Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-01-30

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the State the Oaio river the mouth cf the Guyanio
1t will aliod irr all the rich and varied pro
ducs Of that portion Of Stale lying between lis terml
embracing Minerals vaiua3e ami abundant icuh
ing coal iron aud salt 1t il strike TIC State n Ohio at It's
extreme souhcrnoat point WHERE consequently" access 10
its terminus BY will be rss o3sirusled b lee nnd no;
far from Portsmouth The Ohio river from whnnce co''-
Unions line uf canal conmu: caton extends through Tho
that State from Lake E.ie. Egrtss from this lake
to Ncw York only be had point four degrees north
ward OF Guyan1tts where cnnsequcnty the waters Would
&c closes. BY ice sil. days sooner Ihe canals a. ONO,
thinning from north 10 SOUTH would therefore oe leaders oi
this rnad TO- several mers in The your without tivl not
only during ma!!s ol actual ;cc 10 IN. northern 'Nta
and cana bat during all this. potion ot hs tall w:t Ice Is
appeArnded
In aa4iun 10 the advantages held out ~ these water
comc,un::tu serving tesdss 10 lbs "ad, rcudna
tho Ohio river i:sr must be renerhec that Cncihna;i
with her energy public spirit and capital is sfainng every
nerve 10 fTm ii road conn=ctons win lhs lns hoV'n
geous Atntic setpu:l Fne immense trade :" mat CITY
will be ours bat furnish for the strongest arac-
lions. 1ns magnitude Of he capital and the Importance
va!ue of The commerce which concentrating a that
city w!ih astonishing rapy and IN aonhts a'inost oc
vnnd hee' VIII be understood by considering the ex
tent al character Of country contributing t" It's wealth.
That city n. thrown her lines Of improvement and
advan,ngeuusy nca,cd hr she has bcrnne The CEN
ire which only all the OF Oain tens ONT
also great part OF that Of lniinna llnnis and c'san
Extensive ard fertile regions kentucky an Virginia con-
tribute tes trade nsr swell the wealth OF ths western
emporium. Possessing these great means OF wealth and
puwer Cincinnati has lrng testGri The Importance
herself OF opening the shortest. cheapest and aps "ec
line Of communication with ine Attnc porle Ihr lines o
transportation she has pro o@c!ed have oecn chiefly directed
New York northern cities because her
efforts md lbors accomplish her objects ~ere re
sponded there best calculated 20 ensure tie
accomplishment OF her uims, nnd not at al" BECAUSE nnse
commercial localities The most preferable To h"r Inc
Virginia Central Rail Read points from he nearest Atlantic
seaport directly this enerpsng and wealthy city, which
capital ami OF the OHIO
valley. II offers the shortest trars fom her wharVcs TO
the scahuard Ii presents for her trade lar easier eries
than any rival road north OF it. lis construction VIII cost
less than any road that has been carried over noun
tanous region of country Mountain barriers elsewhere
difficult overcome, are in Virginia scarcely Obstacles nj
ALL water communication is perfectly PTaclicaoie over
this route rail road comparatively vi easy accomplish
ment. =,
Much OF what has been said concerning the Central Rail
Road is equally applicable 10 branch OF the Virginia und
Tenneesee Hnid which might ne extended from New river
the Horseshoe bend through lexington RenucEy ~ the
Ohiu al Louisville connecting with rail road a!Iendy con-
structed seventy five miles In length between Lexington
and Louisville
A. The fourth line of railway resting upon the base line of
great Virginia network and which the board eels espe
calv constrained to press earnestly upon The attention o.
the Legislature IS extension o the Manassas zap FTi
Road from its present western terminus al Stras9lt 10
point upon tho Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road, eanaistan
between Baltimore aud Pakeaoutg and about seventy.ve
S,rlsburg This would place Alexandra
in direct communication with the Oao river at Petersburg
and thence with Cincinnati and the whole Oho system o
railways. In connection with this WORK road tWen's.h
miles in length from fredericksburg to the nearest point Of
the Orange and Alexnndria Rail Road would make c"n;in
line between Parsershurg and Petersburg passing
through all the principal cities OF The State except
1 capable
Suuhsde oa hal city from Petersburg, over ron'c
which has recently been found BY survey 70 De only amour
eighty mile. length and TO be ALMOST level Throughout lis
Distance By III. in question the distance between
Alexandria and Parkersbug about 35 nee all o! which
provided fur but the portion OF ssventyhse miles between
Srnsburg and the pnin upon the Btlmor' ana oao na
| Read already tescriued, called Paddytown ,
As s or no do, cnn exist that the road from Paddy
town Pakershnrg VIII be ready for use on the sf Janua
nv 1855 no time should lns in securing To- Winchester
Alex rdria Fredericksburg RichnGnd Petersburg and Nor
folk the full benefit oi connection with the ne point on
the Ohio and is hazardng but little 10 say that me united
efforts of those will be ab: la attract through our
own much al the great trade OF the He. passing
over this route Baltimore will bring within her cnntr"
from the same source The connection Of rail road sys
lem with The Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road in the manner
proposed derives great ca importance from the fact that
the largest beds Of The best btuminnus ccai which can be
found ywhere the Atlantic slope Immediately surround
the proposed point Of junction on the Baltimore ana Ao
Rail Road The proposed connection would open direct
rail road transit for This immensely valuable article across
the northeastern portion ct Virginia to alexandria, cly
which rapidly becoming the largest shpnors ot coal
in the Union From facts within the knowledge OF me
board il does not hesitate TO state that subscription oy hc
Common wealth. of wciths Of the means necessary 10 the
construction OF This connection well as that from Fred
cricksburg 10 the Orange and Alexandra roac, WIN DC
promptly by requisite private subscriptions and that
the enterprise be set in progress This great,
connection deserves and ought 10 command he pecunary
aid Of the Legislature.
Such the system of railways progressing In our State
With branch reaching into that rich tobacco and grain
growing region Of country lying in Southern Virginia, anc
in western North and South Carolina al the eastern foot OF
The Blue Ridge, upon the headwaers of the numerous
streams that rise thence and flow into the Annci win an
branch reaching through tho southwestern pdr-
lion Of our uwu Slate entire length OF Tennessee
into hear, of chief producing country in the
vor and tipping tho river NJ point where pass
1925 600 900 of wealth per unnum with another branch
reaching the entire jh ui our Stale into tue valley
of the OHIO 10 the central emporium OF s commerce, ani
touching the ONO river point which enables Il 10 com
pete for th trade o that entire valley with h
rival ks al every tile year. and 10 mon"pnze
the !rnde Of sven Of tnse works drlng cnnslvIans
through northwestern coal beds nl his same great val
ley northern point nearer lie lake" and nearer 10
the Of lhlt prolific region OF country ynG between
those likes rn the Ohip rivera region NJ country wicn Is
entirely covered with canals and rh%ays-with all
these improvements uniting themselves 10 our eastern ungi-
ruieal line of rail roads which tho whole length
o the State ps.ili with the Aunc and c9nve' Ging oy
its upon the most spacious haroor IN Inc w"t
where also converge the navigahic waters 4" nve entire
Staes-i Is Improbable That Virginia aa ihll th e6cone
in period the first commercial State OF the on'nn or
Tail Of securing her proper share OF The srea' ahe OF Tue
West he disappointed in the expectation mat her system
Of ,Sorks will produce the Treasury aai
Immense wealth and prosperity 10 her peonle.
These great uways Of the State forming as she"n con-
sisen cannot regarded rival enterprises In
Massachusetts, rnroads distant from each other
space Of only seven miles, una ~hch are or m
most strictly local in character no rivalry eXas oC
tween them # experience proves that such works ne these
do conflict how much less possible are concs De-
works. which pensrate each agreat dIstinc,
section Of the State, distances u fifty and hunarec
niles apart, which only secure IN ne monopoly OF
trade Of immediate localities through which theg pass
5at inevitably certain TO share largely in tnat Immense trace
of the West, which mypes in geonet' ical piopoTton VII"
the means of transportation afforded 10 i'll
The aie Of the Virginia network u rail roads WIN DC ol
kinds namely that obtained within the STATE ana 'na
obtained beyond its limits:
Their local trade is not at all be computed by the amoun'
now produced in the State There s no limit 10 Inc sur
plus products Of country like ours, but In the means o
ransporation Where there no means "t transpota
iun trade Trade springs up nj the nppnach Z"
! railroad. Energies which seem i rnant in community
receive lille instant this mighty Stimulus :" pr"
ducon Is applied Give but market 10 tho Industry Oh oui
enterprising people, and they become producers t.
an extent which they themselves had never Imagined In
the elements of national greatness Prgnals w'hoti
rival amongst tho States of the Union Fortunately su.
sed in her geographical poson she embraces sou "n.cn
produces perfection all the fruits and grains OF The tempe.
zone, whilst her climates probably rneqdard-ceainy
unsupasedfor salbrousne.s, by thut OF any country OF
like extent in the world. -
Water powcrn oe: countries regarded as orc oil the great
es elements of wea heretofore in Virginia attracted opt
little attention. and yet she possesses an extent OF almost
without limit II Is hazaJing thing to cay mere "aet
power enough ia Virginia 10 manufacture for all Europe and
America The great Appalachian chain OF mountains passes
across the Sn,. from Northeast Southwest occupying
distance of about hirlyve miles from lis eastern 10 us
base The great rivers OF the onio ano
chiefly supplied by tributaries rising in these mountains
within our borders The Roanoke and the HostoA lss9e
tlar1k ktA 4fafns