The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1868-02-19
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Some.
thing for its Friends to Think About.


We publish to-day, an article from the
/" South Branch Intelligencer," with editorial
comments Of the Richmond Wing, calling at
tention to the project of Railroad from
Washington, BY Leesburg and Winchester,
South Branch Valley and Buckhannon, in
West Virginia. We advise all to read for
themselves, and in future issue we will en-
deavor to show the Importance Of prompt ac-
ton
In the South Branch Intelyigencer, printed
at Romney, Hampshire county, W. Va, Of a
late date, We find the following:
We have seen in. the proceedings Of Con-
gress that the Hon. Ben. Eggleston, Of Ohio,
has reported bill in the House Of Represen-
tatives, concerning railroad from Washing
ton city to Cincinnati, which is ordered to be
printed and referred to the committee on COM
merce.
Mr.. Ingersoll, Of illinois, has also bill be-
fore the same House, contemplating stem OF
the Alexandria, Loudon and Hampshire rail
road into Washington.
by glance at any correct map Of the Uni
ted States, it will be seen that railway line
from Washington, by Leesburg, Winchester,
the South Branch Valley, Upshur Court
house, Letart's Falls, will be very direct to
Cincinnati, and thence to San Francisco, on
the Pacific.
The argument for adopting the Alexandria,
Loudon and Hampshire Ene to the Valley
of the South Branch Of the Potomac, presents
~" Tba lla,andr .sA 49, go,n' .na u.nn
shire railroad was designed for coal road to
connect the great Cumberland coal field with
the Potomac cities and ports Incorporation
- .nls loaa - our P1aaos T.. ilue lIom W.
;ss;nn' Valley and thence q tbe pacific hv
the Great Pacific railroad. will connlete the
coal road to within twenty miles Of the coal
felds, and thus ensure immediate tonnage 1or
'ne loau ~ ~ es's1eln Drancn an!s loau
road At New Greek station twentv't,go no;les
west of Cumberland, Nd. isg
q. In the counties OF Grant, Pendleton or
Higniano' u IS asceftalnaDie tnat tue most ' Ell
r. aliaahan;as Saes .e.n.,iv arst WIS W;tS
the fine port of Alexandria lust below Wash.
ington, the diminished distance and better
passage OF the Aileghanles, this seems to be
'ae pest mos' uirec. anu ai'osetner mosC &C.
fr ,'o tha Atant;c .aaboard Z ths Rar of g.
Francisco.
There NAV or may not he oronnd for the
exnectation that Conoress will make an an.
nronr;at;on or a loan for the work nrorosed.
Shoula + do 60 or should tho hone of +. do.
;na 90 divert tbe Interest Of the neonle Of
wast v;ro;n;s from, tho afFort now be,ng
made n behalf Of the Cbesa neake and Ohio
road T. ;s e,sv to understand how seriously
the interests Of that enterprise will be effect
been nrodnced in West VIRGINIA we have
reason to believe. from the fact that in the
discussion abont locating their CAPITAL which
has been oo;ne on in the Legislature great
stress was laid mon the circumstance that
Buckhannon would be on the line Of the pro-
iected road to Washington and as Buck
hannon carried the day, we may suppose the
argument was not without weight.
But, Congress out Of the question, can we
shut our eyes to the great interest that the
cities Of Washington and Baltimore, and the
powerful corporation of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad have in the construction ofsuch
work !! And can we not see how easy it
may be for them to offer such assurances and
afford such assistance as will at once transfer
to the road to Washington and Baltimore the
interest now felt and the efforts now making
in behalf Of a road to this city and the Ches-
apeake. And without the help that we are
now expecting from West Virginia, how will
it be possible to make the road which 50 con-
Germs us ?
We see in the project explained by the
South Branch Inte1lgencer reason for the
friends Of the Chesapeake and Ohio road to
redouble their energies. We must allow the
friends Of that work in West Virginia no
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