The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-12-14
The Roanoke Valley RailrOsd Exs
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The importance of this proposed extension-ths
importance to this city tina: 1t should be made
either 70 Keysvilie TO the junction OF the South
Eide aud DAnviIe Rosds-claims for 1t the most
active exertiens of our citizens. VI. know the
country to be traverssd BY this extension, and EN-.
braoed BY its cornec.iops,--ws have travelled
every foot Of it, and speak from personal know.
ledge when we say il affords trade that iE aloha
SUFFICIENT to sustain a smart city. At ali events
city equal to some In Virginia which have been
declared cities By law. Petersburg understand.
the value of the trade of this rich section Of Vir
ginia and North Carolina and her citizens will no.
allow tho proposed extension to be so made an n
direct 1t to this city IL they can prevent IT, In
the contest with that ep!erpris;ng community va
have some important advantages. One of then, ia
that, the route TO Keysville will only cost about
haif - much a. that TO Blacks and Whites on tho
ooutn side ROAD; another Is that large portion of
the people in the Roanoke Valley who are inter.
eessd 10 the extension, already have railroad com.
munication with Petersburg, and the extension to
Blacks and Whites would only take them another
way to the sam< place Farmers are shrewd enough
to know the importance Of having aecess to two
markets, and the still greater importance of that
double advantage when ono of those markets 1. the
most extensive In the State.
Yet, notwithstanding these very decided sdy,,,
ea2ss, VIC tell our people and those interested IN
such an extension Of the Roanoke Valley Railroad
~ viii give those trading and travelling Nv i,
ACCESS 70 this market, that such direction ~ !,
cannot be secured without an effort. ANY ono thar
PPoses teas IL can, undertakes the enterprise
shd spirit OF Petersburg. That our eitiss NJ, nav
go what's thought Of the improvement thers ws
oopy the following remarks aprspded 10 a no.ie.
the proceedlngs In thi, city, by the Pstersbnrs
We submit now :, every o..,r.r .f p...-u,
%. y lnssiy entitled aud ENJOY that trade which
sssion taken The from Ciarssriiie to Ks1.
Maiies but tina. rhua not weigh feather in sSs,
peat enterprise We have the great body Of NV, ans
,ae 70 Blacks aud Whits. s9TS hs,g fssyosg
Esiel u TO- reasons which important ana rssn
70 NO. Inc .ine nor space even were
1neady two msetings have been held-ons .t par
On saturday, the 9th Of Hoyesl bsr and
g. oosn thoee meetings tbs ATTENDANCE was isrgs |
s.s se.aan ~. intense. ead the preference N,
wSs..ss ai aiansI.ss. s l,I maniiss:sa
s,s and sns ssatlemaa stated that Rs sao
whom would suSss ,iSs Il r on Were ab.snt-two Of
70 s:.s %sn q .:s ia ss:s
ne soasS side i R.iiros sa1 cun nl,ss;
srset Ten NILS Of the proposed extension co 70 osn
eng q Blacks and Whites and II ihe cit.asns .,
should ana are fuiy sbls todc The wari !. s.sy
- good % c6nsu min ated "'"~s
Bat we must rspea. there is no time to BE- lost -
fo0onl ACTON! Action III Is the only word now 70 |
e sounded u every mans ears u We wonid forever
seurs 70 Petersburg trade which d Iesliy inysln
~ ana which VIII do more 70 enrich our neonia
shsn thst Of any other section or country or wblrI
~ have knowledge. This people OF that section Too
~ saxiogs that Ne shculd hsveit. han We spurn
esa " most sGietdal inactivity ear. let Il /
VIZ ~ pr pnbiie spiritod, enterprlfipr business
49, scest tns mayor Y call iasstng Of the oiti
~ ~ Heosexsay, Tor the puruose Of oonsiderfuV
~ S91leoel We believe ssery dollar snhsa,ihs5
~ ~ sssns1e& teate3d q enshsif tis sssss nrss.