The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-05-07
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
1.n through Freight Line from "e A"a"'''
Tho pnciFC.


Asa Through Freight Line from "e -h"'"''~
10 the Pacific.
r,;. rad il attracting the attention Oh
.,inn.,s IN the cities on the Atlantic 10 INC
0hin and Mississippi valley, and In san Fran
49,. ~, the Pacific, a. the shortest, cheap
&c, .sf,st. and quickest line for freight. us
anI- Grades Of less than thirty feet to the
,,;,c in ,urmsuuti.g the summit OF the A''e-
.,anr and It's long interval OF ws'er 'rSns'
sn-,,,;on. contributes TO thi, in sp''e OF VIC
low higher grades between JACKSON river
and Rien,neud-and these will Do en'''.''
LEONE by the projected road down the
Y',.s river valley to Richmond. When
.n,o.ed hi, road will meet all tho
rsonirements Of the railroad recommended
hv,se House Cousressiona! Committee on
RECOMMENDATION, except that its Atlantic ter
mimi, is in Virginia and not at New 1orA
n;,r-hsrdly an insupe.able objection to the
whole country, though, perhaps, If We were
.,.;~o,s of New York, as General GRAM
s,id eve might think 500 But even re-
,,-d;rc New York and Boston as objective
,o;,ts this route, from the cacapncss anu
facil,;y Of river and ocean transportation
Gown richmond, is beginning to attract
lively and daily growing business. hecoi'
,no,inv hon short time has elapsed slnce the
completion OF the tunnel al Hlchmone
which lets the road down to the "har'eS-
,,.r.;r three mo alhs,-a visitor TO The Wharves
h.lov Rockets will DC astonished AZ Inc
smonr, and variety Of shipments, and hc VII
he furthermore struck with the character o
-. goods wares, and merchandise, and tn
,,l,ces to vhieh they are destined.
wa give below report for tn o days from
Ao w.,ryes Of The Chesapeake and Ohit
ra,,read on Jsmesriyer. 1t is but an impcr
foe, statement, yet il this is done in so brie'
time. and after financial crisis OF great
in,en,ity. what may we not expect IN q
tve)yemen.h1 This tradc VIII assume pro-
portions srly limited by the capacity OF 'ne
ao,noaxts furnish rolling stock foT trapspor-
,.,;on The Congressional Committee above
r,s - ,ames the New York Central,
,so Eric the Pennsylvania Central, and The
r,,,iuore AID Ohio railroads as existing
1.,e. from tie Atlantic to the Aissis-
sirni valley, and rejects them on
account Of high grades and sharp curves,
arising, from the necessity to accommodate
80, INTERESTS aud TO turn the Allegheny,
and they recommend rosd, at Government
oynense. free frozl these objections, whose
grades shall not exceed thirty feet to the
mile. They 10 rot even naTe the Che>a'
Deake and Ohio railroad; and yet this ROAD
meets their views and the requirements OF
trausportatien, except that its terminus Is |
not in New York but Virginia.
The following is the statement referred TO
above:
8ondav: Loaded at James River depot,
Chesapeake and OHIO railroad, 20 cars WIN
mc,chandise TO DC distributed from Ailce>s
TO San Francisco 900 barrels curTautS, >cFe-
raj huparsd boxes blt,eiS, 900 sacks coffee,
boxes tin, LOCO boxes cry goods, l,oOO
boxes rais!ns AID soda, &C., &C., dc.
IucsGoy Loaded - cars. Among other
hincs % magnificent carriages Tor san
Francisco.
Loaded on sshccners 500 tons coal, 400 |
i.rces lard. JAG bars iron. 200 harreiS whs-
iey. 200 barrel, ilour, &c, 81. Five car
Dads ore for works in New jersey; seven
ar loads lumber from St. Adams, West
"a: 80 900 feet oak plank from " est Nir.
inia for Kew York.
The freight business 10 this city viii be
ound in W active and prosperous con0i-
ion by Any one who will visit the delo1 OF
nc company on Broad street.
Look 10 This road, people OF Richmond.
/ GU car make nhat you choose out cl 1t.