The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-01-28
The Valley Railroai.

Dear T1yinian Tie hesitancy that
seems to exist in Augusta to subscribe to
the Valley Railroad is very unaccountable
to our people. We cannot suppose that
the people Of your county can fail to ap-
prec]ate the advantages that must flow to
them from road passing through the en-
tire length Of the county thus doubling
the market facilities of the people and
giving them the advantage of connecting
buyers for their produce. Now can we
imagine that the great county of Augusta
is really fearful about assuming the terri.
Die responsibility Of paying $4,000 inter-
est yearly for few years, when Rock
bridge, with not half the ta1alM 7,yp1crty
Of Augusta, has agreed to paw $24.o0o.-
We are, therefore, in the dark as to the
reasons that influence our Augusta friends
But that they have reasons is plain, and
this fact is inducing us to consider the
other plans proposed for giving us a Rail-
road connection with the rest Of the State.
We prefer road to Staunton, but if Au-
gusta votes "No'' Of course this settles the
question as to that route. But as far as
we are concerned it does nothing more
We are determined with an earnestness and
unanimlty have never seen exceeded to
have Railroad. IF Augusta will not
unite with us, why, we will only have to join
our fortunes with some Of our other neigh
bors. Several plans are now being extern
sively canvassed by our people, One is to
make road to Goshen which will be en-
tirely within our own limits and will put
US in connection with the Chesapeake &
Ohio road by the shortest route. We will
be thus going to meet the Y. road when it
is pushed on from Harrisonburg eia Jen-
ning's Gap to tap the c. & O. road at a
point making the most direct course to
the Ohio. This last must be the route Of
the Valley road, if it has to be made with
out the assistance of Augusta, for this
route will most. adyantageously put the
Manassas road into connection with the G.
d y. Road, and at present will give Rock
bridge the least amount of road to build.
Another proposed plan is to connect. with
Lynchburg, which v i'll really give us more
natural and easier outlet to our Eastern
Virginia markets, than the proposed Valley
routes, and will connect there by the Orange
road with the Baltimore route. We are
assured of. strong influence and assistance
if we will join in pushing this road for
the road from here to Iynchhnrg is a very
important link in the straight line from
Richmond to Covington. A third plan be-
fore US, and one urged with the prospect
Of immediate success, is to connect with
the Virginia and Tennessee road at Bon
sacks or Salem. We have 100000 al
ready subscribed by Botctoart, and Roa-
noke will probably give sl5o,coo more.
General Malone is known to be ready and
anxious to help US A branch from his
road to Lexington will secure him the
trade Of these counties even if connec-
ton should afterward be made with Staun-
ton, for there will then be break Of guags
here. The distance from here to Bonsacks
is but little greater than to Staunton, and
in this section we already have 100000
out of the $350,000 asked for outside
Of our own county.
You will thus sec the various plans our
people have under consideration, They
have set out to get themselves q railroad
and are casting about for the best means
Of securing it. IF Augusta, with an in
telligent regard for her own interests, and
that kindly cooperation which should ex-
list between neighbors and friends will
Join hands with us, then Stanton and
Lexington will soon be united by rail, but if
she refuse from mistaken views as to her
interests, or from any unworthy Micawber
like expectations Of getting the road "any-
how" then we shall regret, on account CT
old ties and associations, her .unwise
and illiberal course, and will accept some
one of the other propositions made to US.
LEXINGTON.
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