Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-12-15

xhe Great Railroad Gehesacs ofthe Seq
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The Great Railroad aehaaes ofthe seq
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| We condense from the Dispafch whit !,
terms ''the great schemes" Of the session
in order to show that the fs3ost Of them are
far from being anything of the sort.
! !. The Govington and Ohio HaiIroaa-
a great schne in fact.
2. The new link Of say Fifteen or swsn.
ty miles from the Junction. in Hanover.
to the nearest point Of the York River
Railroad-any thug but great scheme.
3. The straight line from Charlottesville,
to Richmond-w hich expects no approcrj-
ton and which The Legislature has nor The
remotcst idea OF more than charterine.
4. Increase of the capital stock and State
subscription to the Genital Road to COM
plete lis line sixteen miles further than
now provided for, to Covington-a small.
affair.
S. Loan to the Central Railroad COM
pany OF say half rnlioE-whlch il out
OF the question, the experience Of the State
having proved that loans cripple the re-
sources of'hs companies as well a. the cred.
1t ofthe State.
8. Loan OF hall million to the vi; GIN
Ia and Tennessee Railroad. of which ditto.
I. Loan and new State subscription t..
Orange and Alexandria Railroad for its
extension to Lynchburg-a really impor.
tant scheme, asking. say 100000, but
the ioaa is out ofthe question.
=. Increase of capital stock and State sub.
scription to the York River Railroads.
work that might do without further State
aid, and which asks but 100000,
9. Extension of Danville Railroad west
ward-a scheme which will cost $4,000
600, which will doubtless be chartered
but whose friends really expect but
small lift for it al the outset from the State.
~. Conversion Of State subscription to
the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad into
loan-which contemplates 10 new an.
preparation at all, and but changes the form
OF al old one.
] IL. Railroad from Winchester to the
coalfeld at Paddy town "a new, work.
which therefore stands no chance At pres.
ent.
II Extension Of Alexandra, Loudoun.
and Hampshire road to Harper's Ferry
which DEVELOPS no new country, is Of no
| immediate urgency, though meritorious -
an ultimate enterprise.
IL. Increase otcapital stock and state
appropriation to Manassas Gap Railroad,
asking some 5000 900.
| IA. Charter for O road down the
bank Of the Ohio River from Park.
| ersburg to mouth ofSandy-which asks no
appropriation at all but is ent tiled to char.
ter as a matter Of right.
| ID. Charte for the extension Of the Win.
Hal hat
valley 10 Salem, in Roanoke countrv-
which asks no appropriation at all.
10. Like application for road from.
Winchester TO Strausburg, which is virsu.
ally embraced in the preceding. and which
at most is mere link. and far from b.iug
a "great scheme"
II. An alteration ofthe charter OF the
Piltsylvania and Lynehburg Turnpike
Company SO as authorize Raj road, but
demanding no money Of the State.
Is. Increase OF capital stock Of Halifax
and Pittsylvania Railroad Company, bus
asking no appropriation.
10. Appropriation Of $3.50 ,000to the
Northwestern Railroad of Virginia-which
is the main stem of the Baltimore ard
Ohio Railroad, and which ought to b.,
built By Baltimore, as tits 70, Baltimore.
20. Increase of the capital stock Of the
Richmond, Fredericksburg aud Potomac
ltaiiroad, for its extension to Alexar drIa or
there-.which asks no appropriation, wh,eh-
is but link, and is anything but q great,
scheme in point Of magnitude.
Fl. An increase of the stock and poe.
sibly of the State subscription 10 the Al.
ingdon and Cumberland Gap Ruilsoad-.
which last its friends. we suppose. doat
expect TO get.
Thus it seems that more than half Of
these great Schemes, viz 8, 10, II, H. T..
ID, 16, II, IS 10, 20, and 81, either .ssk
no new appropriation or expect nothing
though asking, the real present object o.;
most Of them being simply obtaining char
ters
lt(urther appears that three OF the appli-
cations, viz: 2, and 8. are merely Tor
links OF few miles Of road, involving no
prodigious cost, and really capable Of cos,
structlon without AID from the State.
Besides these, there are three applies
lions for loans, which the companies max.
Ing them little expect to obtain, and which
we shall take an carly occasion 10 show
really cripple the resources Of the eomps-
MES. while eusuring loss Of interes, 70
the treasury.
The array, therefore. dwindles under the
analysis, down to these propositions To-
considerable new appropriations;
The Covington and Ohio road.
The Orange AND Alexandria extensiss,
The Manassas Gap extension.
The Danville extension.
We suppose So 000,0 900 would cove, Al
the demands for appropriations other thaa
these four We suppose that the Covipa.
ton and Ohio could obtain . subscription
Of three tifths OF s9. 900 .O00 or St, 400, 900,
that the Orange and Alexandria could OBJ
tain another 81 600. 900; and that the
Danville could get 5000, 900 10 begin
with. Thus our estimate Of the real bone
fde demands upon the State at the preseso
session are as follows:
Covington and Ohio, $4,000
Orange aud Alexandria extension 1000, 900
Danvillr extension, 100000
Manassas Gap extension, 600 600
All others likely to be seriously
considered, 1000. 900
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