The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-01-11
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The fnssenal nmpfevsMe -. B.
Thsss will b 10 worry great pres 4.
I,A.rs., Y..,e,cv.sus 10 THE etats sos ye~s ~
eeue. r. esesoprsasIes Of 100000 70 sas
vf.wtos a.A oSto Railroad viii snao's sns
tsesors AZ shsf york 10 make some ptoer ~
"a ta.o m. york that hss been done nom ousP"
Aatlo.. HAT that sun cannot. ia space o. Two
vs.rs. ACCOM- plish anything worthy ofso gfess sa
ssasrprss.: .. enterprise which 10 - pat srg'eis
In direct eesesetson, By the most rapid known
mode Of conveyance, with The great Wests'n
States and their extensive and nfnits'y dssemins'
~ systsa Of Railroads In the condition Of thug''
hewsvss-shs too years recess Of the tssis's'0's,
end The small amount Appropriated % this grea'
msssurs-ws nay ooograta,ats ourselves upon
the fe0sceien that this amoant conducts the wosk
further - towards eompistlon, And while u
ssssngthsns the reasons for its prosecution' u os
0iaishss the hopes and chances Of indsc'ng the
STATE 70 abandon Il: . step which the anttinte''
sal improvement party have from beginning
sopsd 70 zee II compelled 70 take.
The Orange and Alexandra Extension VIII De
peossestsd With sasrgy, no doubt, and viii hKey
y Sonplstsd before the meeting Of the next L.
eislasars. That road 10 one, not % much Tor the
a9gfasdissaent aud wealth Of the State - II 10
lbr the oonvsniencs OF travel and the promotion
Of the prosperity Of Railroad Companies. Tue
money viii donbt b bad for this reason, 10 90
Ahsad vith Il. without the aid Of the State. The
AlAxaudsis, Loudous and Hampshire Railroad
y on Q diAsrsns footing. II has not the prospect
q q strsam Of through travel to stimulate its
proseeetion,, bat must depend on the resources OF
Tie sountry it trayerses for ito support As
friends viii spdssvor to make some progress with
Il; bat they cannot 30 very fast VI very TAR TOT
these reasons. II must, after all, rely upon 'ns
ststs.
The Virginia and Kentucky Road 10 located, and
some work has been commepced on the empsnk'
ing and cutting for the track. The WORK, now
svss, has besn suspended by order OF the Pablo
works, until the question OF the Eastern terminus
shall b settled. We imagine but little can be
done with that during the year, and that IL and
she Alexandris Railroads will be applying with
the Covingtor and Ohio next winter, for Assist"
anes from the Treasury.
The Richmond and York River Railroad mas
some money In pocket, and will 90 on to lay It's
trssk. Before Autumn II will lfkely be In opera
tsos 70 he Pamunksy This road will be of greater
beasas % this city than some Of our own citizens
bslIsvs, and 70 shall feel highly gratihed to see u
going On 70 IN Isarly completion,
The extension Of tue Roanoke Valley Railroad
from Oiarkssvilie 70 Ksysville We look upon As
axsd fact, and one Of the railroad schemes which
80 likely TO be hrst completed. 1t will contribute
largely to tho trade Of this city, and very much
enhance the prosperity Of the Danville Railroad.
The greatest and most important Of all the To-
sernal Improvement enterprises Of Virginia viii
stand perfectly still, unless, indeed, something be
done ia the way Of the improvement OF the ka'
nawha river, under the law Of the last Legislature
On the subject. The James River and RAnswhs
Canal, which New York has regarded as the only
competitor With Der water line for the trade OF tho
srsst Ohio Valley, We sorry TO say, must stand
psrSeotiy still. 1t must patiently await that re-
se.ion which has certainly begun In the public
mind IN tts BEHALF but which has gone on, we fear,
no slowly TO give Il just the strength to So
cure the proper measures for its prosecution. 1t
b 70 b. hoped that BY the time of meeting Of the
next Lesislsture, however, the representative
BODY Of the State will be ready not only to csneede
is msrits but to take steps for its vigorous pros
soution. It will do more for Virginia, more for
lbeeisn trade, than all our railroads combined
We shall not, therefore, have done great deal
bsswesn the last and the next session Of the Lee
saslsturs whom Il meets. The reason 10 good. We
have not had the ssoney, and railroads and canals
oAasot b built without It, While going along 10
mech slower than other States In these grand en-
esrprises II II possible may be somewhat rested
and rsoupsFatsd for Q more vigorous and hearty
s6srt .sxt year, and ws hope we shall be able to
make II