The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-06-30
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TO BE EXTENDED SOUTH OF sTAUNToN--woRK
TO BE COMMENCED AT once.


TO BE EXTENDED SOUTH OF sTAUNToNz-woRK
TO BE COMMENCED AT once.
~ On Wednesday Of last week, Mr.. A. T. Bar
clay, one of the supervisors of Rockbridge
county, Va; Mr.. G. M. Dold, Mayor of Lex
ington, Va, and Mr.. VIM. A. Anderson, also
Of Lexington, had consultation at Montebel-
10 with Mr.. John w Garrett, President of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad company, with
reference to the completion Of the Valley rail
road of Virginia from Staunton to Lexington.
Mr.. VIM. Keyser, President Of the Valley
road, was also present. The visitors repre-
sentedto President Garrett the Importance of
the proposed extension, and after long dis
cussion an agreement was arrived at as en-
bodied in the following letter, which Mr.. Key
ser was authorized to send: ,--T......ssf.5.,,
BAIT. & ONO RAILROAD COMPANY, J
~ &, iYce OFFICE SECOND, VICE-PREs'T,q
u ~. q ~ ,a'is BALTIMORE, June 22d, ST.
W; B. Leach, Chairman Board Of Supervisors Of
Roek6'7dge, county, Va. 49, gfaal4Ia
My Dear Sir-You are authorized to saw to
the Board of Supervisors of Rockbridge coun-
ty, that at an interview with President Gar
rett, held this day, he agreed, subject to the
approval of the board of the Baltimore and
Ohio ON railroad company, to purchase 81 ,O00,-
600 of the bonds to be issued by the Valley
railroad company at nine ty cents, and author
| lied resumption of work at the earliest day
practicable, with the view to the speedy com
| pletion of the road to Lexington, it having
| been represented to him that arrangements
had been made insuring the delivery OF $1O5,,
0OO bonds due by the county of Rockbridge,
| and the remainder of the bonds due under its
subscription, viz. $4,000; the said bonds 70
be delivered pars passu with. the progress Of
the work between Staunton and Lexington,
the authorities of the city ofStaunton and of
the county of Botetourt, had signiaed their
approval of the plan looking to the completion
| OF the road to Lexington, and the indefinite
| suspension OF, the work south of that point
| The board of the Baltimore and Ohio sCompa-
ny meets ON the 18th of July, when this action
of PRESIDENT Garrett will, without doubt be
ratified, and the work Immediately resumed
under the contract. g., ..,s ..sx
] congratulate you and the citizens Of Rock
bridge at the removal of this last obstacle in
the road to Lexington. ~ ftss t..ssgi., \ az.
n4,e,ya Is Yours, very respectfully, -
ifssiss '4"stN4i0 ~ WIILTAM KEYsER, PEA
~ President Valley Railroad Company.
The Valley Railroad as at present completed
runs from Harrisonburg, on the Valley branch
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad company
TO Stanton, Va, a distance of about twenty
six miles. Its value as a Southern feeder to
| Baltimore has never heretofore been practical
ly recognized, and the fact that it will now be
built with all possible speed to Lexington,
where it will have numerous Important South
ern connections, will prove highly gratifying
to the merchants of Baltimore. re .t+ss. .,
The section to be builtis thirty six miles
long, and the cost of construction, together
with, the, rolling stock equipment, Of the en-
tire line will be about 81 100000. - a.
Work on the extension will begin at once
under the contract made on April 14th last,
between the Valley railroad and Col James