The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-02-21


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virginia ana
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80 Of Jouesborough, Tennessee 10 FRANCIS y.
a..y ESQ. prcseusa some reasons for the com.
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are entitseH 70 INC ecFtous ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS INC ek
islsaure The same reasons which induce the East
T.,oe.see RaiIro.d 10 desire IN transport the;r
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non " ae snstnA a'i" AoAneoseo i'o@u' a1iA "
purchase their equipments IN virginia are equally
potent In the general trade of East Tennessee and
"a dalav the corn uletion of the Virginia and Tan
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and manufactures OF the otAte, oy depnSln8 them
of one Of the best markets open 10 us:
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Dear sir;-Ha NJ. peen conhecteo wltn tne Las.
tennessee ana sHsinia hAhroao as director and
fiduciary ageht Oh tne company rom IT'S organiza-
ton 10 tne preseht perioa HaHo,ds me pleasure 10
answer your inquiries a. 70 Tue progress anu
prooaoie uue regureu 10 conpiete our road
II was eA,iy lne nAeo purpose % oar poaia 70
commence the constrsctoh OF tne hoaa AZ tne
virginia Lane II we could De safisned the Virginia
ana tennessee Road would De completed IN nlne
70 transport the IRON iof our ROAD. 10 ascertain
TINS iacr ID tne autumn OF loot eoihinitIee HOE
our Board Cnyseif being OF the numoefl were ap.
tne virginia ana tennessee haIroad company IA
regard 70 the completion OF tneir road nasns ~,
ceiyed assurance that the road "ouid % cohPtesea
to the Tennessee line, and we would have railroad
connection with Richmond ana C,y folnt early IN
the year 1894, we at once piaeeo unuer con,racI
near fifty miles of our road at the Eastern end re-
quiring the graduation ana masonry 10 De com
pieted within 1875
In adopting the poicy OF commencing al the
Virginia line, we were influenced by various con.
siderations, the most prominent OF which was that
the Eastern terminus was WITHIN do miles OF City
Point, whilst the W estern terminus was olo miles
to either Charleston, ,. u, or savannah, ia, VIA
the Georgia roads-this being the only line then
opened, or soon to be completed, connecting Knox
vile with the sea coast Inc transportation OF the
iron over the virginia roads 10 the tennessee line,
If delivered at City Point, would cost little more
than one-haf what 1t would to the Western end, If
delivered at Savannah or Charleston
After we had nearly completed the fifty miles of
our road at the Eastern end finding the extension
OF the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad would be
delayed greatly beyond the calculations OF those
early entrusted with its management, we were re-
luctantly compelled to change our policy and trans
fer the whole of our effective force to the West end
of the road. where we have now twenty-five miles
completed, and on which we are daily running the
cars in connection with the East Tennessee and
Georgia Railroad. The graduation and masonry
of twenty-five additional miles extending to Rus
SEVILLE, have also been completed and the iron
purchased and being now delivered at Savannah to
commence as soon as the winter breaks and viii
probably be completed in the month Of June, or, at
farthest, in July.
When this last space shall have been completed
we will be compelled to stop laying iron for .
time, uniesS by the early completion OF the Viz
ginia and Tennessee Railroad we may commence
the track Laying at the Virginia line
The only portion OF our road not under contract
Is some ten or twelve mules between Russelville
and LICK Greek which we had supposed would be
the last portion needed. as we expected to bring
the two ends OF our road together about this point
Some portions OF these unlet sections are heavy,
and cannot be hnlshed within the present year
The remainder OF the line to the eastern terminus
is so nearly completed that there would De no de-
lay IN the laying OF IRON II we could commence at
the virginia line WITHIN tue present year, and we
could erobaDly nnlsh the whole road IN next year.
we have e,OUO tons OF rails yet TO purchase for
the main track, besides what may be required for
turn-outs, &c. Inc whoie OF this IRON we would
nave delivered at City Pont, II we could nave any
guarantee thaI the virginia hoao would De CON-
pleted to the state line within the present year
ne nave contracted win aiessrs' MOTHS tanner
OF hcnmond tor the cnairs and spikes necessary
TOR the whole road, which, thus lar, we have had
10 snip 10 charleston anu oavAnnan. our nfst To-
comotive was punt also In richmond ana had 10
laAe tne SANS route' me iregnt Oh Tue hrSi haneo
arleie costing US oo"De ana inal Oh the iatter al
least WV more than II 1t could nave been shipped
areet os Tue Virginia roads.
IN aodition 10 chairs anu SPIKES we WIN need a
large amount u castings ana o.ner iron, otner 10
eolnoufes, passenger ana 1relgnt cars tor tne
eIulplnent OF our road ai which would De pur-
ciiaSoa IA tyneuouis. hHRnhona OF IeteIsourg,
anu Mouid nave W W over the virgin
Id Aoaus, were we perihit'sd 10 mako commence
m R N Inc aylhg o. iron at our Eastern terminus
Deslues, IL Wouid greatlS hasten tne coinpieIon OF
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u piosLessns roI'iiuous'y from one emu
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