The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-11-01
On TIE Rail, !
Latter parto October. !

u.s., On TIE RAIL-
Latter part of October. J
Near the end Of summer, most affectionate
and most dispatehful DisaGick, this writer
nubE she'd through your columns some dc
scri,sion of the Greenhrier and New Riyei
valleys and some comments on men anG
things, including the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroat. He did not 60 clear to the Ohio,
but SUSPENDED his travels at the. Falls OF Ma
nawhasto see what sort Of 6sh:inhaoited It's
Satep. lend to pass few daysan the luxury
Of ,idleus~s: q sort OF relaxation when mas
occurred only ut very long interfIls in lie
srown.rsspectable from age.
Reyiayxnc the enchanting scenes OF the
two yalIaps retracnc the bold track Of the
Chesapeajse and Ohio railroad By the side
of the now nddving and now foam'ng New
river, walled in by its mountain shores. my
pleasure WCs. il anything, increased IN COM
parsen wits my first trip. These scenes
belong to that grand class OF things bpth IN
nature and in art, which you never can ee-
hold without admiration. Thus You nGNer
tire of looking upon grand mountain or
waterfall; DOR can true appreciator OF
power or genius ever become used to 4 rail-
road engine. l ;neycr look upon it in no.
ton without fresh feeling of wonder and
admiration.
AHAPPY MAN.
So down the New river went cntranccd
with the rapid succession of lovely and
grand scenes. failc2 not to observe my Old
friend the eo.tagcr, whose domlcIe IS nestled
on the steep side Of the mountain shore Of
New river, with his fields .above, below, and
1T each side of him. All bappy fellow! If
he is unaware OF many Of tie pleasures of
civilization, he is equally Ignorant of some
of its greatest evils. fancied that climbed
I'D to bis home and gave him morning
salutation with the additional inG1iry, " DO
YOU know tina. jay Cooke has failedi" The
answer sprang iDstanter to the ming, "Why,
who the devil is Jay Cooke :" Who wouldn't
envy the possesSor of this kind Of ignorance?
"Poor Henry" would, know. Most, calm
and blissful cottager. Remember THAI where
ignorance is bliss 1t is indeed folly to be wise.
You know not pressure-nor do you divide
time into * sixty" and "ninety days" AL
is one TO you, so Seed-time and harvest are
good. You have good appetite. good diges.
ton, and good sleep, and no doubt feel
"good," AL are glad to see guest and to
give him the best your store affords. So, too,
Mrs. Cottager shares your Joys and is con-
tent. But a word in your ear: Don't allow
the scwingmaehiSs and Demoresrs fashions
TO come into your cottage. Your wife will
neither have peace herself nor allow you to
have any. For the serpent will have en-
tered Eden and the lion of disturbance will
deafcu your ears with his aDgry roar. Good
bye, friend take my advice, and continue
happy.
ON TO HUNTINGTON.
followed the river to the klnawha and
the kunawha 10 Charleston, catching Il
glimpse of that capital of West Virginia
and the Salt-Works. and soon after leaving
the liver struck ofl-that is. the railway
did-and l followed through Cabcli county
to Huntington, the new-made and promising
town at the terminus of the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad, upon the banks Of the Ohio.
HUNTINGTON.
At last ! behold this mucll-talkcd-of town.
and am quite pleased with its location. 1t
is rather site for Il town than. town for,
only a little over two years old, it could not
be much Of a town even at railroad speed.
Yet. as it has some very respectable brick
buildings and over two thousand inhabi-
tants, it has made good railroad time.
Huntington stretches east and west along
the banks of the Ohio some two miles, with
spare room along the same terrace-thc same
level from Guyandotte to Cerido, on the Big
Sandv-a distance af eleven miles. There
are two or three levels parallel with the river
between that aud the hills, rising gradually
as they recede from the river but the rise
of one above the other is very slight. The
These will answer for the dwellings Of the
rich az do Clifton and other elevations be-
hind Cincinnati now. Huntington is there.
nol 7 10
to its people that now is the time to study
tue subject Of drainage, and permit no order
OF arrangement, no improvement, that may
stand in the way Of ultimate perfect drain
age.
The c0mpany'S works are at the east end
of Huntington, and are extensive and adj
mirable. One great object Of the company
in buying the property on which this town
is located was 10 arrange its own track and
buildings to suit itself, and thus to get rid
of the clyils and conflicts that grow out of
building a railroad to " finished" town.
Huntington is now quiet. e., resting.
1t will make q new move as soon as the
western connections are finished, and they
will only be briefly retarded by the present
financial disturbance. 1t has indeed, in my
opinion, a bright future.
MANUFACTURES IN HUNTINGTON.
The town is admirably located for manu-
featuring, being near 10 endless supplies of
the best iron ore and the finest coal in the
world for manufacturing, while its facilities
for shipment to all quarters will be unsur-
passed. 1t has begun the enterprise of
manufacturing, and several important pro-
.je:ts were just about to be inaugurated
when Jay Cooke stampeded the money
changers. The day that / explored Hunt |
ington very large manuiiclory of car
wheels was set in motion. 1t is called the |
"Ensign Works." and is branch of New
England mandatory of extensive fame.
DRAINAGE AND WATER.
The advantages Of the place for drainage,
as have said, are good. Its opportunity for
j supply of water is as good as that of Gin
cinnati, who pumps her supply out of the
Ohio river. But Huntington has the Guy
andotte river TO draw from II she prefers it.
New and small towns, however, generally
aAye TO rely on wells and cisterns until they
0n stand the expense Of building water
works. l would say to the Huntington peo-
pie, however. that the sooner they supply
themselves with water the better. 1t Will
promote alike their health and comfort and
draw immigration within the boundaries OF
their town. f@
FAVORABLE FOR oRNANESTATloS.
The land is good, admirably adapted 10
grasses and trees Of the most grateful ana
beautiful foliage. saw whole groves Oh
magnificent beeches near the most thlcRiy"
settled part OF the town. Colonel Parsons,
"A diraetor OF the Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
oE l,syf t,fa-t ha