National Republican., 1873-11-21
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Il will be seen that number Of enterprising and
idnuential citizens Of Vlrginia, Maryland and
tue District OF Columbia have permanently or
e,niyed themselves under the name OF the 20
tomac Steamboat Company" Tor the purpose Of
"ostablishing regular daily communication be-
tween some convenient point Immediately above
Occoauap hay, In the county OF Fairfax, vir-
slnia, ana the cities Of Alexandria and Washing
ION. with q commodious, swift and safe light
rAught side-whcel steamer, TO be run In the IN.
iereris Of the people" and for the ceveiopment
81 tho agricultural and other valuable resources
~ the upper Potomac borders. The distance 70
te included by tho proposed line Of commnnlca-
tion will be about twenty-five miles, the lower
u the Northern sottlement,"i In the county OF
rms settlement includes the large estates for.
perly Of General George Washington, george
Mason and oihcrs, amounting In the aggregate
10 about nfteen thousand acres. Inese estntcs
lave, within a few years, been suodivlueu INTO
smaller divisions and are now u M, NJ.
era from the states OF New Jersey, fennsyN anin ,
New York and elsewhere, VINO are strlvlnE Mit Mitn
.ommendable zeal, TO transform aregion onee
wastc and neglected to one OF great fefunU
and productiyeness. Under their thrifty man.
aremcnt the old scdge and bramblo nelds have
been cleared, renovated anu maae ~ " p'vusIc s,ac
and vegetables. Roads have been repaired, new
fences and convenient farm bnlldlngs efectcu,
school and mcetinghouses nu'ii, ". eh'ens've ,s ~
and near, planted, and large brcadths set with
the grare aud other profitable small fruits.
hut the urgent want OF these people Is a rcady,
expeditions and cheap means OF getting Their
valuable products to the neignboring markets.
'rhis want the enterprise In contemplation will
entirely meet, inasmuch aa most OF them are
half The battle OF their success Ia cheap trans.
portation. IL is designed by the Upper Potomac
Steamboat Company that their boat shall be Of
tho most skilliul and improved construction,
paic and connections, Of light draught to OBJ
viate great expense VI landings and fast enough
for the needs Of tho travelling public. The run
ming schedule wll be Usry ~ ess rne ,u,t neos
Accotiuck creek, at 9 o'clock In the morning,
and touching at the different p~inu in success
s!on.lona, Accotlcs White House, mGw,snas
Fort Footc aud Mexandria-aIriving at Wash.
ington by o'clock; returning from washington
At o'clock In the evening, aud reaching tnt
lower point At Q O'Clock, nfsking intermediate
trips for tho accommodation " the Mount Yer
Tha line once established there can bc u,
seeing iis arcat adv dvaniages over the old way o
transportation on rugged roads by slow IN,
joltlng wagons, weatisome TO both man ant
n,a ', in,dustriea. With The cost Of fertilizer,
greatly lessened 10 him, and with the offer o. th'
lowest transportation rates for his cominoditles
m,re orchards VIII be pante ,ae S aS,es MI
hc Increased 10 hundreds; more corn, wheat ant
potatoes will be grown, more early vegetable
produced, and the nne pasture grounds an, W,
supplies Of good, fresh mllk for the adjoinini
cities.
people of this our nelghborlnR region VIII D
benefited by the enterprise In view. Stranger
inguiripg for new homes In the South, sceinl
their facilities and accommodations for agricul
ture and other branches OF business, Will be In
duced 10 buy their surplus lands and become
portion Of their prosperous colony. with tn
rapid growth OF the metropolis OF our Erca
when many OF ia citizens, with facilities o
transportation such as those proposed, will b.
induced by the beauty, productiveness, ant
health Of our river borders 70 take possession Q
them and make for themselves charming subur
ban homes TO retreat to In summer. 1he Rrea
wonder with all strangers who sail down ou
majestic river Ia that so many nne situations q
are Afforded by It's banks should be unoceupied
Aroand other large cities such inviting place
would DO markell by nne residences, and fAs
steamers would touch all along, at short inter
Within a few years variety Of adverse cir
cumstances, such as extreme severity Of winte
weather, femOteness Of markets and higt
freights on railroads, have been operating u
repei the tile of migration to the regions Of IN,
West. Now the prospect Ia that no small portion
OF that tide will be diverted southwark. For al
who arc looking for new homes, and especially
for farms, ndisputaby there Is no better, nS
=, "re inviting region than this valley OF the Po
,a,. Nowhere, certainly, can be found |
nnra ,s, \ climate, soil that will more amplJ
ranas ~ ma, 'trous agriculturist, that will give
MN mase ,ou honn, nj suppliesof cereals, vege
.asi,s ena more err, Hin yields Of fruits. Uu
winters are short and ,.u". necessla,ng M tn'
storage OF bot little forage 10, sr. % ss1ns ~.
early and late pistuTage. Our wa. arrei,an
hnest nsh and oysters, and our citlee xnS
markets for every kind Of farm produce. nuu ~,
~ with the confident hope that very m.
strangers IN quest OF new and better piAces Ioi
settlement may he induced 70 avail themsefvei
OF all these and many other unmentioned Advan
tages that we cordially welcome ana enconrng'
all enterprises In our midst whtch, Ike the uppc
Potomac Steamboat Company, propose W In
crease our faculties for transportation, stimu
hate our varied Industries, develop our Naluapl
resources and especially reclaim the impoyei
fshed wastes which the thrifiless, ruinous ~
ten Of s,s7erJ has entailed upon the otherWis
favored domains Of the South.
Aud IN this important connection We 40 nc
hesitate TO affirm ssat 10 the hundreds OF tho,
aands OF dollars which tbe eapitahsts OF Wasl
ington aud Alexandria In their mistaken anxie'
for high rates OF interest foolishly squAndert
on Utoplan railroad projects In the wilderness.
Of the Northwest had been judiciousy invests
IN the purchase and Improvement OF real estat
stid In ra 'ifoad aud steamboat enterprises near,
home, our general prosperity would have bee
immensely Increased. and the Investors far De
ter satisfied with their Investments.