Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1849-10-03
FOR THE SPECTATOR.
RAILROAD 70 STANTON.
A COUNTRYMAN.

The citizens OF Augusta do seem 10 be fully avg mo
OF the crisis which exists in record interests
consideration. 5000
Under the law for the extension of the Louisa Rail
ROAD 10 Slunton, IT raise BY ate sb
scrpon 5 30 900, before can require the Stat, - nav
any Thing. When $4,000 is subscribed by irdividu
ais or corporations then we have right 10 call on tie
State Tor Ssl5,OOO This will give an aggregate sum
oil $1,000, 10 commence operations with. That sun
VIII enable us TO put the grading of the entire line from
Waynesborough to Stanton under contract tb, fall =
During the next year all the heavy cmbankmcnts and
deep cuts can be made and the work will have fine 20
settle and become firm before the rails laid down
his viii be great advantage il will render the road
SAFER and avoid great deal o. expense in wing tho
rails % "
Ofths of $50, 0O0 the County of Aupu.ta ba.
subscribed $4,000 and few individuals have taken
$4,000 more All then, that is wanting to put the whole
Inc to Saunton under contract, is S 600 more. Tho
surveys VIII be completed in few wccks-tbc tunnel
VIII be under contract early October and the section
east OF the mountain between the 10TH aud 10th Octo
ber There will be large number of persons desrou,
oil contracting the mountain section and the tunnel
and those who disappointed will naturally turn their
attention to the road from the mountain 10 Stounto Il
they nave any assurance that the money will be raised
Under theae circnmst ances the probability is that adj
yanagcouS contracts now be made The period for
hiring hands and laying in supplies also hand Shall
we not then at once raise the pitiini sum OF $4,000
make our subscriptions available. Let us be up and
doing! Cannot forty farmers be found who will each
take one share and set the ball in motion9 Will the
gentlemen oil the County suffer such proach rest
upon her would justly be incurred by suffering tho
great enterprise TO drag along for the of 600?
Let the farmers tho line who may be insensblc to
other considerations, reflect upon the market that would
be afforded by five hundred hands employed on tho
work. How much and oats and flour and ryo and
hay and beef and bacon and butter aud lard would be re-
CURED to support them and their teams The merchants
and tavern keepers and black smiths ard masters
and mers will also have their reward, because the
whole line from Stanton to Wayncsborough will bs
scene Of active business.
ithcn no enlarged motives will operate let these
views Of the subject exert their proper influence and
there be doubt about raising the money IL il
important that should have Ia vested right in the
work before the meeting Of the Legislature Let us
cnch the Rail road now that il be drawn out
Let us report TO the General Assembly that the whole
line TO stanton is actually under contract There are
many advantages which will result from such state OF
things which cannot readily be forcscen Among these
arc the impulse that will at be given to our landed
pr oPcrty We have already TO some extent from
the mere anticipation ofthc Rail road We have heard
OF crowds of land buyers nockng into tis county. We
have heard of lands along the line selling 4S per
acre, which year or two ago would have brought
much more than the half Of that IL these results
have been brought about by the anticipation Of the road
what will not the reality clFcc2
Again, say, let us bcstir ourselves Farmers Of
Augusta will you be blind TO your interests? NIcr-
chants and Mechanics Of Augusta VIII you be so short
sighted to let this opportunity Of cnrchng yourselves
and your children pass unimprovcd. If you do, then
truly may you be said TO be degenerate sons of WORTHY
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