Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1852-01-22

tween the States lying esss and west of TRrinlS
viii beailrseted 70 tlis line b. the beauty u ils
scenerf, the mildness Of the climate and the
shortnsss Of the route. II We make Washiirl
ton city (nl~ays place oEinterest) polns n
the hn.e q travel between The East and Wesi.
which Is six miles from Alexandria, We shall
have aleoptinuons railroad except the six milesJ
OF s6efrles 20 the head Of steamboat navigation
on the kanawha, or 44e miles 10 Guyandotte.
and thence By the best river navigation % Gin.
einnatl leo, making COS miles to that city The
distance IRON Baltimore 10 PafkersbaFg By rail.
road s 404 miles and thence By the river 70 Gin.
cinnatI, about $50. making SCI 6ns 81 1 con.
tInuoub railroad through The State Of Ohio. Il i.
estimated, IN round numbers ct 600. Thus.
from harkersbnrg 10 Baltimore, BY railroaa, We
have d disiapee Of 404 miles, while from I,oub'
I Grerh ehe@it ~ tbe-rsnfraf rnnia - ehan hsva
$3.50 miles 10 Washington; thence to BaltImusu
| 20, naking 406 by this rouie-@a difference Of
two mica Parkersbureand Loup Greek Shoals
being faeh about 81 miles from the mouth Of the
! Great lkanaWha, the railroads terminating al
those points will enjoy equal advantages in HE
| water lcommunication. But il the traveller on
the Baltimore route wishes TO Whit Washington
the distance from Fatkersburg By the Relay will
| he 42a miles, bling - miles more than By the
centra Virginia route from Loup Creek S6oals
| SO, likewise, from Guyandotte TO WashnRtsu,
| the diSfanre on The central route will be esa
than W Patkersburg and Relay by about ioe
miles, and less TO Baltimore BY about a. A fair
composition will, therefore, exist upon these
lines ipr The Northern travel TO and from all
places besaw the mouth Of the Great Kanawhas
lVMgina wlenier upon the execution Of the
IMPROVEMENTS Just mentioned with proper energy
Kentucky will doubtless meet them by continue.
lion OF hhe railroad from Louisville BY Frankfort
10 the State line. Louisville is about 80 miles
below Cincinnati and yet ii is believed that rail.
road from thence 10 Guyandotte would not exceed
900 miles, making the whole distance 10 the city
of Washington about 100 miles, aud forming
line po much inferior to that projected from bal.
timotcf BY Parkprsfurg and Cincinnati, to Sc.
Louis, The Importance OF this road cannot b
overlooked BY Kentucky; sndpassing near Portss
m"uIh3 The terminus OF the Ohio State Canalfrom
Lake Etie 81 miles below Guyantotte /; a connec.
ton with that as well as other important points
will beimade. In truth, this will form base line
for an Eentire system of railroads and other im-
prcvements in Kentucky. The rich products Of
that State as well as the vast trade tributary To-
the Navigation Of the Upper Mississippi and Ohio.
seeking an eastern market, will ind an entiI .
water Aline (wiih the exception OF 30 miles 10
the mountains 10 The Chesapeake Bay, in addition
to Succession OF railroads from the Great Falls
OF the Ohio There will be opened to the mil. i
lions d enterprising and intelligent beings spread
over the great valley Of the West double line
Of comFnuncaton 10 the Chesap eake, suited both
to light and heavy transportation, and in climate
entirely agreeable 10 Tie great mass Of travellers.
IT, therefore immediate succeSs shall not follow
the completion of these works, il will be- for
want Of sufficient capital or enterprise in our ci-
ties toE command the business and should such
causea evst, the works here as elsewhere will
soon remedy it.
Upon the subject OF q remunerating revenue
from the improvsanonfs proposed to be construe.
ted astabove recommended, and the capacity -sf
the railroad across the mountains for performing
the services necessary to command the heavy
transportation, we may with great confidence re-
fer tofhs results Of the operations upon the Bal
timor{ and Ohio Railroad during the last fiscal
year. These results have been reduced 70 tho
following simple terms, wit:
The whole number OF
miles run was 286,066
The Whole amount of
revenue received
was i,s4s.2aa is
The whole expenses,
repairs, &c, were 695,9l9 40
leaving for nett profit, S663y sOs 50
The cost on each mile run was, therefore, 81.
Is cents. The tonnage carried was equal to ~
366 800 tons moved one mile. The revenue re.
ceive@ for this service was $942 AIT, being equsl
10 charge OF two cents per ton per mile. The
passengers carried were equal 10 10 $40 ,62s per.
the service was S355,66 AZ, being about three
and enethird cents each per mile. The compen.
salioh for mail service was about S6l ,236. The
company divided Z per cent on a capital Of 81.
53l ,909, which being applied 10 the extension Of
the work, was payable in certificates Of stock.
With results like these upon q main stem Of i7g
tniIes ending in the gorges of the Allegheny, and
4 few tributaries below the mountains, what may
we Rpt expect lromt The ample improvements pro-
IN ai.r (..oR al AZ
siGgScompany has recently reduced the freip BIT on
coa1toS2 per ton from the mountains 10 tide.wa-
ter, distance ofnear 200 miles, and the general
resi- Its oil their operations affording dala upon
which We can safely rely in making estimates for
oufbun improve ments, we may feel satisfied that
railroad from Clifton Forge 10 the Ohio river
w,li4Iiswer the purpose for which il is designed,
and THAT by completing the connections propos-
ed. most ample revenue may be derived to the
Stale A dealed statement rom the volumin.
ouSgfeports upon he railroads and canals Of N.
Yotk Pennsyvanis ard Ohio, would but confirm
in -tib-ianer Wha has been already presented.
TIhe V5ginia and Tennessee Railroad is Q
we5k deem 0fthe first importance, both a. q
loc4 mpf3gemenf ard 10 It's national bearings
a6d4I earnestly recommend that means be pro.
viddl Tor its completion in the shortest time
eoms,aai6le with the public interest. The Inn
prime Of reaching the Tennessee line Al an
Carl day cannot he too highly estimated The
Reorganization Of improvements 10 the South
er1tStaies to This line may depend upon the
pfonplness ard energy with which we shall
exe+ue our poLtioa. II We trace the line up
On which this great work las been projected
10 Kaxvie and thence 10 Chattanooga, we
shal find Improvements convergng to il from the :
Eah, the West and tbs South, contributing to
theIvslue OF the common stem. Several millions
o, people have turned their minds with anxiety
towards Virginia, her hospitable towns and ana
pl.l harbors, for disposition OF theif products
and supply Of merchandise. But If We saS
10 shem, .Ye shall no, come" they win abans
don us and turn the streams Of then rich coma
metce into other channels. Situated as that
1 country is with shallow and sinuous rivers Aow.
I ing into NE Mississippi, the gull Of Mexico, and
4 the AtlaRNic ocean. awide rarge of selection for
Artificial lines OF transportation ls uEeEea 10 the
inhabitants 40. have they misuudersiood oFner
On ed il true interests Already lines Of rail-
r.Sd from CharIeston and Savannah have penc-
tTakeJ the Valley Of The Tennessee TO Chattanoos
qs4 whjle4ihers from Memphis aud Mdhile are
Il p,oc.esS Of construct on 10 thesafne region Of
cSI,ufry little doubt is now entertained that
MN VIRGINIA executes her part q complete eyss
,eIn ~ railroad connections will be effected bes
1 ,,Isea The Chesapeake tewns Of this State and
IL u,.sissnpi The q uif Of Mexico and The Altar
II eresa,r a. The points mentioned. The value
4 n ,l,e rain stem in Virginia, as mediumof ira
"a ,ransporta:ion OF the mails. live stock, ner-
.Esad. e. aod heavy produce can hardly Be over.
,I,ed nv our people. nor should we spare any pro-
III means 10 avail ourselves Of The incaIculshle
j IA. a ! Ard the ample resources which NAV -
/ II d - sy,,,o this great work The Rivor = ~