The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-04-21
The yexed Question.

The pressure Is upon Virgins TOT PSF
,.nd;en,ar line" Of railroad transportation
from North to South upon the basis OF tne
most active, regular, and commodious sss'
tenn Of the railroading OF the present Gay
Thi. pressure cannot longer be resisted
such a line must be established. Virgins
cannot always stand ss stumblinS'bsoch 10
the way of railroad operations in keeping
with the spirit and usagcs of the dsy we i''
in. ;,
Citizen. Of Richmond, il such hhe \. ~
be formed, how would you IKE 70 80. WI
mond left cut OF it-avoidea' p'op'
come through Richmond they VIII hho"
,b., Richmond is in existcnce-may stop
dsv with her, as she has something 10 seol
for-and nnsy make trade and establish In
-crcourse with her people. But We cannon
hone for this If the great current OF traVe
takes another route.
Furthermore, il this main current goes
through elsewhere it will pass through nc
town that will stop the traveller-uo town
70 offer him trade-nonc to dctaln hlm
And thus i. is also greatly to the interest O
Virginia that Richmond should be taken II
,bo main limo between the North and tht
South.
The DaAvllle Railroad Company has en-
Gcayored to facilitate its communication WIFE
the South, under the belief that the grea'
route would In some short time pass
through this city. With this view, they at
tempted to change the gauge OF the North
Carolina road (which they had leaSed) be
tween Greensboro and Charlotte. This
change would have given them an unbrokeu
gauge from Richmond to New Orleans.
They were defeated in this effort.
How were they defeated? BY The efforts
OF corporations north of the State' Money
was Observation-Disclosures literally feed-not
by North Carolinians; but BY corporations
interested in gripping the Danvile railroad.
The facts would throw much light on this
gauge question. We cannot state them ana
those who are behind the screen ana actlng
through others would dread the exposure.
We'll, through the eXpedients Of the law"
yers the change Of gauge was enJolned, ana
is row oyeraid by one injunction, carried
IN 10 the Supreme Court, and new suit
brought ins lower court. How long these
eypedents will subserve the purpose OF the
sdyerSarics there is DO telling.
With three breaks in the line, the Atlanta
Airline and the proposed through line
through this city stand but poor chance.
But the pressure to get throHgh continues,
and we are at last alarmed at the danger of
through line from Baltimore ria Alexandra,
Lynchburg, Danvlle, &c. 1t should not
surprise US, but it places Us, nevertheless, in
peril.
The fact has been the occasion Of = vast !
deal of sophstry and some blind " cussinS
of individuals. What good does it all do?
We cannot dispense facts. We must meet
them.
The fear vas that the Baltimore line
would get by DanYlle Oh a fourfoot eight
snd half inch gauge. And TO meet that
danger in part the proposed change of gauge
Of the Da3yilc road was brought forward.
BUTT was suggested also because the Dan
vile road had been defeated il its exertions
20 alter the gauge Of the North Carolina
road. TLeir road cannot stand two breaks |
ia less :han hundred miles.
The situation " is complicated. But it
furnishes no ground for the war that is
wa.cd about it. The Giminution of the
number Of breaks on the Danrille railroad !
must enure to the great benefit Of this city. |
1t is indispensable to success according to |
the railroSdiog OF these days that the Dan |
vile road should be as far as possible re-
lieved from the ruinous Inconvenience to
which it is subjected, aud let Us say to the
people OF Richmond that UP to this time
the Danyille road is the main source Of the
business Of this city.
Therefore is the question one Of great i'm
portance to us. We want the Danvile road
liberated from its shackles. If it had an UNI
broken communication to the Gulf by the
fve.foot gauge that would be great adran-
tage to us. Must we wait for that9 Is
there any hope of it?