Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-03-09
The Eastern Shore Railroad.
To Tie Editors Of tie Enquirer:
RrcuNoSD February 2Stl,

RICHMOND, February 2Sth, 1850.
Gentlemen-A few days since, | read Win
much pleasure. a communication IN your paper
signed "AccUuac," advocating the appropria-
ton to the Eastern Shore Railroad. As ali
ardent friend of that measure, permit ne To
add nv mite in aid Of so important 4 work.
First, permit Inc to correct an error as to the
distance Of that road, through the counties 81
! Accoulac and northampton. II is not eiyhty
| miles. but sixty. By the survey of Mr.. Malone,
| the wl,ole distance from the Maryland line to
| Cape Charles is nearly seventy miles, and as
/ the Southern terminus Of the road must lac al
| least ten miles North Of Cape Charles, the
whole length would he but sixty miles, and
that through 4 Country with not one single
hillin it.. The estimated cost per mile Is about
ten thousand five hundred dollars, which
would make the whole cost Of the road,
including cars. DEPICTS and all, sr HIM
i,eI AMT Mirty thousand doihars. The
| Northern terminus would he at the rX-
| trelne northwestern point OF Accolnnc' Wn,ch
is within five miles Of the Phiiadelrlli
and S.a(ord Railroad, which terminates
in Somerset county, Maryland. Ana Il let'cr
* nnw in this city, from 4 gentleman of that
county. and president of the company who are
building that road, giving the assurance that II
!, his r,ad ,ocs to the place designated Ill Acco-
mac the connection Of live miles shall DC
made nv the Sealord Road Company. VIII this
road mv > you may ask. answer yes, and
nal. he assertion, which | wish 10 be reineln-
hcr.d that il, sill pay better than amy road III
the limited States Of America. First, because
il can he constructed cheaper than any other
road now in existence. 1t is i'll tic direct line
IF the travel that must SOON come by the South
crn route from California.
II * estimated, with almost 4 certainty, that
bv the railroad at this time being constructed
from Cedar kcys, OH the Gulf Of Mexico, to
Frruandino, on the Atlantic, in Florida, t"l
which Mr.. Yulee is PrcSidenD with which! a
connection is TO he made by steamers crossing
,hr emf Of Mexico to and from the l~Stlians,
landing their passengers 1T Cedar Keys, the
round trip can bc made from San Francisco to
New York in fourteen days and connecting
by steamers also, with Cuba, the trip from the
halter place, to New York can he made in litiy'
four hours. More than twelve years ago,
Messrs. Editors. | heard y gentleman vi ic-
knowledg cd Judgment and foresight, VINO lE'l
but few Suicriors any where, Tor strong pr"c'
teal sense. (rlIomaS b Croppcr. "l Acce''iac'
vuuI. friend aud relative. but now no Inorr,l
say, StlnullT on tuc Couit G'Seh' ~
that in less than iiltccl. years the frdref ana
tile siily from Iadia, via California, would
pass within two miles Of where We then stood.
/ then laughed at the idea. He said, "No!'
may laugh, but ask you 70 remember what
saw have lone 50, and expect soon 10 see
his prediction verified.
Tic time, by this route, from the city
of Norfolk TO Philadelphia, will he less than
eight hours. The EastcIn Shore has the just
right TO demand this appropriation. For al,
must a century she has paid her thousands and
tens Of thousands into the golfers Ut Virginia,
and aercr before asked for one cent. Though
separated from the other part Of the State Gy
the Chesapeake Bay, yet she is aS loyal to all
Virginia Institutions rs any part Of the Com
monwcaith.
Commercially, she is now unconnectcd with
the Western shore. Give her this road, and
the trade and that now goes to the
North will go 10 Norfolk and other parts oi the
State. Her land, 50 well adapted 10 vegetable
productions, would, iii many places, double III
value, and her people would be given new HE
and energy, that world Increase their wealth
and MAKE Them still more able 10 contribute /"
the treasury Of the State. CHE>ArEAkl"