The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-11-13
Tie Chesapeake and Ohio Enterprise in
Ohio-EncDnragein News.


The Cincinnati Enquirer says: An adj
iourued railroad meeting was held yesterday
afternoon, at the Merchants Exchange, to con-
slider the proposition to build railroad from
this city through Virginia, to tide water
The Committee appointed to draft resolutions
reported the following, which was adopted J:
The undersigned appointed to draw up re-
solutions expressive OF the views OF the citl-
zens of Cincinnati as to the Importance to
themselves, and the people of the Ohio and
Mississippi Valley, generally, of a railroad
from the Ohio River through Virginia to
tide water, beg leave to report as follows:
Whereas, ihe citizens and capitalists, liv-
ing along the trunk railroads, running East
and West, aud especially in the cities to Bos-
ton New York and Philadelphia, arc making
strenuous and etfectual efforts, by consolidat.
ing these roads and their feeders, to ,nonopo-
lize trade of the Great West, and by thorough
fares running East and West. North OF Gin.
clnnati, divert the trade there from. to the
great detriment OF roads terminating here
aud to the business of this city, and
Whereas, The national outlet for the pro
duets Of the West, aud far the lest to tide
water, and open at vi seasons Of the year, I'M
obstructed by frost or SHOWS, and Offering
great advantages for railroad transportation
by its easy grades, is through Virginia by the
Chcsapeak aud Ohio Railroad to Richmond
Newport News aud Norfolk, where are har-
bors second to none for safety depth Of water
and accessibility, in the United States; and
Whereas. The States of Virginia has made
such liberal donations to secure the compile
tion OF such road as can not fail to render in
yestments In its stock secure aud largely re.
numerative ; and
Whereas, When completed, the products Of
the West can, by this route, be carried to
tide water as speedily, and at greatly re-
duced cost, as by any other route land
Whereas, The completion OF this road, in
connection with the navigation Of the Ohio
and Kanawha Rivers, and the James River
and Kanawha Canal, now in good navigable
condition, would secure tho Transportation Of
the great staples Of the West co the Eastern
cities, at those seasons OF the year when the
lakes, rivers and cannals Of the North are
closed te navigation, and with little more than
two hundred miles OF railroad carriage, thus
largely reducing the cost Of transportation as
compared with other routes at such seasons
and
Whereas, In view of all these advantages
the completion Of such a road would inevi
tably turn the course of trade from the Moth
ern routes to towns and cities on the banks
of the Ohio River, and especially to the city
OF Cincinnati, where SO MANY roads, running
North and South, concentrate. gathering
here, as they would, vast trade for carriage
aud transshipment by rail and water, there
fore. e gE
Resolccd, That we can not commend toe
highly the consideration of this road to the
citizens Of Cincinnati and urge upon then
their duty and interest to contribute literally
and speedily their material aid to the COR
struction Of this road BY subscribing gener
ously to its stock !; and that by so doing they
win greatly aid the growth and prosperity o.
this city. and made for themselves pro6ta
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