The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-05-06

the tiowery pennsuar deserted The rush OF
visitors during the past season has been some
thing unprecedented, the total number being
set at $4,000. These figures, obtained from the
steamers and hotels and from private boarding
houses, are probably not far from the truth
This crowd is said to have expended in Florida
no less a sum than s3,00o,000, perfect god
send TO Florida, where so many of the hotels
and people have learned to look upon this
yearly increasing tide Of northern visitors as
their main reliance for money. Florida has
until quite recently been almost monopolizel
by lnvalids. Every hotel and boarding house
was filed with spectral procession OF con-
sumptives, but during the past season they say
that tile pleasure-seekers have far outnumbcred
the invalids. AS to the hotel business, people
begin to see how profitable it must be in Flori-
da. 'The weeds are full of EN- and the
overerowded season now ending attests the
fact that still more accommodations are need
ed. The opening is good all through Florida !;
anywhere, almost, a good hotel, larger than
any in northern cities, would be sure to be
filled from Christmas to the middle Of April !;
and there are no big rents to pay, so it may lie
idle through the summer while the proprietor
goes North to ssrun" his summer hotel.
The persistent and general accusations
against railroad corporations have brought
powerful plea in. bahalf of those corporations
from MIR. Thos. Allen, OF St. Louis, one of the
kings of this important business. His argu-
ment was intelligent, and at least plausible,
and contested popular charges p. int BY point.
He denied that large corporations were source
Of danger, for one combination begets another
and hostile combination, "a fact which the war
between the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and
Ohio lines IS now illustrating. The primary
assumption on which all State interference
rests that all railroad service is everywhere OF
equal value, Mr.. Allen pronounced absurd, since
some roads have been built at q cost of $780,
900 Il mile aud others ut $4,000 per mile; in
some cases Il locomotive will draw thirty load
ell cars and in others only ten, so that charge
OF three cents per mile over q heavy grade
road NAV be as cheap as one cent over an easy
grade. He claimed also that the enormous
wealth Of the country, which the railroads
have made, ought to entt}e them to some con-
sideratiof. In Missouri the land value had
been increased thereby 100000. 900. and in
the eight Northwestern States 81 1000, 100000.
with other benefits in proportion. A review
OF the situation after the manner here given is
worth looking at. Doubtless railroad cerpor
ations should receive criticism in a variety of
instances, but such criticism would be less ac
rid in most cases il the benefits conferred We're
as carefully weighed as the exactions imposed.
Baltimore american.
1t must be pretty evident to the stockhold-
ers of Illinois railroads that the business of
transportation is rather overelone in that State,
as a very large number OF roads are already iii
the hands of receivers, and several others are
making desperate efforts to keep cut of them.
There are no less than thirteen of the Illinois
railroad companies whose affairs are being
wound up by the courts. Together they rep
resent Il length OF two thousand two hundred
and cighty-seventy miles, the shortest being
thirty-two miles long and the longest five hum
dred and fifty-two miles. The amount Of cap
tia, invested in these several roads is enor-
nous, but it is doubtful if the original stock
holders will receive twenty-five per cent of
their outlay. Some OF these days or years
coming all those at present unsuccessful Hi
nois roads will be excellent property, for they
will be needed, They are unsuccessful now
solely because they were built in advance OF
any necessity for them; the Population and
trade OF the country did not warrant their con-
strllction, but Illinois grows so fast in both
population and trade that few years hence
there VIII De Il Want creaCeu LOT all Cllc tfdNS-
portation facilities which now exist and for
others Observation-Disclosures american.
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aI~ REFORMED CLAss1s.-The Virginia
Chassis Of the Reformed Church met i'll this
town on Thursday evening of last week. The
following ministers We're present:-Rev. DR.,
Calender, of Rockingham, Va; Rev. John
Hensell, Mount Crawford, Va; Rev. Geo. Mar
tin, Woodstock, Va; Rev. Bowers, Middle
Greek, Va; Rev. Tallhelm, Edinburg, Va;
Rev. Fisher, Winchester, Va; Rev. Rnker,
Lovettsville, Va; Rev. Shulenberger, Va:
Rev. j. L. Roster, Baltimore, MI, Rev Shu-
ford, Barkettsvile, Nd; Rev. Miller, Boons-
boro, Nd; Rev. Gring, Keedysviile, Md. The
Chassis organized on Thursday evening by e.
ecting Rev. DR.. Calender, President, and
Rev. Rinkcr. Secretary. After an adjourned
meeting, Rev. j. L. Rossiter, of Baltimore
preached an excellent sermon. The pulpit was
filled morning and evening by some OF the
Ministers present. The Glass adjourned on
Saturday afternoon to meet at Pines Church
Shenandoah county, Va, in May lS76.-Shep-
herdstoaon Register, of the oath.
Lieut.. Austin Henly commanding two conf
pa,,ies OF the sixth cavelry attacked body OF