The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-29
1nnortant Railroad Movements

IT, ;,,r,r,a,, announcement OF the con-
.c,;a,t,d management Of the Petersburg HUI
,,.,,.,, and ,bc Petersburg and Richihon"
,,,,,ro,6s was made in the D'$pd'c" u '''
,., This combination was Determined
1905, ~ Tho meeting Of the two companies
49,, Tu,sdov. Mr.. RAGLAND, Of Petersburg,
,bc President Of the Petersburg and Weldon
,omm,nv. was made President, and Mr..
Uy>SE. OF this city. the recent President of
thc Petersburg and Richmond road. was
made General Manager Of the consolidated
line.
This is decided movement in advance
and highly beneficial to the trade of this citS
and the whole country traverscd by the TWO
roads. Petersburg was once wall between
lis and the whole country beyond 1t to the
South. All frcigh,s from Richmond for that
country not long ago were subject to charges
and commissions for transShipmcnt in Peters.
burg. Now there are no such delays and
brrthcns to restrict our tndc in that direc-
ton. and everything we ship that goes
through Petersburg will I've conveyed with
railroad dispatch to its destination.
This is great deal gained to our mer-
chants. But this Is not all that Is gratifying
that comes of this combination OF railroad
management between Richmond and the
North Carolina line. The cooperation OF
the roads gives to their rolins.Stock rcSl,.
larty and efficiency of movement that will
impart increased activity and vigor to our
commerce with the SouthSide and with
North Carolina. We shall thus soon be In
full possession of the advantages of railroad
communication southwardly that we have
had the right TO expect, and of which We
have been so long deprived.
The Weldon and Wilmington railroad
will no doubt enter into the most liberal ant
cordial relations with the combined line
from Richmond to Weldon, and we shall
have the most favorable opportunity tc
share in the very rich trade of Eastern
North Carolina. Colonel BRIDGERs, of thu
Weldon and Wilmington road, is Il sasacous
practical, and energetic railroad nlan, an(
knows how liberal schedules and rates aflec
trade and railroad profits. Mr.. RAGLANp il
also a man of shrewdne>s and uniiaggins
energy. Assisted by Mr.. WINNIE, he viii
make the most of the trade for which HI
completes. and will, in promoting the success
of his line, do great things for Richmond.
About the same time that this most inter
estlng railroad measure is adopted an i'm
portant change takes place on the Iorl
ND Ivufpr- mo
pany which has purchased the York Rive
railway will in few days have possession o
it, and it is understood will at once inaugu
rate daily line, with connecting lines lead
ing to both Baltimore and Philadelphia. The
Eastern-Shore railway will form part O.
their routes. The connection with it vii
be at AnnamcSsiX. Accomac county.
Capacious and fleet steamers will be put
on the York river and the Chesapeake bay
aud trade and travel will spring up c'a the
York river between Richmond and the
North not before seen upon the route and
never anticipated by its most enthusiastic
friends.
These movements we may Justly consider
H. the most interesting to this city that have
taken place for a long time They will facili-
tate our commerce, and Of course, increase
it very decidedly. They give Us more sea.
room and enable us to breathe frcer and
deeper. 1t is well calculated to inculcate
dependency 10 have railroads and not de-
rive the proper benefits from them; to have
broad, deep waters, and not Use them for the
purposes of commerce. But now we are no
longer to labor under such IL drawback upon
the routes named, and we may well fclicitate
ourselves therefor. The people of Rich.
mond may put high value upon these im-
proyementS.