The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-21

the counties through which the road |
VIII run. The plan is to build the !
road from boswell. on the line of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. TO
Tappahannock. where bridge Will be
built across the Rappahannock River.
and thence down the Northern Neck |
through the counties OF Richmond.
northumberland and Lancaster IT, !,
deep water on the bay shore, some- ,
where between the mouths of the i
Great Wicornco and the Rappahan-
mock. The people along the line of |
the proposed road are asked to give |
the right of way and to contribute
$4,000 towards the building OF the |
road, the money to be paid in after
the road has been completed. Mr.. !
Jones was followed by Claiming
Moore Ward, a native of Richmond
county, but now residing in Chicago.
where he holds a responsible position
in connection with the great railway
system over which President Ripley
presides MIR. Ward is known to rep
resent capitalists who Rave ample
means to build and equip the pro-.
posed road, and who stand ready to
carry the work to speedy complexion
If the people of this section Will COM
ply with the propositions submitted
by them.
Mr. Ward. who has had large expe'
rIence in the building of railroads
in the South and the West, said, in
the course of his remarks. that he
was satisfied that the proposed road
would prove paying investment.
and that it would rapidly develop the
counties through which 1t passed by
attracting desirable immigrants. en-
HANGING the value of lands. introduce
L tI,.nI rNf n
4 riculture. and putting the Northern
Neck of Virginia in easy and rapid
communication with the outside
| world.
w. S. Upshur of Richmond, assist
| ant general freight agent of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, fol-
lowed Mr. Ward. and presented in a
practical way the great benefits which
would result from the construction OF
/ the proposed road. AT the conclusion
of the speeches the following COM
mittee was appointed to take steps to
secure the right of way through the
county of Lancaster and solicit sub
! scriptions of money from persons liv-
/ ing along the line of the proposed
road: Walter E. Hathaway, b. II. B.
4 Hubbard Jr., Frank G.. Newbill.
Thomas j. Downing, Joseph PIERCE, X.
4 o. Norris, Jr., w. G. Became, L. ID.
Stoneham. j. H Davenport, Dr. Frank
w. Lewis, Joseph B. Cralle, w. A.
Eubank, w. l.. Messick. w. A. Damer-
on. w. C. Chiffon, r. l.. Bass, Fred w.
L Claybrook, DR. C. T. PIERCE, Harvey S
Gresham, Henry Pittman and p. d.
Northern. The five first named on the
committee We're appointed as SUBJ
committee of conference and CORE.
spondence to cooperate with similar
committees in the other counties
through which the road is to run.
Warner Ball, a member OF the Lancas-
ter bar made a rousing speech in ia
vor of the road; and the meeting ad-
journed with high hopes and happy
/ fluctuations on thesdays work,
The committee will go to work at
once to see what can be done towards
securing the right of way and the
/ requisite amount of money for the
| road.
The meeting held in Richmond
county last week was we'll attended
by citizens of both Richmond and
Westmoreland counties, and commit
tee OF twenty representative men, ten
from each county, was appointed to
carry out the objects mentioned
! above. After the close of the meeting
here Messrs. Jones. Ward and upshur
left for Reedville. near the mouth of
the Great Wicomico River. in North
cumberland county, where they adj
dressed meeting OF the people OF
that vicinity.
| 1t is understood that If the road is
| built it will be on the line of the
survey made more than twenty years
ago with it's terminus on the SOUTH
side of the mouth of the Great Wico-
J mico River, where an excellent harhor
: Of deep water is to be found. Much
i enthusiasm was manifested in the
meeting here. and people who had al
| most despaired of ever seeing rail-
road built down the Northern Neck
are now living in hopes OF seeing their
early dreams realized Certain it Is
/ that no other section of Virginia
stands in greater need of a railroad
or promises greater development af-
ter the road shall have been built.
With the road built from boswell, OIL
some other point on the Chesapeake
I and Ohio. the valuable trade and traf-
fc of this fertile region could then
be diverted largely to Richmond
which under present conditions gets
next to no business at all from the
counties lying In the Northern Neck
If the road Is built 1t will inaugurate
a new era for this part of Virginia
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