The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-03-30
Clifton Force and Buchanan Connection

Clifton Forge and Buchanan Connection
The Legislature last week passed the Con
sferoncss bill. proyislings for railroad contee
ton between Buchanan. the terminus Of thu
Canal, and Clifton Forge, OH the Chesapeake &
Ohio Railroad. We take from the Enquirer O.
the 25th the following notlcc OF it:
The report of the committee ct conference
recommending the adoption of the SENATE
ame,nInfent to House bill 81 (Which amendment
embodied the RI lroad scheme originally intro
tluced in the Hottse by Mr.. Johnston Of Bote
court with all amendment thereto introduced
in the Senate by Mr.. Smith at Nelson) with
certain amendments thereto suggested by said
committee of conference. was laid before the
Hons. yesterday by Mr.. raliafrrro RI Glorces.
ter, chairman Of tn" House committee, and be-
fore the Senate by NJ. Eubank. chairman OF
the Senate committee. Both bodies adopted
the report as IL came from the committee, and
it now goes to the Governor for his signature.
We append the changes proposed to the Senate
amendment by the COMMITTEES Of conference. :
There are amendments to the 1st. 81. and
9Th sections. the effect OF which ia to exclude
Lynclbnrg as " ell as Norfolk and Petersburg
from the express provision Of subscribing to the
capital stock OF The rai!roal company. It was
understood fi,,Iing the session of the conference
committee that Lynchburg would have been
excluded from the canal bill az well. The
amendment to the 4th section confines the
mortgage on the canal, works. &C.. for p,lr-
poses Of suhst ripfion to the capital stock of
the railroad company, to 100000 in bonds Of
the canal company. The amendment TO the
9Th section limits the mortgage on the railroad
company to an amount not exceeding $500, 900.
The amendment TO the 9th section provides
that in case the canal company shall in its
future extension require the railroad loca-
ton and works 1t shall pay therefor not the
cost OF construction, bur a value to he asccr-
tanned by arbtrators. Certain language in tie
10th section dealarative OF power on the part
OF the Legislature hereafter to charter con
nectirIg rs.iIroad from Lyncli urg to Buchanan
was stricken out as surplusage. In tie 1lih
section, the amendment Of Mr.. Fowler, prov d.
ing for possible renewal of the cnntract for
convict labor with the Old Dominion Granite
Works was inserted. The amendments, as We
have already stated, were agreed to.
The important issue now is 10 make the con-
nection under the bill passed. and it will re-
quire the earnest and untiring efforts OF all the
friends Of the canal company to give it success,
While. this subject was being discussed in the
General Assembly, aud the competing rropo-
sitions urged by their respective friends, all
agreed that the great object after all was to OBJ
tain, by some feasible means. connection De-
tween the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad and
the james River aud Kanawha canal, Now,
that the Legislature has determined upon
railroad, let everybody Interested 60 to work
aud resolve that it shall be built. AMI it will b..
We want the coal OF West Virginia brenght 10
the iron ore OF the James river valley, and We
want to send the iron ore to the coal. Then we
want coal for consumption in all the country
east Of Clifton Forge rs we'll rs for shipping
purposes. -4.l
Whether this granl contamination Is accom-
pished by means of an all-raiI or part rail
connection does not matter. provided we secure
a connection, aud that, TOO, at an early day.
Mr.. Johnston in the House, aid Mr.. Eubank
in tie Senate, and others, have labored indie
fatieably for. Il railroad. and now that they
nave tile charter they seem impressed with tile
Importance of cn!isting the sympathy, the
energy aud the capital OF the people in behalf
of the scheme.