Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-15
THE ROAD TO THE BAY.
PROSPECTS OF THE RICHMOND AND
CHESAPEAKE COMPANY.
Work Already Going on Between the
Chesapeake and tho Rappahannock-
The Tunnel, &c.

How Is your road getting on asked
Dispatch reporter yesterday cf Hon. Henry
A. Atkinson, Jr.. whose firm tAtkinson y
Dayies) are general counsel for the kicn-
mopd and Chesapeake Company. People
say II won't be built.
The road will be built. and am not sur
prised al the iucredulity OF our people, be-
cause IN the Danyile system when they
could have bought the stock at 81 per
share they neglected so to do, and by that
act Richmond received shock from which
she will never recover, thereby placing
the Richmond and Danville system beyond
the control OF the Richmond people, and
permitted the Virginia Midland, in con-
nectlon with the Richmond and Danyille,
10 make Richmond way-station. The
Richmond and Chesapeake road Is the only
road left 10 Richmond whereby she may con-
lrol the great system Of railroads which go
from North 20 South. IL i the only road that
can bring territory TO Richmond. / mean
by that, all other railroads entering Rich
mond take Richmond either TO the Seaboard
or to the North. The Richmond aud Ches-
apeake brings the Northern Neck country
10 Richmond. thereby stopping the compe-
tiiion between Baltimore and Richmond,
and giving TO the latter Philadelphia, New
York, and Boston rs markets, aud II only
remsins for the people OF these variou,
cities TO develop sufficient enterprise to con-
troll the entire freight and traffic OF the line.
should the merchants OF Richmond be
sluggish and indifferent, then Philadelphia,
New York, and Boston will occupy ana
command the trade OF eastern virginia. ~,
on the contrary, and as | believe, the Rich
mond people arc equal 20 the emergency.
they will control that whole country, ana
Baltimore can no longer compete with our
wholesale merchants.
Through what counties will the road run,
and about where will H.. terminus bey
Through HcnncO, Hanover, KING Will
liam. King and Queen, Essex, Richmond,
and Norihumberlan The terminus will
be at Great Wicomico. in Northumberland
county, Immediately opposite Crsdeld, in
Maryland.
Are there many men engaged on the
lire at Drt sent. and what are they doingY
The line between the RappahannOck aDd
the bay has been located. and men are now
engaged in grading. We hope in thirty
days 10 have the line between those two
points fully irOncd. with locomotive. We
began at thet end for the reason that we
had water terminus and could receive
our iron and other supplies at that point,
and. besides, with an engine and truck
cars we can transport the ties, IRON, and
timber at smaller expense than could
possibly be done at this end OF the line.
How will you land your timbers and
cross the Rappahannockf
We commenced the construction o! our
wharf at SANDY Point to-day. We have all
the timber and piles that we need for that
purpose When we reach the Rappahdn-
mock we will cross by q bridge. the contracts
for which have already been advertised.
when will the tunnel be commenced!
The capitalists in Boston and Philadel-
phia Wh no are interested in the road think
1t ould be unwise TO advertise for bids un-
I'll the new Council elects its engineer. Tor
the reason that under the ordinance the
grades, plans, &C., OF the tunnel must be
approved by the City Engineer and Street
Committee. and until that is done it would
be unwise TO submit any plan or grades.
This win necessarily cause delay.