The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-04-17
sho Chesapeake and Ohio kahro"d's
western Connections.

| Editors OF the IRCRROR0 ~ SpdtCh
| nave noticed In your paper sc veral arti-
cles 10 reference 10 the aid hoped Tor from
the city CT Richmond to complete the Goa.
nection of the Chesapeake aud Ohio railroad
with the West.
None of these articles present fer consid
GRAFTON AM deGnie plan, but seem rather to
be eff ,ris to secure tie expected AID IN b.
half of some tayorite roue in Kentucky OF
| Ohio, ignoring the fact thai eght miles OF
| costly road and two lorg and expensive
| bridges are yet to be constructed on The VIZ
uinia side of the boundary at cost approx.
mating S5e0, 900 before connection can be
mad with either OF the roads having an!
prospect CT early completion.
My present Object is to urge the proprle:y
Of ussurin. ourselves that the AID we m'y
u,ve 10 the road shall ensure It's completion,
and not be exucuded west of Il gap which. II
oniy eight miles in length, is AS much b
10 our hope of tbrough-rall cnmmunlca;Ion
with the West as the present one OF ninety
six miles. W.. -,
Let me review the situation. The Cucsl-
peake and Oaio railroad is completed from
Richmond to Huntington.
From Hunting on TO CaLlcttsb irg, AT the
mouth of the Big SANDY river, on the kel.
lucky side, Is ABOUT eight miles.
-CatlettSburg is the eastern terminus OF
| both the Kentucky and Great Eastern rail-
roads, pre- jrc,rd from Cincinnati 10 Catle,t:-
burg, 146 miles, and the Lexington and Big
! Sandy railroad from Lexington (Htcre II
CONNECTS " tn the Louisville, Cincinnati and
Ei.cyngson railr0xu) TO Caticttsburg, III
hmlic<, Of wbcn IS miles between NJ. Ser
! ing and C,tlcttsburg reDaia t. he built.
| Efforts TO build both Of these Dads during
tue present ycSr arc now b, Ing mad.
Ii the Lexington and Big Sandy railroad,
whica will connect Richmond BY rail with
! the cattle. whiskcy-, and tobacco producing
| Counties Of Kentucky ana TenEesser.
can b.: bull, thus brloginS US ln!o 10.
! ,ercouy>e with Lexington, Frankfort, and
Louisville, aud iulmtug the most ulfcct
route from st. LCuls 10 the sea, the sttuS-
/ Gle which has long existed between CinciE-
! natl and Louisville Tor the trade OF Eastern
Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia will
rcsuIt in the Immediate investment OF OatO
cupitdl 10 the Kentucky ara Greet Eastern
! railroad and ensure the complet!on OF that
road al by those well aoc TO furnish tie
means, and who are equally with ourselr,s
70 be beneti, ed by its construction.
In regard 10 the projected load on toe
north side Of the river, through Ouio TO the
city of Portsmouth, $50 earnestly advocated
by your correspondent II. Z. P.'O it may
be assumed That no need Will be aided from
US to build Il road nearly forty miles long
through 50 rich country rs he describes.
But the Ohio franchise does not contemplate
the crossing OF The river, and 10 avoid gap
in our line bridge must be thrown acros
the Ohio river at Huntington at cost far
exceeding the amount OF money which the
most sanguine friend of that project coul l
expect from US. 49,. ....
As the Kentucky aud Great Eastern rail.
road is located on the south bank Of tie
river, it will pass 4 point directly opposi e
Portsmouth,, and the wealth and enterprise
OF that city will construct bridge ut thar
! seint which will answer oil purposes, as
WEI as u&e built WITH our money Ut Hunt-
,nyto.. Aud [ e contemplated road down
the Sci, Il Valley, TO which tue clIiZsns OF
Port>mou. \ are reported As contributing SO
nberaliy. VII demand this btioge, which
will afr)rd its only conntc ions east, west,
and south. ,
Ar nrescns The ca esapeake and Ohio Rail-
road Com pany seams 'owersesS 10 undertake
e, eat works. All know the disastrous eif:c
toe "panic" upoa thu enterprise, ara
wonder at the vitality it has displayed while
contending with ice, low wate> y, deprivation
Of anticipated revenue, and irane'al en-
| jarrss>mentS. .~.- t5-.1-5 --- @5--.'
| While they report that the plan prn, 'osed
TO iuading portion Of their iodebtedue>.' Is
D=ing accepted by large majority of ,neh
| CREDITORS, it has nevertheless progressed
slowly; and willie itis probable that sufficient
will be funded by November to enable them
70 hanoe The balance, it would appear neces.s
'ary r,bat there should be q baauce such Us
d iuciary Investment, which could not he ey-
2ect"d TO come into the arrangement pro.
posed.
This balance must be provided for; the