The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-15
new RAILROAD is
FULLY INDORSEO.
G h a m b er Will Begin
Campaign To Day for
Subscriptions.
MANY SPEAKERS
APPROVE PLANS.
Immense Advantages Both to
Richmond and to Northern
Neck Will Accrue-Line
Will Tap 10000 Farms
and 700 Country
Stores.

Though. on advice OF ZONE OF the most
prominent members Of the Chamber OF
Commerce. no subscriptions were taken
last night. enthusiasm shown al the
smoker in the Jefferson Hotel Audi
torium was such as to practically as
sure the raising OF $4,000 from this
city for the construction or the pro-
posed railroad frotn boswell, at the
intersection OF the Chesapeake and
OHIO and the Richmond Frcderichs-
burg and Potomac, TO the Wicomico
River in northumberland county. Tn
doubtcdly there were several who we're
ready TO sign UP for large amounts.
but II was considered best TO have a
committee take charge OF raising the
funds President Wood viii make the
appointments at & special meeting Of
the board OF directors this afternoon
After the presentation OF a pros
pectns BY Vice President Darlington,
81 the chamber. and speeches from bus
mess men Of this city and the North
crn Sock. there was little doub, left in
the minds of those present as 10 the
practlcability or tho new road and tho
fact that Richmond's business men
would give their share 10 get Il,
through.
Advantages 10 Richmond.
.hTt darlington, chairman OF the COM
H1it,ea APPOINTED for that purpose. pre-
scented the following prospectus OF the
project
THE Lire of this PROPOSED railroad
Eoes through Hanover and King WI
ilam. taking in Aylctts, the lead or
navigation on tile Mattapon! River.
through King and Queen and ESSEX
counoes, 70 a point on the Rappaiia.-
nofk river going through Richmond
county ana touching Wcstmorcland. In
sonthcas,crIy direction 10 Northum-
bertrand, TO u point on the Wicomico
\ isiyer.is about snNenty-two miles This
puts Richmond in direct coinnlunica-
ton With population " 10000 pco-s
pie. Wltl! steamboat connections on thu.
Maitaronl and Rappuhannock Rivers
ihcse connections with the great de-
Nclopincnt That wtll follow the con-
strMftion 81 this road, viii very large
IS increase the number OF inha bitants
n ms territory There are now 700
country stores and 10000 farms ali 10
DC Increased and developed with trans
ncrtation facilities, and three and one
hati hours from the farihest point
frcn Richmond. and with railroad
tarfa less than one half TO any other
city. insnres by, every law Of nature
and economics the closest rela tionshin
both commercially and socially OF the
people OF this section with Richmono
il opens 70 our wholesale trade conn
try stores with a purchasing power OF
@'out Si.Po"eoo annually /; opens
UP 10 our manufacturing and supply
houses Of various kinds not onl,. Tho
purchasing power Of 10000 farms. bit
OF many manufacturing establishments
which are Of considerable importancc
and there is not an interest In Rich
mond which will not benefit by Being
so closely Identified with this great
section OF our state
n
The operation Of the Richmond and
Northern Neck Railroad Into Rich
mond, through the Richmond. Fred
cricksburg and Potomac and Chesa-
pcake and Ohio Railroads gives our
merchants facilities as to terminals
and private tracks. The trafIic ar.
rangements of these two roads
Will no doubt be on most liberal terms
Cor every evidence OF interest FOR tho
accomplishment of this project has
been shown by them. The tonnage Ia
and from this country Is estimated TO
be $4,000 tons, and express. mail and
PASSENGER receipts Will be sl00. 600
Under these conditions there is every
reason to think that the Richmond
Fredericksburg and Potomac ana cbns
apeake and Ohio Railroads viii do
the'r part In meeting conditions i'm
posed on our city as precedent 10 thc
construction Of this road The freight
rates must be sufficiently low 10 COM
pete with water borne tranic. and the
tentative rates under consideration
make every condition absolutely favor
able to the interest Of Richmond. Tho
convenience OF loading and unloading
on the railroad, as compared with 1h,t
OF steamers. gives the railroad a very
great advantage, and should DO ,
great factor in developing the MANY
interests that are now Of great impor
tance and ma gnitude.
1T puts our whole city. especially
the retail interests in short and direct
communication with population over
half that OF the city OF Richmond
which must mean considerable benefit
Finally, 1t Is q proposition 81 ,nu-
tnaly beneficial to every interest
whether that OF the Inhabitants OF
the country through which Inc roa,l
Its people and trade will come. or thnt
Of the railroads WITH which 1t Will make
connection. that anything short OF INC
Richmond and Northern Neck Railroad
being soon an accomplished fact IS
not to be considered"
Mr.. Ward Speaks.
c. NJ. Ward. who is behind the now
road. and who. until -his-reccnt an
pcarance before the Chamber OF Com
lnercc. has been practically unknown
to this city was introduced by Maio
J. G. Hcmphill, editor OF Tho Times
Dispatch who had known him for
twenty years and could vouch for his
ability from what he had done in
South Carolina. From what know
OF him." said Major Hemphill, "A1r.
Ward is fully entitled to your conf
dcnce."
Mr.. Ward went into a detailed nc
coun. OF plans for the road and en-
planned the route with map shown
through a stercopticon machine.
Captain Fisher, who ia tho head ~