Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-11-19
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correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Nov. 1--we ar
rived at this place at p. IN. the 18th, the ter
minus of the e. 4 0. r. r., 425 miles from
Richmond, immediately on the Ohio liver. 1t
is laid out, [ learn, at az cxpcnce of Que hund-
red thousand dollars for town. 1t has avenues
100 feet wide aud numbered from the river as
lst avenue, sc. If ever built up it will be very
beautiful, as they have wide expanse of level
ground, but think it very bjudicous, as indie
pendent of the loss of the ground, the cost OF
macadamizing or paying, will be very great.
The high price at which the lots are held deter
manyiirom buying, Notwithstanding in three
years it makes L very Respectable looking place
with between two aau three thousand lAhabl,
tants, but at this time remarkably dull on ac
count OF the low stage OF water IN the Ohio,
which operates against an active trade aud ar
rivals of steamers from below. This must al
ways be great drawback to its growth, yet 1t
| has number OF fine stores seven hotels, three ut
| good class, an elevator of &c. 900 bushels capa-
city, churches, sc. The shops of the company
and round house are located here, which will
! always give employment TO numbers OF work
men. We visited the elegant Office OF the com-
pauy and were kindly met by its officers present.
The road itself is substantially built the entire
distance, we'll ballasted; most of its bridges OF
stone and iron. We passed through thirty three
tunnels, the longest at Deep cut II miles. The
present company have expended sixteen million,
give some idea of the character OF the ground
it had TO pass through; mountains TO reduce,
valleys to gill, and streams TO cross OF great
size, 1t is very evident until they have w EST
ern connections the trade will be very tar short
of its vast capabilities. Nothing but the crisis
of the past year, which depressed the second
mortgage, prevented their now being at Gin
cinuati by rail- 1t will be the part OF wisdom
for the present bondholders to withhold from
pressing the payment OF the interest on them
and use all their energies to this end 10 order
| to make profitable the present outlay. Ii Ger
tainly will open 1ast mining region and afford
an outlet for these immense mountains OF mine
rails which will build up the read, the State
and make glad the heart OF its citizens with
productive wealth. Our worthy and ct6cent
leader, Mai. n H. Hotcbkiss, whose heart is
as big as the mountains he traverscs, whose
will is as firm as their foundations, and whose
popularity as wide spread as the flowing rivers
that lave their base, is the Travelling Agent of
this road, and to build up her trade and ad
vance her interests he now bends all his 2ner-
gies. May they aud he live long TO see its
benefits Through his kind care wc have all
been brought safely to our Journeys end, and
now as we stand on the platform OF the train
bordering the Ohio we leave part OF our little
party We unbend for the moment, and 10
circle Of united hands and loving hearts sing
Aud Lang Syne, aud with regret leave for
our respective homes, impressed With how
much there is in our nature 10 render happy
our neighbor if brought into proper contlgulty.
Its pleasures will not soon be forgotten; It's
friendships never.
We left at 10 a. NJ for Sweet Home, ar
irving next day at a. m., witnessing near
Charlottesville. for the first time, fire in the
mountains. At night the sight was grand and
impressive, at one point showing all the beau.
tiful and waving outlioes of the mourtaln peake,
at another the glorious ou;ourSt Of its concen-
trated powers, W.