The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-07-30
The Richmond and TranS-Al1eShany
NarrOw-Gause Railroad.

The title OF this company SHOWS tuat Ils!
projectors, ip, good faith, hoped and believed
that Richmond would be its eastern termi-.
nus. Fortunately, in framing the charter
the company was not tied down to this city,
but power was granted to 30 elsewhere
and elsewhere, it is now apparent, they will
have to co. For whilst / know 1t has
amongst rejecting citizens, who have inyes-
tigated the subject, many warm supporters
in Richmond, It is manifest that at least one
branch of the city gorernn,ent-the Board
of Alderhen-will not favor it even to the
extent of considering The question whether
the city should ald the enterprise.
AS permanent organization of the COM
pany will probablyb effected in August, or
early in September, with view to COM
mence work on some portion OF the line
west of Stanton river, when the question of
the eastern terminus will be matter
of great importance in commencing the loca-
ton, and will probably have to be settled,
deem it due to the friends Of the measure
in Richmond to explain why l shall he con-
strained to urge upon the company to aban.
don all idea Of coming here, and tender to
Norfolk the terminus, and If she, like Rich.
mond, gives it the cold shoulder; then to
terminate the line at some point on the
Lyuchburg and Danville road, and thus en-.
able the people OF, the southwest; counties,
whose trade it seems, is not deemed worth
&C operation on the, part Of our own cities to
secure, to find at least q market in Baltimore
and possibly some assistance to built, the
western end as q feeder to the road from
Danyile to Baltimore. deploEe The ,neces-
sity for such a course, but Knowing, as /. do
the great wealth Of the counties to be opened
BY this line, and their present utterly help
less condition, should deem it monstrous
proposition to deny them any outlet when
our own cities refuse to open their markets
to them. ~" F'"''''
Several months ago, on my personal appli-
cation as temporary president of the COM
pany, the old cilappoi1ted committee
to investigate the subject. With the excep-
lion of the chairman Of that committee,
Joseph He'll, Esq !, I'never succeeded in OBJ
tanning an interview with its members, and.
of course, no report was made, except o
short one prepared by the chairman, Mr..
fall, who ia an ardent friend of the enter
prise, referring the matter back to the Coun-
ell, with recommendation that it be left for
the new Council to act upon. That body
has now been in existence nearly month,
and has simply passed the subject by in 81
lence.
Determined to make one more effort to at
least discuss the matter with the represen to-
tives of the people of Richmond, attended
the session of the Board of Aldermen on
Monday evening last, to ask that they would
hold joint session one evening this week
with the members of the Common Council,
to take it up for consideration. After wait
ing two hours, till the routine business OF
the session was disposed of, Colonel Sloan,
at my request, submitted motion that ]
should be heard fce minutes in advocating
an early joint session Of the two branches to
60 fully into the subject. "A desultory con.
versational debate ensued' ION Colonel
Sloan's motion, whether such q meet
Jog couid be. held before Septem.
Der, to which :, ali adjournment had
tbeen voted, and whilst this was going OF
members began leaving tie hall, and before
any vote was. takeb OF any decision was ar.
rived at on Colonel Sloan ) motion, a motion
was made and carried for an Adjournment
till September, thus ending forever. so far a;
am concerned, the voluntary discussion io
the subject before the City Councillor Rich
mond.i SeKrespeet and a. sense of'what j!
due Ito the company 1 temporarily represent
forbid another voluntary request that The
Council shall ever take up the subject again
after snubbing "siits friends in this delibe
rate manner. ia;aS. sssn ;sfEE
/ have called a meeting of the Board %
|sDirectors at Rocky Mount ON Monday next
and for the reasons above stated shall urge
the company to seek at other points that ait
we have so little ground to hope for in Rich
mond, but which believe will be extended
most gladly elsewhere when the value Of thu
prize is considered, Gbeiug no less thar
the ultimate control OF a system Of nearly
one thousand miles of cheap railways in
Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee that viii
soon he constructed In the development o
one Of the richest portions of this continent
= 99t@ssE Ns.sejs d. IAsopEs,
Temporary President iR. & 7. A. N. G. BY
s Company: - !. .as&sit.
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