Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-09-02

IDENTIFY expect to render it tributary 10 their
wealth and prosperity. In this competition
we find the cities Of Baltimore, Philadelphia,
New York and Boston, with characteristic
energy, embarking their capital, heretofore
so beneiicially employed to their profit and
still actively enlarsing their prosperity. To
these cities and their capitalists, the project.
ed road must be an object Of concern, and
when rightly understood and appreciated, it
will present to them irresistible attractions.
From these cities to the coveted trade Of the
South and Southwest, il will afford the most
direct and easy line Of communication, as
will be apparent upon inspection OF map
Of the country. It's southern terminus on
the Ohio is one from which every facility is
afforded for connections which must ulti-
ma,ely and very soon be formed with the
great lines 10 Cincinnati. Louisville and St.
Louis, and the lines penetrating the states
Of Kentucy, Tennessee, Alabama, Missis-
sippi, Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas. BY
means Of these connections, the vast and
prolific regions thus opened will pour their
unfailing and invaluable productions over
this road into the great city or cities which
may wisely and seasonably grasp the priv.
leees now within reach. The mere sugges-
ton Of these to the keen,sighted will suffice.
The way business Of this road alone will
be large and Of daily increase, as the popu-
lation, the country, with its extraordinary
resources susceptible Of unlimited develope-
melt, and the enterprise and means now di-
rected TO its improvement, sufticien,ly show.
1t has been estimated that the investment
requisite for constructing the forty miles ex.
tension from the Pennsylvania Central road
20 the Virginia line will prove profitable
from the way business alone on its line
Yet il will possess no natural advantage over
The projected road. The progressive increase
along the line Of this road, By the certain de-
velopement Of its capabilities, is almost in
calculable. For distance Of $50 miles, it
will pass through an immense coal region,
along the Monongahela and its waters,whilst
it is known ,ha, the Baltimore and Ohio road
passes through but egh, or ten miles of that
coal region. Besides the way business, the
river tonnage before mentioned, without the
South and Southwest extensions, would
supply the road with perhaps an equal or
greater trade than that Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Rad. That tonnage, as before eslima.
ted, is equal to $500 tons daily, or 10000
tons monthly Of thirty days, Snperadded
to these encouraging prospects, we have the
confident expectation or assurance that the
southern and southwestern connections and
their immense contributions to the business
Of this read, will soon render il empha!ical-
yaheIgteetss. conn mica toni ons taeesst-l
eln cities aid seaboard to The ,eeniing West
and Southwest. Should il be found expedi
ent to bridge the Ohio river, at Ravenswood
most iavorable point will bs found. It is
superior to any other for that purpose within
forty miles, and affords thereby an eligible
connection with the Ohio roads conveying
al Cincinnati. An extension Of the road a.
bout fifty miles will take il 10 the Big Sandy,
poin, which will directly afford the con-
uections with thegr West and Southwest.
This extension so imperiOusly demanded by
the great interests Of commerce, aud so OBJ
viously suggested By the tendency and pres
sure Of events, may be regarded as inevlta-
Bile, perhaps immediate. .w,-
With prospects such as this road exhibits,
It mus, succeed, and iis success must enrich
those who Wisely invest their capital in its
construction aud fortunately direct its ope-
raiions TO their emolument. The immense
trade destined TO pass over its line will find
its destination in one or more Of the tiSa!
cities, perhaps in proportion TO the zeal and
interest they drec, to that end. In It's way
to the seaboart these rivals may divert il at
several points 10 their own profit, Q. by sn-
reriur energy and skill i, may be poured into
one city more fortunate than the others
Boston and New York, so successful aud
ambitions in commerce, cannot be indifier.
ent TO this scheme. Possessing such capital
and enterprise, they cannot supinely omit
this occasion when awakened to the value
of the prize. Already they have lines
which may be connected with this road I'm.
der such circumstances as TO promise a rich
increase to their commerce and prove for
midable 10 rivals. u"l
Baltimore canno, DO insensible 10 the fact
that her interests are 10 oe affected BY this
roud. Already, by her powerful energies,
rhe has achieved most stupendous enter
prise in the construction Of her road 10
Wheeling. She is now enjoying its advun-
tuges. Foiled in her efforts TO touch the
Ohio of more southern and favorable point
for it's coveted trade, she now has.in prospect
the advantages inuting from the terminus OF
the Northwestern Virginia Road Mt POrkets.
burg, some ninety miles below Wheeling
ptotpects no, al all uncomfortable ut one
lime, notwithstanding The obstacles to nayi-
cation below. Yet these lia,tering prospects
will prove illusory. The Monongahela and
Ravcnswood milroad touching tho river for
" miles below Parkersburg, and exempt
from the difficulties Of The navigation above,
will inevitably intercept and absorb the
trude anticipated by Baltimore oil the No IT,
western Virginia road. 10 avert the con.
sequences 60 injurious to that city, she will
doubtless perceive and adopt the pulley Of
iivettng from the projected road the trade
upon il destined tot the seabourd This she
may attempt at two points-numely, where
the road may cross the Baltimore and Ohio
road, and where it may cross the North.
western Virginia Road. That her vigilance
and resources will DO directed 10 this policy
so requisite 10 prosperity, we cannot doubt.
Her pas, history aud known enterprise give
us this assurance.
The city Of PHILADELPHIA, so directly and
vi,aIly interested in this road, will not, we
are Informed, fail to direc. her means in such
manner us will make her powerful com.