Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-01-19
..4laasobIa palIta S stu
ri, gorinstoa 1 ohio Raii-Road, and tll'
IamesRi5sT and Kanawha Company

,,,as, ssrled l.An Appeal, ',.tlie objec, /
H III ti;xe,t lhe VIRGINIA min
t.ar, H. f,,,yinv.or and Ohio Rail roal /
,he I,mes River and Kanawha Canal, Al,
i. &, .,ery much regret il,at such apart
-L,o, Al tii,I narticalar time, lsas mad
l TT ! IT. [,,a,b. tho .hostiIit
Hi Jameal River and Kanawha Con.
n,,,.,,o tha Co,inrton aud oaio- Rail
riI.fa ~ Nah, from tbs L4gianing mos
.f;;.;4,l mi Hi aiise. "a has been labo
~ -1'ls. r.tke pa5lieiaind Tor Il
/ apssz.a,-;alisaffor ,ae completion Of I'll
.rs.t cenrr,l sFoal to tile Ohio river
And f,ths f4lends of the Canal 70 sec
snov 70 sdiser3t the public nindsfrom ii
Toaa u tho dsnsl, can effect nothing 70
th as i " tlsse canal. bit may very SER
ously injure 1the road I'll viii be an on
clss for Che mombsrs ofthe I.esisistur
% oppose an appropriation to the roa9
u f..f = . = -
and will not ssin one real friend tp'Ae
eahsl. IL
1.-THE friends of tl,e rSanal wouA shfoN
ths weisht ofthsir ind hence upon ehe
rsilroad, n fiye years We .woao naYe .le
connection between NorfpK ana the Vn'o
river. This Rould, AZ once f AZ &. s s
Jarnes River and KaraVha sE =. = ilos
% pr value, at least 70 very near az
Proclamation to3i. for 1I4oofioas reason 2e y.
ABB tho hearyt fFsfS5ht gong East "o 'lil'
take the railroG at thc lead soI nasisa.
ton the falls Of tho hanaWna' ano
a8sin take tlloHcaBa! AZ porinstoil. y =
syresd, bs everybody that tals N0a' :.
command tho Western frfade because 7.. y I
would give d cheaper transit than any
other ALlantiaEoutlet. ln tact, y Y nof
~ All ceriain Chat this wo9i!a nol oe ~ Ft'
case. eyon were the canat completed !;
becsuss the distance On the railroad. from
the falls 4 theI ksuawlla to Goyingtoh, y
bat triiiing, and would be overcome u u :
fqN hours ; whereas the transit ct ct q boat %
from ihs Falls through the mountains,
waufdbe comparativel yssloW aad tedious;
and, besides, the st'tf water ils we canal,
~ high elevations, Yoallid be frozen, a.
lsast. four nnollths II the Year, Whereas,
tho k.nswha fiycr i seldom frozen over
trsnty days. allftold, through the winter.
Ws venture Y sayy, mat, II inc road q were
completed the vast amount q freight
that ~onla steam dp to ths falls, and
thence tase . les' canal again At .Coymsto'n,
would supply and amaze the noWTfblind
guides d the eanal ~ truth, the hui
nlsn mind can mike 70 caleulstion TOR
tho freight and Business of new and
chfesper avenues q trsde opened from ta =
Western tptao Eastern waters ' We are
nf5r TIE enemies Iot any Ssa al improve 'e
m.nt, but the teursezpursued By the
James RiFer' sfd hhawha Company, for
mspyyesEs llas peea', 1t seems seem i 81 Us. too
stupid not 70 merit n t condemnation. hs''
policy should PSI and the interest f' Of lI tht
public demands ~ e throw gu the tta q
Fosslble upo1nl tliefr canal and water ll9ne
n nc eariiest 8TpPsfslt's per1lod g t~e
Sears the ral TIP c9ald bo completed .;
far.as the falls88of The hsnaawha, and IN
yssr pr I've more TO rs terminus rf On ih'
oh;5-riNsr, zln the. Same limo, Or soo q
af@rthSt. c 9sns conlA ~ completed ~ Y
GNing;ol#; snA th6 pledge Of the tolls
indefinitely, atH5tisht per cent. and ten pc
cant. discount on the bonds, would be
sale gnsrsntee f5rtte improvement 81 til
Ksaswlls rs II, tothe falls. Wkenthes
things sraTtEqhe. no man can calettlat
the immense reSolution it would produc
in9ths e6,unsree If sths, country. I'll
appropriation should ~ made at once, BE-
t'snss labor Az materials have fallen J
lesst thiTty three per cent and will "a
speedily fifty per- cent. lower thts4 f
sefer~l wears past: The people Of Virgin
nj will bs stupid indeed, mot q ava
lism.elyss of tie times. i = u u
power 81 tho IIegislature, iii% ilve|=z .y'ear'