Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1853-04-07
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kel ~ aN9tsss khe IA9ase furihg us present ees-
siou IN any suffice. aeonhertgd with our iuSernal
improvements. but bin has come in here today.
possessing merits 81 Peculiar appealing 50 strunr.
" 70 YiEsitia tacHsts, t0thefs ughy ffaught Nssh
tue Yifklnia pollew, thai mastIask tie iuuat.
genee q nv House, while sxhlbI some 81 he
views and considerations whteh impressed me with
50 ietp ssnss sf ts importance and af Inc eieAl
Yslua pl the iinefteWphi 4 proposes
SiFshuehhas beeh said unfihg oar present sIlp
slhk, " ihs tiKhlfI ol balllAiafA Gentlemen have
say, aHa VIA sylaetl apprehension and eobeeIR.
thai wv have Ii that eftta commercial flyai. whaie
esvfshRdpWinF ivnnfHee Il las absorbing lhs III.
eltIasaHe tfamfrse u Virginia Ii Il All lfue~.
t We hafs NJ that eslg@a tafmidahe rival, and w.
astslxs N.Y. "a q ssH ~ hsE .Vsh, oar eAn
.sAuatHss aug w pNa psie9 bass Youllnnlfd IN
O. lhetn slnF dlellve regions OF our State Is poni.
ing into hvf tap, and this Legisl atare AetnR On
great principles oi Justice 10 our northwestern
bfe'hfen, which u could n0l we'll tesis hasetaHisd
TiloN two rhaltnelAal transit ID the great West,
the effect Of which has been " isi advance her p1w.
e. as Do thteatei II h1t Adjudication certainly aea,
tiuus harm The rOhlm4lc Al Interests 81 Virginia
10 weird We have ih The grant Uf these fiAnts 81
way furnished tUI Il9liiiaefe as many Sticks IL
break our avn heal nul sif vie can wfesl Them
lfrta hef grasp VIZ can II We Will haih up H.
hHf tlwn eehhaes Oily which shall divide with
het tAp 9hIheteai seeplfe, Aid impair The rivalry
when s4nllehiFh " much dread There III trade,
@ s ~ H., y w Ky hi,a
ami ,nsa h ,ri,n ths eiiv M kassa,tsis and hv
means at Il s9 augmsal haF commercial TAPER
laheeas laImaRa her The rival and no rheaH rival
Of ballimlre bsfsrlt& This is The irsl position
TAKE III feEari ri The hill and ths Enhancement n
eanleinpals and l4tas see IL il Is Hal we'll taken
iFhp raad pi,lposs,l by lie htiis d extend rom
AlrEandr a Is .h,neghb,rho,d Of Harpers. f erry,
here loeon1ssr' with III Wineheslef and Potomac
tat,oAa any y alYe,ge lfol some pe,h. e .aa'
Io ad r. NE gfra, c9ai region near fad1ylown. ~
me ,Hurtss " tiap'ishHrt losnlhR cvaalhuous
foI 1, n s huhatea aha lsa,y mlles m lengtn
F1f ma. p4tt o. tnefoad helween Alexandra ana
hatperS' refry. lhe1eait provides a three hHhs aP
Propfi ION a PoFieh g 'he ROAD, H1Wh SO muSn
OF the WincheStef iroadss VIII ne ased a. com
neeti9i, = altSady cpnsuuctedi leaving unprayi-
ded l9F qnlV thai Sfel,nn g, wing oetween he
paInt p lahfioh WIN n Winehestef road and me
western terminus 81 Paddytewn
Inc tqurth section o. ths PIT provides iaf an 10,
erea Of the capita STOCK " supply this link and
that ~ nec4ssa private Hieans viii be furnished
tol ms purpose mere can p no DOUBT, when the
iacls ~ the case colas y oe Hknpwn
Ihtre are already nveslfd m lhe coal nrlds On
'teoFae 4 Crsek IN MARY tang, last peyond Faady
tlwn. p Us 900 GOO lhe companies owning these
lands ofier 70 make their large avail
aDle hfe ogkins au' lof oui'sts ~ ne
soaf Nntcn those tSnes luudo ma ,hessns VI sun,
Wy y 'Rsse ~ ya1Trv as's pionusai
vas nafs y ths b4i.l,ote and Oals kailroad 1om
L.t.. ssss... -,
W. anE ean , u,,,aS :" 'a's nc co'n pany
pomFy @ MIS- = a wi ,..n - ~ Ky Nv
l I'LL I, I'M s. ft1 / -, 4 \. I'M Il. -, = 80
saa' nI ndb -, ~. ~ ~ "ou'u y y Ha"ss
~ E, Y 49,. ~ - 80 - !. ~ 80 &
r. o2gfia ~ . lcqna,e outlet ~ .ne ndl
.'lale and 49, aasse cepsnlss sle
- Staet ". n'ss NV
- Z, 1880 eAPshsc, he rosoIh4c
oihs Baee ana tlr4l 80 y ~
apeake and Ohio Canal
But il was suggested hy a sagacious citizen OK
Virginia. lhat haih The cahai and The tide water
could. be retci,ed Iii inach sherter ronie. by rail-
way from Paiiytown to the South branch Ut the
Pofotiiac and shoEt feeder thence 10 The canal
with continuation IL the railroad from the south
branch 10 al convection with the Winchester road
rhe ilea. Islesrn, was atonce adopted Engineers
are asreR9vi out Accommodating tor suitable lnca.
tions and the com panies are now before this Leg
lslaure asking Tue necesss ry charters; and ,heas,
sufaHee is given that il thf State will make the
road trnm Alexatdra tp Harpefs Ferry. the coal
conpahips jul furnish The increased capital stick
TO tn Ike the road ffiu thr coal fields to the junction
with ilte Winehestet read
MAS hens state as important iaet. The capi.
lallsts pwning these coal lands have recently had
az eraminetion m9de u ihe port p Alexandria,
and .ane " Decentralization that y 4 better one
h ~ That VI B1ltm ife, and thar, accordingly Alex.
andiia Is a m1fa suitable depot ana shipping port
for e4af than Btliiinste.
Ad iinas aiq enuhst lact' having ~ imrofd
lahi kFhtiW V1AiiN hutlFtl VFtbFf AthaNtHe ViR3
Ptietfh ~ ihi4t ephl Helar assert thal lhrY Mpnm
haye m innaAlatf deinthA hld they adequate
uullfA lorl lhe tRpyly oral least euf mtilioea 81
lohsHPf aehum. Fhe eAealat on y hs no iasany
an over eslnale. IN consequence 0f the superior
qualify el Ntha Cumberland coal aud ia peraliar
sIsb.a.ioa II .re,r hlps and ali o!hst appAcattops
et steam the deinant Isl III atiel j. ik ly Do III
almost nnlimjte,t The C5Shs' and other lines df
seaIn.bips no use Il thitich more difficult IL IL
hadtgnd itaief ID pace ID preference to lh4 Nova
ScpIia ariicle
Ar sn'e$,.i.t tor his VII, demand both Pal
,;nItr. anA QbI RailfsalI ans III Canal togalhrr
are nschinsf. au 4 'TKs fprrner nav ranspar,s
annual y pnlk ESQ 000 tonsN ami with 4 separate
Irak tor III yel,i>tve aff6sn n iaiian OF i'd eoal
uaIr ca,5nJi TAKE u taey water mere shan60o :
o0OItans Ths esnaI Whichs is nov in q ixhaer-
ee ,tale Ana sh 4aaaas al h.issiag iIs con.
d,lion bjing ,,le.lruatga by iev lsr lo nen3h~ al
IN .yeat hui iahie J0lfrf6sirnt breakaEes add ia
al It,at- srt2h III S.A5ef eaaaos Se relied On a. an
p-,,Y8 3ss3i4 ,F Ill trnsp,ri fiueh oyer a
miIlIan atStsns nrr y4ar s
Under these circumstances. and viii ihe1p pros
pse III constantly iuetrasIne demand Tor the coal
of III G ainheriasd res,6a lhers can be no donbt
tha hhe rriyate capital viii be supplied Iof con.
sIrle.ingsihai potion ai The road from the Win
chester road 10 tie coal gian al Paddylown In
teresf Ire most controlling 81 human subjects
prompts the thing -inakek il next to certain.
Wlhngi, any thafRs then. 70 the ssa,e, beyond
tAa tAreeEf hs ipiopFasion far ms construction 81
th4 ruat rom AirkenidsI g udrpers Fsffy, lheIe
wiAf.e \ continuous railway from AieAanaf n 20
PAdlioFn and A. 80. ne .',ss'. lpd s.
tween tn9se P9i.'sss B scbsr ,1at rs an
oneoE me i'.efl loss IA. s-ys.at Is b,er
gagro 0ls 81 -
%ni 800 Il viIt dstsch ir,n the galgi.
ipe u ~, E &. 4. EI,. j isres ,,ysi,,n ffhg tr8v