The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-03-05
The Future Of Stauntsn.

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MAIoR Yosr-Ta yonn ever welcome and
interesting V.RGrNiAN Of last week, you
gave US gratifying information about the
movements in and abou, your city. We are
truly delighted to understand your foremost
intelects in the city are spritedly engaged
to establish permanent basis for the New
Street Improvement aud likewise a perma-
pent street fronting the r r to be used as
theroughfare and in part foundation for
the Valley r. 4. depot.
MIR VIRaINIAN. as a true friend of the
city, We are Of opinion the object sought af-
ter is good one, but the place selected for
those depots Is to19s,lsraet.i. When we
look a. what will be the wants Of those
roads in the future we think the pro-
ceedipgs should MT be considered perma-
nenf. Ena very lew years time necessity
will compel the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
! road Go. TO double their road tracks through
TIE city. This cowpuIsion will be the strait
eni,,g Of that road from the span arches
cross ng each dirt road ahaYe and below he
place now designated as permanent and ever
enduring for the aepsts Now if these
things be true, the future bed Of the Chesa
peake aud Onio Railroad tracks wi. be pov-
cd Southwark IL the hill some 60 yards aud
perhaps more, lhis done, then it will ue-
cessitats a like amount Of labor on the
south side Of this double tracking. There
must Of necessity be tkoreuqghfare at least
forty yards in width, for it M'll require on
the south side OF the track a like business
peniug that is DOW Of use on the aorth side
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view Of the future, it will take at Least three
acres more Of Sears h,ll for establishing a
permaaeecy for the chesapeake ard Ohio
Railrord capacity We are faly persuaded.
and that for long time, the Valley Rail
road depots should be permanently located
at some poiat between the Greenville road
and DR.. Sears house on the hill side in a
sunny locality of the city The Valley Rail-
road should never iu on" opinion, run farth
err than the easy crossing OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad near its present span cross
lug che r & and Grseoville road there
at, and curve its way through portion OF the
CRY to Mrs. Gays farm, &c. 10 return.
thence to secure lands from Sears hill COM
meucing where the other Railroad claims be-
gin and 10 secure and purchase sufhcieucy
Of lands through Sears hill southwark for all
the tuture wants for their roal's necessities.
Tho company ofathis road should reeol'ect
all eyes are on them as their Improvements
and their locality is yet to be the best aud
most tasty business part of the city Large
and costly mansions OF marble with larg'
and capacious streets, with improved thor
oughfare lying before them, aud at DO very
distant day. The Company should own ev-
cry foot of land from their beginoing first
at the Asst property over to the l4apatic AS
sylum wall, thence around its lawn, and
thence to their road westward. This Com
paoy would do wise deed be- purchasing
those lands bsow New stree: vicinity. Each
interest, both Of the CRY aud that of the
Railroad, should reoolect every street ex
teodiDg to the railroads must in time End
sheir crossings wcl-arranged connections,
making the safest locality crossing on the
top of all the railroads in the limits OF
the city
Mr. VIRG1NIAN, it seems to US In the
near future the business that will DO done
| nere, aud on the roads connecting, it will
require on the double tracks two depots to
each track. Two for the westward bound
trace and two for the eastern trade, aud al
points divsrging from the city. Before con-
cuding, Mr.. VIRGINIAN, a few words to you
In YOUR last issue you seemed to have got
ten into Que OF our visions In that issue
you. placed tbs New S rect project iu the
very ..heart Of the city" Mouths ago We
said and communicated the city would. in
twenty years c,cumscribe one nile, the A
| mer,can H;st.l being the center. We ATE
still in our visions bur moro viv,dly than ev-
er We are waiting help from your ever
faithful VIgaINIAN to improve the age, wlth
our coinmDp metre song.
''Vlrginian," part IKE our heartfelt joys.
Send forth this news as gold;
Say t, the girls as we'll as boys,
The half has not been told.
Say t. mankind in all the world,
We sing of this favored spot !;
That mighty hills they shall be hurl'd.
Far marb e mansions their places dot.
Say to the yale as we'll as hill,
Their Fill g up shall show.
For business places they shall fill,
Where "a ghty treasures flow.
Say to the streams 'ha' do 20 by,
You shall be canald and spann'd,
For thoroughfares for low and high,
Awaiting their command.
Sweet city it shall then be said
s;l OF you as attired,
As Of virgin neatly made.
BY all the world admired,
jim. G..