Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-07-31

The UNION JUNCTION RAILwAY-The ac-
ton OF some OF our leading business men in 80
promptly subscribing the whole suoun: NJ
cessary for the coz scfu ctiou OF the Uaion
Junction Rail way. canuot be too much CON-
mended by citizens who nave the interests of
tie city at heart, nor Is il easy to exlggerats
the importance OF the Improvement IN It's IN
nuepce on the future welfare Of w sshia yfoa
Measures are being takau By NJrtaefn aai
southern capitalists for the cJn.true.ioa Of
several new lines Of railroads through Vir.
giria, with number Of extsnsisns Of tue pres
ent roads and connections in various direc-
lions. thus thoroughly opening up rich and
fertile country hitherto practically unavailable
Mineral and vegetsble wealth abound in tnoss
portions Of the Old dominion where these
ROADS Will peneuats and producers will seek
the best market VIII "a the new mells of com.
municaftoo aNord, and thus the extensive coal
mines OF Virginia, as well as the fertile farm.
ana productive gardens OF that Stste which
VIII soon be in commu ntcat on with the sea-
coast, viii pour portion OF their treasures
INTO our laps, II we are wise n time. The
railroad projects to which we refer, however.
are not confined to Virginia. They are the
necessary links in great chain o: roads which
will offer to he people of the South west
shorter and more dire lines Of comm mic alton
with the Atlantic coast than they have hitherto
had. The junction railroad is important,
because It Is the first step to wards bringing the
IlstrIc' cities into connection With this net
work OF railways. The Orange ana Alexan-
diia road already has important connections
IN yarious directions, and the Loudon and
Hampshire road is u be extended to Win
chester, thence to the coal region at Pied.
mont, and thence 10 Cincinna,i, which will
thus he placed mere than a hundred miles
closer to Underwater than by any existing or
projected railway. TIE new road is also I'm.
portant became 1t Is a necessary link IN tn.
connection of the Southern and Western
railways with those running North from
this point. Under the charter, IL Is to take is
start at the northern end of the GEORGETOWN
Aqueouct part Of the route by tunpelling) IN
the direction of Kalorama. At KaIorafna a
bridge must bs constructed across Rock Creek
Stirling along Boundary street until the line
OF X, or I STREETS is attained, the rail way
will cut 18th street near the building no W used
for the Department of State, aud will cut 9TH
street square or two south of the depo: Of the
7th-street railway. Proceeding east upon the
same line, II will connect with the Metropoli.
tan road, now rapidly progressing In construc.
tion near Mrs. Gales estate at Eckinston and
passing on behind Kendall Green will counec,
with the Washington branch OF the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad near the Fenwicx property.
For the purpose of q connection with the Bali.
more and Potomac railway there must be a
branch southwardly from the main line of
at lesst half q mile in length, The
same would be true of the Point
Lockout road when II shall be con-
structed. The work on the Jun .tion road ia IN
be pushed forward rapidly, and thus 1t will at
once give an impulse to business here by EN-.
ployIng a NUMBER Of laboreIs. Let us trust
that new era of enterprise and conse-
Quent prosperity for Washington will late from
the commencement, of this important improve.
nent.