The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1872-08-08
The Interests Of Staunton.

The Interests Of Stanton.
Mr.. Editor DEAR S1R---I was glad {,
see in the last issue of your paper, thai
you appreciate the importance of making
an effort to secure to our city the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railroad Work Shops,--
No one knows, who has not given the sub.
ject consideration, the great advantage
such establishments would be to our city
They would be the nucleus around which q
great manufacturing interest would be built
up, thus adding population and wealth to
our city.
Our city possesses great advantages for
all kinds of manufactures, and | am sur
prised that our city authorities do not
make some effort to place them before tho
capitalists and manufacturers Of the coun .
| try.
! Situated, as We are, in the midst Of the
that will. insure cheap coal for ever. being
lin reach Of the Cumberland and Kanawha
coal fields, with the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad to connect them with us, as com
petitors for carrying trade from each, no
other city in the United States, With the
advantages we possess, would take 50 little
| notice OF them, but would make an effort
| to bring them before the manufacturing
capitalists Of the country. We should fol-
low the example of other places which pos
sess less advantages than we do, but are
likely to outstrip us in securing the as
sistanee Of foreign aad capital enter.
prise to build them up. ess,.
hope you will continue to urge upon
our City Council the Importance Of this
subject.
In order to show you the interest that
is being felt in the iron and coal depoaits
in our vicinity, quote from recent n.
ticle in the Iron Age, pape. publishes
in the in interest If the iron trade of this
country:
: Dusing the past few months we have received
many interesting Communications from cores
pondents in various parts Of the country, con- Z
Gaining much valuable information relative TO
the iron and coal resources Of districts but little
known to the general public, and of which il is
difficult for to obtain trustworthy dcscrip-
tons. Whenever possible we have published
these. letters fer the information of our readers,
SpMd We pleased to note that they have attract
IA much attention among the class whose inter
ystin locality is most likely to lead to liberal
investments Of capital in mines and furnaces -
At no previous time has so great encouragement
been offered to enterprises of all kinds which look
to the Development of the coal and iron resour-
ces Of the country, and we are warranted in ex-
pressing the belief that at time have capital.
lists so fully realized now the advantages Of in
vestment in coal and iron lands SO located asto
offer advantages for the successful establishment
of furnaces and rolling mills. In Virginia, for
example, shrewd spectators, both Englishmen
and Americans are buying up the best mining
siaads aloug the line Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad, ut prices ranging from one to six dol
lars per acre xnd we'll informed correspon-
dent, in private letter received q few days ago,
expresses the opinion that when the completion
OF the line in O,tober shall have opened this
section to.frade and fFavel, and drawn the now
wild aud almost inaccessible mining lands with
in the ever widening circle of our activities and
industries, their actual value will not be lesst han
ten times the price al which SPECTATORS are now
buying them up. The same is true, though.
perhaps. to less degree. of many other sections
Of the country west aud SOUTH and NE have every
reason to believe that a great deal more capital
than is generally supposed is seeking investment
in mines a1d mining lands in what at no distant
day, viii become important iron manufacturing
districts. IS, 5s4s-.t
We call attention to these facts for two reasons
They are Interesting, as showing that q great
deal Of new capital is seeking investment in the
developement of the coal and iron resources Of
the country, with a view to an increased produc-
ten of iron and they also show the Importance
to those who interested in the improvement
of any section possessing good natural advanta-
ges, of placing before the public the fullest and
most trustworthy information concerning those
advantages. At a time like this, when capital
lists are locking abou: them for chances TO invest
in mining lands and furnace Sites those districts
about which most is known are likely to receive
most attention andreap the largest benefit, while
others which offer equal, or greater. attractions
but of which little or nothing is said. are likely
H. ~koA W.
therefore, invite those who are interested in the
development of the coal or iron resources ofrhs
different States, to send us for publication, or.
for our private information, the fullest and most
trustworthy Information at their command fc'f
speeding the quality and extent of coal and ore
beds, the actual or estimated cost per ton 1T
which iron can be made, the distance from ans
cost of transportation to the nearest important
IN, rket, the cost and surrly Of labor for mining
operations, and such other facts may be 81.
interest. This is just the kind Of Information
which those who contemplate investments in
mines and furnaces want, and it is moreover.
information of nature which only those thor-
oughly acquainted with locality can furnisis
respecting it. A CITIZEN.
The States ia which the Irish vote will Ell
ert strong influence are California. Connect
lieut.. Illinois. Indiana, Missouri, New Hamp-
shire New Jersey New York, Ohio and Penn-
sylvania. The total estimated Irish vote ct
these States is, 3i1 $50, divided as follows
California, .......9.079 New Hampshire, 2,osl
Connecticut... 1878 New Jersey,."....14 400
Illinois ..........2o020 New York, ..~.".o3, ~
Indiana u........ 4,419 Ohio .............l2, ROC
.Mssoari,. ...... s,lG5 Pennsylvania. ...15O,e2o
ro,,, $50
The four States 10 which the German vote
will exercise great influence, are Pehnsylva-
MIA, Ohio, Indiana aud Illinois. The total
vote ot these States has been estimated at
124 $685. divided as follows:
Pennsylvania. ... 81 O29 Indianna ,0If
Ohio Sc, 57S Iihucis...........46,75V
Tota, ...124, 9GS
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