Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-03-09
AN ELECTION
VALLEY Railroad.

The Order acM be fond IN another column
Valley Railroad.
Augusta is ia serious danger of losing the as
sietance Of Rockhridge to build the Valley
Railroad, and without this assistance the ROAD
will not be made in the lifetime Of the present
generation. 1t is fatal delusion to rely on
Baltimore to build the road without our help
She already reaches the Valley in the manner
better suited to her own interests than by run
ming I'D to Stanton railroad which would
draw off her trade from Rockingham and Shen-
andoah by the short track to Richmond and
Norfolk. For the purpose Of tapping the
Chesapeake s Ohio Road Baltimore prefers
and is now moving to make that connection at
Coyington BY route through Bath, Highland,
Pendleton and the Valley of the South Branch
of the Potomac.
On the other hand East Va. is moving to
defeat the Valley Railroad in its jealousy OF
Baltimore Gen. Malone, President Of the
Southside system of Va Railroads, proposes
to Rockbridge TO turn over the subscription she
offers the Valley Railroad and that with it, he
will make her road from Lynchburg up the
Valley of James River to Lexington-only 50
miles of easy grades This will give Rock
bridge a better connection with the outside
world than the Valley route, as at Lynehburg
she connects with Richmond, Petersburg and
Norfolk by the Southsde Road; with Balti
more and the North by the Orange and Alex.
Road with the Southwest by the Va. q Tenn.
Road and with the whole South by the Lynch
burg and Danvie Road. An extension from
Lexington to Cogington, viii give connection
with the West by the Chesapeake Il Ohio
Road, and It's easier grades will make this route
through Roctbridge, the main stem eastward
for the Chesa & Ohio Railroad
The following from the Richmond Wig III
dicates the feeling in Rockbridge for tas
scheme, and the feelings at Augusta failure
to vote her subscription.
Baltimore or Norfolk?
RooKBRIDGE, VA, February Is
TO the Editor Of the Whig?
You are right in discarding the idea that the
people of this portion Of the Valley prefer
Baltimore to Richmond or Norfolk In the
first place they prefer having railroad to be
ing without one; and furthermore, they will
be very apt to prefer the first who will help
them to make it
Old Rockhridge was asked for subscription,
and out she comes cheerfully with, in all, near
ly hail million Of dollars. Botetourt is asked,
and with commendable liberality she responds
conscutngly Augusta hangs fire. The rich
and plethoric old county had hung fire on the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad subscription,
and that company, without so much as the aid
and countenance OF Augusta, went on TO raise
the funds other ways, and extend the road Tor
her. There arc those so unchaTltabie now as
to intimate that the big and wealthy county Of
Augusta wants somebody else's lemon squeezed
for her again, but Of that nous cerTons.
One thing is very certain, Rockbrldge ard
Botetourt don't intend to be squeezed dry about
this Valley road. Ii they are to be squeezed
between Augusta and Roanoke in one way and
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad In another,
they will beg leave to play quits. They have
other game in view. They are getting tired Of
this everlasting representation about giving
them railroad, and If the schemes which were
first proposed to them are not to be carried out
in good faith, and to which they are partially
pledged. they beg leave to look c}Se3chere.
We are ripe for railroad have a big sub
scription to help to make II, and large and
productive country to freight it from. We are
On q line which, running North Or South, East
Or West, will connect two Of the grandest ma
tional thoroughfares on the continent: and we
say come on Bisnarci, Garrett or Napoleon
Mahone-who speaks first? We are tied TO no
man or city, but we do intend to tie TO these
vino show a willingness to shell out the necdfu
and come up promptly to our help.
Now, If you want to secure for Richmond
and Norfolk the trade of this rich, beautiful
and productive valley, hurry up General Ma
hone with his branch from Lynchburg to CIif-
ton Forge, or your straight shoot either, and
send US up train.
find, on looking at the map, that while this
Clifton Forge ard Lynchburg branch would
throw an-air-ine rather southwark for Rich
mond, yet it would throw it almost direct Tor
Norfolk It is the seaboard that the great
trade Of the West eventually wants, and that
line would give it to them, connecting also with
Richmond by railroad. It is certainly a grand
conception of General Malone to connect his
Souths.de line, by this route, with the Chesa~
peake and Ohio line. 1t is but short gap TO
fill up has an easy grade and a mountain pass
opened by nature for it. Just think of it =
Construct few miles Of railroad between Cliff
ton Forge and Lynchburg and you have clear,
direct shoot from the far West eventually FROM
the finest port on the Pacific lat San Francisco
to the finest port on the Atlantic lat Norfolk.
Let General Malone at once take this grand
scheme in hand The keen eye of Western
enterprise Is now looking 10 H. NOtnlug snort
OF some such direct line will DO for them
There are millions of Western money and null
lions Of Western trade to back it. They have
told you already that the circumbendibus, half
moon Of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
won't do General Malone has but to seize
the chance, carry it out, and his name stands
written forever as the Napoleon Of Railroad
Presidents. ROCKBRIDGE
BurwelI Killed and Wood Wounded
On Monday, the 18th ult, in the road be
low wildwood, in Clarke county, difficulty be
tween VIM. T. BunEell and Lewis Wood oc-
cured, in which the forme. was killed, being
shot in the heart and the latter seriously
wounded, being shot in the bowels.
Burwell was the eldest son of Mr. George
BurWe Of Clarke, wealthy and highly re-
spectcd citizen Of that county. Wood is now,
Z citizen of Berkeley county, although formerly
q resident of Clarke RI j. said sIat Wood