Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-05-02
The Virginia Midland Extension.

Hen. John s. Barbour, President Of tho Er.
GINA Midland and OF The North Carolina Mid.
land Railroads, ard others arrived OF Augusta,
Ca, cE Friday night. They visited Augusta
to obtain information as 10 the fc sibility f
securing direct connection between Baltimore
and Augusta by the extension of tho Virginia
Miispd tlcm Dan7ille. Va, to Augusta, Ga,
They we're cordially rtce.v:d by tho pcopl,
there, Who Gre fully alive TO tie .mporiacc, CT
securing this great trunk li1c.
MsLy ct the leadirg ctiz .os eff Augusta cali.
Cd to $50 !h.m aud expressed great interest 10
tic enterprise, end offered c:rdal cooperation
aDd msteri.! AID iu securing its success.
MIR II. +. VerdeIy, president OF tho Augusta
and kn' x'lle Railroad. invited Mr. Barbour
ard party ard thu parli;s tfcm South Csroiica
to take sn excursion UP his road co o spccsi
train az far as the track YES laid, tbsu. Ii
miles, near tho bridge Gvtr the SaVa1nshriver.
which is b,los c0GsIrc ed. a number of the
leading ctz3Es OF Au2usa also accompanied
the tx,ursioniss. and thero Was q free utter
CHARGE CT opli DOS between tbs raspcc!i7e pat
ties SIS to the aGVsntsRts ct II e gr9s: ttuGk ice
South atd the ptacticabi!iiy OF l:a car,y couir
plctlop, Ill parties s2re,iu2 bat it can and rlu,
DO built without d;l,Y. Sir. BMb.uvtxorc.s,s
great RTatli ,s!lou at Tic cordial reception q
lis party AID tho encouragement ctfs!,G.
At pighs Mr.. Barbour a,d psriy and the pr
lies lrcn Seuth Carolina were i1vi;oi 10 y
ueetirg Of prcninent citiz,ns hs'd 10 The lei
OF the City Courcl The Msyor W IS c,u,d to
the chair, aid Mr.. Vcrdery, president! OF tie
Augusta urd KnezVll Railroad. ialroJuc:d
MIR. Bsrbcur to the N ,elirg. Mr. Barbour
stated the oil sc, Of lis visit TO Augusta. sun
explained fully the llans and purpcs.s Of the
proposed truck line 10 b. built By tho North
carolina MidaG6, With tho assistance t the
Virginia indiana aud sbo Baltimore and Obio
Railroads, provided material aid Tas given By
the ssoiors CT country ihrtugi whici the lDc
Wouli nass.
/. s. Fsrtov sa!i, 10 half Of tho poouls c3
Sprtaubu'S AID other poirts 90 Tie liGo 10
South Carol,a that he wcul tc,ept Mr. Bar.
bouts p:oposi|ioR plefg re- the people Of lha!
sect!o6 to clotfltu'e their proportion Ct a!G
tnat opartaocurg aud L4urens ccu1tits would
give .S75. 900 csch. With the hep oi Cream
wood aud Augus The rosd cou'd and yluld
be ball: from Augusta to Spariaoburg 10 neet
MIR. Ba1b:ur ct tha! poiut
The following resolu i'm vas ffared By NJ
y. w. Wallec, 6nd urati 1ortl, adopted With
great enthusiasm
Resolved, That it is The serse Of this maG.
log that the Augusta aud koexsle Railroad
be X ended 10 Spsr:aaburq at tho earliest p1s-
sols moment to nHnt tho North Carolina Nd
lard at that poiat.'
This aotlo1 is reesiacd as s.tl;1g dlGoit's
tho location OF the rrnpcs ID rosd lrcm Augus'a
via greenwood AID L,urrnsvlie TO Spartan
tu'T, 5. u, whch Gao be tu.!t wiihio the pcx,
tWev' nontha. Tho carly building OF tie
whole lice Is naT REGARDED By the f!iccds Of the
enterprise az on ecoompi!shtd iuc, oGd that =
can De c1nIl,led and 10 operation 10 eipheta
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