The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-20
: 5LOCAL MATTERS. !.
r,, 9 CHAMBER or.CoMMERtE.
important Meeting Of the Board of
900 Directors.
Railroad Connections Between Rich
mond and North Carolina.
THE PILOT Ia Tvs, &c.

Dear Sjr,-I have recently rcceifSu wv
letters from gentleman OF St1hdins ~
Granville county, North Caroiina, IL. .:
Hamilton, Esq. on the suhlsct o. conmGI.-
Ing that rich and hiehly-produc.lvu euu th;s
r'i,n.tion az one deserving the attention OF
hrs city. and the Richmond and Danvnie
pa;,road COMPANY especially in connection
NH the partially completed Keysville road,
and therefore respectfully refer the letters
of AR. Hamilton, through you, TO the Cham
her of Commerce for their consideration.
am Very truly yours.
The two letters referred to in the above
are in part as follows: --- $780,, .
..,..... "EpGEwooD, June 8, 1871.
Gen. Joseph r. anderson:
Dear Sir,-The subject-matter OF TINS
communication will, | trust, serve as an
apology for addressing you.
have recently been persuaded TO become
a member of an agricultural cluD, WIN
which | am much pleased. Iney are very
anxious to have increased raiIoau iacl,-
tiaS and Geyolved on me the duty OF LOOK
ING into the subject and take such steps as
might tend to further this end, Inc ni4sI
favored project is for road WIN heySVlile,
on the Richmond and Danvllle ROAD as
sspoint d'appui," thence TO Clars>Y,.i d
a1our line already much advanced, ana
with bridge pillars at GAINESVILLE at the
latter place strike due south, or little
west of south. besecting this populous ana
productive county, and so on 10 the coat
fields of Chatham county, lot the richness OF
which in coal, &C., you are douDtiess wei
aware.) as a feeder to the Danvlile ROAD,
and adding largely TO the material wealth.
of Richmond, it commends itself strongly TO
their favorable consideration. The Kalelgh
and CASTOR road touches the eastern ooruer
of the county, but three tourths OF the
county is SO remote as to derive little or no
benefit, especially when coWolned Win
their very high freight tariff.
This is q scheme not unworthy the prompt
and earnest attention, not only OF the par
lies alluded to, but of the pennsylvania
Central road. The Petersburg and North
Carolina proposed road are reaching after
this county, but would run too far to the
west to affect it much, or to develop the
immense resources of what we deem very
choice country. :.
I append some statistics, according to
census reports Of 1850, which is the latest l
can las my hands on here. That OF 1901, II
convenient to your hand, will throw stl!l
more light on the subject. BY reference to
q map of this county and route proposed
YOU will at once perceive It's comparatively
isolated condition, midway between the Ra-
ieieh and CASTOR and Richmond and Dan
vile roads. A personal Inspection OF the
country would satisfy any one OF Its almost
unlimited capacity had il only cheap trans
Dortation to market. ! have travelled much
N the South--sume in the northwestern
Stutes-and / am well satisfied that, consid-
ering it's healthfulness and It's adaptation TO
the production Of nearly all crops, which
= IL, il Ia n
finest.
Allow HE then, General, to invite your
attention to, and consideration OF, this
matter; and in the event that your juds-
ment approves, to beg that you will use
YOUR influence to brlhg it speedily and
ettectually to the consideration of the au-
thoritics Ct the Dinville railroad and of
the city of Richmond, and especially to that
Of the enn.ylyauia Central rOad-taat
wealthy and enterprisising corporation. A
narrow guage road, costing less than two
thirds of the wide, would answer the pur-
pose at first and until the fairness OF the
land rendered enlarged means of tram
portation necessary. / should be pleased
10 hear from you at The earlics; conYc-
uien:r.
With much respect, &C.,
Il, =. HAMILTON"
PARTIAL STATISTICS (lSoU}.
Granville county made 3.l20, 1854 pounds
tobacco, S1,G13 bushels wheat, 162 24j
bushels rye and oats, 551 $50 bushels corn,
besides cattle, fruit, wool, potatoes. Nc,
&C., dd infmtum. The quantity would be
imnenSeiy increased if cheap transporta-
zion We're within reach.
Chatham county made 126 IFS bushels
wheat.
LIS only necessary to refer to the tobacco
men of Richmond and Petersburg TO learn
the supc. ioriiy of prices obtained for Gran-
Vile tobacco over I'LL others on the average.
"EDGEwooD, July 1, 1871.
General j. r. anderson:
Dear Sir,-Your esteemed favor OF goth
lllt. to hand by lust mail, and thank you
Tor the encouraging nature Of your remarks
upon the railroad scheme presented to you.
Since | wrote further developments have
taken place as to the purchase Of the fran
chlse, &C., of the r.. V. road, (of which
purchase 1 was then unaware,) and the
views of the parties making the investment,
though favorable to my plan as Tar as
GAINESVILLE, are rather anCagonlStlc than
otherwise to the route south from that
point, as they either entertain the idea
of a connection with the Raleigh and
CASTOR, or, as I hear and believe, pro-
pose making Townsville the point, whence
by crcuitous route to Oxford and
Eirther south, if the latter be their wish.
A direct route to the coal.helds of Chatham.
or to connection with the upper North
Carolina railroad, would indicate south
as much nearer from ClarkSUiite
/ think one or both of the ''commission-
ers" who made that purchase may be at
my house in a week or two, when their
views may be ascertained on this point. In
the meanwhile would remark that what
could be expected from the
people along the route proposed must be
in land, for the civil war and its sequences
have left them in an impecunious state.
We're truly and respectfully yours, &C.,
+. a. HAM1NToN."
On motion of Mr. Blankenship, the above
communications were referred to the COM
m:ttee on Inland Trade.
The secretary laid before the board con- ON
from the secretary, OF Tue ~
tional Board OF Trade respecting the tS tIa
buttons adopted at the meeting stotiS
board ut Buffalo, the complia tion -
tical tables, DC. otod to call on
tho cboirmen of some of the eommlt.ees ",
the Ono mher for reports on supJects Ieleiieu
" tba,n INT not vet acted ON py tnem.
W u Sho 1resident laid before the board a
o Inc ppication from the clerk Of the City
esnnncii informing him that that body had
sIoated five members Of the Council as a
Committee on the improvement OF The
James river.
The president then suggested the ap-
pointment by the board OF five citizens, not
members of the Council, in accordance
with an ordinance passed by the Council,
which provides that in the month Of July
in each year the Council elect five OF its
members, who, together with.five citizens,
not members of the Council, to be appoint
ed by the Chamber OF Commerce, and GER