The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-03
Rirbnlulln 0ispatrb,
MONDAY MORNING.

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OCT, 3 1859

Our renders are aware, IRON tue f'".'e''sH
Of tn. Board of Trade, of this city, q lew Gays
since. that a meeting was appointed TO oe heid
a, wentworth the county seat OF Rockingham
comfy. on the 10Th uit.. 10 consider the mat
ter Of the construction Of railroad from the
Virginia line, near Danville, to the coal fields
of Dan river, in North Carolina delega-
ton. as our readers are also aware, was, in
compliance with an invitation from the people
of Rockingham, deputed by the Board Of
Trade of Richmond 10 be present at that meet
ing TO ascertain it's views and repor, TO the
Board the result of their inquiries and obser.
yations.
The meeting took place according TO APP
pointment and besides the people of the i'm
mediate section to be trayersed by the road,
there were representatives from Danvillc, from
Salem and GerinaBton n. c., aud from Rich-
moad. DIR. ROBERT T. BRopSAx was APP
pointd Chairman, and JOHN NJ REYNOLDS
Secretary. The Richmond delegation WERE
formally invited to seats. AT the request Oh
the Chairman, the objects of the meeting "eie
explained by TBos SETTLE, Jr-, ESD speaker
of the las; House OF Commons OF Norlh caro-
lima Mr. =. made n very forcibie ana suFiahg
speech explaining the route by when me
proposed road would form the main INK Of
continuous line from the North Carolina Cen
f.ai Railroad 10 the Danyille Railroad, and
showing lis great importance TO the people OF
Western North Carolina, the town of Danville
and the city of Richmond. This connection
was not what they had desired, he said for
they had used their greatest exertions and
influence TO obtain charter for a direct
road from Danville TO Greensborough; but
that proposition had been often and
so Overwhelmingly defeated, that they now
despaired of its success. He charact ter
lied, in strong language, the tyranny of the
Legislature in thus denying 10 the West
era North CaroliElans an outlet TO Rich
mond their natural market"--the very best
marke; in this connirysfor their staples of to-
btcco and wheat--in the vain hope of building
up great exporting and importing cities in the
eastern part of the State. But, fortunately,
while they were denied the shortest and
straightest connection between the Danville
Railroad and the North Carolina Central
they had accidentally secured another by the
coal fields of Dan River and Germanton, to
High Point, on the Central Road, a route only
twenty miles longer, and passing through Il
country greatly more fertile, and Astounding in
mineral wealth. This route would consist of
road from High Point to Germanton thirty
miles long. and another from Germanton via
louisville to the Virginia line near Danyille.
These roads. he assured the meeting, would be
built by the people of North Carolina, and all
they desired to know was whether their Viz
ginia friends of Richmond and Danyille would
fiil mp the gap between the Virginia line and
Danyllle, As an indication of the determi-
nation of The people of Rockingham, Stokes
and Forsyth counties to build their portions
of this Iiue, he stated that $3.50 900 had already
been subscribed. although the company to
build that part which extended from German
ton TO The Virginia line, had not been organ
lied. (This announcement was received with
great satisfaction by the meeting.) All they
wanted to know was, would their friends in
Virginia meet them and continue the work 10
Danyiiie lie pledged his people TO carry the
road 10 the Virginia line. He requested an
expression of the disposition of Richmond
and Danville and first desired to hear from
the Richmond delege ion.
Mr.. ANDERSON, the chairman of the Rich
Inond delegation, responded very cordially 10
the general spirit and friendly sentiments of
1be speech of Mr.. SETTLE. He assured that
gentleman that they would be hailed with the
highest satisfaction by the people of Richmond,
VINO regarded the enterprise Of extending the
connections OF the DanviiIe Road into North
Car0iIoa as Il matter Of the utmost Importance
TO Their city. He explained the attitude of the
delegation and the extent of their authority:
but he did not hesitate to say that the gap al
ludeu 10 by Mr.. ), between the Virginia line
and DanNiile, would be built, and that Rich
mond would do her duty as one of the parties
interested IN 1t. He assured the meeting that
there was not the slightest doubt that this gap
would be hlted up. lie advised that after the
Goal Field Railroad Company was organized,
IL should enter INTO correspondence with the
DanNlfie Railroad Company, in order to come
10 IA understanding relative to the point OF
injecting OF their two roads on the Virginia
me, an this recommendation was approved
10y the meeting Mr.. ANDERsoN's remarks
Were Received with evident satisfac ton by the
meeting.
Wa. L. SUTHERLIN, Esq, Mayor of Danyille
Chairman Of the delegation from that town,
was next invited 10 speak. He responded
briefly IN very appropriate speech, in which
he represented the warm interest Danyille
look in the enterprise of the Coal Field Rail-
road, and explained some of the commercial
advantages 10 Danville and the counties near
the route of the road, that would flow from it,
MIR. 5. made the remarkable statement that a
thousand hogsheads oftobacco had been bough t
in Richmond the present year for manufac tn.
rers in Danyille. He inferred from this fact
that Danyille would pay higher prices for to-
haceo than Richmond, aud he expressed the
hope, that with the proposed road, and an in.
spection established in Danyille, the man ufac-
turers there would not be compelled to go 10
Richmond TO buy tobacco that was produced
in that region of country, and that had passed
by them.
A. 5. BuFoRp, Esq, of Danyille, being called
OUT made a brief speech, urging all parties in
teresied to devote themselves earnestly and
without delay 10 the important work. He was
followed by +. FRIES, Esq, of Salem, the Pre-
sident OF the company, TO construct the read
from High Point, on the Central n G.. Road
10 Germaaton. Mr.. +. declared that the
people of Stokes would do their duty and
were determined to go on with their work and
hnish IL AS soon their friends of the other
part of the line finished theirs They had Sc
cured their charter and organized
Mr. ANDERSON introduced Mr.. DICKINSON.
OF Prince Edward, whom he had as Chairman
added TO the delegation from Richmond. and
who occupied an important position towards
the Danyilie Railroad, holding as he did as
proxy, the vote of the State in that road Mr
DICKINSON made very weli-tmed and well
conceived address, concluding by declaring the
we'll understood entinent of Virginia 10 be
in favor OF connecting with North Carolina
by the best way and by all ways-that the two
States were homogeneous in feeling and in in
terest, and whom God had joined together let
not human or other means and exertions be
made 10 put asunder. This sentiment was
warmly applauded.
Ex-Governor MoREHEAD was loudly called
ior ana responded in a speech marked for its
good sense and happy hits, which excited the
very Best ieeilng In the meeting. lie rapidly
presented some enlarged and liberal views rel