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

now be readily effected but for the monopoly
of the one line of road we are tied to, would
amount to an annual saving Of $4,000 =
But if we add to that all the savings Of
freight and cost upon the other heavy articles,
such as salt, fish, iron, fcrtilze RS, machinery
&c, &C. so largely consumed in our county
it will readily De seen those savings upon the
articles alone named would nearly if not
quite pay the tax on the county interest in
the Road. a -sss..a .ia
Add to that the aggregate savings Of the
citizens above the tax in reduced prices.
freights &c, for twenty years, as above stated,
and then consider the immense increase in
the market value Of our Real Esta'e in con-
sequence of the favorable commercial position
the Road would give us, inviting large in
1ux of valuable notwithstanding de-
mand for our lands in small tracts-develop
ing our resources, agricultural mineral and
manufacturing, and the fear of payday COM
ing 20 years hence, should not alright us =
Why, sirs, before the arrival Of that time our
Real Estate, noav estimated as worth SlS,000,-
600 would have more than doubled in value
but if the construction Of the Road only
insured an increase Of Is per cert in the
value of our Real Estate, that alone would
add 81, 500, 600 to our wealth, to pay $780,
000 with
Again, sirs, the proposition is not to pull
$500 900 IN cash out Of our pockets no1e, to
send beyond our limits to be spent Tt is, if
possible, to convert our county credit into
cash to be expended here---at homc-among
us-to our great present advantage and prof
it, Some 35 miles of this Road lies within
the limits of our county, which will cost
about $50, 900 per mile-say $1,100000 to
| constructive most Of which sum would be
expended among as. IF we can induce the
expenditure of any thing like such sum as
that among us by plcdgins our credit for so
small part of it as 100000, the writer
fails to see the good judgement Of refusing to
| do so.
The fact is, old Augusta has been.so long
used to being provided for by others-by
Providence with fertile soil and genial eli
mate, and By the State and other outside bar
barians with Railroads, turnpikcs and noble
institutions of learning and charity-over
and through which to convert her productions
into cash-that she had neglected to provide
herself with even COOL aud sufficient sys-
tenn of our county roads-;n the expectation
probably, that even these would be supplied
to her at somebody else's expense. Good
people, discard these delusions as fatal to
your prosperity and progress. Come up to
the work and help yonFse'ues, for once. You
will then fad that s'the Gods help those
who help themselves" Rely upon it that no
help in this behalf will ever reach you except
such as you give yourselves. No Railroad
will ever traverse the length of Augusta
county in your generation unless you provide
the means to at least start it. And, such be-
ing the case 50 to the polls on the day ap-
pointed, and with unanimity vote the sub
criptioa-provlde the means to promptly
construct your Road, and you will assuredly
find hoodtide Of wealth and prosp Gritty set
ting in upon you which will at no d istant day
make yours The most favored Of this favored
land