The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-05
Rich Country in Easy
Reach, Effort to Get
There Eeing Made.
A d Y AN 'TAGES# OF
THE GOODCOUNlRY
Extracts From Note Book of a
Close Observer-Ric h m 8 n d.
Chamber Of Commerce Right
on the Job-The Road Must
Be Built-Territory That
Will Be Opened Up.

One or the most important matters
that has mad the consideration OF the
"hole community OF Richmond for a
!eng time is the action now being
taken TO facilitate the construction of
u railroad to the Northern Neck coun-
try This railroad will have its vest
ern terminal at Boswell the junction
OF the Richmond. Frederick sbur.- ana
HotoInac Railroad and Chesapea ana
ONO Halfway whence it will 20 10
AEletts, at which point 1t will con :
nect with steamers on the Mattapoui
lHNcr, giving connection and commune
cation TO both sides OF the river line H
south OF that point This road wili
.hen go to Tappahannock or the neigh
porhood thereof, where it will cross
the Rappahannock River and there
II Will be fed by steamers both below
and above Tappahannpck and open up
very large country that the want
OF railroad facilities has caused TO re-
main very much undeveloped, except
right an the line Of the river. Tho
road VIII then go easterly until It
strikes the borders Of Richmond anu
Northumbcrland counties, where 1t
turns 20 the south and has its ter
minal on the Wicomico River at or
near lis entrance into the Chesapeake
Bay. thus giving it very convenient 4
connection with the steamers plying &
OH tho Chesapeake Bay.
leading to Rich iTcrritory.
This country has been long known
rs one Of the richest sections of Vir-
Einia farming. the counties compos-s
ing the Northern Neck. having been
not only developed to Very high de- 6
Sccc. and there are also many manu- 81
featuring establishments of various
kinds, which this railroad Will un-s.
doubtedly develop and enlarge to Il
very considerable extent. There are
tt.f n n
which will he put Immediately IN
tough with Richmond's Wholesale mer-
chants ana manufacturers. The an
nual purchasing power Of these stores
has been asccrtnined TO he between
$4,000000 aud $4,000, 900, and Richmond 2
should certainly get half of this trade
the first year OF the operation OF this
railroad. The country that will be
either directly or indirectly touched
by this proposed railroad is inhabited
by 10000 people, and 1t is confidently
expected that thare will be large In
huX OF population thereto with IN
creased transports ton facilities given
by the road.
on to Richmond.
These people will he put within
three and a half hours time. at the
most, OF reaching Richmond, al a cost
of considerably less than half that Is
takes to go to Baltimore. and trains
can leave the farthest point in the
morning and get to Richmond in full.
time for a business day and leave
early enough to enable them TO gel
back home by IL O'Clock at night u
view of the fact that there is not
an incorporated town in this whole
sccton--only small villages-and that
the citizens can only purchase what Is
carried by country store, there Is
every reason to believe that the retail
merchants also viii reap very great
benefits from the operation OF this
railroad. For the most part, all OF
the information bearing on the sub
iect tends to show that the majority
Of the people, and especially those IN
the Northern Neck, are we'll to-do and
ara amply able to, and no doubt WILL,
On tronize the best stores OF this city,
and will be purchasers of high class
articles. sya
some Other big business.
The farmers Of this section OF thu
country are reported rs being in GOOD
condition. and the railroad VIII aoo
so much to their facilities for market
ing the high grade truck which they
can so successfully grow and as al
ready intimated. their business Win
Richmond stores and farming nipple
Inent supply companies Will countless
be very large. This intensive system
of farming demands much high-c{asR
cultural lime. and the manufacturers
OF these two commodities have great
interest in this country. The general
conditions OF the road should JUSTIFY
the assertion that the automobile ana
vehicle and harness interests Will f1nd
a new field for their goods. which VIII
be very great indeed This country
producing large quantities OF grain,
hay. corn. etc, would OFFER opportupi1
ties to the merchants in that line Of
business that would mean considerable
The real estate and insurance agents
will have a new field open for theit
activities. The banks could secure busie
ness worth many thousands or dollars.
and there is not a single interest Ia
This city that would not feel the In
fluoncc Of this proposed connection and
com,nunicat ton with this part OF the 4
state.
They Want TO Come.
Every report from this section %
the country emphasizes the fact that
these people are anxious to know
Richmond and their every inclination
will be identified With US as Tar az
possib.e TO work down to concrete
proposition what this trade will be-
worth TO Richmond and her merohanta
Is very d,fficuit to do accurately. but &
with our Wholesale people selling ia S
stores purchasing $1,000 900 annually.
and our retail people selling their part
to 10000 people who come to Rich !. h
mond. and with all the other varying
interests OF our; city put in direct touch {
with the people who have the inclina
ton ana ability to deal with u.s. $4G,4
| 900 for the first years net pronte -
not believed TO be an exa EReratefsf
statement. 4ssi
Tho Richmond. Frederick burg ana
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