Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1854-10-26

80 r,otn6snr li.sk place ID Safepia Han a6tu.
Goa t5-.I1y The alIentancs takisTge, comf nss4
~ nanr ufa'thy and it1defiial genllfmen 1il.'lA i
ne pr6duclits tna rfishing ceuniiss tnlonsn l.
rfiek a. route q Is. de6'Iosd vili e4iend.
Lr&l1 Afckenxie, Est he president q the eom- i
rzrr o. behalf 81 hfmseIf and de boefd II dire
I1rs sutmired he a1nlasi report The reading q !
With vas Eslr1ed . VIA pfui. und asien.lon--- I
TIE sIockAolttfs are f<tlide il he report thar Il
lSeircalicd st.ine - Apil last they cree,fd thai
Ksges Gap. ii i1e Blu Ridge. should 8 poiaI (
In The fonfe. The ctfgf eugiteef pfocetdtt lalih-
niih 70 l9cats the road as isE - he olienanepah
river DE stare satseriplicn beine eonh''e4 . tAa'
limit. Fanhfrliy has Ibis tuiy beeb IEfsOfnlf 4 4
a. win be aiitsted by his repaft ard the nap tc-
conpanyfns Il. The f1ard ccngrafnl4is RE COM !,
panF up6n he bithiy fzruratle results Ithsse 81
Feys, and they donei not teir opinion Hili!be cog-
cured = " ne uee'i1s, that iAe time, pans aae
expenze bs,oWs npoafke .peaiior have 1egn mex I
fhan repaid b. he great saFiag 10 e7s- Ead d.
lanre which vii Be otlaihed
To Lseshurg bF he air line. the tistlnre ilon
Aisxandda Is q miis$s 81 gbe rcase located 80
I've miles. and ~ ne location ioftJ-elso asles =
70 The West ba1k q lh} Saenandoahls toEts-nia
AID h4H l1iies b. sac air lice. and stxly-ihfee
AID ha.t " sae lsc1ti9l y hicA cohen N p2s.
sage q he Blue titg6 win CIT 81 onlE - let,
al ihe sammit ard taanel q 500 fset a B2she
Ridge 5eqairug al any olher pojni.a tulInei neal
IN lnfe in lsngih and q ne most costly and oils
h-ul. character From he vest bauk 81 The Shep-.
and0ah 10 WinchestsI,. scc9riing 70 ihe adfFsys
made II Ir53, The dissa3ce gpaid be seTeniesn AID
Aaf Esilcs, making she iesa distance fruta Alex
andfia 70 that important fNrs GO the uadf ~ ne
GfeatY silsy sigh4y-olf nilfs while BY aly pIae-
Ucabie Tauie Via Harptrs Ferry and NiEShesiff
and Potomac railroad the reported Surveyed dis'
lance IS niseiy-six mills, shoSlng diLeitnee "a
fivor Of our road 81 a least hlieen miles.
/ AThe bfspeh road ifvn Aiexandlia 70 " tsai1g'
! In next cones IN order. Tie authority gwen
thA me elg 10 Apfif % rDnsunct route located
ffoA a point near Alexan9fia 70 The southern end
4 Il de long bfidge--lhe nsrview with Tie Inayur-
/ III 3. sshinglon-the application 10 congress ieI a
peImaoeai bfss ge % tie size q the pfsstnt one
ihe opp3sitiGHscf Geos esCwn thefeio aEsi ne rail-
ngs Il eongiess 4 take any action, are SCI PORN e
EHZlh. Whenever tae sitejM he Bridge ( my
fsci he hclef Is cxb-T7set shai coDgfess ssl eor-
ir.baie libaaily tDNarls its coEstfncuon4 Ihis
Hp.aien Is based upsh its vast n 0Fsauce 2; con.
meeting link Il ths entire South with The general
i sfRnesi ana ihe NpEih IN ihisconEeeli0a ne
4 tepcrifem8fss as fJhpws
sIs mrsife lis ees 81 81 lie piers Of shf aqu,-
duel "A he Aiexandfia canal may b ioaod availa-
bls aad suaieent net only igr &c purposes ot t4ai
WORK. hit also ioF TaiIwaY and he uidiAsry pfi-
yaie means II uavei. / Is hoped that ihe eonsefi
III tbe eanal company may be obtained ppoi sasik-
faetory terms % ease i s. determined to bild ~
& hri &c al GeaIg lamg HeAit cot, very aiiyani4'
I kenas lgeati1n & ia s5in4 respects presetabis
ene can be found NJ q l.husl distance aaete ~
I .gpafecf TIE rfeaiaa iiaahltatbie a3s..nlag,
M Geoigstown 81 Waskingi91 which Weuls. fcsu:i
from exlendiog 70 eihsr - impoftautR ,he.oggh
fare ami ch4nae OF uade shsJil1 talisl her heai 81
and liberal cooperation
Il Tie board saggesis that aqharitY be gfantcd
n n "a construct the bfgneL iron such fouieias CT
eH4sfautes NAV Indicate HAl 10 bring tn SUB
jeel 81 the rrqaifhe brdke helqfe congress +
Ths board hope q fa5a soon alier iaii nfse
4 isc to put tie grading masonry and brldgMS itua
Alexandra ID Cafies Gap inthe County 81 Lou
douo. distance Of iorly mies) aader epuisaes-
Saeh Ii their intention.
/ he depression of he money market during h'
pas eight monhs add lAe great decline q Y: Eail
food securities have bad very nniavQrabi eilsc
updn sll new enterprises, ana caused an unWiliins
hess on The part o. this board 3 enter upon a.gage
ments which, ua3rr 0EaiHaFy circumstances. woaa
have been insiiiable They,hayt, therefore; deem
III Il prudent to await TIE location ofJheir ,1ad
lar as Shenandoah and then 10 act as exFeiiiencl
aud the wishes of the company should Indicate
with all The lights belorA4hcm which engiEsefiaH
sxIH ana The most careful satveys could ufaish-
II In view az the ~ glilpde and lnpouanceiO i thi
ensefurise. crude aud hasy conclusions orsfeeeF
live promises nave not been thought u The grea
dliaet-she construction oi a.rsiiIway ouet 10 az
dillon ~ the present. vefy Inadequate ones sor q
coal ana eshsr minerals of the region lying at I
western lefniinus-we beiegf 81 Be worthy OF q
afration the favor aud ala 81 all those whose Il
'rstYsf afr atsatssias prpS s,'s'''
W. y sas tssasss aaa p = popnleus counties Q
nIIA
centre a. Winchester from regions bey0nd Tl,e i'm
meSlaie attraction OF 0u1 vofk and the ronrl,.si1
4 q The cifes Of alexandra and g soT ge;owt =,
re Capliai q tas Unued STATES, via ih5IgFes
railway lines Eating 70 she Lakes anu the titlg4st
! Fly a7ine considerably shooter Than any 4ith
ef practicable cr proposed
II The importance Of ihe enterprise; he sxns MI
tnfe ailendns The surveys are referred 10 Ar
and the wiseoa ~ i8e policy ihts FAR sEg.i n,
ne oeaIl appsars quite apparant Preim nasy
haiFe9s snow mat railway ior%he trans pont tien
q Goa can re male from Alexandra Is piea4aoat
~ distance cot exceeding una hundred and 49,
= y miles with gtadss nowhere 6xereaipg s. Z *,
pr mte agaihsth The heavy transportation aYl.Fi Il
4 70 curve les lisa loG0 Get ia fias aafnitiiss 81
NI- pfch abr carriage III cual atske r,ts ~ ~ -
r. 6 Prss 3 esaggea tF0it ie l3akliaors and y
/ f9a4rsse sria SaHte II tag ysir miics II dssssaee
/ g 4tr sas-oAs ani pfgpofiiara1e reelection ttsaa
4 M cost q ifanspefla}aus Aand that such Tad
/ WHO silsie track aid RPla.a double roa5tbed
w. soss - tossuVVi and upon single ruadsbed
S14l54oa, IN eiher casa afadiag arllDIe ,nesi.. IS,
s-eArrlass i5r All other toanag. all p4sseaes j
The toeetioss surveys 81 The essfsfn sset,, bi,s
reduced the itugh2t miles 5cl5A De prels,ai6,,lv
surveys oi.fer rsaactioas ia disance NAV Is
: mate a toe route pr crosses
Oaihe srhieet Of The coal trade. he hoard s,,ss
few iEe,s shich have cone Is tse;rs l.ns,ris.9
snee Aafii last These sh3u al immense fnAreiss
81 the Tonnage 81 coal, male up from vari5 as b ..
ihFntie sources over all Previous esfinaies v.I.sb
With pfeSpeciiye view up4iu 1850 places II ( Z 81
{ fpfisein mos. favorable and coinmandiny Bosi-
lin. PEI
Ehe present subscribed cAnifal or This coplpasv
" Sse9 600 q hish Sl20 DtD has been tsk,n *
Us staie an 80 co9 b. private individuals. Tbis
epipani wi * increased II Is expected 10 =9ea.
VeQ within he TX sixty days Having $50 aa9 +,
% S1sc-i5ed b. ctheEs han the Slats in o~,fs5r =
,afsw aefeWaiaing $40 coo of Der sgsseYfrsin,s
Lsuf owaers along iais iibr, easf1-drd ~ az Sfs
negegeb are appealed % a sa6scripiioD II ~
g ~ - asle ~ land lying villain Eve miles q
ih'iine woad nske~up tie amount recnirss II
Subscriptions 81 Winc6eslef aua The c,drt;as
CiaaAe cad Frfdeti.k are conf leaily looked ii.
pTsfious u The road reaching ihe Shenandoah 1: /
IL vast imp6nance % them mus induce libsrs !
scsips on the Part # those enierpsising pssple i;
Toe tepqrt Aefeelosr<
g The washington G oTe S5-l1Zsas of,s. -
ported mllafiy uf 80 900 ia lid again. lie All
,sinistTa;irn, says n ,l.y thu md IS a very arss
enl t2uni numbsr; add We thought Ii likely that.l
!, = was greatly exsggefsied, nat We saw ia the.
y alqp oithis ciiF that Fair.ld one az The saunct
e, Democratic cpunties il tie SAFE good ii bad
huiss fsf 1890 Democratic majority. has given i
EO30 majuril7 against The Bem9cratst 4 AZ then 4
We concluded that the Democrats bad been defeat
q a round rale-pFq5sb7yl b 50 0O1i We ares
'fnly glad, that though sill a Democrat we ar
lqw pabiisafne nenifal papsr and are not bound
Y sssssa' log lafss e 1F'''ss aFaipsf or parry"
q The Riehmoud E1Qaiter mainidins nihsre
& eehng y the result o. The Vdllhefn elections ~
rizaten Ae Democrsiie plf;y,r an 80 ~ nom H.
aisinayed Stihe Pfogles< II knnaf Eoihinrissn. !
r kuqailer boldly s4ys-,tWf mean abaie 8
,lilIlns f9 t1e enersS ani Al ofsoaf opposition
= ltApcw- y pihinglsm. We have fsushi lie thing X
,d'a lhs slaft and viii hshs ii Is Isl rnd = T6is
spnnky. ~ az Toe y ~ least blf eke Eao1ifrriS
,AfieT lbs ~ ganiz sii6n tt6 IL 1sIi,i,f Il