The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-12-14
MORE CHEERING NEWS.

4 letter has been received in this city
from Gel. James Walker, Vice President,
and acting President of the Shenandoah Val
ley Road, confirming the following statement
from the Alexandria Sentinel:
There was meeting Of the Board of Di-.
rectors ia Charlestown, last week. to settle
the question of right of way in the counties
Of Jefferson and Clarke. aals
We will further state, on the authority Of
one of the Directors who has just returned
from Philadelphia, that the Road will be
built without doubt. The trouble hereto
fore was caused by the refusal, by large
number of the landholders in the county of
Jefferson, to accept a liberal compensation.
for the right of way This difficulty has, to
great extent, been removed, and we are as
sured that the work on the whole line Of the
We had almost despaired Of the construc-
ton Of this important road to Rockingham
and Augusta. We feel pretty confident now
that the work will be let to contract along
the entire line at once, and pushed vigorous
ly. Col. Walker has been emerge tical!y
using every effort to bring about this state
Of things ever since the suspension of work
on the road. There is no doubt the Compa-
ny can command the means to build the i'm
provement, if the counties named lend reas-
enable help. This having been effected, we
cherish lively belief in the result.
The Legislature, last winter, granted a
charter to the Chesapeake & Ohio Road, con
tanning, as one of its privileges, the right TO
construct road on the most direct line be-
tween point not farther west than Stanton.
nor east than the Blue Ridge, to a point on
the Potomac, at or near Washington city
that is, opposite Washington. The object is
to get the nearest and most direct practical
line from the Chesapeake & Ohio Road to
Che national capital We understand that
two corps of Engineers have been ordered up.
90 thus survey Immediately, to have it COM
pleted this winter. If possible, with view to
an early contamination Of the enterprise
We may reasonably calculate that Staunton
will be made terminus, either of this road
Or the Shenandoah Valley Road and Fish
ersville or Waynesboro another point
Several weeks since Washington city voted
100000 to the Georgetown and Piedmont
Railroad, which contemplates the same drec-
tion South, of the branch of this Chesapeake
Il Ohio Road, and the two may unite This,
however, is mere conjecture on our part.
sNith these two important improvements
running through the eastern portion of Au-
gusta county. with almost certainty of
4Staunton being made point of one of them,
ana the Valley Read emptying its treasures
into our city and running through the CEN
tire Of the couaty, do we sverdraw the picture
in predicting !. brilliant future for Staunton,
increasing her population to many thousands
IN few years after their completion, and
aug'nenting her business and prosperity even
in greater proportion 1t seems to us, then,
it our msnied men win only lay the founda-
non in initiating manufactures and factories,
capital and population will crystalizc around
it in 8 saryelous degree and attract wealth |
that will astonish ever the energetic people
Of he city Of ths, hiEs.