The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-07
Our Western Connections.

'OuI N'CotClAA SOAAA4OSS@OAA~'
The completion OF an Ohio railroad ter
minating at Galllpolis on the Ohio river is
=afact that ought to have attracted more at
tention in Richmond than il did. This was
done week or two ago. GaIlipolis Is on
fbe'0bio river a.shOrt distance below Point
Pleasant, and the latter town is at the month
of the K1nawba river. Ii therefore the
chesapeake and Ohio road had followed the
Kanawba down to Point Pleasant. Rich
mond would now have connections with
every part OF the great West north OF the
ohio river. However, we do not by any
means intend to say that the Chesapeake
and,Ohio road ought TO have gone to Point
Pleasant. On the contrary, we hold that the
line which that road will follow is the best
that could have been selected. But the
western connections OF the Chesapeake and
ohio road will be incomplete until it has
fine connecting with some road north and
west of the'Obio river. The present line OF
that road is south OF that river. 1t will
bring us the trade OF Kentucky. But as
freight will not'eross the Ohio river north
ward to get to the connecting lines Of the
Baltimore and Ohio road, so 1t will not cross
that river southwark to get TO The connect
ng lines of the Chesapeake and Ohio road.
If we are to get much freight or many
passengers from the great Northwest, we
must have connections with the road which
has Just been finished to GalIipolis, or with
some other road further up the Ohio than.
Huntington.
It is only about forty miles from Scary, on
the Chesapeake and Ohio road, TO Point
Pleasant, which is nearly opposite Gallipo-
lis. Once at Gallipolis, passenger can go
to Chiilic0tbe, Columbus, indianapolis,
Chicago, or anywhere else, by rail. Even
to Cincinnati il would be a shorter route
cia Gallipolis than by road leading south.
westwardly into Kentucky. A railroad from
Scary to Point Pleasant would In some sort
connect also the northern part OF West Vir-
ginia with the southern part OF that State.
IT might have the eject Of keeping the capt.
tai at Charleston, which is matter Of some
little importance TO Richmond. At any
rate, road from Seary to Point Pleasant
ought 10 be constructed by somebody just
as soon as possible.
When the Kanawba river is in navigab!e
condition 1t can OF course be used as con-
Meeting link between the Chesapeake and
Ohio road and Galilpols. When the IA.
nawha is low, and the Ohio is navigable,
the latter can be used for the same purpose.
II being only few hours run for steam
boat from Huntington to Gallipolis.
The Chesapeake and Ohio road has done
much to invite the attention OF the people
OF the Northwest to itself. 1t has issued
cheap excursion tickets for long round
trips. We have seen number OF passen-
gers on one OF its trains who came from
Northern Indiana, and were bound to Bos-
ton. The almost irresistible Inducements
which that company Is now offering
to persons desiring TO visit Chicago
this month to witness the extraord-
nary demonstration OF the Knights Templar
soon to come of, indicate public spirit
that Is commendable. The Offering OF such
inducements Is the very best sort OF adver-
Using. There Is no other kind which can
be compared 10 it for valuable results. The
trip on the Ohio river will prove TO be de-
lightful one il there Is good stage of water
10 the Ohio river, as it now seems almost
certain there will be. But after all, we have
to repeat that connection by rail with the
country north and west OF the Ohio river Is
at present grand desidera,um with the men
who look after the material interests Of this
city.
We publish this morning letter from
Mr.. FLEMING, . Commonwealth attorney,
proposing compromise ticket. To all such
propositions we made week or two ago q
sufficient answer-nameiy