Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-11-13
II. V. Rediield.


incIin,i - look ut matters generally, IN
a relso lablr point Of view. lie has
Travelled extensively, and his letters are :
a.sAvs en,ertlinirg and Oftea very -
s,rucuve. He has so often been PRAISED .
aad 50 often attacked, that il Is likely /.
hs mas oseons indifferent 70 the praise T.
or blame of such small fry newspapers
as tais, and yet, as the old fellow said.
I've nave a right u our spoke, aud
we intend % have it
Mr.. Redheld, at the Instance Of the
C,a,asrciai, and perhaps in the inter
ct OF some Of the oppOsers Of the road
y.Sit u the Northern Pacific X r, some
time nee, ami wrote a series OF letters
from along tie line o. the road. lie
pitched mtO the read, and after man
ner predicted that it would not succeed.
Tie failure Of jay Cooke s Co,
who were the financial agents Of the
al, stopped its progress, and it has
SO far, fulfilled the prediction Of DR..
Redheld. which has Gated HIN SO
much, that he has set himself ~ as
rlilrood prophet. and now seems to
think he can dam any railroad or canal
he Issues his Cat against We do not
as, the w.rd dam in Is prOfane accept
arionA DIR. Rcd6eld has been travel
inr over the Ches 4 Ohio L. r Per
hops he was not trad-h AIDED, and felt
q little sour. but at any rate, his letters
Indicate the supreme contempt TINT his
great mind must feel toward such infe-
r.or ones as those whose genius located
ud built the Chesapeake & Ohio Rail
road If he had been consulted, bis SUI
perior wisdom would no doubt have Sc
lected A route where there would have
been no deep cuts, in which slides can
IKE place. no nasty dark tunnels Tnder
the mountains no BRIDES AMI no i,lS
II might not be 50 easy 70 6ud such a
route in Virginia, but it IS very easy to
find il in DIR. Redield's Imagination
Bu, let Mr.. Huntington aud the stock
holders Of the Chesapeake & o. r. r.
tremble; Dr.. Red6eld diSapPrOyeS Of
the deep cut at MiIlers ferry. DR..
Reihell also finds that some Of the
people say. they could in former years
get freight as cheap or cheaper by
wagon from Richmond, than they can
nv railroad now; ergo-the Chesapeake
Onio railroad should be torn up, aud
the golden age Of mud turnpikes and
cocuStoga wagons should return.
Eheu' Jam ss'is
In regard to the canal Or Redfeld
discovers. that while it is difficult in
many instances 10 find water to ill ca
mails. anu that. has been amongst ex-
perienced minds, a source Of trouble in
relation 70 the James river and Kama
wha canal. there viii be a difficulty in
Keeping water out Of this.
lie stopped at CovingtOn a few min
utes and asked man if the river ever
rose. Tue man seeing his sapieut look
and knowing that he was seeking truth
lul information, told him certainly il
did; it rose 60 feet more or less
sometimes in less than p hours. As
rising the height he speaks Of, would
reach the second story Of the highest
house in Coyingtcn, and as such thing
has never vet taken place, the Doctors
s.o-v would do To tell the marines, tut
vii. hardly pass current amongst the
mountaiucers. A, We we venture TO
dispute Dr. Relfeld'S propositions,
pei ups he will think We have no right
to compare bis opinions with those OF
the grca. men with whom he differs,
but We inst 90 it, to let him see what
fools they were
In favor Of the canal, believing in its
feasibility, and its advantages as a
great central route, al the members Of.
tie Senate committee. Ii. Latrobe,
one Of the most eminent engineers Of.
the United States, Gen. Crozer, anoth-
er great civil engineer; Commodore
Mat Maury; and many other PRACTICAL
men, not 10 mention such small names
as ThOs. Jefferson, Gen. Lee and 9TH .
ccs:-Opp1sel to tn, canal, Dr.. II. V. f.
EtIGrld
The Dr. thinks, perhaps, that it isl
more original to oppose thing than to
agree with It's friends &c Well, each
10 ui, taste" We hope to survive, and
tina, the Chesapeake 4 Ohio r. Il. will .
survive. and the james River and Kan
uvhd Canal viii be built, even if they
DO meet the approval Of Doctor
Reu6t.d.
Railroads.
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