The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-09-07


fs.,...,..,o.,. &. e.. NeNs shd paurisrl
n a moi safe 70 assume that The resuivxy
~ shn Pine Ridge railroad, undertaken IN
braaif az tbe Richmond and pauyllie syuul'
cste- tneans that the road Is to De sul't'
rhege 4 chance that this will De uope'
hnt nothing has been decided on 80 TAR
The Rlchxl0nd ard Danyilie ofticls's are 20,
tseent- arzl the most that can be ascertalheu
:, thiS ttsne Il shaf the DanVille sshulco.e
zee aIsnNsed 10 build the Blue Ridge roao,
Nv : se ga route from Wslhaila, " the cost
be not too great. sn
We think that we may say that The pan
,,,,ia 49,, dicaie are eIeievmined to have lIne
30 .,,ssr own scross the Blue Ridge to Knox.
,,I,te snd.tbe route preferred u oy way oi
3 ,l,sn Gan. The DauvilIe syndicate own
he ,oad from Knoxville 10 harSyihe. anu
has,e neatly the whole OF the outstanding
NOR gage bends OF the Blue R'nge fallIoau
Comnany. In acquiring the Nonneas'eIh
ra,lroad OF Georgia (Athens 10 Lu'a) .ne
Dsusille syndicate agreed 10 @xtenu .h..
road TO the State line, on the nortD, WlIn'n
Ave years. and this was taken rs evidence oI
determination TO make Q conoect'on WIN
the West Al Knoxville. The aavahtages =,
the old Blue Ridge route were tnen pIesseu
unou the Danyille syndicate. Oniy lniity-
Two Suiies OF the Blue Ridge iailroau lIto"
Anderson 10 Walhslls) are In operation
Th:,e are 13s miles 10 buiid. Upon the
line sAont four million dollars have Deeh
srert and the work was so Thoroughly
cone tlat it ~ in almost as COED order az
- hen onerations were suspended finally ten
90 ,weive years ago. In solidity ana
thorou~hness the work on the Blue Ridge
railrosd eoes far beyond what Is usually
seen In this country. The EngEsh railways
we're taken as The model, and no expense
was SHARED. II would indeed be crying
shame 10 allow The money layisbed on tne
pine Ridge railroad TO be wholly wasted.
| A vast amount OF tunnelling ane grazing
has been done. and any company which lol.
lows the old route viii get The full Deneht OF
every dollar already spent. Tbe DaDVlhe
| syndicate have beea fully advised on tnese
noints. and a survey a the Blue Ridge llne
has been ordered. The purpose is 10 ascer-
tain definitely how much II will cost 10 COM
plete the line to haryviile. an
The DanyiIle syndicate, we feel sure, VIII
build the Blue Ridge railroad u they can 90
II rs cheaply as they can construct similar
line from Lula or some other point on the
Line railroad, instead Offrom Walhalla.
This decision will depend mainly, there
fare. on the result OF the survey now pro-
eyeSs. But it will not depend upon this
entirely. IL will be, we think, within, the
nower of the counties expecting TO be most
benefited by the Blue Ridge railroad 10
facilitate Its construction by subscribing
mart OF the cost In bonds or otherwise. Tue
promise Of liberal subscriptions, we are
pretty confident, will make the prospect
GOOD, if the work done on the line is in as
fine condition as Is generally believed.
Anderson and Oconee and PIckens Will
doubtless be on the alert. The construction
OF the Blue Ridge railroad would at once
improve their condition, give the whole Of
the northwestern section OF the State fresh
start. and bring additional life and activity
TO every part Of the State.