The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-07-06
DAYLIGHT DAWNING.


in this city, on Friday and Saturday Of last
week, encourage the assurance that the labors
Of the friends of the enterprise for the past
six years are about to yield the fruition of
their hopes-the speedy construction of this
great national thoroughfarc. On last Satur-
day President Robt. Garrett was present, and
as the authorized agent Of the Baltimore 4
Ohio Railroad, subscribed one million of dol
lars for that corporation to the capital stock
Of the Valley Railroad Company. code
of bylaws was reported by W. IL. Tams and
adopted by the meeting. Sixteen Directors
constitute the Board six of whom, with the
President, are empowered to transact business
for the Company. The Directors are {:
CIfy of tStaunton-Col. NJ. G.. Hartman
and W. A. Burke.
Baltimore and OHIO Raihoad-John
Hopkins, VIM. Keyser, Robt L Baldwin,
P. P. Pcndleton and Richard Norris jr.
RocAJriage.-Col. VIM. Allen, J. W.
Massie, j. E. A. Gibbs, James I. Patton,
and Col. w. I. Poage.
Botetourt-Judge T. D. Houston and
Col. Ed. Pendeton.
Roonoke-Col. J. W. Hansborough and
II. E. Blair.
The subscription of a million Of dollars
by the city Of Baltimore being contingent on
The entire stock, necessary for the construc-
ton of the Road, being taken, has not Jet
been made. That depends now upon the
additional subscription by the county Of
ockbridgc of $125,000 and private sub
scriptions in Augusta Of $4,000. About
$4,000 Of the Augusta subscription has
been obtained, some of it conditional, and
part of it unconditional. The prospect is
that Rock bridge will assume the additional
S125,000 That being the case, we may
conclude that the Road is in fair way to
become a fixed fact.
It is the purpose of the President to order
a re-survey of the two routes Immediately
from Harrisonburg to Staunton-that by
Bridgewater and tAc Glade, ana that by way
of Mt. Sidney and Lewis Greek. There is
very little difference presented in the aggre
gate cost Of the two routes, as now ascertained
The grades on the western route are some
what heavier, but the cost would be about
the same. It has been determined, therefore,
that til, location Of the route will be gov
crned by the amount Of private subscriptions
raised on the competing lines. The parties
presenting the largest amount, with the
right Of way, will secure the location of the
Road.
We call the attention of the friends Of both
lines to this fact, and urge them to diligen
exertion in the interest Of their respective To-
calties IF our information be correct, the
Brdgewater and Glade route will be able
to raise in the neighborhood of $75,O00.-
We know number of the friends Of the
enterprise on this line, who, if encourage
mcnt is held out to them, Of finally securing
the Road, will leave no stone unturned tc
swell the subscription even beyond the amour,
here suggested. They are live men, and
know the benefits that must follow Railroad
communication to their section, which is now
utterly shut out from market. The thriving
and beautiful village Of Bridgewater, with its
splendid water power, will be no sluggard In
this great movement for material develop
ment Were Railroad to pass there, tn c
population would BE- trebled in less than five
years.
There are men of great enterprise and en-
ergy on the Mt. Sidney and Lewis Greek
route, who appreciate the advantages that
would flow to them by the construction Of
the road along this line. They will not be
idle. In a contest of this kind, they will be
aroused to the utmost pitch of exertion to
accomplish an end, which they had hereto
fore regarded as fixed in their favor.
The whole matter rests with the people Of
the competing lines. They have their fu-
ture prosperity in their own hands, and can
determine it by the amount they invest in an
enterprise that is destined to be remuneratve
as mere investment, regardless Of the ma
terial development and the general prosperi-
ty that must follow.
The RIGHT SpIRIT.-The Richmond
Wing of the Both uit., in response to a par
agraph in the last V1yinian, has the fol-
lowing:
"The WING cares nothing about names or
organizations. 1t goes for results, and they
can only be achieved by combination of all
the elements in the country opposed to Rad
icaism To beat Radicalism is the one thing
necdlul; and if We cannot beat it with the
man OF our choice, we will take anybody
else's man to do it.
This is the right spirit, and we heartily
join with our cotemporary in it. Let us have
no discussions in our own ranks about any
minor point The defeat Of Radicaiism il
the one controlling, all absorbing idea, anc
the cooperation Of every Conservative ani
Democrat will be required to carry it out sue
cessfuly.
Mrs. Henry A. Wise, widow Of the late