Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-10-08
F-5-s 'is Dg.rifI, EspEi1f-a-.
The RAILROAD MEETING Ar WENTWORTH
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TIE MEADOWS OF THE DAN
A. 60 sequel 90 that said last week about the ac-
;iOa Of our people upon the subject Of railroads it nav
no be iuspp-oI rate 10 ot down something OF what
done and see. IN Rockingham and upon the upper Dan
en- Wednesday and Thursday We going 20 sub-
Nit any og-Te GshinE UpOn the OF building rail-
roads indeed give any other statistical information for
the present but with easy and careless pen-tha de-
light of the lazy and ic~s reaicF-sha SIMPLY essay
convey very vivid Impressions Of who had
70 travel hther and ;hither ~ go pace who fingered
upon the wly side dance al night TIL broad day
light and par: from the gals in the morning and
who had the misfortune 20 run against snag after
uightaU"
Has the reader never travelled over the Meadows Of
the Dan tha: beautiful and fertile and somewhat romantic
PttSyvauia and Heary IN Virginia aad Rockingham y
Carolina lt not, him that trip to this
region will amply repay cost and troublc. Wehave
or hNed ~ our mind any very wei define idea of the real
appearance Of the Garden OF Eicn-we mean the garden
in which Eve tempted and from which, in cou.e-
quence she and her lord forced push their re-
iuctant steps Is must have been spot Of surprising
loneliness. Wen, Col Byrd, an engineer, who the
dividing line between Virginia and North Carolina more
ilau century ago Was 30 cnamored of portion Of this
meadow country upon the water, OF the Dan that he
gave IL the Significant: Of the Land OF Elem
This man OF the tripod and the compass cid not, We
guess establish any resemblance, either real or faucied
between the Eden upon the Dan and the Eden of Old
upon the Eupnr'es, perhaps. They resemble in the
ter OF snakes but probably in nothing else Nevcrthe
less, the Land Eden beautiful region Of country
and a. rich and productive it is beautiful. This
meadow country embraces considerable area territory
reaching from Wet Piitsylyauia through Henry and
Rockingham into Patrick county II j. this section which
the people OF Richmond and Daayile anxious peue
iTatc with Is railroad And 10 one predict what
would be the results Of opening It's vast bu; yet hidden
treasurer market which would consume il, products
and it, minerals. For only j. the soil wonderfully
grateful yielding all the staples OF this country To- the
most lavish abundance-to such degree that gentle
man Of shrcwd obser' alton remarked repeatedly, that
hs farmers cultivated more shan they could take care Of
but also there beds Of Coal Iron ore Marble aud
.iiIO t lie 4rI
Ousy worked If line Of railroad should Tend 10 either
bank Of the river
II BE- hard TO conjecture what a country the ono We
speak Of would be- IL fully developed to nigh,.
capacity. Settlements even a. vet comparatively
sparse aud the Carolina side the river there are
large areas Of territory Vet rescued from the doin
ION 0i nature immense bOde- Of woodland -t standing
iu original iore-t We doubt not that II % railroad
made from DInvic through this country fire wood
could be brought thence 10 this place and sold a. lower
figure than s paid for hauling two miles from the
immediate ueighborhopd
But what Of the convention that assembled At Went
worth, ON the 10Th inst' Of it objects and results
The meeting was organized 10y calling Dr. Edw r Bfod
% tho Chair Delegates we're present from the rity
Of Richmond from the town OF Dauyile from Rocking
ham. Stokes and FOrsythc couutes y. g. At the in.
stance Of the chair tie OBJ cot Of tie meeting WAS cYtaiu
Commons Of North Carolina. Mr. T. spoke ~ consider
ADJ" length n favor of the proposed connection between
The x D. Railroad aud the y. &. Central Railroad by
line from Dnvile High Point BE was followed b.
dos. T. Auicr on E-I., Of Richmond on behalf Of the
Board Of Trade Of that city Next vs. T. Sutheriu E-1
Of Dluye called upon. lie admitted lev reinari.
in relation 10 the scheme before the meeting and ox-
planned what Doc conceived 20 be- tc sentiment Of the Dan.
VII" people towards the proposed road Me.-fs Bufofd
Of Dhng", j. tfiea ui Salem, N g., and A. H. Uiekcf.
son. Of Prince Edward, in called out and each
one made short speech mvoriug the contemplated ir.
prOytweut. kNGOv MOreItid wa called Ipo. Tor %
speech, which he made after HE usual happy STYLE H.
tot The people Of Rockingham that they we're virtually
"bo'Icd g' aud urged hom 10 pcr.eyere in securing a
D1tet 90 tIa world.
No organization Of the Colaci- Railroad Company
W.. elected as specei Indeed such organization
woe thc fret pug OF tc meeting 90 wa ascertain
cd -t ,hr Charter required thirty days notice after hgD
per cent Of tba subscription bad been paid u before e
Company could orgluile. They therefore adjourned Ia
meet again on Cue 5ilt Of November for the purtose O
appointing ihc President and Directory after which DIT,
they olu proceed regularly to work The utmost bar
Wouy aud nutmiiy Of feeling seemed 10 prevail through
01i tho session Of thc Convention u sisted that al
ready large amount have been subs'riIcd towards h,
construction Of tb" rfopDsed To.d aHi lie people o
Rockingham seem 70 De- quite Jealous and saugtiuc
success. IL b. however considerable undertaking thai
tcy ore about ~ "nor upou, and nobody cOubdent
~ oJs 90 81 completion for several years ~ come and mol
Chen withou. The expenditure nf much energy labor au,
capital. Vet by he harmonious cooperation OF a par
ties interested the connection can be- successfully It no
. afarlIIlv made.