The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-27
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W0gE DEVELOPMENT ~ THE SOUTHWEST-AN-
OTHER IMPORTANT FNTERPRISk- DEATH OF
MINISTER IRISH RELGEF-TOBACCO. &C.
ICorres pondence Of the Richmond Dispatch
february %, 1880.
From that grand section Southwestern
Virginia, 30 prodigally blessed Of nature,
comes renewed uroofs Of 4 genuine awaken
ing to the spirit OF enterprise, development,
and activity, which is stirring other dis
tricts Of the stare and country. / have
already furnished YOU some # these proofs,
and propose TO add one more TO the list to-
dly. allude to the operations of
HE NEw.BIyER RAILWAY AND MINING COM
PANY.
have taken the trouble To gather the fol-
lowing facts IN regard 10 this important en-
tcrprSe. which must prove OF interest to
the readers OF the Dispatch in all parts Of
the State. The work is progressing very
satisfactorily. The length Of the road will
De siXty-twO miles, and the termini New
River bridge, on the Atlantic, Mississippi
and Ohio road, and Hinton, Of the Chesa-
pcake and Ohio road. The main object is
The DEVELOPMENT Of the vast deposits OF
Bessemer ores on the line Of the pro.
jccted road, said 10 be equal in purity
and richness to those Of Lake Supe-
rior. The company are mostly NORTH
ern capitalists. The principal officers are
Mr. }. Decker SM gent, president; Mr..
Thomas Graham, yicc-president (bOth Of
PhIldelphia); Captain CrumP, superinten-
dent. General G.. &. Wharton is one OF the
directors. The road Will pass through the
counties OF GILES, in Virginia, and Monroe,
in West Virginia. The work is being push
cd forward with energy from both ends Of
ii mi n III have
been graded in Giles county, BEGINNING at
the mouth OF Big Walker creek, running to
the Courthouse. Another force, one mile
beyond the town, is working towards West
Virginia There are now sevtniy-6ve con-
Wet, working, aud thirty-hYe more will be
added as soon as the quarters for them are
completed. A large number OF hired labor
ers are employed on the West Virginia end.
A subscription Of 100000 by the county OF
Giles will he available as soon as given
number OF miles are completed. A gentle
man familiar with the country informs me
that il abounds in ores Of uns surpassed rich
ness. The building Of this road will afford
TO The country opened up Two outlets 10 the
markets OF The wOrld-yZ the Virginia
and Tennessee and the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroads, which must insure cheap
irtights. This is one of the many new en-
lerprises which promise better and brighter
things for Virginia. An ultimate object Of
the company, IL is said, is to push the road
forward TO Pittsburgh, Pa, where there
Is great demand for the character OF
ore they are developing. The especial
interest which Lynchburg has in this road
is that it will place her in direct connection
with the cOal-fields OF Kanawha, and thus
insure 70 her cheap coal, the thing most
needed. But rs one OF the general schemes
o. State development-and apart from any
local yiews-it may well be regarded with
favor aud interest all over Virginia.
The Irish Relief Committee here report
the collection OF 81 ,002 20, which has been
forwarded to the Lord Mayor OF Dublin.
Tobacco sales here to-day have aggre-
gated nearly 1000 piles. Prices very falr.