Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-11-24
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fake one.half for expenses

s6l7 500
Estimating the cos. of the road at $4,000, 900, this
would tie IL per cent ou the whole cost, aad II real!
rs but III OF the oreg)ing estmatea, nave legal in-
tsrest Oh the Investment. AId Why nIy expect
70 receive si,2JO.ooJ per annun! Toe Baltimore and
Oh'o Ruirotd CInpinY have received much as 6iS
lbs in tho lat ysir. hJ.e thIn half OF this have
been oc. ou'Insss o' they rec.v,d in the previous
yeir, rfrs thar ioii EFT, ,dsi 70 hs Oho river
3s26. And during the present year the water was
80 low IN the Oao, for many months that the through
trade aim led TIE lDcI business OF III.
Virginia an fslness.e Rlroii. although thI road il
shorter mus: be greater ;n,n th Of IN. fillmore ard
oio rAi IN co.'s qiiice OF 'hr sloi,r proiuctiyenes
Of the country through which it passes.
Having p)ine til. riiltoiis wiich arc to act a.
feeders lins in the Wet All SIuIh. il is proper TO
aue to tbs of Ivr''ng p,'engerI ami tonnag,
fon Lyrcn1u:g eat, TO tIci destination We pc ses,
pe:Gsr adgaitig. in this rep.ct. For while We are
frs, from cDn,.itiJI en ~ in III. connect.
lion Of the lines north m OF "a perfect security
gtnst mp0iiol. We are Connected With Tide witer,
RichnpId by canal OF greater capacity than the Erie
Goal previous TO it, enlargement which il 40 long
lnd has only 500 feet Of ,ckIge. We are also CONNECT
81 with RichnJnd BY riirois, 1874 miles In disauce-
We ar, coun,ctsi b. r'l'b,i snh Pe;,'sbIrg aud
through that pla;, with Cy Point 1871 in dstanc,
A, City Point the railroad ica.go into vessel.
having 10 fee; We also connected through
sbrs with Norfolk. by raiIroil dis,apcs Of 200
mile. And finally. connected with Alex njrii by
tbs Orange aud Aex tndra road aud ts ynchbng
iol forming drsc. ne from hrs .hSois all the cities
north Of US.
Branch
sss surveyed. To tructths brunch With tho same
les and tho chirc,er Of superscrpturo that We
b,ve on the main iue would cost 500, 900.
10 reference TO the New River B-anch which was here
;0ors surveyed aud reported upun some erroueou. i'm
res.ons prev IS the chric,c- Of grades thit would
haze to DO used The high grades confined sbof,
distance on the eastern cad n pimphe: published in
Richmond, in nuiry, 1852, after stating accord
70 VI. Shiws report q hlg1ss: ga1s between the 40
river Al the npuih of Gssenorer would bs 90 feet Der
mile, veui on to say:
Goa the roit through Chr..ianburg, th. maximum Of
20 fret per milo cou preserve Tor 50 miles, anI
of itisi1cc 'ul1 not require than feet per
mile. These gca1es mi ,ht To- continued still farther 1.-THE
line were engthouc three lee. Tue only univol.
ico obstacle IN tho rhos dsuce to Cnris,anbu,g IL
grade Of some mi!e the Of 80 feet per In c a.
cending from New River"
Whether T. should prove cxpciIen. adoo, tina, line
which extends tho lower grade f,thes; up New RIVER Is
matter Tor future inge'!isi ton.
Should this brunch be made, the proper moio oil
working Is Houi b. to c1anye engines at that point where
you have % li7e New Rvc' IF that point houid be 50
miles only above tue mouth o. Green1sr Of
motives should run daily the 80 miles aud back, aud
another should run IRON New River to Lyncnbnrg-
l0l nile. TINS w,il ilJw the load OF each Iocomoi i've
10 DO proportional 20 the gales they would have
counter.
All which /, respectfully submitted.
CIIAS. y. ". GARRETT,
Ihisf Engiue,I.