Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-03-29
Eorinslpn and Ohio Rallraad.

publiciundsrssand fullythe magnitude Of
the work, aI.dils paramount Importance,
.not only to our own section, but to every
portion Of ths State. Itwould. therefore,
be Al ac. Of arpererogation on our part Y
enter into al argument 10 show the neces.
sisy foil itsl early completion. Allagree1
uPon|this point. The idea Of stopping
The road 4 the head Of steam boat naYi !
CARTON on the Kanaul,a, ID entertained, So
I'll u rsre adviaed. b but few persons u
this Section.
I fsucb being the position, as We believe,
Ola vast majority Of the people in this sec
ton of the State the only remaining
question 1is, what is the best policy for the
friends of tho Coyington and Ohio Rail,
road to pursue. il order TO insure its
speedy completion fW We proposeto give
our yiewsupon this subject and in do
ing SD, we are frank to say, We have 20
local, or sectional, or selfish interests to
aubserve. Ne look only TO what We be-
Elieve to be tie true interest Of Die road and
the State, 1t large.
Wshave always approved ofthe 30 sec,
tion df the original charter of the Cow
ingtot, and Ohio Railroad which requir-i
ed the money appropriated to Che road e
beIexpended for it's construction sin1nlta-
neously from both ends, This. we then
regarded. and still regard as Of the deep
est importance to this section Of The State
ana as likely, If adheredfto in good faith,
Ito insure the completion of this great inal
provemept, sooner or later to the Ohio
river and We regret that this article Of
/ the original charter was departed from By
The last Legislature. and the whole amount
EofIthe sum, then appropriated to the work,
required to be expended on it's Eastern
end. Whether it was wisdom on the part
Of The Board Of Public Works, to fx the
Wsstern terminus Of this road at the
month Of Big Sandy, We willhot nosc pre-
tend to. say. Whether zoe should have
gotdd 70 fix che terminus at that point, We
deem UNNECESSARY to say. That quesrI
ton has been determined BY the Board Of
Public Works, and we acquiesce in their
decision, as We believe all true friends q
the road will do. Over q half million ofI
dollars have already been expended onI
the work between;s cary and the mouth oil
Sandy The faith and the honor of theI
State, is pledged to the completion Of the
road to Sandy. To attempt to reopen
and revive tile question Of Terminus, at this
time, would not only be in bad faith. but
would jeopardizs, if not entirely prevent,
a completion Of theroad. The faith and
honor Of the! State has been pledged, IN
the most solemn form, . the construction
Of he road from Covington to the mouth
Of Big Sandy, and $500. 900 have been
expended from Sandy eastward. Under
these circumstances, would il not be the
height, folly and madness, to repudiate
the fsith. and honorsof the State, and TO
throw away the six hundred thousand
dollars already expended % the Western
end df The road and revive the question Of
terminus. for The purpose Of dividing, dis
tracting and paralizing the friends Of this
great Improvement We could notre-
gard ANY person, who would seek to do|
this ding, in any other light than as an
enemy 10 the improvement--aud as re-
sorting to the means most likely to defeat
the road altogether. We urge all friends
Of the road, 70 frown upon any attempt
atsthis period, 70 divide and paralize the
friends of this great improvement, upon
The question Of terminus. We cannotb !.
heve aay tyue friend to Che road, will seek
to doIsdch a thing.
The ICovington and Ohio Railroad. is
already completed very nearly % the
White Sulphur Springs !; and S6oo,ooo
have been expended between the head Of
steamboat navigation on Kanawha and
the mouth Of Sandy. There is but little
difference between the distance from the
White sulphur Springs, 10 the head Of
steamboat navigation on the Kanawha !;
and ths dis,ance between the mouth Jof
Big Saady. and the head Of steam-bo
navigation. Itis estimated that two mill
ionsof dollars, i'd addition to the Six hun
dred thousand already expended. will
complete theroad from The head of steam.
boat navigation On Kanawha to Sandy -
Il is estimated that It willstake from four
to fveImillion Of dollars 70 complete The
road from the White Sulphur 70 Loup
Creek Shoals. Such being the fact, We
believe the true policy Of the friends Of
the road is to seek to obtain the largest
appropriations possible for the road. 1t the
next Legislature, and require one half Of
tito belsxpended On the Western end, and
the other half on the Eastern end Of the
road. II this could be effected, We have