The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-23
CHESAPEAKE AND Onio RAILROAD.

NhbOAI GAhE AND VHAJ .tAlLhOABs
The progress of this through line of railway
from the Chesapeake bay to the Ohio river con-
tinues uninterrupted and within compare
lively short period of time another great iron
chain viii unite the East and the West. Start
ing from Richmond, the present eastern terml-
nus of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad the
line traverses northwestery course to Gordons-
vile, the junction with the Orange, Alexandria,
and Manassas Railroad, 76 miles, thence south
westwardly 129 miles to Coylngton, making 205
miles of the road now in actual operation. In
addition to this, it is expected that 20 miles
more will be completed early next month, and
the cars running to the White Sulphur Springs.
Thus far every portion of the work has been
carefully guarded, and the road is one of the
very best in the United States. The country be-
tween Richmond and Covington is exceedingly
rich in mineral and agricultural lands, well as
in fine timber, and bids fair to become, at no
very remote period, vast manufacturing re-
gion; but the late war has impoverished many of
the families along the route, and prevented the
local trade of the road from increasing with that
rapidity that would have marked its growth
under more favorable circumstances. As the
case was, however, the reports of the company
for the past year, which we have been allowed
to examine, were highly encouraging, and
clearly exhibit the importance of the prompt
completion of this line of railway in the future
development of the whole country. Although the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad is Southern in
stitution it will play its part in the vast trade
drama of the nation, and prove of greater inte-
rest to the North than may now be imagined.
1t win open up mighty region stored with
wealth, and facilitate the transportation of pas
sengers and freight to the West through
beautiful, interesting, and picturesque country,
over easier grades than any of its rivals pos
sesses, while it will furnish another grand outlet
for the extraordinary products of the Westzto
the seaboard. In every aspect this new route is
important, and it is gratifying to learn how
readily capitalists are taking hold of it for in
vestment. The trade of the line from Richmond
to Covington during the past year was quite
= satisfactory, and shows what the enormous re-
suits of the traffic of this road will be when it is
completed to the Ohio river. The receipts in
1868 were 1924, 1926.
The travel of this season will be much larger
than last, and the earnings, it is predicted, will
be nearly double those of 1868. The extension
to the White Sulphur Springs viii greatly facili-
tate pleasure-seekers and invalds in reaching
the Hot, White Sulphur, Rockbridge Bath,
Rockbridge Alum, Bath Alum, Red Sweet, Old
, Sweet, the Healing and ether celebrated springs
of Virginia, and build up travel never before
known in that famous portion of the Old Do
minion. By the completion of this link pas
sengers leaving Philadelphia in the midnight
train on the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and
Baltimore Railroad, reach the Hot, Healing,
and White Sulphur Springs in time for supper
i the next evening. The distance from this city
to Covington, via Baltimore, Washington, and
Gordonsville, is 393 miles, and from Is to 25
miles further west nearly all the celebrated
Virginia springs are reached The revenue
from passengers from October l, 1867, to May
81, 1868, was Ii per cent. less than for the cor
responding months of the previous year. while
from June to September 80, 1868, they were
II per cent. more than for the corresponding
period of 1867.
The following table, taken from the report of
distinguished engineer, will serve to illustrate
the advantage which the Chesapeake and Ohio
road will have over any railroad crossing the
Allegheny mountains The Engineer says
ITO give clear idea of the rapid decrease of
the effective power of locomotive as the grade
increases, the following table is given showing
the net weight Gin tons of two thousand pounds)
which can be drawn by twcnty-four ton engine
with eight drawing wheels, on different grades
from level to one hundred and twenty feet per
miles