Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-18
our Connections with the West.
TIRE WASHINGTON, CINCINNATI AID ST. LOUIS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES PROSP ECTs OP
IRE SUCCESS OF THg ENTERPRISE.
ICcrIespos of The Star

Correspondence of The Star
LURAT, VA, oct. 10, 1872.
Thinking that you would be pleased to receive
some good news from the valley of Virginia
an especially when that news bears upon your
own future ProSperty-I am pleased to inform
You that the houri>hing town of Hsrrisonburg,
the county seat of Rockingham county, on SAT-
n day last. the 18Th Instant, voted a subscription
OF - go TO the capital stock OF the Washing
ton. Cincinnati and St Louis narrow gauge
railroad by an almost unanimous vote
A. you are aware, the charter Tor this road
was granted by the legislature OF Virginia At is
last session, With pital stock of SO 900 900,
TO build Il three foot narrow gauge railroad from
point on the Potomac river opposite the city
OF Washington. thence west through Virginia
and West Virginia to the Ohio river at Point
Pleasant, and thence west through the states OF
ONO, Indiana and Illinois TO the city OF st.
Louis.
The company was formed under the provi-
sions of this charter at Luray, Va, on the 18th
day Of June last, when the Hon Peter 3. Borst
was elected president, a. also other officers. and
"A full board OF directors, of which the Hon.
John f. Lewis, Senator from Virginia. is one
The president OF the company, who is an able
and experienced railroad man, with his accus-
toned energy took hold of the work and has
now survey of the route Sin the full tide of
successful experiment" under Chief Engineer
Richard Il. Osborne. esq, one of the most dis
tinguished engineers in this country, with a fau
corps OF assistants.
The survey has been commenced at Harrison
burg, and runs west up North river and crosses
North river gap in the Shenandoah mountain
thence west through Highland county, passing
over the Allegheny mountains by a low gap into
pocahontas county, West Nirgina-thence
through Webster, BraXtOn, Clay, jackson, and
Mason counties, West Virginia, to Point
Pleasant. cannot undertake in this letter to
90 more than merely glance at this enterpr Sc,
but il agreeable to you will furnish YOU here
after with some brief letters in relation TO it, IL
will he efficient at this time to say that il il de-
signed 70 be grand narrow gauge trunk line
from tide water TO the Mississippi at St. Louis
1t will traverse in its whole length from Wash
ington TO ST. Louis one OF the finest agricultural
regions In the United States, and As to its min
eral resources, especially coal and iron, it is
unsurpassed on this continent, embracing the
vast iron and coal fields in Virginia and West
Virginia. end on its western division the GREAT
between the great commercial and manufactur-
Ing cities OF St Louis aud Cincinnati. This road
Will penetrate the great coal fields OF Webster
county, " est Virginia, at A distance of loo miles
rom The MANASSAS railroad, at HarrisOnburg,
and VIII become paying institution the moment
il reaches there.
By the construction of this road splendid
agricultural country will be opened up 70 the
Washington market, and produce of all kinds
VIII flow in upon YOU, and under the operation
OF the low freigEts on narrow gauge roads, will
affect very materially the cheapneSS of living in
Your city, thus becoming an object of concern
10 every class of citizens. This road is exciting
the deepest interest in the sections of Virginia
and West Virginia through which it is desg ned
10 pass, ana the president OF the company has
shown the writer a number of letters recently
received from intelligent gentlemen i'm Ohio
Indiana, Illinois and St. Louis, EXPRESSING the
Hvehest interest in its success. Large subscrip-
tons to the capital stock of the company by
counties, towns and individuals are being made
and everything looks encouraging. Very re-
spectfully, S