Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-05-16
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LvseanrAo, Nay 18th, 1854.
The beautiful Island which the depot OF the South.
Side railroad TO DO erected begins to present tho
pearance Of early f6lment Of the design Tho bridge
for the public way approaching the depot from the city,
will be completed. Tho timbers arc being placed
on the pillars and the workmanship and quality of mate
rial in both particulars Of the very character
Tobacco Is arriving at tho warehouses very freely when
the backward state In which preparations for farming pur
poses have been kept by tho cold Spring considered
the sales being but fraction less than corresponding
periods Of the last year-good manufacturing commanding
hne prices The capacity safety and the general
ment OF the warehouses In this city, better than
ever The proprieors Of Liberty warehouse have
very large addition, which is designed for the operation
OF inspection aud sales The plan observed 10 this Inn
provemeut, ia similar to that introduced when Friends
warehouse was improved large q scale two yesn
since.
Laying rails the track OF the Virginia aud Tennessee
railroad, west OF Chrstisrsburg, going vigorously
the speed being four miles per week-a which rate The
to New RIVER distant from Luxembourg loo
miles, by the first of June very shortly thereafter
To aid the James River and Kama Com PAW In the
speedy completion Of the proposed enlargement of the
canal make another above the present seye
raj citizens il understood, will volunteer the loan of
sufficient Tor that purpose At lower end of this
Improvement The position Ct the city water works or
pump and house; and there the taken from the
canal, which supplies the city.
In 1000 tue corporation OF LJnchourg generously ceded
to the James River AID Kanavha Company their Water
Works dam aud race only requiring that they should fur.
nish plentiful supply Of pure and wholesome water for
the use and design oi the origina purposes
To construct basin above the point where the city re-
ceives its supply presents objections the ground Of the
probability that the water will become impure; wnich
difficulty can, however be easily obvisted by sinkiog
trunk n the bottom the canal the water works
dam TO the pump house, aud thus to the city
plentiful supply Of fresh water all times and by that
greater benefits because drawing the water
he yplS nf tha h.,
feet the supply This scheme, is understood has been
proposed to the City Council for consideration
The Orange aud Alexandria Railroad Company will
doubtless desire TO their depot canal as
possible and there is point where they approach
belo- the proposed new basin. That road will draw to
the canal large amount OF tonnage will be Of de.
cided interest to both Improvements IN receiving and dis
charging freight
Tue President Of the ]. R. / <. Co.. Col Thos H. Ell
lis remained in this vicinity several days after the al
Journment Of the Board Of Directors making
aminstons, aud giving TO the Interests great enter
prise over which he presdes his able aud atten
ton. His reputation upon the 6cd which his tai
ents have been called will be coe1teusve with that OF
his popularity as an enlightened and liberal citizen s.