Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-02-08
For The Enquirer.


For The Enquirer.
RICHMONp AND DANvILLE Rail Ro !al "A an
IT'S CONNECTION WITH NORTH Ca ii.I a, n,
Mcssrs Editors In the previous articles wh'ch Iou nat
Nv tnn.. T., nuhsb fnr me- have stated the object
my mission 10 tho city of Richmond ahu 'o M @
which Induced il. Soon after my alfi' pI ~ n;,ec,n,s
ccs,inn az The Vice President OF the hoaia Oh
,hn p,.siccnt b.;rp absenD meeting OF the Board wac
called for the purpose of considering inc TuuI VI M Pr
posed connection of the Richmond anu ui h ,,icnln
North Carolina at the town oi hiilo,i aiu IL -, ,
reference 10 Ina yns survey nude under me dlrecon VI Tue
Engineer of the Company OF the poposGa oauen
Give Rnard assembled on Friday cveninS-lhe ficSiotn
h in rho meantime arrived After The object oil ohi
mi sion had been stated by Mr. Chalmers anu my syn, 90
luon was submitted by Mi Harve OF 1aeau ', ,nd 81
Enynrrr NJ n convenient time 10 have survey nNiuc ~
The route TO Milton which the Engineer lhoueit .'c .n"
do at an early period without deneh. s ~ In, a laid
the road. Alter some conversation o - h h,d on WJ
on the table, until an adJoufncu mec'ihsI " " Wow " 49,
nesday evening following 80, .oonr,i,o ;, al
ournmrnf all oil members being present. ave! s'c
J, tmsr,s. u,s dismissed Of The resolution was again
called no and with the most heiet,ncu anu ' NV;
opposition from Mr. Witchcl and ar iunstali le
dem OF me Boud Mr. Clifford who had before eApfcIseu
l; fvorsbe 10 tho survey stated that since the last
meet m he had consulted with come icei Gen'eiha" VIM
gave lis opinon that nasmuch as me nO"', nav o'
authority 10 construct branch r'ad more IMAM "o e'
he ,: hry could order survey oil distance VI ive'
Notwithstanding they told that the onv oolect o m
survey was To elicit information for the act"n OF .e ea
p,n meeting OF The stockholders when The proposed con
nccun with North Carolina would come prominently oeofe
them L. a., ,oox .,d b., NJ,
Ia
(,nne who was considered the representative OF me
interests Of the city of Richmond, when suosli-
tu,e, offered by Mr.. Clifford, stating mat Inc buard
doubted their power order tine survey, was adopt
ed three 10 two. This information sought, important
10 the best incrcsts OF The Company, Is denied ana
the fact is demonstrated that Formidable attempt Is
made to transfer the great interests OF the stockholders vi
the road The interests Of the State, and The commercial III
tercsrs ii Richmond and Petersburg 10 promote The local
interests ard minister the local JeanCscs or anpahics
t the town OF Danviic the terminus Of the road Tins ls
source of sincere regret every friend Of the road
hope however that This attempt Will not succeed ana lhal
The Board OF Public Works, the General Assembly and the
cnt body of Stockholders will become awake to the ipor
lance the proposed connection and that al The next an
nua meeting The stockholders if before they VIII be
prepared place the dcsnies al TIE road IN the hanus
those viii regard her best interests paramount 10 all
minor or local interests. Let but this now favored oppor
tunity pass without adopting The necessary means oE Inc
offered connection with North Carolina and years may
lapse b lore il be ELECTED The truth cannot DC dis
nuscd that there are those who wish The road TO stop al
Danve and 90 nowhere else and thereby have no cohhec
zion with what would become the great line OF travel from
North 10 South. ,,,,-,
Yours truly, NATHANIEL ;. fhLMEn'
RICnMoHp, FEB 3, 1883.
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