on James River speak of selling
ont md buyinp on the Roanoke because they could for
the price of an ordinary James River farm be enabled 10
purchase principally there We enqued what could be
the cause of the difference in The price, but could learn
more than that i was far from MARKET and being far there
,as no announcement 10 cultivate more than one CROP
From this want for an unaccounlabe series OF years of
the most fertile valleys that the shines upon was Kept
in comparative obscuy its immense agricultural capaci-
ties having been developed to about NTH or sixth oil It's
capacj,y and ito mineral depo.es no. having ~ ell that
time attracted the slightest notice..
The extension proposed would make the Dansllc rail-
road tell still more powerfully upon Richnond Petersburg
and Norfolk than already promises TO do and would give
TO that work financial prosperity such as no Southern
rail road has ever experienced The Views Of the letter upon
the value Of cotton and tobacco, articles OF freight 10
rail roads are very important and striking Win connec
ton into North Carolina and this extension into South
western Virginia, the Danyile read would command as
much cotton tobacco and Tile could carry-he three
most productive agricultural staples In respect oil treghts
known in rail road transportation.
The proposcd extension also has the merit OF being tho
roughly Vrgnc It's whole object, scope and resnts and
of being free from the suspicion OF competing with any
other rail road or ru roads in the State II Is avore
nroect Of all Southern Virginia The DanUHe Republican
says in reason that this letter Of Governor Floyd will
have permanent good effect in arousing the people OF
Southern Virginia their true interests and in stimulating
thcmt q their DUTY.