Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-09-19
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CaIlngl6n 4 Ohio Railroad Putnam
Convention The Truc Polleg.

AZ the Convention recently held ln
IA r atnam County. composed Of Delegates
HI fram Mason. Cabell, Putnam, Logap,
Wayne aud Kauawha Counties. : series
of.rsgolutions we're uaantmoasfy passed,
wAich ii our opinion contain. the true pol
-seg Tor The friends Of the CoFington ~
Y Ohio Railroad to pursue.
These resolutions aver that az an' actoi
juslice d, this part Of Western Virginia,
The Legislature should speedily complete
this important Railroad. M one for i
lnementsean look at lie Hap Of Virginia
Without perceiyipg tle Railroad adyaat-
ages all other SECTIONS Of the State have
oysr 0latral Wee Titrrgi,.ia. Eastern
Virginia il iull Of Railroads. The Val.
ley 81 Virginia, Northwest and South
west Virginia, ali have Railroads. But
this naturally the most fertile portion Of
The state,and inexhaustably rich ID Salt,
IFdn and Coal. IS af''lapd locked country.
frsn ceyiEgson 10 the Ohio river, dis
lance Of f5p miles, there il nothing but i
sa4 turnpike !iIl IN fact, the vast re-
gioh If Country. drained BY the Great
Kahawha, and III tributaries, Elk, Coal,
Gshley and New rivers, and embracing
missions Of acres Of valuable land, Is an
almost nubroken forest. Hence. it is1the
resolutions justly say. that this part Of
iheI0ld Dominion isn6w entitled ito the
favorable consideration OF the General
Assembly.
l Again. these rsaolutions aver that the
tfaS policy Of the lStatseis to make al once
suseifi an appropriation to this Great Trunk
Lias,fas viii insure IFS final compilation.
And that atl ess: Two millions Of dollars
shpald Be annually expended on the road
suatIl i IS completed tothe Ohio river
s. BeSore the next Legislature. this prop
ositpn should be strongly pressed. EsiI
, ery friend Of the Covingti6n, 4 Ohio Rail-
road, should be aroused 10 tie great i'm
portanee Of a speedy completion Of the
'enfle road. |. Certainly II is true economy
tofFbAilds the road right through at once
WIG dilly daily = about road Of this
maghitadsf Why appropriate annually
SADp, 900 towards building 4 road thai
viii cost fifteen millions Of dollars 2 III
ths load il to be built, let il. be built at
once Let there be such an appropria
lion hs viii guarantee its speedy compile
lion 10 the banks Of the Ohio. Ii is al
most money thrown awayIto appropriate
s4oe, 900 annually to this great road
! For IT that rate, the road never Will be-
finished. Ore part win wash and rot
away before the other can be- put ia rum
nings order.
Again, these resolutions aver that the
true policy oil The friends Of the Cdyipg-
tomb Ohio Railroad is rot to pots tforE qp-
ProPFiatioas v Other Railroads, anal BRO
I sssioss Il Enade blythe Legislature Jorfas
eonpgetion of1t dis Great Csatral Line.
h We deeni il all important to the welfare
ssof tls State, that some plan should Be
desiSeG and . dopted, whereby the log. /
roliitg system Of late years parsued, i
should b stopped. # for every million
ofdollarsI appropriated to The CoyingtonI
a OAio Railroad, the Legislature has TO
aPprdpriaEe eight Of ten millions TO other
iaisFbal improvements, willnot the State
hebankfppted before the OF a o r. II.
reaches tke ohip |? VIII not this road
, at tHE raie, increase the State debt to anil
enormous magnitude Willie not drive
the cid Commonwealth to bankruptcy?
This however. we know Yisgiiniia uill moi
az what we fear lis, that the Legisla.
lllre. foreseeing such result from the !
pressht logtrolltng system, will stop the
road ~ Or about White Sulphur Springs
ii Gtseabrier County. We therefore,
thiakthe lime has arrived, when every
fsien5 Of this great read should do lis |
qtmoAt towards iFssuring its iral compile,
ton. LeEEevery county on and near. .thel
line IL this Improvement hold neetings.
and aYe expression 70 its views Oh this
impoltautsubject. Let theE counties send
I theirs most influential citizens 10 the nay
. kegisaatute. to aid their Delegates in asis
yaAeihg the interests Of the G. 4 %, r. |
r.. Vet shere be an undivided front, al
] unity ard concert of action amongst thel
friends Of this. the greAest Of Virginia
Railroads. IN 4 word. Jet iii its friends
uniteS and vote gainst approl siations 10 |
FsOysrY other Rsilroad until there Is such
/ an appropriation to this road a. win AXE
i anssrely out ST the legislature. ana
placeAit beyond Tito power of the I seg-s3
rolling " system. So that hencsforth,
each Railroad may stand upon lis own
nerits, ana the Great Trunk Lins may Be-
completed tof|the Ohio river. withous
banksppsihg the Old comhonweaih.