Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-10-25

ttgo4gh that oi,saae With Caolnnst aud ST, Louis,
must command IN CONNECTION with the main stem OF
the baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the through travel
stined tor any point upon the sea-board.
The advantage of time and distance canaot be over
come. The city of Baltimore must not only offer
faculties greater than those OF any more northern
point, her temperate climate her easy access to the
ocean, and the advantage in proximity to the COM
mercial centre of the West of IS miles in distance
Philadelphia hv her shortest route 305 New
York by the New York and Erie road, and $50 over
Boston by the Albany and Buffalo roads but must al
ways be point in the most advantageous line of APP
prosch any of these cities; and rivalry, it may
be confidently assumed, which may spring up hereaf-
ter, impair the relative superiority of the
great straight line road, IN convenience and cheap
ness of transportation, over every other competing
enterprise.
1t is source of congratulation, that, in the midst
OF the preparations now going forward to compete for
the Western trade and travel, the city of Baltimore
has been placed In position under the recent legs-
Iaton of Virginia, by the adoption of North Western
Charter and the construction Of the important line OF
road which It contemplates to defy all competition,
and to otter facilities greater than those of any other
road connecting The great West and the Valley of the
Ais,sissppi, with the Atlantic sea-board.
The City OF Baltimore has already evnced her ap-
preclaon OF this most important charter, by ap-
picatlon to the Legislature for authority subscribe
to the capital stock Of the Company; and this Board
would urge that this subscription on the part Of the
City, be met by loan the North Western Company
| OF the Bonds of THE Company, 10 whatever extent
may be required in furtherance of this object
as their work shall have been completed to the
| Ohio River. With the combined aid OF the City of
Baltimore and this corporation it is not doubted thai
the results Of this great Improvement may be realized
| at an early day.
Ia dsposing of this part of their subject, the Board
would refer briefly to the Efforts which are now ma
king TO defeat the active prosecution OF tho North
| Western Road, by temptations to divert one of the
Southern lines OF Ohio from lis original destination.
| The idea of terminus OF the Cincinnati .and Bepre
| Road at Marietta, with view to a connection with
Philadelphia by means OF the Hempfeld Road, should
it be constructed, while the North Western Road has
| formed its junction with the Ohio River at Parkers-
| burg, is in which its own stockholders, and the
City of Chillicohe too deeply interested to Justify
belief that grave subject involving may be the
| destiny OF the whole communities, will be final " dis
posed OF without the matures elaboration, and re-
terence to the most competent professional aids There
are two Charters, connecting Cincinnati with the
Ohio River, under or the other of which, without
harmony and concert, the most direct line may be ex
| pected to be drawn Should the Cincinnati and Bel
| pre- Company, with the countenance and co-opera-
ton OF Chillicothe, decide to strike the Ohio River at
| Il point 10 miles above the terminus Of the North
Western Road at Parkersburg. with view to the local
interests OF Marietta, it will be for the city of Cincn-
n att and those who may understand the nature and
availability of the shortest line between that city and
the seaboard, determine how long such a state of
things shall be suffered exists and this Board are al
ready apprZed, that plans progress prompt
ed by the existing ofsconiuson under direction
the Cincinnati and f1lsboro Company, with view
to foreign aid and operation to direct the survey of
a route from HiilsborO to connection it'll the North
Western Road, by direct line, without reference to
local interests go as to ascertain by instrumental sur
veys. the saying of distance over the Cincinnati and
Bepre ue at present defined with its terminus al
Marietta. hsproposed line will dverge to the south
OF Chcohe, holding out the strongest inducement to
the more southern rade OF Kentucky; and it is coai-
IDENTIFY asserted by competent engineering authority
may be attended with saving, between Cincinnati
and Bepre OF several aIes of distance, in the aggre-
gate length OF the whole line between Hillsboro and
the Ohio River.
The Cincinnati and Hillsboro' Company, the Board
are informed, authorized by their charter to pre-
unitorm guage, in the construction of their
track, with the Baltimore and Ohio and Western
Roads, which in connection with the OHIO and isis
sIppi Road, adopting the same guage from Cincinnati
to ST. Louis, would give unbroken chain OF uniform
track from Baltimore to ST. Louis, enabling the ira
weller to pass between these remote points, a dist
of nine hundred miles, without single transhp-
ment.
The Board have felt the deepest regret that any
Misunderstanding should have separated the two COM
panes row engaged in common effort to form an
early connection with market on the seaboard. The
attempt to construct parallel roads cannot otherwise
than result in heavy losses to the other of these
corporations; and capitalists may be expected to en-
tsrtan with caution any appeal which may be made
for assistance in full of peril and presenting
so little encouragement while these difficulties remain
unadJused. 1t however needs penetration to fore
see, that that line must finally triumph which propo-
ses the shortest and most direct communication be-
tween Cincinnati and the terminus Of the North Wes-
tern Road.
These distances are the result of careful COM
parlson OF these various lines recently made by B. H.
Latrobe, Esq, Chief Engineer of thls Company.