Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-01-23
Railroad Progress in Virginia.--Inter-
est Of the state in Capital Stock of

Railroad Progress in Virginia.--Inter-
est Of the state in Capital Stock of
:. the Several Companies.
We published recently brief state
lneut from the Board of Public Works, of
the number of miles Of railroads in Vir>
ginia but as detailed statement of the
roads, completed, in progress, and the
States interest in the various companies,
may not be without interest. we give 1t
below:
Alexandria, Louduon and Hampshire
railroad-length 16O, in progress 634,-
capital stock authorized by law So. $40,
QUO, States interests $780, $40.
Fredericksburg and Gordonsville rail-
road-leugth As mile, in progress I.45
miles capital stock S46o,00o, States in
tersst $72,879.
Manassa Gap railroad (including the
Loudon branch 81 Length 1852 miles
completed e3&, in progress 9334. capital
stock So, 3Co,VOo, State interest 81 ,o24,E
600. ...- ..4....
Norfolk and Petersburg railroad
length 80, in progress 80, capital stock
81 800, OG9, States interest $l91 ,079.
Orange and Alexandria railroad, Tin
GLIDING branch WArrenton and extern
tion to rg)-length 157, compile
ted 97,in progress so, capital stock ST.
457, 500, States interest S847, 40l,85.
Petersburg and Ro"noak railroad
length 60, completed 60, capital stock
$4,000. -. .. ...-
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto>
mac railroad-length 762, completed 764
capital stock S ,OOOO, 900, State interest
275, 200. -.- 49,. .....
Richmond aud Petersburg railroad
length G2, completed %, capital stock
$685.. 600, States interest$385,6O 800.
Richmond and DanviIle railroad
length lag, completed 1856, in progress T.
capital stock S2,OOO,o0O, States interesI
$l.I8I, 200.
Richmond and York River railroad
length 384, in progress 384, capital stock
$500, 900, States interest SIT, 500.
Roanoak Valley railroad-length 22
completed e2. capital stock S43O,OOO
States interest $306, Sal.
South Side Railroad (from Lynchburg
to PoinL)-length 131, completed 1871
capital stock ST, 100000, States interes
$780,
Virginia Central Railroad-Lengtl
189 miles, completed 1853. in progress
sc, capital stock S2,977, 500, States in
terest SI,6l3. 1884 rs.
Virginia aud Tennessee Railroad
length eos miles, completed 100, in pro
gress, As, capital stock $3,OOO,OOO
States interest ST 100000.
Winchester and Potomac Railroad
length 80 miles, completed 80, capita
inFo a. int
80.
Blue Ridge Railroad-length II miles
completed ID, in progress 4. capital stool
S1,8OO,OOO, States interest Sl,234,2
Covinylon and Ohio Railroad-lengtl
224. in progress 63, capital stock 50 900
900, State interest 1913, 574, 85 dollars.
Clover Hill Acknowledgment l11, com
pleted III, capital stock 100000 dollars
GreenyiIle and Roanoak Railroad
length 81, completed 81, capital stocl
289. 100 dollars.
Northwestern Virginia, Railroad
length 1881. in progress lO3{. capita
stock $500, 600 dollars.
Turkahoe and James River Railroad
length ~. completed Al, capital stocA
$4,000.
Seaboard and ,Roanoak Railroad
length SO. completed 80, capital stool
100000.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Gin Yir
ginia)-Length $40, completed 24o.
Make in all Q, 2G3E miles Of railroad il
leugth. ,3934 completed, 637f in pro
gress, o9,OG7 300 dollars capital stock
IO,75l,2 ZIG States interest.-LicJsnsono
Dispatch.