The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-12-11
LOCAL MArrHna.
RoAnoKs VALI.Y n.n.o.nrh.

public attention Ia this city for sous a. - .ns -.
STOCK hoiders Of the DAnvii. Railroad i, ,hsir !
nusl mse,ing on ThursdAy having taken favorable
seuon with regard tois, II was determined yas, or
asy morninK, at an early hour, to convene q a sas
.a9 o. cnanss, manufacturers aud others, TO *
pIess tue pubic sentiment here with I'd IN m.
I.Aot enterprise. number Of public spiriteC
kenueman soon drnnmed up highly respectable
noetins-especialiy 80, for the wealth and bu.i.
ness easrgy represented by ii. The meetina VA
Company. A''afs1cs
NJ, lhe meeting was called to order by MIR. JouS
luao,lL' 90 whose motion, Jos. AsDERsoN was
called 10 the Chair, aud j. A. CoyAspIs. ana NJ;
John sHixlDs Of tbs Wing, were appointed secrs.
tafi.s. o0eio'
mr. ANDERSON, in brief address, explained tho
ouJec. oi the meeting and urged upon theconsidera
sion OF those pre- sent the porsance to this oitv
the Danviile Road au "
on m'tion OF MIR PURcELL, those gentlemen pre
sent, not citizens OF Richmond, who take an in.
serest IN ths improvement, were invited to taks
seats 10 the meeting and participate la its bro,
ceedipgs. " P,"'
MIR Dawn BuRR, q. the close of brief speach
~ Wnicn he concurred with the chairman ia his
views OF tho value of the proposed imp, oyement
20 TINS city, and added fe strong reasons In IN
pepsii ohored series of resolutions, which were
OF them.
Mr.. b. w JONES, of the DanviIie Railroad, being
present, was called upon, while the resolutions
were pending, TO address the meeting He RI.
sponded Ia clear and succinct statement OF the
general Advantages Of the proposed road to the
people IL the region about aud beyond the point OF
It's location, 10 the Danville Railroad, aud to the
people OF Richmond. He alluded especially 10 III a
productiyeaess and wealth Of the counties of
Granville, Warren, franklin and Wake, which were
Immediately iaterested in this Improvements, and
whose wheat and tobacco would all come 10 Rich.
mond when II is completed.
lie referred more particularly to the first named
county. whose people he had addressed on this
sa' Jecf, aud VINO had declared themselves warmly
In 1avcr oil route that would euabie thss, To
bring their produce to Richmond, and were tb.re.
fore willing to subscribe literally to the Clarks-
vile aud keysville extension. The bulk of their
tobacco now came to Richmond; bat their wheat
did not, yet their tobacco was subjected to charges
ana deiays by the present line Of transportation
chat were expensive aud annoying, and slch was
the obstruction to commerce With Richns,nd that
they found 1t easier to get supplies from BaIti-
more. The district in question was wealthy n
large proportion OF its population being money
leaders, aud few Of them borrowers; the number
oil slaves Was ieat, aud the demand for goods and
groceries -ery heavy. The trade of snch cuuu.
try would swell the business Of the DanvilIe Rail.
rJsd very much, aud would add largely to the
commerce aud prosperity ef this city.
Dir. JOINS stated that by the Construction of
this lihk between keysyills and Clatksvilie the
Danyille Road would have uew feeder of soms
eighty five miles of railroad, consisting of fif,v
miles VI The Valley Road, aud thirty fl W. miles Of
tue Raie'gh and Gaston Railroad, FROM Ridge ay
to Raleigh. Aud he showed the importance OF
this auxiliary BY supposiug thaI if it yielded only
soo 0oo OF revenue IN freight and passengers to
the Dauvilie road, that would bs p per cent on
the capital Of the Danville road when would nav
the city of Richmond on ber subscriptiou Ia ti,nt
Ruad, $o,5OO per annum. But he Con ended that
& would iurDish more-that the Counties of Meek.
ieDburg, Va, aud Granville, n. e., would contri-
bute trade fully equal to that Of Halifax and
PittsylvaDia, the extent Of which the people Of
Richmond we. understood.
Mr.. JONES incidentally alluded to the effort now
being made to extend the Danvile Railroad from
Dsnviie to Greensborough, N. C. That sx ensioo
would reach the fertile valley Of the Yadkin and
q large aud productive cUa0try whose products
wers especially adapted TO the kIcbmoud market
Should he Legislature Of \. Carolina deDy tue peo
pteof that countTy The opportunity uf comlue di-
recty to this market by prohibiting this ter sion
they uight. nevertheless, win some sreater ex.
pc, 81 aud by a somewhat longer route reach the
market thty sought. They could take the Cen.
trail Railroad to Raleigh, the Raleigh and CASTOR
Railroad to Ridgesay, aud themes by the Roanoke
Valley aud Danvilie railroad to Richmuud. lie
had no doub. a large trade from The TaGkin NaI.
leg would take this Route. He further argued.
that q curreut of through travel would follow the
same iDe-that It was shorter than that by Pee
aud contIasted witt the present seized.
dle ou ,ne Petersburg route, ne asserted that the
K hour III time by taxing the Roanoke Valley
and Danville Roads to kichmobd. Upon thess
grounds M. j. argued that not only would the
Valley road be al important feeder the DanvlIle
Road, aud an iinmense contributor to the trade
,f this city, but that it would Itself Do prosper.
Gus road
Mr.. LAWS Z. HARvIE, President of the DanyiI!e
R4i!roa.', also ca led ont He endorsed all the
, guiue.ts and etatements OF Mr.. Jones as valid
4 I'd correct. They were neither over estimated,
ngeFr Ia ent yah -,
nenIs that the through travel would be attracted
rvm North CafoiIua aious the koauuke Valley aud
eDanviiIe railroads He rp Ike with much eu,.
puasis OF the wealth of the people and the pro-
iacrv9ness OF the country about anu beyond
Clarkssiile. lie represented the citig. tie; de-
ouiy Wiling but fully able TO subscribe iiber.
\ y to the proposed road, aud desiruus of having
direct communications with kichInond.
MIR. WOOD BouLDIN,ot Charlotte, being requested
to address the meeting, bore testimony To lhe I'M.
pos tauce OF tue road, aud to the abiiiiy and wal.
iioguess OF the peeps Immediately interested IN
lt in mecklenbnrg anu beyond IL to heip to bulld
iC. He assured The people Of Richmond that they
might rely implicitly upon the efficient Go opera.
zion of the soii1 and substantial popuiatlon to
winch he alluded. He spoke OF the present.
Valley Railroad not only pay ing rs
expenses, but gradually reducing It's floating
debt. With the proposed extension it would be-
come at once prosperous Improvement.
FLOR the information OF the reader, We state that
st she present time the Roanoke Eaiey naarood Is
finished from Clarksville, III Neck leuburg county.
10 Ridge~ay, in Granville, N. G, On the Raleigh
and Gaston kailroad, distance of twenty -tsco
nsiss The lsss Legislature authorized an exteu.
sion Of this road from Ciarksvllie to one of turee
points, viz Ito keysvIlIe, the Danville Rail.
road, or the Junction of the Danville and south.
Side Railroad; or to Blacks " hites on the South
side Railroad. The distance from Gainesville TO
keysville Is fteenty-serea mies aud from Ciarkes>
vile 10 either Of tie other points, abou 6fy miles
Ii is estimated that it will Cost s4UU,OeV TO con-
sruct the road TO keysville, Including bridge
across the Roanoke at CIarkesville. Uf course
either OF the longer routes would not cost less
than ss00,00o.l
MIR. J. Is. DUPUY, of this city, being familiar
with the locality, made brief statenen as to the
interest felt in the project in the Country above
Clarksville.
At tho suggestion of Mr. II. L. KENT, the fifth of
the resolutions proposed by Dir. Burr, was 80
amended 10 max it ples' our ci liz ms to raiss
an equal amount to that raised in the country
MIR. Burr readily agreeing to the amendment. As
the re solu ioUs we're unanimously adopted
as fJllows:
At su il formal meeting of scme of the citizens of
hchmJnd, hastily called togethe-, to co ..ulg Is to
saslre, advisable on their part to secure the con
{ n ation, OF the Roanoko valley kairoad from
\ >larGesvile to Keysviile, II was
hesolved. as the sentiment Of this meeting, Thas
the citizens Of kichmona are fully sensible OF tho
impoI Itance of the proposed connection between
Clar esyilie and Keysvilie and are extIemeiy des
fous 10 see the road completed.
hesoived, That in cur opinion the trade and tra-
vel hich may be eied upon rs tributary 80 this
road, will pay good dividends upon Investments IN
tue stock of The road.
ke.oved TIA we entertain no doubt that az large
. sub trfption to the road can be obtained f ON
isichmOnd ne will Ue subscriber By the friends OF
the iue in HE country, aud We hereby pledge our
. ives to secure IT..
Resolved, hat the increase of revenue wh ch this
Jnuection will at once LriDg TO the Rith ond and
Uanvile abroad. as Well as tho large additional
IL will add to the city. make it polific for the
city of Richmond ~ ito corporate capacity to sgb
scribe lib ral to this stock.
On motiGn of Mr.. JONES, the Secretaries were re-.
Quested to forward the resolutions of the meeting
to HENRY WOOD, Esq, President Of the Roanok .
Valley Railroad, and to Jso. g. BOYD, Esq, sditor
OF the Tobacco Plant, CIarkesviile.
On motion Of Mr.. }. b. FEgGUsog,
Resolved, That the Chairman appoint committee
Of fre citizens to receive any communication from
the friends Of the Improvement in tho G. untry.
On motion, the Chairman of the meeting was
o aiosd to the committee, as chairman OF that
body. The chairman having named the Ave, the
is as follows:
Messrs. Joseph r. Anderson, ]. Z. Ferguson, no.
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