Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-07-01

TO u meeting held in jackson county, Viz
gina, some lineage, TO confer with us IN
reference to this road; and they fully OK
pressed their willingness and determination
to connect their road with ours BY means OF
a bridge across the river al any suitable
point, and also TO subscribe stock to our
road. And as our most sansuine hopes OF
aid from Pennsylvania have been fully rea-
LIKED, hope this Convention will indulge
INC few moments while address myself
to The Virginia delegation.
Is it not evident 10 us all that penhsyl-
vallia has already promised more aid to this
great, leading ,horoughfare than we have!
Then say 10 my brother delegates and my
felIow-citizens Of Virginia, let us return TO
our several counties with full determine.
ton to use all proper exertons to secure at
least Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars
stock 10 this road at the earliest practicable
period, and carry out the act Of our Legis.
la,urc, organize the company. and secure
the services Of all eminent engineer, whose
estimate will be taken abroad, and in that
way we will be able 10 set forth the facts
that the Moucngahela and Ruvenswood rail
road will run at least ,hree-fuurths Of its en-
tire length parallel with the water courses
on water level, and that the grades and
curves will be less objectionable than those
Of any other railroads now located or yet TO
be anticipated in Western Virginia; and thu,
report would enable foreign capitalists 10
form some opinion Of the eligibility OF the
route, and il would show them that it pro-
poses 10 connect the grand system Of rail-
roads in the northeastern States with all the
extensive railroads. in the southwestern States
by u short, easy, and practicable route, form.
lug almost straight line from the Pennsyl.
vania Central railroad at Latrobe to Gin
ciuuali aud 10 Louis, and also to Kentucky
and Tennessee. Then we could with all
proprety solicit foreign aid with every rea
sonaol assurance that we would obtain il
| The subscribers have the right to elect 0
4 Board Of Directors whase duty it will be
10 manage the progress OF the work, and they
n would not order more than preliminary
survey OF the road Oh that amount Of stock
| Such survey ought to be made this Fall
US it would cost only about eight or len
thousand dollars, being mere trAc fol-
seven or eight counties 10 pay. 1t would
greatly advance the progress Of the work, as
lt would enable Us 10 show conclusiveIy The
permanent advantages that would result iC
The Pennsylvania rallroad stocks generally
and 10 the city Of Philadelphia, from its I'M
mediate construction. We sec, for example
that the Baltimore and Ohio railroad stop:
ut leas, three-four,hs Of the trade ascending
the Ohio river destined for the seabord
from ST.. Louis, Louisville, aud Cincinnati
at Wheeling, and pours it into the lap o
Baltimore, al otwhich formerly went ,olPhi:
adelphla by way Of Pittsburg. And we SEE
i. quoted in the papers that the bushes:
which crowded itself on the capacities o
that road during the month Of May last pro
duced q revenue OF over four hundred thou
sand dollars. We also learn that the North
western Railroad Company, who have beer
watching the changing scenes Of the western
trade with deep inlerst and great care 70
more than five years, have learned that {
connection with the Ohio river and lht
western Improvements So or 80 miles below
Wheeling, and 200 below Pntsburg, mus
open a new era i'll the history and results O
that great work. They regard it in fact a
its chief reliance in the future, when NOR
active competition may be expected 10 atise
as it will hold the key to tho undivided ton
mage OF the. Ohio river and its tributaries
In lis effects, too, upon the commercial in
tercst Of the city Of the Baltimore, the view
is not less important and encouraging; 70
while the Hempfield ROAD is now being
vigorously pressed forward,o divide with he
citizens the ascending trade Of the Ohio rive
al the city of Wheeling, the shorter AM
more direc, line 10 Patkersburg must eftec
tually avert the consequences OF this i'm
pending struggle BY appropriating to hersel
the whole thfough,onnase Of the river, with
out the possibility Of u diversion 10 othe
points. Now, Baltimore can cert ainly de
i've these advantages, as above set forth
over the Wheeling and Hempfeld roads
BY her southwestern connection at Parkers
burg. Then, why is it that Philadelphia
cannot re-instaie herself with the create
PARTON ofthe western ,ndo by the conslruc
lion Of the Monongahela and Rayenswoo'
railroad, which will connect with the Obi
river and the western railroads forty or fit,
miles southwest OF Parkersburg or any Goa
neCtion Baltimore can have2
/ She can do ii, and she will do it; sh'
understands her own interest TOO well ant
appreciates it loo highly to lei this iayora
bic opportunity pass. The president and d.
rectors Of the Northwestern railroad had az
alusion 10 the Baltimore and Hempfelt