The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-11-02
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.There Is Life In The Old Town
Yet.
Tradition has it, that more than a
century ago, Cornstalk, the renown-
dChief Of the shawnees, pronounc-
cd curse on Point Pleasant, that
would not be removed for a period Of
one hundred years. On the 10th Of
October, 1874, the Centennial Ami.
'versary Of the battle Of Point Pleas.
ant, between the whites under COM
mand of General Lewis, and the In.
1ians under the leadership Of Corn
stalk, was celebrated by Che citizens
Of the Kanawha and Ohio Valleys
with much eclat, and "hope that
springs eternal in the human breast"
led us to look for an era of prosperity,
that would be unsurpassed in the
growth Of cities. But alasl for hui
man hopes and expectations. We
could not remove the cloud that had
been cast upon our fair escutcheon,
by theuntutored savage Of the forest.
Those having money would not in.
vest it, and those who were willing
to contribute to our material welfare,
were unable, financially to do so. 1t
remained for the energetic gentlemen
atthe head Of the Richmond and ALE.
gheny Railroad, called the Atlantic
and Northwestern Railroad, from vii.
rliamson's, Virginia, to Point Pleas
ant, to inaugurate a plan which will
rebound to our prosperity. We refer
o'the work along the line Of the A.
& N. W. r. R. from this place to
Charleston, which is now assuming
such proportions, as to remove from
the minds OF the most skeptlcal, that
the work will speedily be completed,
and that by the time the roses bloom,
the neighing Of the iron horse will
reverberatc throughout the beautiful
Kanawha Valley and echo in the
Canon Of New River. The Railroad
Bridge to span the Ohio River, is 10.
Gated at this place and it will be but
a short time, ere a multitude Of Ia
borers and mechanics will be at work
upon it, thus adding many ducats to
the Golfers of our merchants and gro.
GERS. Ere another decade of years
shall have passed away, Point Pleas
ant will be noted on the maps, and
spoken Of on Change and Wall Street
as one Of the great railroad centcrs.
Machine shops, foundries and manu-.
featuring establishments will soon be
established upon our idle and vacant
lands, where the rank thistle and
dog fennel now mods to tho passing
breeze. To the end that Point Pleas.
ant will be second to no town in
West Virginia, we invite immigra.
ton and ask the aid of foreign capt.
tai, as we are satisfied that those who
are seeking investments cannot do
better than to visit US, and invest
their capital, for it will repay them
ten-fold in a short space Of time
The Barrel Factory, we understand
has been sold, and it will shortly be
put in operation, which will bring
many artisans in our midst. Let our
citizens welcome with hospitable
hands, to generous boards all who
come among US for the purpose of
taking up their residence in our 10.
callty. WIN the SLACK water i'm
provement on the Kanawha and the
completion Of the A. & N. W. R. R.,
all predict grand future for Point
Pleasant, 1t will not be long until
we can hear the pleasing refrain,
Passengers change cars for Balti-
more, Philadelphia, New York, Bos.
ton, ST. Louis, Chicago and San Fran
CISCO" Let us by every honest en-
deavor, urge on the magnificent and
stupendous improvements referred to
above, and divert the trade Of the
Kanawha Valley from Gallipolis TO
this place, whore it properly and
legitimately belongs.
Republicanism and Reputation
are one and the same thing in the
south. The administration and
leaders Of the Republican marty have