The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-04-17

BALTIMORE REACHES FOR VIRGINIA
TRADE.-The regular monthly meeting Of
the Board Of Directors OF the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company took place on
Wednesday last at Camden Station-J. W.
Garrett, ESQ, President, in the chair, who
referred as follows to the Virginia Valley
and Lynchburg and Danville railways:
"There arc two subjects in connection
with railway improvements of vital i'm
portarce TO this community which will be
presented at an early day in manner that
will attract greet public attention. The aid
of the Baltimore and Ohio Company to the
Winchester and Slrasburg road will effect
the opening Of the line to Harrisonburg
during the next autumn. There will then
be 6 gap Of but ll3 miles from Har-
risonburg to Salem, the construction
of which will rot only open the business of
the magnificent Valley of Virginia but
also open under the most favorable auspices
and influences great line to New Orleans,
which will largely command the traffic OF
the vast intermediate territory. A second
gap of but sixty miles exists between
Lynchburg and Danville, the filling of
which will connect the Orange and Alex
andria road with another highly important
system Of southern railways, by which an
enormous business will necessarily be di-
rected to Baltimore which now goes to the
coast. The leading citizens in these sec
tons are extremely anxious to get these
roads constructed. They want, in view OF the
advantages to their regions, enlarged COM
merc;al intercourse with Baltimore. They
are willing to contribute largely for the work
themselves. The counties upon the Valley
line propose to subscribe ST 200, 600. They
propose to ask the city CT Baltimore to sub
scribe million to their stock. The Lynch
burg and Danvile interests propose to sup
ply all that will be requisite but half o
million. This sum they wish to obtain
from the city of Baltimore. Under these
circumstances large delegations of the most
eminent citizens in Virgnia,-Messrs. Har-
man, Barbour, Stuart, Baldwin, Pendleten,
General Robert j. Lee, and others OF equal
prominence and inHuence-it is expected,
will visit Baltimore about the 2lSt OF this
month to confer with the authorities and
citizens of Baltimore. 1t will be seen, as a
mere railroad question, that the Baltimore
and Ohio Company has but little interest IN
these extensions, whilst incalculable bene-
its would result from their construction to
the business interests Of Baltimore. AS
this company is cow engaged in enterprises
for the prosecution Of which all its re,
sources are required, those connected with
it can only aid as citizens and cooperate to
secure the requisite capital. 1t has been
found heretofore impossible to obtain the
large sums necessary for such works from
individuals. Therefore the only prsctica-
BILE plan appears to be for the city to rem
der the necessary assistance. 1t is the
Judgment Of many who heve carefully con-
sidered the subject that if the city of Bal
timore can, by subscribing 81 900, 900 to the
Valley line and S500,0O0 to the Lynchburg
and Danyille line, SECURE their construc-
ton, and thus open these direct and
first class avenues to Baltimore, this
community will absolutely gain in advan-
tages and net profits Of the vast business
that will be thus commanded not less than
the aggregate amount Isl $780, OO) In each
md every year after their completion. In
that judgment the Chair fully concurs. IL
;s stated that three hundred delegates
will visit Baltimore. If, when those gem
tlemen arrive, full cooperation is extended,
and the facts and interests connected with
these great subjects be presented and I'M
derstood in the community and in the City
Council, aud aid be granted, it will I'M
doubteGly lead 10 results in the CONNER
cial progress Of Baltimore as important
and valuable, in connection with the south
ern trade, as the developments and extern
sions Of the Baltimore and Ohio road are
bringing about with the trade of the West,
Northwest, and the Southwest. The Chair
feels that the importance and magnitude OF
the interests involved in these enterprises
cannot be too earnestly urged.