Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-12-03

10 our sea board, cur northern frontier, our
gulf coast, and our western frontier, than could
be secured by forts, standing armies, or squad
rons of armed ships.
The stock in the proposed Railway from
your town to Aqua, would pay larger per
cent. and command a premium; the travel,
Sc, on the proposed road being the same as
upon the roads TO the south-with the great
increase, certainly to be calculated upon, BIZ
the greater facilities Offered to the travelling
community. Again: the roads south and
north would be benefited from the operation Of
the same cause.
BY Constructing this road YOU will also
form connection with the Louisa Branch
Railroad, and when this work comes to be ex-
tended into the Valley of Virginia, your town
may expect to secure a valuable trade from
that quarter Of the State Yet this is not all /.
at some day, not distant, this road will be ex-
tended to COylngton, and thence through Lit
Tie Tennessee, or through Tennessee to intersect
the line OF Railroads from Nashville tc Sayan-
nah and Enthusiastically forming a con-
nectlon with the south western improvements.
and being a link in the chain connecting
Memphis with the capital of the Republic
Again, road connecting with the road from
CoyIngton TO the State line Of Tennessee, and
leading thence TO Lexington, and by the pre-
sent Railroad from Lexington to Louisville at
the Falls OF the Ohio river thus a continued
line Of Railroads would exist from your town
to the Ohio river, and the said line leaving the
Ohio river at Louisville would possess ad-
yantages no other line leaving the Ohio Ii
yer higher up, would have. This line
passing through 4 country richer in minerals
than any on the globe-a country Astounding IN
Mo oil g
deVelope wealth and resources the most san
guine never dreamed Of, and open to market all
the southwestern counties Of Virginia.
Alexandria would become the central point
in the great Atlantic route of travel, and the
terminus 10 the south western and western
routes Of travel. She would secure at once 4
valuable trade with Virginia and if her mer-
chants and citizens were to act with a proper
energy, and be liberal in their business transac-
tons, they might be able to secure a large share
Of the trade Of Tennessee, Kentucky, and the
West. She would become the successful rival
of Richmond-nay, even Of Baltimore; for at
no distant day she might confidently calculate
on having a Railroad from Gordons7ille. the
present terminus of the Louisa Railroad, on
through CulpePer and Faquier counties. pass
ing through or nedr Warrenton 10 some point
on the Alexandra and Aqua Railroad, say
at not greater distance than twenty miles
from Alexandra, thence 10 your town, thus
securing a valuable trade that otherwise VIII
find its way 10 Fredericksburg, by the Im-
proyement Of the Rappahannock river. which
is now in a favorable way towards completion.
and by the contemplated improvement Of the
Rapid Ann river to near Orange Court
House.
Again. this scheme, thus roughly sketched,
would form an important link 10 Mr.. WHIT
NEY's Atlantic and Pacific Railway-Alexau-
dria thus becoming the terminus of this gigan-
tic line of Railway on the Atlantic coast
have here only slightly sketched a few
Of the advantages that would result 10 your
town by the construction Of a Railroad to
Aqua Creek, thus forming a connection with
the Improvements south, south west, and
west. Glance your eye over a map, and YOU
will at once see the great advantages Your
town would have by the construction Of the
above Railway. My only object is to bring
this subject before the People. Let them but
enquire and examine into this scheme, and
am satisfied the work will go on TO n success
ful completion. Then the march of improve
ment will be onward-our Stale will increase
rapidly in population, wealth, and importance,
and again she will take her proper position
amongst the American States; your town viii
regain all she has lost; her advancement will be
onward; the ancient "Bellhayen," the favorite
city Of our WAsHINGTos. will again become
the pride of the Old Dominion. ID.
Fauquier County, Va, Nov. II, 1916.