Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-21
PoWHATAN AND FARMvILLe r. R.
Inspection of II by the Board OF Public
Work.

Inspection of II by tho Board OF Public
Work.
The Railroad Commissioner and the
Board Of Public Works Yesterday went on
q tour of inspection Of The Powhatan and
Farmyiile railroad, leaving the Danyillc
depot al 10 A. ". and returning at p. VI.
The trip was in every respect a most
ENJOYABLE and gratifying affair both TO the
invited guests and the stockholders: en-
jOyable to tho guests on account Of the
splendid weather and the bountifnl cola
ton provided by the officers Of the COM
pany to the company because of the ex-
ccllcnt condition Of the road and the
smooth and regular movement Of the
trains.
THE TERMrNI.
This road when completed will run from
Bermuda Hundred 10 farmville-a dis
tance OF nincty-scven miles. Ii is now I'm
ished and in working order from Bermuda
Hundred 20 Sunnysde. in Cumberland
county, distance Of seventy miles from
Richmond. and about twenty-soven miles
from Farmville. The latter distance j.,
however. graded and ready for the rails.
The rOadruns through Chesterfield. Pow
hatau, and Cumberland counties and INTO
Prince Edward. and really through the best
parts Of those counties. The gauge IS mar
row.
The officers are: Captain Joseph Hobson,
president: John II. McRae, vice presi-
dent, W. s. Archer, managing director
James X. Worth. general managers George
VI. Wilson, secretary and treasurer; y. M
Buckingham, general freight and passen-
ger agent; Il. +. Wilson. auditor.
The members Of the directory are John
Gillian, of Powhatan; Frank ID. Hill, Of
Richmond, and DR.. Ihaxton, OF farmyllle.
CONSTRUCTION.
The road was built by the Bermuda Hun
drcd Construction Company, C. p l.. Bur-
guyne. president; \. '. Randolph, chair
man finance committee. H. 4. whitney.
chief engineer: &. II. Wilson, X. A. Dun
lop. NJ. l.. VanDoren, and n. V. Randolph,
directors.
THE LAND.
The country through which the road
passes Is far above the average Of ridge
lands utilized by railroads for their routes,
and for the most part has a soil similar TO
that of Albemarle and Orange counties.
being of dark-rCd or rather chocolate
color.
II also trayerscs fine timber district
heretofore remote from transportation IA
ciltios. THIS section has never been
piilAgcd of its timber, and there are many
square miles of plre oak. and hickory, out
of which the company expects 20 derive
great revenues. Il is also tobacco-grOw-
i'm section, producing fine quality OF the
weed.
FENCES.
There is m air of thrift about the houses
and farms on this line that Is not usually
Observable on Virginia railroads IL
shows itself ia carciully-prcparcd fields,
Young orchards. and What delights the eye
mostand brings unpleasant "reminiscences,
the presence of 1'Tc.s III many places, and
Shapclv. solid old hOmcsteads. SO bcautl-
ful are some OF the views and so fine are
many of the farms bordering II that one
might easily imagine himself IN the Valley
OF Virginia but for the absence oi neat
hills and valleys.
Thcroad. although in excellent order, was
built ~ q very small cost. as there were no
rivers or streams 10 contend with, conse-
quenily there IS no trcstle-Work.
PEnsoNAI.
Besides the Railroad Commissioner and
Board of Public Works there were about
scvcuty-fve invited guests, among whom
were many ladies. Among the prominent
gentlemen in.the party We're Auditor Ma
rye. judge Flournoy. Statc-IroasuroT ilar-
man, Colonel John Is. Purcell, General
Hill. Mr.. john $. Elicit, Judge Pope Dab
ncy. j. N Pierce Ny. 4. ". Wilson. and
Mcssrs. Iillman and Bough. of Powhatan
county, and Stato-LemslatOrs JOynes,
Letcher. Booth. Hume, Coleman, and Du-
puy. and Dr. j. MichauX and Captain Il. C,
Pegram, general counsel ot the company.
TIE TRAIN.
Mastor-of-Trans George L. Ruff
fin. was in charge of the tram. A change
OF cars was made at Mosolcy's Junction.
and the party returned by way of the
Richmond and Petersburg railroad, making
connection at Chester.
EQUIPMENT.
The road has seven locomotives, seven
coaches, and two hundred frcight-caTs,
and viii be open for traffic on Monday
next. when the trains Will leave Richmond
at p. NJ. making itposs bic for passengers
To- spend nearly dey iii the city.
Thisroad Is built entirely of Richmond
and Virginia money. Every dollar of its
cost was raised here, which makes 1t truly
a home enterprise.
On account of the lateness of the hour Of
arrival at Chester the road was not gone
over from that point to Bermuda Hundred.
n distance of ten miles; but IT is well
known that at the latter place, which y
the terminus OF the road, there IS an harbor
with twenty-five feet of water, and n
wharfage of between One-eighth and II
quarter OF a mile.