Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-11-01
TIUW IIlt IIcHUONN EAtniItt.
Progress OF the Central Rail Read

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before the ahh1a. meeting o. stockholders
tas been placed IN our hands. we nave
rarely derived more SFall1cation from doc
umeht O. the sof' thah that Winch the Pc
fusai OF tbs has ahofdea US. Inc WORK Is
nearly completed ana . the next spflpg
season VIII DC N opefa'9n 10 "ithin lie"
miles OF 'oVihgtoh, tue " esteFh terminus
we had occasion last summer 10 speak OF the
magnitude OF the company Operations III
those numerous Aiiegaanles witch sep
arate our eastern country from the great wa
terlng places oil MenFee and etfeenfFlef.
Inc heaviest part ca tlis Nork mas already
been aeeonpilsfeu--as veil as the State 5
work west OF oyisgton as oa the central
Company work between 4aiiiporough ana
oovlhgton. Inc State WORK IS 10 DC brought
TO a dead hat for WANT Oh iegis!atlFe ata
put the company thahksto Tue ihdonitabic
energy OF It's administrator, = bailiing all
eimcaities' ana VIII De e9aScoli'i"se4 Ia an
other season to Withil let miles q Its "e8-
tern terminus
In tne company Iass report IL was est
mated n t tAat ta5 receipts %eaia anaooAt TO
TO- wv put taeS nave faael9a tle sum oi
ifooo,fl2 eo' Oh "hieA f4@--9,-oo IL were
oeflPea from transportation on passengers
100 .o2o ~ IRON freight ~ 'oo' Of iron
the United ststes mail beng al increase OF
2 iz9,of' " Gu tae receipts OIL last year,
IL appears rom the experience OF TINS
company as We'll rs 'hat % many Offers
'la' Tue sane sec'ieh Vi county n every
Mnese st9aailF increasing ti1 ,ieaihssa WHICH
!, furnishes Is 10 ra'ifoa'S' as the advantages
.hey oher TO Inc sefioas liia"S'Fia! Interests
III u, Tue country, are aally more appreciated.
Inc 0oaf' thihks me revenue oL the next
year may be safely estimated al Sooo, ooo;
ana II the propfle'ofs OF the various springs
~hiea next year can Dc feaehed WIN so much
ease ay tiiia road Shall enlarge then accom-
.n I, as lnei' popularity VIII eehafe-
.hey nav { ho aooDt Tic receipt "oata great
y exceed that sum. II = not an eN'fitHa-
CANT eplhloh 10 6utf22e mat the company
ios'' 'lis year - oVo lof NE want Oh ae-
commentators iof those VINO desired 10 WISH
our mountains ias' summer
The wa2le amount pald ont during the
year and charged TO the several accounts o.
'tfansp oftation ana expenses repairs OF
road 'fep'irs OF depets ana water sta
tons repairs oil sh9ises and eafs' de
pol expenses, salaries, ana |hhsctiia-
neous expenses, amount to S@aS,o1o "
MS. sun Is about 90 per cent OF the
Whole gross receipts, ana leaves Il balance
OF Nh ,s1i -, Wllicii II II had rot been
appropriated to tie construction OF the road,
would have been SUBJECT Of dividend among
ny stocSheidefs, after providing f'r ln'erese
II bans, and aelpetins lFarer sum Tor
depreciation Tor road and MAeAinery
Inc roaa VIII he IA operation ny the lst
ot july 800 to E2lnt Oh Jackson : NV
er, two n'lies above 'llf;on lefge.. where 1t
WI connect with good turnpike about
thirty miles from the W mite Salphur aId
sweet springs when the valley OF Jack
son river - reached, 1n9 great ai'ae&itias OF
the Wofh nave been overcome ana me road
VIII be accessible to the trade OF large and
valuable portion OF the western taft ct the
State, besides brnsA$ the e%es! Springs
ana Nihte sulphur within one aay rid1 Tor
passengers from PETERSBURG; hiehmehd' Al
exanaria. washington ana haltimofe'
Inc blue iItdse t9hne, VII he completed
carry heSt Sprias' anu 's7 cars WIZ 'Aet
pass ti1fo.lsii 10 i.9Veao "a passing oRef eae
top OF the mountain, as 'aey now do on the
temporary tr"1t gu'it ~ ,ho company. inc
fhS'heef oI 'he boafu oi ub.l1 " oths re-
ports ohiy ABOUT } ~ ieo' % .ae heaaihg Oh
tue tunnel as remaining GiinAsleo az tais
date ana without some unforeseen accident,
not at all likely to occur, mat most diihcult
aud nasniheeht enterprise VII be completed
ny inc ISL oav o. NAY, Ie''' 'ol. Srozet
says that ''3"e af'GS from one stde 10 To
other arc nor heard roy Ptot4t4,"
As the public are labor'aS under very er-
roneous impressions III relation to the cost ct
the tunnel 1T may not he needless to state, that
the whole bt"e htd3e foa@, reathng from
the eastern to the western base q the Blue
kldge mountain, winch Is II process Of con-
struction on State accent eemPs4s pas &eeea-
tee" mates OF track a'4a three fll.e''5 be-'aes
the main one at the h9c6 I'm GAP, q
,2lo feet, VIII be conf les q t.is ao,ast y l.
zoe, V0o. Of this slim me i.oek r'i.'h iGn-
mel will have cost only anopt StQl, 0d0.-~
These sums are not only less then was OK
pected, but the tunnels are hoioved 10 be
below tue ordinary prices;
The perfect success with which the noun
tain track over the Blue Ridge has been op-
cident since it was regularly opened fof
public use, has encouraged the company to
repeat the experiment at p1int immediate