The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-12-13
chicago, Norfolk and Washington
Airline,

| Airline.
HCm the Cincinnatti Inquirer
Last Sbting q special party. composed of
1anlSh and English capitalists represents
ng $3.50, 900, O0G, arrived at Baltimore. and
dter having completed arrangements set
MJ for n OrfOlk and points along Chesa-
Hake bay, with a view of determining the
aviSability of building an airline between
chicago and the coast. The English own
Considerable real estate in Virginia and
Aorth Carolina, mostly mineral and forest
lInds.. At Chicago both Danish and Eng
Sh people have large amount of capital
nxasted, both in real estate and business.
Enc 1dea was TO erect large grain elevators
Y Newport News OF a point opposite
hampton roads; but the Chesapeake and
ented this move, they having immense
Elevators at those seaports.
At last it was determined to locate at
4Orfolk and build an airline between there
aad Chicago, with branches to Washing
tdn and Richmond, and to this end
matters are under way. Among the
surveys made the one selected is al
most an airline route between the ter
hlinals. The road leaving Chicago takes
seuth-easterly course. passing through Fl.
Wayne, Ind; Columbus, Ohio; Parlers-
burg, Nv. Va; Stannton and Petersburg,
Va, thence to Norfolk. The branch lines
tt Richmond and Washington will leaxe,
tie main line at Petersburg, and another
blanch will be built from Parkersbuyg, w.
Va, direct to Washington. The psoiile OF
tie line is now being made in PHILADELPHIA,
preparatory to letting the work. The Of
| 1i,ers Of the company will be at Walnut
phce, Philadelphia, until the road is COM
pRte, when the general offices will be 10
cEed at Chicago 1t is the intention of
tfpSe Interested to make Norfolk an ex-
lysdN point, and the company will build
| large grain elevators there and improve
| the harbOr,
The road connecting Lake Michigan and
| the Atlantic Ocean by direct line must
open b new field for manufacturers and
| shippers, as it will be the shortest ROAD to
| the sea, and open up traffic between Nor
folk and Chicago that has heretofore gone
to Baltimore, New York and Philadelphia.
| The object Of the harbor improvement is
! to divert the grain and other export trade
from New York, Philadelphia and Balti-
more and no doubt will, at least to a con-
siderable extent. The Danes are repre-
scented by Mr.. Ferdinand Hanson and the
| English by VIM. Adair, both of whom are
well known in New York. 1t is intended
to have preliminaries arranged SO that the
line will be let for contract by April Of
| nextyear,
This is not a line mapped out on paper
OF aIWildcat scheme created by land or
mineral spectators, but an ente rprise long
under consideration by men Of means, and
the enterprise will doubtless be q success.
| OF the proposed line, however, the Hunt
lngt0n interests speak adversely. One OF
| it's agents recently said 1.-The line would
not be built, as it could not be sustained,
and that the country could not support
sucll road at the present besides, Hunt
ington bad the trade in hand. and would
hold it,
Such an opinion, however, is merely the
thought Of one opposed to rival line. The
same was said of the Cincinnati Southern
when 1t was first proposed to build the
road, and now those who were then loud,
in denouncing the scheme. are first i'll
praising the enterprise. With $3.50, 000,-
l0O0capltal and such men as are represented
in the scheme there can be no doubt as to
its success.
| MARRIED. Dispatch OF Thursday
last gives the following account of the
marriage of Henry Y. Strayes, EST, one
Of the most talented young attorneys OF
the State
Tuesday evening there was q brilliant as
semblage at Grace church to witness the
marriage of Miss Lizzie H. G. Wickham
to MI. Henry V. Strayer, of Harrison
burg. The couple were attended by nine
ushers, and the bridal party entered the
church in the following order Mr.. IL. M
Shield and Mr.. Robert Caskie, of Rich
mond Mr.. Stevenson, of Harrisonburg
and Mr.. Ashby Wickham, of Richmond
Mr.. Micou, of Petersburg, and MI. Heatl
LortOn. of Richmond Mr. Williams Wick
ham, Of Richmond My, Stands, Of Har
risonburg, and Colonel 10. Lane Stern, Of
4 Richmond bride and groom. On reach
ing the chanool tho 1lshers fornaod a ores.
cent, and the bride and groom took posi-
ton answering to a star at the end of the
crescent, the arrangement producing {
most pleasing and picturesque effect. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev. II
M. jackson. The bride wore Il superb
white cameo tint satin dress, cut square
in the neck and with train, trimmed witt
crystal lace and looped with white doves
On the right shoulder was bunch OF Mar
shall Mel roses. The groom is a promi
nent young lawyer Of Harrisonburg, a son
of g. G. Strayer, Esq, Of that place, an(
! on his mother S side a direct descendant OF
Colonel Abram Smith, of colonial fame
The bride is daughter of John Wickham
} Esq, a niece OF General Williams e. Wick
. ham, and granddaughter of the late Hill
Carter. of Shirley. After the ceremon,
Mr.. and Mrs. Strayer and then. famil.
connections were handsomely entertainet
at the residence of Mr., John. Rowell, OF
Third stIeet. The bridal presents Were
exceptionally elegant. The couple left the
city for northern tour yesterday.