Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-04-22
RAIL ROAD FROM BALTIMORE 70 RICHMOND

KALI RoAD FROM BALTIMORE TO RICHMOND
We call attention 10 the mir line road or roads
from Baltimore to Richmond suggested by our
correspondent, "Chotank" The subject is one
oi great importance 10 Richmond. 10 existing
ta roads and To the State. and d..cry,s invc,.
tigation. We aye unacluaintc,i with mos, Of
the localities mentioned hy "Chot.uk." and
can form 10 opinion =, TO the merits Of rival
routes
We asrcc witt our correspondent, in the i'm
portanceof Of building up centrc> of trade. w,sl,h
ard manufactures within the State. Traic.
properly directed and conducted. j. the mos;
potent agency in accurulatius wealth. Eat il
transfers far more wealth than il creates or
I produces and i>, therefore. wien lily directed
anu conducted, the most potent agent to lla.
! poyersh.
For the Enquirer.
Air Line Roai i.oal Baltimore to R:ch,eni.
We observe from ;he papers that the Ba!ti.
more ana Potomac Railroad Company are about
10 begin operations on their road from Ba,i.
more 20 Port Tobacco. and thence 10 the po.
I tomac. N n, m"st i.rtc ia, To Richmond -
The diftr, i'm. brings them onpo>itr Matthias
Point. or l!oocS Fc:ry, in King George county,
Virgins,
If they complete their road to this point. it
will pay wcil--blt pay at the expense If Rich.
mond and Virginia kns George. West.
lnorcl%n1. Richmond Lancaster. Northumbcr.
land, and part Of Caroline aud Essex. will
cross at llooe's Ferry and 20 north by this
road. II is the old Indian route. l. was John
Randolph, roatc in eoiGg 10 Washington
During the last war with ENGLAND, liac -,
stages was Supported on tbs routc-,hat is
! from ilooeS Ferry. by Port Royal and Bowling
Green. To Richmond 1t is tee omiy part of the
. Potomac, from the Bay 20 Alexandria. that is
conveniently inrdahle; the only ons where
ferries have been sustained From Port ROYAL
10 lloocs Ferry is just the same distance a.
from Port ROYAL 10 Milford, hu, the road To
llooe'> Ferry i, better Persons ta,ellnc
North from parts Of clrolincanl Essex. would
get To Baltimore IN halt the time and at half
the cost by this route, that 1t would cost them
by the Richmond aud Frcicrich>bur. route.
II would be supreme folly To Lrln. the road
down 10 Port Tobacco. and then to run a, a right
angle 70 a point opposite icqnia. This would
br no rir i'm. Tire river Is twicc IS wide
there as AT l!ooc'> Ferry-is subject 10 violent
storm, and nuch Ice. aud would afford no ont
1T 10 the wealthy and popuoG> country that
world cross at liooc's Ferry. where the river is
disturbed bu, lltlc bv Ice or wind. and whore
it is narrow. y junction of the G"rion>viilc
End Alexandria road with the Baltimore and
Washington road, at Washington. would take
all the travel from the suggested -Ac!uia rou;e
or junction.
\ road from Milford Depot by Bowling Green
and Port Royal to llooc's Ferry. or thcreaLoutS.
is (the reader viii see on the map t'e true a'r
Hnt and the T1;9r"i and hNioricnl Ioutc.
Til, route will save the trade of the Rappa-
hammock valley to Richmond, and make the
stock Of the fredericksburg and Acqua road
very valuable. which, without this connection.
must i.l soon TO nothing.
The fate Of Virginia depends entirely on the
growth o: Richmond. If We cannot build up
a great centre of trade. manufactures. fashion.
education, wealth and intelligence then the
very State must continue to be the dependant,
ignorant and Impoverished tributary Of centre,
OF foreign wealth and trade.
This subject should be looked to with sin
glc ev" 10 It's Effects on Richmond.
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