The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-11-28
Extension of the Roanoke Valley
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TowSEsvILLE, ". c., Nov. q. 1857.
You have doubtless noticed In the Ciafksyills
Tobacco liant. several articles concerning the ex-
tension OF the Roanoke Valley K. r. to Keysvilie,
point upon tho Richmond and Danviile r. aud
the advantages Richmond would derive from the
completion of such project Ii il more than sur
prisiDg to see that notice Of this contemplated
connection has appealed in any Of the public
prints OF your city. Any person, whether he Be
an editor or a citizen OF the city, would. by q
glance at the map of the State be utterly aston.
tshed at the value this great work wouli be TO the
city of Richmond. The r. v. r. r. commences NJ
tlarksville--the confluence of the Dan aud sfaun-
ton riyers-aDd terminates at its junction with the
Raleigh and CASTOR r. r.. 2213 miles from Clarks-
willie. The connection Of this road with the D
vile h. II. viii term an important link Of &C -ec-
tiOn between Rchn"nd and Raleigh, and all to
the south Of that point. To mention the vast
wealth 1t would pour into Richmnnd, 10 impossi-
h'e The vast quaotty Of produce which now
finds its way to another market is untold. A road
running irom the junction of the II. v. X. r. with
ths Il. aud g. r. Il. to Keysyie. would be the
great thoroughfare for all the travel aud produce
of the fertile Roanoke bottom. as we'll as of the
counties of North Carolina that lie along It's line
All OF the agricultural pr,ducts now raised IN the
valley OF the Roanoke. from Russels down to where
It crosses the State line now goes to a different
market from Pichmonc, and upon n. G. railroads,
he yalue of the lands upon Roanoke, between the
above mentioned points amounts at low estimate
to the sum of Sl.25U.uoG-now this IL the value Of
| the land lying Immediately upou RosDoke and In
lecklenbnrg county. The value OF the lands OF
from the river In the above county aud In Ave Of
the wealthiest couniies In N. O.. (Wh,h this road
will tap) will he equal tn. II not more than 100
| fimes as much as the Roanoke bottnm--which
would amount to the enormous sum of slO0 600 600
~.rth of farming laud in high state OF improve
| nept-growing large quahtties of tobacco and
"hrat amt not the iSoih part Of hich nds its
/ Say 10 Richmond. itichm0pd is considered to bS
| The best tobacco and wheat market in the State.
| aud As natural consequence, every pound of to-
hacco AM evefy bu- -hel of wheat raised upon these
| SiOV.OOaeOo worth Of lands. wond flow into the
| lap of your CITY. Can the people Of Richmond,
Wht such plain matter If fact benefits stare ,hpm
~ the face remain eilrDt aud let suth golden hsr-
vests he lost The ani"nut # freight and travel
IL would add 10 h buyintss nf the DunyiIle X Il
need not be mentioned they are too evident.
The extension from kessviIle to the " O. R. R.
will then be properly the Danville Road. Ths
amount OF freight and travel from this end will
hr exceed The quahtity from key-yille TO Dan
VILE When the r. k. connections are completed
betw' en- Charlotte, n. C, Anderson g. c., and
Athens, Ca. - mere glance NJ the map Of the Uut
ted states will show that this will be one Of the
most import ntlinks la the air line between New
York and New Orleans Upon the Danvifle R. R.
Roanoke Valley r. r., Raleigh and CASTOR r. r..
and the y. q, Central X. X, the great Southern
mail will be carried. aud over which the immense
throDg If travellers between these two great EN-.
pJriums will pass. The Dtnvie X will In this
event reap portion # these rich rewards. which
she never can enjoy utiess the connection bet ween
panvilie and \. q. @. r. r. be made and hteb has
been voted d"wn 81 often BY the legislature Of N.
Caroiina The Raleigh and CASTOR 4 will de- rive
more benefit from the travel upon IL from the
Junction to Raleigh, than IL can ever k,pdly hops
to leap from Weldon via kaieIgh. to Columbia L.
G. 1he Nvrth Carolina c. H. r.. the great pet Of
that state. will then share portion OF what viii
soon be lot TO itself aud all the eastern H. Roads
OF North Carolina UBless this connection 10
msdss the transportation of ths mails and ras-
ssngers viii be transferred to the Orange 4 Alex.
Il. X. extension 10 Lynchburg aud the y 4 r. r. r.,
leaving out klchmond aud the whole OF the State
If North Carolina. The immense mass u human
beings now focking in the sum months TO the
Virginia Springs will pass over this line TO the
) >. x. r., 10 LyncbburE The advantages. bene-
ft- and couseniences To the farmer are innumers-
bic. The cheap and speedy transportation Of pro-
duce 10 the best market in the State should make
ltaa object Of truly great Importance. Instead of
having 10 pay 81 passage TO lichniond. aud taking
y whole day 10 gQ, tickets couId be issued from
Townsville and Clarksyile, for about x4 so or IS
aud Richmond could be- reached by p VI. 10
that person might break fact in tsiefgh dine fn
Riebmond, supin ashiBgton hs might attend
TO banking business In hiehmond aud return homs
10 dinner next day.
The farmer has now TO pay upon wheat from
Townesville aud Clarksviiie to Petersburg. about
70 cts pr bushel and SO per cwt. upon tobao-
CO. Now, !: the road 10 ksysyills were built, the
charge on wheat would be about 10 or IL cts per
busheI-a saving Of 10 cts upon each bushel, or
slUo upon every thousand bushels Of wheat, and
in ike ratio upon tobacco. These actual
stubborn facts. and ones hich every farmer should
be Interested in and know. Ihe road csD Be built
for $4,000 or S500,OU0 Now, will the eitizews ef
the counties TO be so greatly benefited, the city
Of Richmond the H. and ID. Railroad. let puch .
vital and important impr' vement remain upcon-
| structed for such small sumi sareiy not -
'twUnid add greatly - the value OF stocks in the
Danviile Railroad in which the State Of Virginia
IL 50 largely Interested, and reniunerste her for
ths folly which she was guilty OF when she built
the v. X. R.. into North taroiIna. Thus con-
veyiDg the precious treights Of her soil, upon
that Of apother These two lines of improvement
would then pay a handsome dividend ~ the State,
at early day and without which connection she
may never reap enc cent Of dividend. btg leave
TO recommend this sehenIe 10 the eitysf Richmond,
the Danviile Railroad aud the press of hichniond.
Let not the opportunity slip 10 seeGre the great
travel, and the rich productions Of xl0oovo,ooo
worth oil highly imprgved lands. u j. j.
RAn.oAps II TEssgssEK.-rr Prom the report OF the
Commissioner, We ieara that there are BOW eSs
miles OF finished railroad In that state. The roads
completed aud commenced amount to 1900 miss.
The Nashville News says:
The total actual estimated cost Of 1885 miles s
S2e.s445 a9--an average of s29,s26s psr mile. The
State aid granted and 10 he grantsa 10 thsse roads,
whose Coat Is hers given, Is slo.t0,0o0- 1be whole
amount of aid pledged by the State 20 the eempa
txhf af.d Dr