The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-06-08

The CovInE ton d OHIO Railroad.
The Richmond Dispatch of the 9th
publishes the following dispatch from
this city:
WHEELING, w. VA, June 4, 1867.
Editors Disputch-The commission
ers of West Virginia on the Coviugton
Il Ohio Railroad assembled in this city
ley, Il. d. Ramsdsll, and John 1. Gun
uiugham. The commissioners had n
conference with the West Virginia
Central Railroad Company, at whose
request they met in this CITY, and in
Difference TO whose invitation Messrs.
Ramsdell ard Cunningham had delay
ed signing the contract with the Cen
trail railroad until this meeting took
place.
The conference having been held and
the matters presented for consideration
having been duly considered, the com
missioners took counsel with them
selves, and promptly determined to
sign the contract, which they accord
ingly did. Colonel Mcpherson, the
absent member from West Virginia,
signed it in Richmond. This completes
the paper, aud the friends of the great
Improvement may go to work at once.
In West Virginia the feeling is enthusi-
astic in favor of the road, and Virginia
and Richmond may rely upon il that
the material aid this side the Allegha-
MES will be liberal and promptly
given. look for early movements in
the kanawha Valley. OHIO.
Tie Lewisburg tGreenbrier county,
W. VAL Independent, closes an article
on the subject OF this contract in the
following hopeful and encouraging
strain:
.The feasibility OF the scheme is soon
to be tested. Some of the most saga
cious and ardent advocates OF the Gov
ington and Ohio Railroad are confident
it can be carried out. They express the
belief that the S5,OOO, 900 will be raised
in six months from the time of con-
tract. We know that il the communf-
ties along the line of the Covlngton and
Ohio Railroad, upon the Ohio river, and
upon the Virginia tide water, properly
appreciate this work, not only this sum
/ Will be raised, but enough to complete
It at no very distant day. To the large
cities on the Ohio river it will become
an invaluable auxiliary in the great
struggle going on between them and
the powerful cities of the lakes. 1t
| Will come in, like strong reinforcementS
near the close of a great battle to turn
the scale. Those cities should never rest
moment until the COvington and Ohio
railroad is finished. Il will open the
easiest and shortest route from the Ohio
TO the sea, and preserve the integrity,
independence and power of the line OF
commerce marked by that grand riY-
er; route along the middle latitude
the Just line, which is more propitious
| to all the enterprises and energies of
man than either the northern or south
ern side of it. Then let the communI-
ties ofthe Ohio and of the Virginia tide
waters unite upon this grand idea OF
the greatest natural line for commerce.
which is the line for their highest
achievements in commerce and wealth,
and in political and physical power.
There could be nothing more happy,
in the midst of our troubles, than TO
concentrate our energies and hopes
upon this great work, which will lift
us up, erase our Affections, and bless
the land with thrifty occupations, re-
warded industry, and constantly in
eFeaslnS wealth and power.
The Parkersburgh Ga=ette though the
local interests of that place are not to
be directly benefited by the building
ofthe Covington & Ohio road, is still
able to take the following liberal view
oft:
The completion Of this road between
Richmond, Virginia, and the head of
navigation on the Great Kapawha in
West Virginia, is attracting considera-
BILE attention at present, 1t is u more
direct route than that of the Baltimore
and Ohio road between the Atlantic sea-
board and the waters and railroads of
the great West. While it would build
furnishing sepaort city at its eastern
terminus, it would accomplish every
thing for the regions of country in
West Virginia through which its route
extends. The coal and other mineral
interests OF our State are comparatively
unavailable for the want OF this road.
The lands which it will traverse, when
built Will increase in value four-fold
so soon as this road shall be nut in the
course of certainty, to its early COM
pletion. 1t cannot fail to be even more
beneficial to our State than to the old
state of Virginia. We are totally nm
developed, and are languishinp for in
ternal improvements to open up the
country, and give an outlet to our a0-
rtcultural and mineral wealth.
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LOOK AT THE RUISs,-Aye. look at
the ruins Of what were once mapnifi-
cent sets Of teeth, to be seen everywhere
in society. Look at them, and aslC
yourself If 1t is not marvellous that
such destruction Is permitted, when. nv
simply using SoZoDoNT, CuV teeth. hot5-