Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-02-26
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, BRILLIANT PR ROS p + y.

V,w that that great line Of communication
b;,gccu the waters of the Ohio, the Missouri
..l the Mississippi Rivers, aud the waters OF
he Atlantic Ocoan, the Chesapeake aud Ohio
p,iIr al is completed, and in successful opera
N, the attention Of the people Of Virginia:
especially Of this portion OF The State, may be
,r1itabIy turned to other railroads now II pro
r..> Of construction, which nave Somewhat tue
he same object III view.
30 one of them, in our judgment claims as
MI IN consideration as the W. Il y. IL. il.
THIS, when completed, according to the present
d,,ign of its friends, will offer the shortest iln>
II communication between the ccntra! portions
d the valleys of the Mississippi, aud tic ONO,
and the Capital Of the natlon This TACT alone
v;ji make it road Of great importance. But
in addition it will have the very great advan-
tusc> Of running through a couniy, along It's
whole line. fertile in varied agricultural pro
J,r.iors, aud rich in the most highly estimated
minerals. Ii will tap limllable fields OF bit
m;rnn, co.l l-inexl,au~tib banks Of iron ore,
amd Whole counties of limestone rock and 1T
vii hrar the trade Of ali the country, that 1t
vii, drain, 10 deep water at Alexandria, from
,vL.nc. !, eau be distributed 70 the markets OF
the world. "
Tt. reon}c OF Loudoun may well join the
n.mIc, Of The resi- Of t;le State, III congraiu!a-
non, up,n the compleil>l, OF the srta:
thnr,n.ntare 10 wach We alluded III the bc-
,,u,,ior Of this arjicie, but, at the slme time,
lhv ar, hundred ,tuts more deeply utter
r,,ad in the Washington and Ohio, than they
can ,vs,ib'y be in the Chesapeake and Onio
Railroad This proposition We presume, will
H., s,lt:cvid.nt 10 every human being III the
county. They know tuat, as Ii advances 10 the
western limit et the UNITY. 1t must greatly
add to the value OF property along It's line, III
crease lis reputation, with men OF caplt:l, skill
and energy and cuarge the sphere and add TO
the variety ufi.s industries. Il will afford to
the whol,. people oi the county an easy, safe,
and speedy access. for themselves or their con
,ul uIiols TO It's trade, to Alexandria, Wash
ngvu and Baltimore, and, is We have before
remarked. it viii link them closely to the great
outside world right where its pulses beat
I >ltongcst and fullest, and passing beyond Lou
q ,!u0. into the Valley, and the passes Of the
s. A!c.hanics, it Will pour into its lap, an un-
! limited supply of lhu>c things, most needed
. here to-day to promote our most substantial in
,crc,s--we mean coal, irou and lime.
Is there 4 man, 10 Ioudoun, who would not
! r.j ice TO kuvw that he would live to see the
3 first train o' car> dashrg along the line Of the
y w. Il o. H. H., trcm the Ohio River to Alex
/ anirIa or Wa>hng.on? Is there man who
4 wOuli not IN the shouts OF the multitude, and
feel his whole nature thrill with the booming
Of cannnn-'tiIc car-pi rcing file and the
>lr;-stIrIng drum the tlutt:rlng ol burners,
ana the flowing melody OF the eloqucnce OF Gu
thrl>ia>u-aI uniting TO testify the gIadEcss of
the people, because of the accomplishment OF
80 al>picIOuS au event, as the completion OF
Ills road, from its eastern, to Its projected
wc>tcrn terminus?
This cscut will cImc to pass, some tine IN
tie future, as certainly, As the Chesapeake
ami Ohio road has been completed; and II de-
lcii> greatly upon the people Interested how
som it will be. Mr. Mckenzie, the President
o the road, has a Gear track now, and can
lend all the energies of his industrious nature,
aud his utquestlonablc financial abl'lIles, to The
extension Of the read westward aud having u
sold faith in its future, this he will do, il one
halt Of the aid is given him, to which he IS
Justly entitled, from the people interested.
The citizens of Alexandria should arouse
themselves to full appreciation Of the impor-
,auce of this road to their noble little city, and
rcndcr all the assistance that they eau, to Mr.
Mckenzie to enable him to fulfil his contract
with the Beard OF Public Works, to complete
Tie road to Winchester within the next three
Years. We think that it would be much wiser
nilem 10 invest their idle money in the bonds
otlhc ". \ o. Il. ,rtcnded especially to build
upthyir own town, than to send it thousands
Of miles away from home 10 enrich other com
muntc>, ard to swell the capital of Other cor
loratVn>, about which they know nothing and
raTe nothing beyond the stated payments OF
Their interest rhe bonds OF their road are as
sale M as any others, and pay as good an interest.
4 ,M,'y not buy these bonds then aud draw tre-
''c Interest from them : interest in gold at $50
Yer crut- interest in the Increased value OF
o,,iT real property and interest in the swelling
4 VI ~ me Volume Of The trade Of Alexandria
a '"' people 0: ltoudouu can aid the work
II "r"" '!,S ~, road. 50 Important to them, 10 mary
81 ""i>, lhty can buy the bondSot the company
,i ,;'1 "'e capital thus Invested Will not only pay
n '"'" >ure and certain iuterest-and as good
q ~ ceEt. as they can obtain anywhere else,
y y" WI! be spent right iu their midst, III the
81 instruction oi the road, and come back to them
II ~ u1mr. ccrn oats, hay, meat, and almost
"! thing tE.y have to sell. They can deter
urn all ,hclr trade and trav,l upon lt,and
'"S ":u materially it. e,ning>, which earnings
'''e Us Expenses, will be devoted to the work of
,~ 'A'rn>"n. All the trci ght and travel which
vi vIu le turned iuto this chapue', from others.
NH s%'1 they have heretofore sought as an ou,lc'
C ~" De 50 much aided to the means OF the
! TUula'y which can be applied to the work Of
- rStrn>lon. The citz.us of the county
fVu" - ,AMk of this when they send their wheat
4 %,.., y" !" hrrlu and Harper Ferry. right from
4 t, nIFF II me u shadow of the Depot of the W. &
j.. i. ~ ard right from alongside the liue OF
nS nv "', l,loa. They grnmble about the slow
nl u me progress Of the work aud yet never
nr .I u The slightest help in auy manner, form
,,i n.yta'k of,hc Encouragement of the road
u' !et are deaf 20 It's app,aIs for aid, aud tu,n
/ WHY, I 'rm 1t tie sources of its earuipgs to
vi ',' oY every principal justice, it is euitl
on',. sincerely hope that as the sprirg opens
E','a'!onS, 'S, upon the extension WILDE vigorous
q. q p"ined n forward. We hope that Mr.. McKcn-
vi, vi AaadS will be strengthened and that hep
NJ, L' GONE TO hm from every side. Let the PEG
ana ,G' 81 thoroughly into the spirit Of the matter
pn'a ."f iron horse viii dash by Hamilton to