The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-01-05
GOVERNOR FAYORS
ROAD TO URBANAA
Will Announce Dates Later.
Would Mean Immense Business
fer Richmond-Could
Build Railroad
~ Cheaply.

RICHMOND. VA, SPECIAL-"It
is may intention to arrange for
one or two meetings in Aiddlesex and
Essex counties during the month OF
January in the interest of railroad
from this city to Urbanna. 1 want to
see that railroad built. and / believe
that 10 will mean more for the city of
Richmond and for the State than any
thing that has been done for the last
twenty-five years The people in that
section want TO come to Richmond;
they want to know the people OF the
State. They want TO trade with Rich
mond and they want to see that coun-
try develop"
That was what Governor. Mann had
TO say regarding the building of a
railroad from this city through King
William, Essex. Middlesex. Mathews.
Gloucester and Hanover counties. 1t
would open up a section OF the State
which IL rich, fertile, Astounding in eX-
cellent farming and grazing lands, the
waters with fish and oysters the
marshes with all manner of water
fowl.
Governor Mann is enthused with
the subject. and the preliminary sur
vevs have been made for a line from
this city direct TO the counties named.
He believes that nothing greater could
happen for the State than to have
this new railroad, which would mean
millions in trade for the city and
serve TO open up a country which
is a Veritable garden.
Norfolk's Eye on Section.
II is no secret that the city of Nor
folk is watching the situation and is
ready and willing to trade with that
section. If a railroad shall be built.
however, IL would mean that the city
of Richmond would get an immense
amount of trade which now goes to
Baltimore, which. While only about
sixty TO seventy miles from this city.
IS easier to reach by way of Balti-
more steamers than Richmond.
though Baltimore is more than a hun
dred miles further away.
Already there is agitation in the
city OF Norfolk for a line of steamers
10 open up that country for Norfolk.
IL is being proposed TO subsidize a
steamship cmpany TO induce the es-
adjustment OF line between Ur-
banna and other points and to carry
that trade 70 Norfolk, to operate the
steamers daily and TO take advantage
OF an opportunity such as is rarely
presented. II such q thing is done.
say the gentlemen who are behind
Norfolk will get In and have the first
claim on the country for some meas
ure Of relief.
Build Line for $500. 900.
Governor Mann, in discussing the
project declared that a preliminary
engineers were OF the opinion that
the road could be equipped and suf-
ficient equipment gotten TO operate
at least two trains a day each way.
He says that the engineers express the
belief that $250.0 TO 100000 would
be ample, and that the opening of
the road from one point to another
would mean that the revenues would
be enough to pay the operating ex-
penses from the very first day.
The Governor grows eloquent when
he takes up the subject for a railroad.
and if one should be undertaken the
chances are that he would become
financially interested in the scheme
for he Is confident that the road
would pay handsomely from the start
The section is peopled with a thrifty,
hospitable folk, all are prosperous,
and they are being alienated from
the rest of the State because of the
utter lack of facilities for communi-
cation.
Il arm not ready to announce the