Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-10-17
Ha9SsG ANA,
City aG the Jaaesscn Of Three Railroads
SALE OF LOTS
IN THE CITY CT M0RGANzA, va,


Month of Sag sandy River.
THE first sale OF lots in the new CITY OF Mcrg'aza on
l. the Virginia Point, will BE- held o. IhM1Gdy, t6s
lat Of No0enber next. o.,
little need be said 10 regard 10 the eligibility oi thi'
point as a SITE for Manufacturing town, IN bounding
which the proprietor does but ivl the prsdcuoHs 0
ali bssness familiar with the locality Tor te last
twesty yeArA -
Big Sandy Rivers, (Which Tor some months IN eacn
.ar IS the head Of navigation the Ohio,) and the
Toyingtan and Ohio, Nluysyillc and Big sandy, ana
Lexington and Big Sandy Railroads, now IN process OF
construction Its location at the JnnctOa OF two naFl-
gable Rivers and three Important IiGroadS no" oui'u
ing with others Procccd,) presents cano'naton Of
ADJ ant ares cOuacd By very few places ia SITUATION
on the most s6uthery bend Of the upper OhIo Ryef lou
miles above Cincinnati, 22O below " heeLAS, Sto DC
low PtSburg $50 miles from Richmond, aud tIO Inuea
from WashinstOa will fJrnSa tachsS Tor tranSporia-
ton and possessed By NJ place ~ tins past Of ae
West Here much OF the ascending trade aud travel cl
4he Ohio seek shorter routes 10 thc Atlantic C
les, while the productions OF an extensive region o.!
country adjoining wi seek shipment for SoutAera and
Western Markets At this point, by the CoyinSon ana
Ohio Railroad in connection with the Roads oil Eastern
Virginia as well as the James River and Kanawha Ca
nal. We, in common with the whole Ohio valley be-
low will sooa be placed in direct communication WIN
all the large Cities on the Atlantic Se2board, by a
route much shorter and cheaper than any yctproectei
The other roads terminating here dt place Us n
connection with the ueghOorng State of kentucky aud
the whole South Western portion Of tie URioa.
For confirmation Of the above facts we refer 70 the
statements and figures forth in the recent pu6lica-
tioa of Lieutenant Maury that subject; also to the
reports Of Civil Engineers for the last i've years la
the ability TO bul up and support manufacturers aud
10 establish an extensive trade with tac surrounding
eountry Morganza may safely chaltenge competition
with any other Western locality. IS situation at the
Mouth of Big Sandy enables IT already TO command the
large and increasing trade Of tina, River as well as OF
other fertile valleys in Wc.terI Virginia ana tne al
Joining States the Agricultural and Mineral resources
of WHICH, awaiting Only proper cncourageIn emit are as
vet not half developed. 1t is IN the midst OF tns great
Coal aud Iron region OF Virginia kestUcky and ONO
hence il may be fairly asserted that MorgaEza 10 want
ing in no csseniial ecmeat Of prosperity.
The site is admirably adapted Tor building purposes
The Ohio River bottom is as Of mile wide aud as
cends at the rate Of % feet per mile as it recedcs from
the Ohio River The location is = healthy one; the
latitude and climate corresponding with those OF Louis
Vile XIV. The title is ndiSputabe; thc whole survey
ofS00 acres. having been the property OF the Morgan
family for 50 years.
The terms Of the sale will third Cash in hand
the remainder in from years, Cat the cp-
ton Of the purchaer bearing interest payable annu-
ally the purchaser obgatug himself TO erect substan-
tial buildings upon the within three years from
the date Of purchase.
i.ithosraph of the City, laid out, may be seen
on the premises and the principal points on the Nv
eioiN.' r. -AOA'N4"-'
MorxanEa, October II, lS55.-tds