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TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY To- ie"%'
IMPORTANCE OF THE CENTRAL RAIL ROAD TO
VIRGINIA.

1850
VIRGINIA
The necessjy for the carly completion Of the Ccnrul Kali
Road TO the Ohio becomes md more apparent every
day The people of The West, arc becoming worn out WIN
Vircuius long delay cxccnng The wok; ana are ooHihg
for other connections with the scabord The most gn-
cant paper that yc, appeared upon This SUBJECT II
the subjoned OF the President of the MaysVlle and
Big Sandy Rail Road Company. 1t would seem from lis
perusal that moi only Eastern Kentucky but extreme
Western Virginia. is locking connection with Ph'"de'
phia through Wheeling, by The cham OF roads projected from
Maysvc up the Wcsle side Of the Ohio river 10 Marietta
and Wheeling thence the Wheeling and henPheiu f"ao
aud ON Philadelphia. Thus II s actually plopossa u
draw Virginia trade Yves, for some hundred mice IN otuc'
TO strike the great line Of railway running from Lexington
Kentucky TO Wheeling
We find the letter Of Col Stevenson in the Philadelphia
North American OF the 81 instant, There seems 10 nave
been general gathering Of Kentucky ard Southern oh!o
rail road Presidents ia Philadelphia time, with view
10 consummating grand chain OF rail roads from ha ci'y
via Whcen. Marietta ana May svic 10 Lexington hsn-
lucky; thence 10 be prolonged 10 Memphis
They seem have thoroughly committed fh'ladeiphsa 10
the scheme-no less millions OF dollars having been
pledged by The City Council the 81 instant 10 It's eaecu'
ton; OF which, half million allotted 10 the Wheeling
and Hemnh.ld ro.d quarters million 20 ONO roads
Wheeling and MaysTlc aud the residue 10 'oeos
running thence to Lexington AID MeinFhsS
The letter of Col Stevenson deserves publication in this
place as calcula 10 deep nteres. 10 Virginia. io
the early completion Of ccnu4l improvement;
Would be advisable Tor The Legislature 10 PROVIDE a:
once for the completion Of the Central Rail Road 10 the very
shortest practicable ,itae. 10 the Ohio rive,
Kentucky and the South
GIaARp HorsE, pnliat- Fso. . 1858.
10 the Editors Of N. " Ameriecm caG {. S G1-.::e:
The interest manifested y paper ia me railway COM
nunications leading from a!s great cGEnIec;ai ely - lie
wide fe tile and productive f@lcs o! HI vs.: Sog,h
west is an incoEtesot evidence OF ~ PRACTICAL ability and
Commemorative siaesmansp and Justly entities il ~ that
high considera ard pot-n; influence which have long
been accorded 10 il ~ Discriminating public.
Among the railway enterprises which have enjoyed the
advocacy your journal Whatever have been
The case hitherto when more immediate connecons were
more Immediately necessary certainly be
important 10 Philadelphia than mat which leads by the
eligible route tho Northeastern border Of Kentucky
and thence through The rice interior OF that garden
of earth Tennessee aad lie Southwestern regions beyond
You have repeatedly and always iociby commended such
a railway line the favorable consideration Of Philadelphia
but your the subject have generally been Incl
dental aher than direct The granted in the
position and relations OF Pn,dcph:a, has been both natural
and proper your ps but the time come now, when
more immediate facilities being secured, distant
mus opened render the former efcieni and per
csiving in the spirit Of your general course friendly dspo
sitiou towards railway communications with Kentucky,
make bold TO address your readers directly regard
Let be deferred from reading FURTHER under ap
prehensio1 that here 10 add another and distant
enterprise the lis, Of those seeking aid in this city Such
10 not mission. an here 10 ask nothing in the
OF supplicant for he railroad represent desire nothing
what may be Willingly granted, without other invocation
than such enlightened of interest and duty
the part of those deeply concerned address their
consideration, and inspire them voluntarily TO ende-no
thing tina, will enrich the Than the grantee
What pray for is that pathway may be opened, while II
may 10 Kentucky. The mo-, direct and eligible railway
Kentucky in view of all the great interests
OF Phiadc pha that which lead. through Hcmpfeid
and Marietta lines Through these lines railway facilities
between Philadelphia and Kentucky will be direct
therefore efficiently operated for all time come and
wlha drain fertile and productive regions than by
any other that can be projected
small outlay now in aid of these two enterprises, will
secure great thorougfa.e tho South west, which Phi
adspha could not other~c secure for five times the
which may now reasonably efficiently, proita
bly, invested in them. i, viii be li> from Philadelphia
certainly Lexington, The heart CT Kentucky, and
probably 10 Nashville Tennessee of continuous gauge
all the way. The roads in operation in Kentucky, hay.
adopted the Pennsylvania gauge II feet eE inches and
the Scioia and Hooking Valley Iya running from Ports
mouth on the Ohio river favorable point Of nlersec
lion with the Marietta road Uhough its Lake iracs is five
feet four nches has s0lenny covenan,ed in recorded
writing that the Maysvie and Marietta roads
form their functions 10 lay another track 0! the Pennsyva
mia and Kentucky gauge
The vas, advantages Philadelphia of this continuous
gauge, such long tributary lines could hardly be
stated and need be dwell upon commercial No
other railway Inca this continent of equal length
be named which impaired in value, speed efficacy
economy and safety by breaking gauge sundry intervals
thus subectng passengers ind freight to unnecessary and
yexaous deeuton expenea and injury in lhc, raoslt-
The longest through lines Of un5Gtn gauge will inlalbly
command the greatest and most lucrative passenger and
freight business.
the interests OF this city in view OF tho fact thar PhIadc
pha have known for thirty years, and will be
ed by all Market has BEEN longer than the reach
of my recollection, the favore MARKET tbs Atlantic
board Of only the Kentucky but also OF large portion
of the Tennessee merchants But into murke
md learn that 70 tic Influence Of other facilities OF cont
munication tho merchants of those States necessarily drift
into either Baltimore New York. they reach PhIa
delpha IT, indeed he, progress hher aogclhc in
ercepted by the ailucucnis hel! them in those
tics. Go into Market stree! and learn, also that many Of
tho best customers o! the woesae merchants have ihus
hpop I,4ff 1r heun
as can truly corroborac that the communications with
Philadelphia relatively favorable, the Kentucky
The people Of Kentucky while they ignorant OF the
economies Of commerce. are people OF strong sSnPaics
and strong attachments, AMI the people OF Philadelphia
ahoud not deem it slight matter lose have
lessenei their commercial intercourse with people like
those Kentucky rich aud Eumcrous who have proved
their attachment this eity ny years Of deal
ing equally agreeable and profitable on both sides
An the other connections which Philadelphia Is deeply in
teresed secure as understand already virtually Sc
cured hat those which lead to the southwest great high
way to kntucky viii open mighty iooughfarc which,
with lis branches will ramify nearly entire southwest
To commercial people, il need hardly be said that the
channels Of which interchange the productions Of
different climates thnse which most e!caclonsy minis
ncce because founded tho laws Of nature and is too
well understood - require exposition.
n the general merits of the proposition 10 extend aid TO
the Hempfrld and Marietta llnes have strongly
forced in the report OF Mir. Edward Miller Chief En-
aneer OF the Pcnns lvuna Rail Road Company made the
President after exploring The line from Wheeling, via Mari
ea Cincinnati aud in his letter to hl Farnum pub.
lshed In your paper Of this morning that fear almost
guilty OF lm Dent Intrusion IN Heetnng 10 coro5orac
his views llcis undoubtedly isntercsted adviser. II
hv intelligent of interest
for Philadeh aud the Pcnnsy vani1 Rail Road Company
Having said this iuch will only add b;ic explanation
the improvements in progress in Kentucky by which
Phadepha j! the Hrmpfed and Marietta lines be- opened,
will REACH only Kentucky but Tennessee and the region
be yond tho favorable terms 0l competition with
the rival seaports the Atlantic which possibly be
Joyed
l. The Marietta and Cincinnati road will ntersect the
sScota and Hooking road point nine miles north
Jackson fifty hrec miles northen. of Portsmouth,
on the Ohio river.
2 The and Hooking road partly opened and is
rapidly laying down its last rails between Portsmouth and
Jackson A miles nnd s under contract BE- completed
In two years TO Newark 20 miles north of jackson.
Tie Maysvie and Big Sandy ro1d is being located,
and will be put under contract in April Che lettings being al
ready advertised) Maysvils SprngVie Opposite
Porlsmouh 81 Mes and eau be and viii be completed in
less than years il the prospects OF Eastern connections
Justify IT, The clements of Tins line are remarkably favor
able, the grades being only Is feet the mile the
minimum radius Of 1865 feet e degces and