The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-26
MEN RAILWAY SURVEY
REPORT ENCOURAGING
Organization Needing Of Directors Of
Railroad From West Point TO
Urbanna Soon 70 be Held.
10 SET FORTH ADVANTAGES.
Engineer Charles Rnffin IN Charge OIL
Survey. Prepares Estimates SHOW
ing Cost OF Construction and Oper-
alton, Income and PROFITS

Tho organization meeting OF the
board of directors Of the recently
chartered Richmond. Rappahannock
and Northern Railway Company VIII
have laid before IL very carefully pre-
cared estimates which will give every
.encoara cement to Investors and pro-
meters Of the new railway from West
Isoinf to Urbanna The report Is now
beir,r prepared by Engineer Charles
Rutfin. who Is directing the survey
+ being pushed forward over the terri-
tory to be opened to Richmond by
the road.
The estimates made In the report
are based on careful study of local
sconditieps. on first hand information
and Official Industrial surveys, and up-
On the reports OF actual operation Oh
We running under similar con-
ditions among which Is the N. y, r.
m.tiIn Iraverses the two Eastern
Shore counties, now the RICHEST In the
State Of Virginia. The Peninsuiar
c3ui.tsce which will be brought into
close touch with Richmond by the new
road will become Just as prosperous
the report will show.
Estimates being prepared by Ensi-
nee RuWn Will SNOW the U.s. 80
road Will De ABOUT ssVv.ovV an III, -
the amman COST or operaoh
xao.se0. divided as follows:
General ONCE expenses. $6,Seo'
ma.ntenance of way, sl1,S0o: main
tcnance of equipment, $3.50: tramc
supcrintendence, 1880: transporta-
ton. $21, $50.
For the first three years the esti-
mated income of the road Is put az
$4,000 year. whicn wouIu nican
annual deficit OF about sIs,eov. NJ,
est. hxing charges az ,,asr
arne uniting TO aoout tNS.oo" ss,i.
Mr.. Rumn tnen snoWs .naa wo,,is
mated revenue AFTER ten years 80
be $4,000 a year, or more tnah WV
900 a mile.
New Ruads advantages.
That part OF the New YORK AZ
deIrh.a and Norfolk. watcn IL IN
GINA earns. IL Ia estimated. exciaslve
Of the income upon certain thFoasn
shipments originating upon T.
'saes. not ieas than slo.Vov H'ne.
this connection Mr' nuf''hs
Jays:
ar Ia herein estimated that the New
York. Philadelphia and Norfolk reSe-
me per mile OF road. from iosa1
scartes Is st0.se4 per annum. Ing
proposed West Point-Urbanna roao
has. per mile of road. as compared
wi i, the New York. Phiiadeiphia ana
norfolk. SIN uinss W. .alua and
ona-haif times the crops Sanue an
four times the popuiasioh. me -
ore or all. of these Items is q meas
mrs. Of the -cvenue that would ne pro-
Svrad. il would seem safe TO assume
-. With transportation and mafkes
facilities. and few years IN wh
tne nopulation may adjust itself 10 lns
r,eu conditions, there would be earned
,u,ice the revenue. per mile or foah
now being earned locally By tne 49,
YORK. Philadelphia and Nortoik VIZ
onc-fourth the population ana o
ssxth the area This amount seems
srcrs dive. but the conclusion cannot
,,nder che conditions, be avo'nsa.
same OF the traffic may 30 70 ~.
brat lines, IL they have nor IN
meantime become feeders OF tue Is ,
aav a. they should: but, being pr -,
s,sna,ly perishabie products, VII
nearly all necessarily seek @ nar
wny. In any event the revenue -
mile of road should In rev >.
10 Al least $40, 00o per mile OF roao
CONSTRUCTION Recemmeadasions.
Engineers are now compie.Hs
survey. and as soon as inc 80.
scheme or plan OF capi.ansanoh -
ne perfected the contract VIII ~ -
The construction recommehaaN ts,s
In Engineer Rumns report
lows:
S Grading. October TO June. uask .as
Tag. July to August; surfacihs. ssp..
Der to October: operating on eoms
ton account Novems ,,res must
Auto truck line and oos. nne rsrart
bs operated by the roaa. sn In
says. In order to develop apr, os .sxs..
fhis connection the report SAYS
a Yrhe Chesapeake Bay aha Us ssu ia
taries may be mined TOT Hs nsa
oysters that are there 49, ara
bio quantities. But az
mining propositions. tne ram ~ aa,y
- developed with the man S..iit
~hsre must be auto-truck roau !, -.
by the country. along tne snt
aivide between the waterwsss'
dropping down to the nav'eaps 49,.
been established for motor-noass Wy -,
ing in the waters OF the ao'aee"s
let's and streams .sa.,,,..
The State and county as.nor..ss
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