The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-26

road. being much the shortest. even IL the
traveller were going 70 New York, would be
preferred, and the number Of passengers great
~ increased in Kentucky and along the whole
line.
Csailning our attention even 10 Virginia, /,
is easy to see the importance Of this improve
ment Ia increasing the value Of property ~ It's
terminal points, as well as all the real estate
along The line, and for many miles on either
side. There is a large area Of land along The
line, now rugged and poor, wild and values
less, which, however, abounds In almost unex-
IMPLIED mineral wealth. /, may be sad, IN
iced, that the whole immense mineral region
vest ofCovingtos, except tina; near the ONO or
Big Kanawha, is now Of no value for It's MN
erals, and Of inconsiderable value for other
purposes. The facility of transportation al
sorded by the CoyinGton Road. VIII render
these mineral lands ipexhanstibie fountains Oh
wealth. There are millions of acres on the
western slope of the Allegheny and extend
ing 10 the wes,era terminus of the road, which
| abound in iron ore and which would be enor-
| mousIy increased In value by this improve
| .aent, giving employment TO large popuia-
/ ton, thus increasing the aggregate wsaith Oh
/ he whole State There Is greater stimuiah'
4 10 industry than facilities 10 market. ihe ch-
mate of Western Virginia has every adsan-
tage over thai of the Northern States for man.
| nfacturing purposes, and yet. While IL mss
| aow no avenue to market, the blea6esi
| md mast desolate parts of Vermont ana
New Hampshire are penetrated ana IRA
| yesed by railroads in every direction
| For the production of the important article
| If wool. Western Virginia is perhaps the hhee'
| region in America For the produce ana lhah-
fracture of coal and iron, it is nowhere sur
| ,assed With the establishment OF taiS foaa'
Western Virginia will become great manu-
featuring country, and pour n HOOD oil wealth.
| ,Io,o the great channel Of communication.
| II ia probable thai the salt required Tor th'.
| ,onsum ntion of at least one-h half of the State
| would pass upon this railroad for an average
| distance Of 100 miles. The products OF the
| forest would swell the flood of trade. Livery
| ,aricty of the best description OF timber !,
| lound in our Western mountains IN unlimited
/ abundance In former years, the demand FOL
| timber in Eastern Virginia was principally
supplied from North Carolina, Pennsylvania
New York and Vermont. We have heard the
curious fact on such high authority that II
cannot be doubted, that one of the largest to-
oacco actories In Richmond once purchased
IS chief supplies of oak plank, for casing to-
bacco prepared in the factories, at BuHaio,
New York! This plank, it is stated, hrst hao
l voyage of 900 miles in vessel upon the
upper lakes, then had TO pass in boat the
whole length of the Erie canal, 1863 miles, and
then to this city in 4 coasting vessel
In view of such facts as these, it is wonder
full that any Legislature of Virginia should
even have hesitated to complete the CCving-
ION and Ohio Railroad, culpable neglect OF
The best interests of the State, which we conf
IDENTIFY expect the next General Assembly VIII
hasten to terminate.