Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-02-03
MISCELLANEOUS
CONVICTION AND OHIO RAIL ROAD.

CONVICTION AND OHIO RAIL ROAD.
The facts connected with the rise and progress OF ms
Yoad do not seem be perfectly understood by oil those
who are interested 10 knowing them all Rnow na al te
last session Of the Legislature the Board OIL Puoc WORKS
were company construct this road with
an appropriation Of million OF dollars or that purpose
The company directed commence Inc road al Inc
eastern and tcmu which believe has been cone
This however, is not all that ought 10 De know" " eaoe
the Legislature Understandings upon the suhect
and to enable them do justice TO themselves me Com
monweath, and individuals o ,,o
was passed authorizing the Central Rail Road Company 10
extend their road from Stanton 10 Covngon distance Of
about 10 mes) upon the joint stock principle The passage
OF this law opposed upon the ground that was use
less road Cuying That al mat POINT no
considerable of trade travel could be acqnredi
and that the construction of the road 10 Covngton would
necessity Of extending The road upon STARE a
count the Ohio or kauawha Rivers All ms was ADMIT
Ted by the friends of The road and II became contest Ill
fecng the merits and necessity Of road On State account
from Coyngton 10 the Ohio well as Of The road from
Stanton 10 Covington The debate was very proacted
one extending through nlno or ten days All hese aGts
will be distinctly remembered by the older members VI the
House. The Legislature however, notWi!nslnnuing ese
arguments and CONCESSIONS passed. THO OH a"u oeee"e
law
the line OF the road from stanton 70 1oy'hson eou.'
not subscribe the necessary stock for the road or any CON
siderable of il. They had not the ability Inc
stock be taken by foreigners to the road or Inc "hoe
scheme fail The counties OF Greenbrier and Monroe
were appealed to TO Greenbre Court House 81
miles from Coyingon and Monroe Court House Is still FAR
off and although neither county could be very much
benefited BY the road II terminated al Coyingon and
certainly at all stockholders YET they each upon me
just expectation that the road from Covns.o west would
be made by State, subscribed $4,000 Monroe, by
large majority Greenbrier by Of 800 TO l25
simple rehearsal Of facts would import that the Stale
committed TO the work AT The last session. ne hee
laure thought the State not only committed to the
work but that such improvement as ought 10 De
made on State An appropriation OF one million o.
dollars was made the work. and il any doubt had been
entertained about the purposes of the Legislature, none
could be entertained after the passage OF This act.
The city Of Richmond had been applied TO to take stock In
49,; ,ha of
and Monroe voted The subecba che refused fearing
that the road might stop at Covingon and be entirely IN
productive knowing, as she did, that The aTe'
of the work depend upon the will oil the Legislature
and her faith strong es that OF the counties Of
Greenbrer and Monroe However upon the passage OF the
81 900 bill of The last session. her faith became stronger
and by large she agreed subscribe SOU OoO 10 the
stock of The Central Road 10 enable the Company 10 com
pets their road TO Corington.
In The year 1888, Mr. Ee Chief Engineer OF the James
River and kaoawha Company made a survey of the
try between Coyneton and the foot OF Loop Creek Shoals
10 The Kanavna River with view 10 the construction o
rail- between those points that berg then the policy OF
tho Company The distance was about l32 miles, ana nc
be estimate but must be borne In nlnd mat III na'
time labor cheap and nothing but the nat rail- was con-
.smplated. r,.,,
Road from Saunon TO CovneloE. and during the same
session. joint resolution was adoplet directing inc
of Public Works the whole line surveyed from Co.
yinQ,on 10 The Ohio river. They appointed Col Shaw TO
make the survey and make esmaee ms duty ne per
formed and made hs report de Me eraoes
agereaating sum for the road Covngon 10 Big San
d. of something over S. 600 00O This sum however may
turn out to be small everything, labor provisions
and iron, have risen very much III value ,
During the last summer Mr.. Fisk was appointed oy Inc
Board of Public Works survey certain competing lines
for tho roud dlvergns Dnnaps Creek, several miles
above Covngon and uniting again the Greenbrier rver
some miles above its mouth. These lines have been fully
surveyed and report will be made in few days MhetheI
the report will accompanied with estimate OF the
of any more road than surveyed by this ABLE en-
eneer remains be 1t probably will be- and II ex'
,bo; int hp mir al
visions and iron, his estimate will exceed In amount
those made by his predecessors Perhaps by twenty
per cent. II could hardly be otherwise
The Stale being committed to this improvement by her
pas, legislation, and having deep interest 10 other I'm
provemens with which this will connect and which cannot
DO made productive without the completion OF this the cues
ton arises what appropriations ought to be made to the
work. The Is plain and easy one The appro-
patons ought to be large enough 10 have the work finish
ed 10 the shortest possible t:me keeping 10 view econom
cal and udcous application Of the money The beneficial
effects of road completed would be felt in various ways
II would produce large ioasc profit 1t would add TO
the tolls of the canals and connecting railroads and add one
hundred per cent, value Of the taxable punery along
the line. ECONOMY.