The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-05-27
92itllmond 1ispatth,.
MAY q, 1871.
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad,
~ .a wav when VIC felt weary ourselves

Time WAS when VIC ici' "Vh! wa
with this ci>-rcpcatcd heading, aho our
roaders must have been Tar more weary o'
!, than we were. We never hcSlta'cd Oh
,,orhted for a moment about the ultimate
construction Of the Chesapeake and ono
railroad; nor have we ever douole" Wv
crost benefits il would secure for Virginia ,
We fear our readers have not hao 't'''''
Faith in an enterprise which mas ~ ;..,.
disappointed them because I"
made and not redeemed. with
Ru, WE approach the suN]@'l no"
no misgivius about the ',,,d;,,. ho.
mands and no hesitation III :,
zorro our readers information 'o'''.' "'''- ~
An Tho facts with regard I" ID 'ha' 'oi''e W
,,,,d MOI. arc welcome. because tue! '''ei
s'' .>r,, satisfaction. The progress OF
49,, ,,..,rr undcr the new company has peeh
SO rapi,i that disappointment mas no. ','o
r,,m enough to sandwich lt>cn De-
t,,c,n any two cheering announcements oil
In, steady advance of the road towards
completion.
We published yesterday an interesting
telegram announcing that the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad Company had subscribed
two and a half millions TO the railroad from
Huntington (ncar the Big Sandy 10 Lex
inc,on. This is the direct line TO LOUIS
vile, aud connects the Chesapeake ana
Ohio railroad with the Kentucky system OF
roads. 1t does more: ii is in the right line
10 st. Louis and the connecting route with
f1-
scription assures the early complexion ol
the Kentucky road. II will he READY prop
ably during the year 1872, very nearly as
soon rs the Chesapeake and ONO fa'iroao
is completed to the Ohio.
We have in the Cincinnati Commercial
of Wednesday an important paragraph:
stating that the people OF that city are
taking measures to survey the line oil ROAD
from that city, by way of New Boston,
Fayetteville, and Pikcton, through Jack
son. Gallia, and Lawrence counties, 10
the mouth of Symmc'S creek, opposite
"the town Of Huntington, where TIE
"CheSapeake and Ohio Railroad Company
.bavc selected their bridge site" Inc
people on the line have raised two-thlrdS
of the money, and Cincinnati is asked 10
s,h>crihe the remainder. 1t Is claimed
that this line is shorter than any other that
can be built with thirty feet grades to con-
meet Cincinnati with the Chesapeake ana
Ohio railroad ut the crossing on the ONO
river. being only one hundred and fifty
three miles.
This route connecting us with Cinc'n-
natl would make the distance from ,Rlcll-
mond to that city five hundred ana seventy
three miles. and no grade exceeding thirty
feet to the mile between Cincinnati and the
Virginia tide, where western frcichts would
be placed upon sea-going Ships-both coast
wise and foreign. No other route from the
Mississippi Valley TO the Atlantic can com
pare with it.
We have vet much more important ana
interesting paragraph for the per'lS'l oil our
readers. The New York Standard OF
Thursday has the following:
owe learn that there is an increasing de-
=. mand for the Chesapeake and ONO Solu
81 loan, with a prospect that the company
may soon tiud it necessary to further &C
{. vance the price of the small REMAINDER
" We hear, also. of the advance OF the
" Chesapeake and Chic railroad toward
& early completion. and mention some de-
50 tails in this connection The road Is COM
sc pleted and running to the White sulphur
q Springs, and the earnings thus far are
~ over $500, 900, which exceeds the estimate
60 made when the road was first commenced.
<. East and west from Coal>mouth over one
60 hundred miles are graded waiting Tor
s. the iron, of which ten thousand tons are
1" landing at that point. At the western
s'terminus the connections are so nu-
Generous that the company has determined
<to place three thousand tons Of steel rails
50 as the best and most economical TO sup
sport the great wear and tear. Next year
"the connecting roads now building from
sail the leading western and southwestern
s'cities will be completed about the same
"time as the Chesapeake and Ohio, so that
ssthe road will start with 4 full press OF
" traffic from the West and Southwest.
s'The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad Via
Washington to st. Louis, when COM
"pleted, will be tifty-one miles shorter than
<oyer the Erie railway, and one hundred
"and ten miles less than by the New YORK
"Central via Chicago"
The facts in this paragraph ale no doubt
obtained from the Office of the company III
New York, and are therefore reliable.
When we consider the nearncss OF the
completion of this great artery OF trans
portation, its superiority i'll shortness and
dircctness between the Ohio and the Nir-
ripia tide-when we consider the tendency
of the West, the Southwest, and the North
west, to concentrate upon it rs the route to
be preferred, not only for the merits above
referred to, but because of the equable
Temperature and agreeable nature of the
country it traverses, we cannot but look
forward to its completion with feeling
of the most delightful anticipation. The
greatest prosperity awaits it, and there is
in store for Richmond IN amount Of benefit
proportional to the activity and forecast OF
her citizens. They can make its advantages
great or limited, just III proportion to their
own energy, skill, and comprehensive pol
icy. They cannot be too watchiul, nor can
they be too active in guarding the interests
OF the city and preparing for the great rev.
plution in trade which the completion of
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad Will bring