Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1850-11-28
YIrEI.la Cen,raI R.Ilreaa.

lcity, Va, have been holding meetings
to consider the question of city and
individual subscription to the capital
stock of this conpany.Wsar are well
pleased to see that the people OF
Richmond are coming 10 understand
their true interests. and will do their
duty in extending this road TO the
Ohio river. AT one Of the meetings
lin Richmond, Hon. G. w. Summers,
of Kanawha, spoke on the question
of taking the sense of the citizens OF
Richmond, in reference TO subscrip-
ton OF 100000 by the corporate
authorities of the city TO the Central
Road. Ii was a powerful appeal TO
lhe citizens of Richmond TO exert
themselves for the completion of this
road to the Ohio. Such speech can
net fail 10 do good, much good. We
would like TO present this speech en-
tire to our readers, but have only
space for the following extract. We
copy from the Kanawha Republican.
for copy. of which we are indebted
to E. s. Menager, Esq.
Fellow-citizens, said that you
might look to it as a railroad begin
ming at Richmond and Terminating
on the Ohio river, but | would beg
leave TO enlarge on that idea. Let
US not think of iras terminating f.
nally on the Ohio river. Let US at
least look forward to the queen city
Iof the West. Cincinnatiis is TO be the
termination Of the road. Beginning
at Richmond and terminating at
the mouth OF the Kanawha, and then
to continue across a country rich in
product, and rich in mineral wealth
yet undeveloped, traversing region
where railroad may be easily con-
structed, and where railroad, for
large portion Of the distance, has al
ready been provided Tor and is in
course of construction. A railroad
from Cincinnati TO the town ofH-,
in Highland county, is already in
progress of construction, and from
the town of H--to the mouth Of
the Kanawha, some 20 or so miles
of the distance, charter for road
obtained from the Legislature Of Ohio
is already in existence, and the citi-
zens along the line as indicated
through large meetings recently held,
stand ready 10 take up stock and fill
up the gap to Gallipolis, some four
miles from the mouth of the Kama
wha, whenever the people Of Virgin
ia shall show that they are ready to
push their Central road TO the Ohio.
We may look upon it, therefore, as
a railroad already provided for,
and we may say at once that the
road is contemplated to be from
Richmond to Cincinnati. It is Who'll
lily immaterial whether the road
strikes the Ohio at Guyandotte or at
Kanawha, Ohio is pledged to take
up the work on her own shore,
whether it terminates at one point
or the other, and TO push il forward
TO the CITY Of Cincinnati. Kentucky
is also widely awake TO her interests
on this subject
Il have had some correspondence
in reference to this matter, with c:ti-
zens of Kentucky, and they are agi-
tating the question there OF meeting
our road at the mouth of Sandy, or
wherever it may terminate, with a
railroad from Covington. There is
no question but that Kentucky and
Ohio both stand ready to push on
the works, and we need not there
fore regard il as one terminating on
the Ohio river. Contemplate the
amount Of trade and travel which
will in all human probability be
thrown upon that line! Why, it
will be the nearest route from Gin
cinnati to New York or any of the
Northern cities. Cincinnati is near
er to Baltimore by the Virginia Gen.
tral road than it is by the Wheeling
, route, even with the Baltimore and
. Ohio Railroad pushed forward to
: Cincinnati-nearer by los miles!-
The road striking the Ohio at Guy
f. andotie, or at PIT. Pleasant, at the
: mouth of the Kanawha, will pass
through some of the best regions oI
the State-regions abounding in iron
ore and other elements of universal
wealth, and which the construction
of the road will at once develope.
The Grand Jury Of Culpepper, Va,
refused to present the persons who
: broke open the Jail some time last
summer and brought out negro and
murdered him. The facts of the case