The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-07-22

/ the Chesapeake and Pacihc Railroad
The brief announcements In yesterday
Dispatch that the first regular train from
Memphis to Louisville over the Chesapeake
| Ohio and Southwestern road reached Lou
isville Tuesday night. and that the frs
Though train for st. Louis over the Louis
vile, Evansville and st. Louis AIRLINE
left Louisville "Wednesday morning, induce
us 10 suggest for our grand Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad the name Of "Chesa
peake and Pacific railroad" II now
extends from Chesapeake bay to Mem
phis as an unbroken line, and By
the Louisville, Evansville and St
Louis Airline 1t reaches st. Louis
where 1t connects directly with ROADS
leading to the Pacific ocean. At Memphis
also It will connect before long with DIR
HUSTrNoroN's Southern Pacific railroad
There will then be choice OF routes
from Richmond to California, as pas
senger may 60 either by st. Louis or by
Memphis. Emphatically, then, Virgins
has Chesapeake and Pacific railroad and
ought to make its name correspond with
its real termini.
1t Is said that the completion OF the con-
nections mentioned above caused some
talk in the money markets Of New York on
Wednesday. We know not how true this
report is, but we do know that such road
as the Chesapeake and Ohio is ought to be
ranked as second to none in the United
States. When the vessels running between
New York and Rio Janeiro stop ut New
port News to coal, they are then much
nearer to Cincinnati and Chicago than they
will he when they arrive at New York
city. The Wheeling Intelligencer says:
awe have watched the development Of
this great property for long time past
with much interest, not only because it is
largely West Virginia line, but because
it promises to become very important na-
tional highway-one Of the great trunk
lines Of the country. Only a few DAYS ago
the sailing Of large steamship from New
port News, at the mouth OF James river,
for Brazil, laden with 10000 barrels OF
-four, made at the Richmond mills out OF
this years southern-grown wheat, was
noted in our columns. This steamer is
only one OF a line that is to connect
the eastern terminus OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio with the port OF Rio
Janeiro, the emporium Of Brazil.
There is also to be regular European
line, and also coast lines connecting with
New York and Boston. Newport News
is $50 miles nearer,to the ocean than Balti-
more, So miles nearer than Philadelphia,
and Is miles nearer than New York. Its
roadstead and harbor are sheltered and
safe for all classes Of vessels in all c0ndi-
tions of wind and weather. Hampton
Roads, in point Of fact, has been for years
the favorite refuge and rendezvous for in
coming vessels seeking barbor or consigned
to await orders for loading at the various
Atlantic ports, and there is probably no
other one spot on the coast in sight OF
which so large and numerous fleets OF
ocean tonnage can be found within given
time. Between the open sea and Newport
News there has never been any obstruction
from ice within the memory OF man, no
dangerous rocks or shoals, and vessels OF
all kinds, from the smallest coaster to the
largest steamship, coming in from the open
sea, can disdain services OF tow-boat or
pilot at all seasons Of the year by day or
night, species OF independence which, as
a vessel captain has grimly remarked, they
cannot afford to indulge in at any other
port"