The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-20
The White Sulphur--The Railroad.

The White Sulphur--The Railroad.
The Chesapeake ond Ohio Railway track Is
laid for forty-thrcc miles beyond the White
Sulphur Springs. The gap is daily lcssening,
and thus increasing the thrill of expectation
of the early day when the long deferred
hone of a railway through Virginia to the
Cllcsapcake will be realized. Only Few
weeks now stand between us and the day
when this great event will occur.
People may how indeed begin to believe
that what they had despairrd of will ASST
redlv come to pass, and they may begin to
prepare for the great revolution i'll trade and
the great improvement i'll our State which
will follow.
The White Sulphur Springs will be a
uoint at which the benefits of the railway
connection with the Ohio will display them
selves promptly and slgnalIy, There the
East and the West will shake hands, anu
there will the social sympathy between the
two great sections of the Union be most
cordially and actively inauguratcd. An ~
crease of that kind Of intercourse will stllnll-
late greatly the commercial traffic between
the sections.
SPECTATORS and business men may we'll
begin to look to this important theatre OF
sectional rcnionS. There must be Il great de-
mand there forthe means of rcfreshment ana
restoration. for pleasure and festivitv, torthe
sick and the we'll The charming scenery
and the unrivallcd atmosphere of the place
not to speak of the White Sulphur water
will draw together there Il multitude Arrays
eguat to The means Of entertainment ana
rratiticuhou. Let this De set down as the
premises upon which to proceed with the
work of Improvement.
1t is to he hoped that the maSniilccnt
property of the White shall soon be So dis
posed of as to relieve it of that uncertainty
which is Il bar to its improvement and adap-
tation to the immense numbers which VIII
seek IN its waters, its shades, and its scenery
rest. res,lscitation, and pleasure. That is Il
matter essential to the growth of the place
and to the public benefit. That done, aud Il
new life and vigor will he impaired to the
place. and its fame will surpasS that of any
other SUMMER resort on this continent.
Now, let those who have the means and
the taste, and who have the energy along
with the inclination, to apply both in sitll-
ton so charming, look over the scene and re-
fleet what may he done ut the White Sui
phllr and vicinity to promote public comfort
and happiness. There must he hotels and
saloons and ornamental grounds and drives
and baths and games and races on the turf,
and al the modern appliances for Willing
away time and promoting physical health
and vigor. Those who secure these things
will he amply repaid for their enterprise.
The expansion of the means of public
qualification and health at the White is a
question Of national Importance. The meet
ing at that place of people of intelligence and
refinement from all parts Of the Union has
the finest effect in establishing intcrSectional
sympathies instead of sectional hostilitieS.
It is good for the nation-it is indispensable
for its peace and prosperity-that there
should be good feeling amongst its people
and love eff their Government. The mel,
who meet at the fountains of health in Old
Virginia must carry back with them to their
people enlarged views anil kindly feelings
towards their fellow-citiZenS of distant States
with whom they have been thrown.