The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-27
The Projected Railroad to Newport
News

rneiast annual meeting of the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad wss more important spo
interesting to us than any Of It's predeees'
sors. Mr.. HUNTINGTON Ilnnly developed
mis- p,sn for the railroad TO Newport News,
and evidently General WIcKHAN warmly
seconds and susiains that policy. IL Is
great scheme for the welfare OF Virginia
and Richmond, and we look forward VIII
entbuslasn Ia the day when Richmond, IL
the perfection OF her hopes for complete
union With the forces Of the sea powers Of
virginia. will accomplish her facilitated
union with Hampton Roads and the Chesa
pcake Bay.
We regard II as a great contamination III
the line OF he development OF The great west
ern world 81 America. We shall DC gra'''
ned beyond measure when II SHAH CONF
abo1, that wc can get upon the railroad III
this city ard be at Newport News by IL
O'Clock in the morning, where we shaii nave
the man OF the great scene OF powerful ac'
lions in the fu;u,e OF Virginia spread ou'
before Us. In the beginning OF the settle
men, and civilization Of this great country
orr f0refathers, after navigating the Atlan
Tic throush danger and fatigue, anchored
al The delightful place which they nahed,
in expression OF their great satisiac''ohi
Point Comfort: and that point we, ine'i
descendants, again select as place oil cher
attractions in our enterpriseSof these days
Happy !. j, that we have thus expressed
our appreciation OF their forecast.
lisa matter oi pride to us OF virginia
that in this enterprise we find ourselves 49,
socIsted with some Of the most wise and
progressive OF the people OF our uay, ana
are sill laboring at the great point when
appears in the motives Of the greatest ma
tjons Of The civilized world. In times rasl
one u the most energetic OF our statesmen
ooked with prophetic eye towards the III
ture Of our continental commerce, ana
seemed 10 ioreteI a great matter in the
future with unerring judgment. THOMAS
III. BENTON. in advance of Monsieur De LES
SIPS, y7ho sought the way to India by Inc
Red sea, discovered that there was a way 10
tina. part of the world by another and lEore
facilitated route. Before DE LEssEPS
began 70 plan the Sucz canal by
moulding the drifting sands OF Egyp1
10 hit that canal our brave and en-
thuSias.ic old BENTON, standing upon a
fplcrulD. so to speak, on the banks OF the
Mississippi, reached forth colossal hand,
from colossal frame, and pointing in the
direction Of san Francisco, proclaimed In
a load ,pce, "There is India. There Is
the East" And so it is. Other men, with
powcr aud force, have been working as CO.
adiutors for the accomplishment OF BEN
roN's object. One OF the most successful
OF these Is Mr.. HUNTINGTON, who accom-
plisbed a hcrculeau labor IN building the
railroad from the Pacific coast to the Mis-
s,ssippi valley and the Atlantic ocean. Ana
now we see that he is the first man in the
scheme which Is to bring us 10 Point Com
fort ard Chesapeake Bay, andifnally to Sc
enre for the vast commerce Of the Pacific
easy access 10 the waters OF The Atlantic.
With these hopes and promises before us,
we should feel pride In The present and IN
domitabie faith in the future. We there
fore repeat our express @ralihcatloh III
the proceedings OF the stockholders OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad at their an
nual meeting, and predict for them that
kind OF success which will win prosperity
for themselves and secure for Virginia an
enviable supremacy in the commerce Of the
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