The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-06-30
chesapeake and Ohio Road.

The cool breeZeS OF this dellgntful noun
tain region, where perspiration never dis
turbs you, and where the night Is pleasant
ly spent beneath blanket, my attention
has been directed by your daily Dispatch
to the consideration OF the effect the COM
pletion OF the Chesapeake and Ohio is to
have on Richmond. r' .a p,
Knowing as well do the great interest
the Dispatch has always manifested in the
growth of that city-standing at all times
in the front rank to battle for new inter.
ests-I have thought it expedtent to call
YOUR and your neighbors' attention to this
important subject. '..'
Richmond should look this question
square in the face. The Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad is in the hands of men with
big ideas and grand ends. They know well
that they will have rad without rival
across the continent, and the highest grade
from the Ohio to the foot of the Alleghany
ONLY twenty feet to the mle-a very large
portion of it only twelve feet. The ascent
on the west side of the Allegheny is 29H feet
from the top of the Allegheny to tidewater,
down the valley of the james, a descending
grade the whole way. Where is the road
that can compete with it.? Her nearest
neiehbor and rival, the Baltimore and Ohio,
with heavy grades all the way, running up
as high as l12 feet to the mile, must sue.
cumb to this new road.
The Chesapeake and Ohio can carry
freight at figure and make profits through
their low grades that would not pay eX.
penses on the Baltimore and Ohio road
She must, of course, take all the tonnage
from the trade-felds within her reach. Its
western terminus has boon located at the
point for big city than CAN be
-, To11 scSr ale
above the big bend OF the Ohio river, at q
point where the great Kanawha having
united its waters with the Ohio, makes il
accessible to steamers at all seasons. In the
midst of the finest coal-fields in America.
twenty miles of rail up Guyandotte will
reach seams of coal which we have seen
fifteen feet thick. A road few miles longer
up Sandy will deve. .ope N mes of equal quail.
ity aud altogether as abundant.
This future city of Huntingdon is located
on "a beautiful bottom on the banks of the
Ohio, between the mouths of Guyandotte
and Sandy rivers. It is within few miles
Of the rich iron deposits of Ohio near Iron.
ton, and must soon become great iron
producing city. There is no point within
our knowledge where iron ore and coal can
be put down at as low figures as at Hun.
with the great West for an un-
limited market. An abundant supply OF
lumber can be obtained Immediately in its
rear from the unbroken forests extending
east 10 the top of the Alleghanies, and must
become great article OF commerce from
this point west. .....r
This road has recently secured through
its friends the control Of the Lexington and
Sandy railroad, and will place it at once un.
der construction. This secures straight
tn is,,il1a 20 -
Louis, thence to Kansas City and the Pa.
citic coast. They are now contemplating
the construction of an airline low grade
railroad from Huntingdon to Chicago, the
commercial centre OF the northwest. This
Will bring Chicago nearer to Richmond
than she now is to New York. A bridge
across the Ohio river and q few miles of new
road will place her in connection with the
great network of railroads in Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois.
Cincinnati already sees that she must
connect with this great trunk line by raj
as well as by water. These connections
established, this road must be the recipient
of an amount Of tonnage limited only by
her capacity to carry. What that capacity
will be / have no means OF knowing. The
Pennsylvania Central carries now five mil
lions tons year. This road. with her supe
rior grades, can probably transport double
Where, Richmond may anXiously ask, is thi:
immense tonnage to be dischaI ged? Thai
these milliOnaires do not intend it for Rich
mond, is very apparent. Their sole pur
pose in embarking in this great enterprise
was Of course to make money. They care
nothing for Richmond.
They intend TO make millions from their
road, and more millions from Che termD
of their road. Already they have bough
up all the land near Huntingdon, tLoil
western nnd--uvw much have they bought
near Richmond? Not an acre. Look far
ther down on deeper water, and you viii
lind them, under the name of AspinWall
the owners Of more than 100000 acres be
tween the York and the James. Why dit
they have their charter so amended las
winter rs to permit them to 60 just Wher
ever they may choose? Clearly that they
may take their road and locate its eastern
terminus at their own city, that millions
may be made from the sale of lots in q cit,
that has the discharge of this huge tonnage
Having secured the land for second chi
cago at their western end, and for q New
York at their eastern terminus, these mel
Will loom up soon as the Rothschllds O
America.
We repeat, it becomes Richmond to lool
this subject fairly and suuarely In the tace
That She Is lmpOtent to change or i'm an,
way control this matter is apparent. Al
she can ask is fair play, and that, the roaf
must not discriminate against her. Tb,
Legislature must see to that She must
avail herself of all the advantages natnrf
has given her, and her future is bright an(
prosperous. The first and most IMPORTANT
step she has, with wise forethoupht. al
ready embarked is in deepening the channe
of the James below Richmond. This shoulf
be efectually and thoroughly done; make
it the greatest possible depth, that large
vessels may enter and depart without de.
Law. Permit no hindrance or obstruction
of any description to be thrown in the
way Of trade passing through the city
Let no miserable old-fogy contracted
notions of controlling trade to the benefit
of Richmond be entertained; make its pas
sage through your city as cheap and eXpe
ditious as possible; in word, give it every
facility. Erect at once several grain steam
elevators at Rockets, to transfer all the
grain your mills will not buy 10 sea-going
crafts. In the West grain is transferred from
cars to steamers for three-quartcrs to one
cent bushel. 1t must not cost more al
-
There are many other enterprises impor'
tant to Richmond and her people to en-
gage in to secure success in the great strug
yle before her. Before leaving these de
ightful shady groves we may write again
and suggest such as appear important to al
outsider, but one who feels deep lnteres
in Richmond's future. RocKBBIDGE.
NORFOLK AND GREAT WESTERN RAILROAD
Col. Fiournoy, the president Of the com
rnny, is still in New York, but we heal
that private letters have been received from
him in which he speaks encouragingly o
ths prospects ahead.--DanuiHe Register.
THREE MEN AND A Boy INJURED.-Ar
accident occurred at the steam saW-mill o
n essrs. Baird & Roper, at Deep Creek, in
Norfolk county, Tuesday, BIZ which three