The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-08-07
4ithn>und 1ispattk.
wEDNESDAY............AUGUST Z, 1867.
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.
Important.

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that the company Of which he is an officer
has caused to be surveyed route for a
railroad from point near Hamden, thirty
miles east of Chillicothe, Ohio, to the
Ohio river, opposite the mouth of the
Kanawha river. This survey was made
with the view Of securing the construction
NJ road to unite with the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad, and give thus continu-
Gus connection by direct line from the
Chesapeake to Cincinnati and the North
west.
Mr.. CUTLER states that rights Of way
have already been obtained for most OF
the distance between Hamden and the
Ohio river. and that the local interests OF
the line were disposed to aid energetically
in the construction of the road, "but have
"felt it prudent to wait for the develop
"ment" Of the Chesapeake and Ohio en-
terprise. The progress of this enterprise
therefore controls that Of the short link in
Ohio between Hamden and the river.
One Of the difficulties in the way Of oul
great enterprise, suggested by lukewarn
persons, has been this very link which the
Marietta and Cincinnati Company has al
ready set on foot. And, what will be some
what surprising to our lukewarm friends
Mr.. CUTLER absolutely thinks the western
uart of tho line may be completed before
the mountain or Allegheny section VIII
he ready. Under this impression he urges
the people of the Kanawha Valley to 90 to
work energctically, and promises to nave
his line finished by the time they get theirs
to the neishborhood Of the Allegheny
spurs: i. e., near the Grcenbrier river,
when tho people of the kanawha Valley
will have complete "direct communica-
elton with Cincinnati (the cars being
utaken across the Ohio without break OF
ubulk) and the entire railroad system OF
"tbe Northwest" Mr.. G. goes on to say
that the western outlet being made, GER
tain "basis of credit " would be supplied
sufficient to complete the whole line. lie
saws: "Thc line thus built, or provided
"for from Cincinnati to the head OF
"the Kanawha Valley, would greatly
strengthen the credit of the whole en-
"terprise of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad, and would, in fact, place its ulti
innate completion beyond doubt" In
continuation, he writes thus practically and
earnestly in pursuance Of his suggestion:
"The needed link west of the Ohio river
will be completed under the branch powers
Of this company, the money to be supplied
bv local interest along the route. The
road, however, will be operated by this
company, and the trains run in connection
with those on the main line. II desired
by the company constructing the line in
the kanawha Valley, the entire route from
the junction at Hamdcn could be cconomi-
caly operated by this company until your
mountain line was completed. This could
be done either by paying a fixed rental Or
fair proportion Of the earnings. In either
case the results would be entirely adequate
TO pay the interest upon proper cost for
the road thus brought into USE"
This interesting letter bears date the
9th July. 1t contains the unmistakable
evidence of earncstness and good judg-
ment. Mr.. CUTLER suggests that the road
in the kanawha may be built for less than
Mr.. FIsK's estimates by resorting to some
temporary expedients that will answer
very we'll until the permanent line could
DO entirely built.
Shall we permit the western end to be
the first built? Shall we not rather de-
tcrmine that the eastern or mountain d.
vision shall be ready as soon as that ter
minating upon the Ohio is finished 7 1t is
not a mere question of which shall be most
Jealous in this vast enterprise. 1t is q
question of relative energy and enterprise.
We should feel somewhat Inundated that
the people here, who have more to hope
for from this railroad than any other in
Virginia or West Virginia, should permit
themselves TO be beaten in their active
measures for the construction of the work.
We should doubt whether they would be
able to secure it's advantages after it was
built!
We NAV now feel assured that the mo-
ment our great line reaches the Ohio 1t
will be Joined by the line from hamdcn,
which will give us continuous communi-
cation with the principal city on the Ohio
river and with the whole system of north.
ern and western roads.
We give below brief of the proceed,
iDgs in Cabell county:
CaJeR county.-On the 23d July large
meeting of citizens Of Cabell county was
held at the court house of that county.
Colonel PAXTON, Of Virginia, and f. B.
KNIGHT, of Kanawha, addressed the peo-
pie on the subject of subscription to the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad; after
which, resolutions were adopted-one of
which declared that Me county should
subscribe 100000 to the work on the
terms prescribed in the resolutions Of the
White Sulphur Springs Convention. The
people were greatly warmed up in the
cause. One of their resolutions declared
that they had long and earnestly desired
the construction of railroad from the
Ohio to the Virginia tide-water, and that
they were extremely gratiticd to learn that
company was about to organize to secure
the immediate completion of this great
work.
A committee was appointed to request
the supervisors to open Il poll to take the
sense of the people upon the subscription
of 100000, and also to use their exertions
to advance tho cause of the Improvement