Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-02-10
For the ENQUIRER.
For The Enquirer
THE OHIO CONNECTION WITH THE VIRGINIA
CENTRAL ROAD.

This lust q, this time is question of no ordinary i'm.
polance BY the terminus Of Sandy connection IS sc,
cured with Kentucky; aud the question now recurs shall
VIRGINIA seek or solicit connection with Southern and Gem
trail Ohio and Indiana, and the Northwest? Nay T Ptr'
gia epen afford the of such connection! This can
only be by extending the Covlngon and ONO loao
down tho Kanawha the Ohio River al Point Pleasant
this being decided company already organised and pre-
ma red 10 make road through Gapolis from the crnna
lion of The Virginia road Point Pleasant, 10 Hamden in
vinton county, Ohio, there with the Marietta
and Cincinnati Rail Road passing from Cincinnati through
Chilcoihc, Athens and Marietta, 10 wheeling The road
from Gapolis will also The Hillsboroueh Rail Road
al the BucSy Furnace; this last road leads from Cincinnati
through HiIs5oroueh Pkcton and Jackson, to junction
with the Baltimore road at Pukcrsbug. From Chllc0he
| a road s being made, leading In northwest direction
through Washington Wilmington and Xena 10 Dayton, Of
which point several roads branch OIL Into Indiana, towards
Louis and Chicago. Al Hamdcn, the Portsmouth roads
run north through Logan, Somerset Newark and mans.
field Lake Erie at Sandusky. From Chilcothe, road
is also being made TO lead through Clrceve to Columbus
Ii will thus be that The Point Pleasant extension will
Virginia with the whole network Of roll roads IN
Ohio and the Indiana, Illinois. Wisconsin, Iowa and Mis-
sou and this be obtained by the construction OF road
Of only forty miles 10 length al cost oil some SIOOUOl
ONLY.
And Ohio ia anxious for such connection. The letting
of the Gii7oli5 road is only awaiting The action OF inns
Legislature this subject That road Will be put under
contract just Virginia decides she VIII permit
connection with her Central road. The Marietta and Chill
cothe Railroad Company it's last annual meeting autho
zed It's directors aid The Gapolis company in the con
slrucon OF ts road; and this done solely win vie"
10 Virginia connection through the rond down kauawha
scendants OF eettlcrs from Virginia Indeed large proper
lion of the population Of Southern Ohio were originally
from Virginia and North Carolina and therefore anxious
TO secure railroad connection with The land Of their fathers
This connection secured and Virginia will secure her
shurc Of Tie trade Of the great West She mas the capital
and can command such business relations as must bring
western products Eastern Virginia. Why should Eastern
Virginia depend Baltimore for Western producsl Why
Should she pay toll for the bacon she eats TO Baltimore en-
crprsc and Baltimore capital Can there b5 doubt tia
Richmond and Norfolk more natural outlet IRON The
West 10 the ocean than Baltimore And II Virginia had
made her railroad 10 the Ohio as Baltimore has can there
numbered their 100000 OF population And VIII flr.
gina longer delay in putting In her claims portion Of
the vaet and rapidly growing tfnde oil the mes Inc East
err roads now made accommodate this trade. The
Baltimore road Is oyerburdened with this freight and why
should cot Virginia have it, we'll 10 permit Baltimore
and Philadelphia and New York 10 80 on making double
tracks in order 10 keep IL?
Baltimore alive this Her Stale has just
Bae TO
Ohio Size has project in connection with fo Hhls
borough ruad in Ohio OF reaching with that line within thrcr
miles Q. the Ohio, and connecting with it at the mouh Of
Leading geek jast be'w Pcgstoy and only htsen mGs
is proposed branch down The Ohio through Gapo.
liz pon, opposite the mouth of Big Sandy there TO con-
meet with the Sandy and Lexington road aud mus 10 com
us te with Virginia To-. the trudo OF Kentucky.
South Eastsn Ohio Is seeking Tor an eastern cohneAl3n
they prefer the through Virginia by the mouth OF The ha
nuwha but Virginia neeerts 10 meet them 10 ms WISH
hcy will be compelled 10 unite with the Hlsboough and
Baltimore influence and carry out her eganc plans o sell
aggrandizemenl al the expense OF Virginia ana remains
for The present legislature OF Virginia aly whether Rich
mond and Norfolk, Baltimore shall enjoy the priceless
profits incident this trade and travel now but IN liz
infancy.
Virginia has the advantage over Baltimore. Her scm!na.
ton is lower down the Ohio river hence freight by It can
reach her road when cannot reach Wheeling Or Pakers
burg The freight by rail road from Cincinnati 10 kch
mond and Norfolk will pass over road having no ~nee
prodss over fifty feet the mile and no curves In ONO al
least with less than nineteen hundred feet radius while on
the Baltimore road curves Of elk hundred feet ndus
and grades per mile of hundred feet and over arc on
counered Virginia has nature her side. but BALTIMORE
supplies her deficiency by energy and enterprise.
The WILEY northwest Of the Ohio part oil fIr'
gna-dedicated by Virginia craftsmanship and patriotism!
10 freedom and field for anglo Saxon enterprise Shall
she now this venerable mother Of such noble daughters
refuse 10 stretch forth her parental hand as bond OF unoni
What say Of the great men, whose urscein. STATES
manshp laid the foundation for the mighty growth OF those
States of the Northwest, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan Illinois
and Wisconsin On your action hangs policy which, u
carried out binds his great West Virginia OF hands II
over 10 Baltimore philadelphia and New York. Cannot
Virginia accommodate this trade Have not her merchants
the capal2 And where be found nobler harooT io
lie necessary shipping Than that OF Norfolk
More might bs said but this article has extended to
too great Il length. The writer knows Tho views OF ONO
her wishes md her anticpaons and what she will do, IL
Virginia will but mcoi her n spirit OF union and mutual
inie,rst. OHIO.