The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-02-17
EXTENSION OF THE CLaRKsvrLL. RAIL.
ROAD.

The proposition now before the citizens of Rich .
q slo0a 800. f,r the purpose Of extending the Roam
oke Valley Railroad from clarksville 10 KeysvilIe
mas aet at az mneh merit ia IL, probably not so
much. "a proposition for suhscription ON tho
part OF The Stty To the construction Of the Pacific
nsirosd The interest OF our city In the matter is
so sisht aad the evils TO result from the infrodnc
tion OF such outi ie apple atons 90 ersat tha1 r
c teens cannot be sufficiently awakened 10 the i'm
IN sinar appeals TO their credgity and IbssaW'
a. ,ha very moment when the city il about 10
,,e ssns o. recovery, FROM the heavy en-.
.skttSehts contracted years ago Tor the const,uc.
on o. Tue James hiser and kanawha Canal the
sHRlhia and Tennessee, Virginia Central. ard Rich
u'eAu ahd hanNilie Railroads, Ia all amountino 10
thore than million of dollars; aud when the Conn
ctt oi the city is for the first time for many years
0Vn. nv 10 accomplish reduction Of the heavy taxes
- toog lmpoed Gn our citzena, rroposition h
stavoty INTRODUCED Tor an increase 1f ihe heax~
ny, ~, uoer which We now groan. in order 10 con-
tairoad 81 different gauge the nearest peint Of
Mnieh 70 Richmond is loo miles nd the husines a Of
u er the past year did not exceed the su NJ of sIs 600
PUT, apart from thus fact with what p-oprietv can
te voters OF the city hsnceerth refuse applications
~, hhe character from snv quarter of the Statef
ihefe are hundreds OF oca ties with the stat q,
90 c1ualS,sons 20 aiding lines, which can with equal
'e p.olIety press their clsir for aid. at tho
ON ctty and what security have we that one
after another will not follow suit IN this crusade
upon the vItais OF the CORPORATION. When nnr citS
was appealed 70 for n subscription to tn, Richuona
ana Danviiis Railroad. the appeaI was based on thc
ground thai on each sido of the proposed raId Tor
the distance Of zen, twenty aud oven thirtv niios
trade and travelwonld radiate towards il by means
~ ordinary roads and local connections fFhp ides
'aat INC GItf ct Richmond. in addition 10 the work
81 constructing the main trunk, being called On ar
any iutuTe time 10 embark in the construction of
lateral roads was certainly part of the calcula
iien AT the tine IN regard TO the enterprise In
addition. Messrs Edi ors. the road in question will
iurnish no Improvement which does not already
exist IN an equal and indeed may say in greater
degree. " nave now direct railroad via Peters
burg 10 Rdgway and he distance il but ll2 miles
BY he Richmond and Danvilie Road, after the con.
templated expenditure of six seven hundred
thousand dollsIs the distance the same point viii
tie IN miles To accomplish this, widows orphans
aad wards who are not allowed to vote the ques-
t7E, are 10 be taxed. Abseatees who ere necessa |
riiy gbsatt have ycice in the matter and u few
active individuals, whose personal interests more
than CouaterbaiauCe their increased taxation may
PEE haPs succeed ia imposing the addti 5na burJhen
OF 5l0lN on our already heavily pressed shou ders
BY the construction Of this road you will form |
direct opposition 70 Petersburg Tor trade which |
Eiie IS now enjoying by a much shOrter and more
direct route, ana which from there reach Rich
mond by shorter route than the one proposed. a |
comp tition will inevitably ariss betw sen the rival
routes to Richmond and Petersburg. and shall |
see oBCe more what We have often witnessed be-
fore in Virginia roads busily engaged in sink.
ing tbs capital invested in them, ct the expense Of
City, State and Individual Stockholders.