The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-08-04

destined to still larger augmentation, it
became evident, say, at once to the
General, would unquestiopably necessi-
tate the building OF Q large city Of ''ex.
port and import" for the people Of the
valley more especially. and generally
TOR the convenience Of all the north
west corner Of West Virginia, and such
portions OF Ohio and Kentucky n
would Of course be drawn thither-in
connection, also, with the interests Of
the Chesapeake railway. With q view
Of securing such point, the city Of
Huntington, has beet laid out upon the
south bank OF the Ohio river, at the
mouth OF and just below the Guyan.
dotte, upon such . scale Of extent and
uaguificesce that has attracted atten.
ton everywhere, and ELECTED universal
praise and admiration from the thoa.
sands who have already visited that
point TO obtain full details from the
officials as to the arrangements matured
and in contemplation, to establish there
the leading commercial and manufac-
turing city OF West Virginia, and, it
would seem. OF the whole upper Ohio.
Over a half q million Of dollars have
been expended at that place by Gen.
Huntington and bis associates in the
purchase OF land upon which they have
located, and will build their new ci.yl
Ii seems to me that they have invested
too large in their undertaking to per
nit failure, and certainly no one will
claim that they are Of that class
Of inexperienced railway fnanciers Who
would expend such an immense sum.
for five miles Of ground at new place.
for railway station merely.
How, then, can they reimburse them.
selves? In various WAYS; but | will
allude TO one only, in a brief statement
Of the amount Of iaJor that will be sup
piled by the numerous railways that are
soon &c centre in Huntington. Atthat
city is 10 he the terminus Of the Chesa.
peake and Ohio railway proper-a road
OF over four hundred miles in length.
running from tide water at Aspinwsll on
Chesapeake bay. and also from Rich.
mond, on James river. All the passcn.
ger and freight cars, and locomotives
for the western division OF the road,
over two hundred miles, are TO be built
at Huntington, and all the repairs, also
are TO be made there. The chief en-.
gineer OF the road said to me that. in his
his opinion, the company would EN-.
ploy, permanently, not less than fifteen
hundred mechanics and laborers at the
shops in Huntington. That number OF
operatives will start the city with Q
population OF five thousand within the
next year
Recently, General Huntington and
his friends sub-cribcd two millions Of
dollars TO the capital stock OF the Big
Sandy and Lexington railway, now 10
operation for some distance, and des.
tined TO traverse the State OF Kentucky
from east TO west, thereby securing con-
troll OF this important link in the Chesa.
peake and Ohio programme IN route 70
the Pacific. That subscr, pton secures
the completion Of the road within the
next two years. The Eastern terminus
OF the Big Sandy road Is 10 be At Hun.
tington, aud its locomotives. cars. &c,
must be built there. Repairs must be
made at the same place. That will re.
quire nearly one thousand operatives
more, whose residence and work will be
in Huntington.
Thrte railways from Ohio are reaching
for the Chesapeake and Ohio at Hun
iington, none Of which can CONNECT with
that road without crossing the bridge at
Symmes' creek And none Of these can
locate their shops at the casters termi.
nus OF their several roads on h< Ohio
side, because the proprieiors OF Hun.
tington have purchased every acre on
that side Of the river covering every
possible approach TO the bridge.
Al trains, therefore, LEAVING ior
the West and North through Ohio, and
West and South through Kentucky.
mus, make upand start from the depot
in Huntington. and il is more than
likely il will be for the interest Of the
Ohio roads TO locate their eastern end
shops, il not building establish.
ments. at Huntington. These roads, in
that event, will require large number
o! employees, all Of whom would add
TO the population Of the future great
railway center OF which ! write. b.
From this view Of the prospective
condition OF things at Huntington. and
| might enlarge still more favorabiy.
in other aspects, it is apparent TO me
that the parties who secured fse miies
Of territory on the Ohio RIVER hank.
upon which to found q new city, under.
stood a good deal better than did the
outside world the purpose for which
such an extensive purchase was intend.
ed-and how short time, under their
management, il will take TO more than
double return the investment 70 literally
made. With a population Of not less
than 1000 or 300 railway employees.
permanently engaged, As they will be.
at Huntington, and the various busi.
ness and mechanical pursuits thst
their necessities will demand, it re-
quires no prescience to toreiell the
destiny Of any city usbered into exist.
ence under such favorable auspices.
and only repeat the general expects
ton everywhere expressed in this sec.
ton Of Huntipgton-wi,b the immense
amount OF labor alone, TO be employ.
ed there for all ume-must te and
will be a grand success.
KExAsAw.