The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1873-01-25

slble to prosecute the work TO completion
without the aid of capitalists outside Of he,
limits The duty devolyiDg upon the Of I
hcers Of the road, WAS pressing end 70. !
sponsible one. yet not ~ithout its eomp,n.
satlon IN the thought th.y would confer
upon their State most important bepe6.
could they call to their aid some one Of,
leading capitalists OF the country, to whom
they could confide a task Of such mani.
tude-one in whom the State could repos.
its fullest confidence, aud IN whose yoc,b.
ulzry there WAS no such word as fail f.
Happily Tor the State Happily Tor the
road And happily, sIiil more. for alofus
TO whom the result has given tins new and
besutifui city ia which To prosper and dwell
the important task was committed 10 ia,
hands OF zen c. y. HUNTINGTON. III,
result ls before you; it speaks for itseIii
Scarce had the lux dried upon the psrch-
msnt upon which this remarkable man
signed his undertaking. when his wonder.
iui euergy--the same indomitsLle energy
with which he conquered the .ummIts Of
the Serrss-was Infused throughout everv
branch Of the new and onerous duty Il.
rad assumed. Calling to bis aid the coun.
sells and experience Of the sturdy and vete-
ran Wickban, thousands OF laborer-. We're
at ouce sen; forward Tor immediate COM
mehcement o: operations With far.reach-
ing sagacity, an additional corps Of enxin.
eeFs, under the lead OF WuIrcoNB, the ac-
complished master OF his profess on. were
kept Ia front traversing The RAISES OF the
AieehanIes, to find and establish a line
that no rival road, in all time. could sur
pa-s. Under his personal supervision
coup -ehenslve scheme OF financial -.
sources was maturei, wi ich. aided by the
guarantee oi his own unquestioned res-
! possibility and integrity, in the mopeyeJ
circles OF our country, at once placed the
important work entrusted TO his charge
beyond the possibility OF failure 10 us
construction and completion OF this great
enterprise, Gen. Huntington has, for two
years part, devoted his best energies. and
that the people OF the Vlrgiuias might
suffer no disappointment at his hands has
been his highest ambition He IS here ION
time as IL were, with his road, and we
very properly have assembled to give "tLe
event cordial and hearty welcomei
, La the wh;rl of excitement which 90
wholly engrosses the American mind. and
provokes general impatience when not
fed by sOme new and startling sensation
aln'ort every hour, the approaching event.
one OF the greatest national significance
Will come and 60 possibly, elsew here, with
ont tue appreciation it deserves Yet what
a marvellous feat has been accomplished
IN the interest Of science. and in che I'D
Vsncement Of our whole country's prosper
} ity and renown, by awakening into life and
defeating 10 practical uselunessa hitherto
slumbering empire of mineral wealth!
When, shtbe dawn Of - ednesday next.
the irresistible invader shall leave tbs
granite banks Of the james, and bid ndieu
to the ancient and msjestic capital Of the
beloved old Commonwealth to greet the
setting sun upon the banks, of the brautifu
OHIO, he will, at his journeys end, have
conrsed an ares OF such extraordinary in /
terest and varied resources Tor future labor
prosperity and wealth, thsta recital there
OF would, with the uninformed, partake OF
the characierof romance Ia his passage
he will have embraced valleys OF unsur-
passed fertility, and iiolds promising with
the glitter OF gold crossing and!recrossing
nnlailiug streams, strk.ugy inviting a.
the srst Of future large lnanufactur,ng
communities following lbe-e he will en-
couRter such ineShauslibie Treasures Of iron
uiat not only smszcmeut but iucredul,tv IL
aroused that such fountains oi wealth have
60 long been permitted 10 Iie dormant in
the very heart OF the nation. by such 40
utllitarian as well as speculative. people a,
oe are known ~ he These extensive de
pOrits ho Nfi leave behind him. as. spurn-
ing the cloud. beneath him he lesrs IRON
cliH o. clit eagerly conqusfIng the ba-ri-
ere of nature. To- enter the richie, coal fsbis
upon tne contnent--mouuta.i of coal.
indeed who're harks present ~ the geniu.
Of industry AMI enterprise ard to me ru
pid'ty ol capital, ~ aggregate uicsues. OF
oser fifty 'e.t OF workable lOt' Oi lhe
iorests oi aiuabIe TIMBER whcb viii lin. .
be- pa.h. and lIe adJacert thereto .tis.dn
Gcu.t Co peak without Convey og. possibly
Hu urdrs SENSE OBJ lu-.r exter. aII ya.u,