The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-03-13
. picbn,ond Road.

A Richmond Road.
.nroaas lead 70 Rome. And Richmond
10 somewhat like Rome In that respect
Her peoplc are largc-minded enough TO nc
nicased when railroad Is constructed Tor
any community which needs 1t. and con-
tent themselves with hoping that the ne"
road NAV IN some manner contribute TO the
welfare OF their own city. Hence, the
heading above, q \ Richmond Road
But we arc not far out Of the way In call
ing II Richmond road. though IL Is 10 run
from Wheeling to Point Pleasant; Tor II
gill connect at Point Pleasant with rail-
road already leading direct TO Charleston
west Va, and thence direct to Richmond
The new road was talked about a good
de,I las, wear: but then il was not contem-
MATED. we think, that IT should touch at
Point Pleasant. The con pletion OF a rfil-
road between Charleston and Point fIea-
ssut NAV have caused change in the plans
O, the men WHO projected the "Ohio-RIV-
ar railroad" ANYHOW, the prosper Tor
rs construction al an carly day seems TO be
very good. II viii. when completed AZ
ford new and charming route IRON
this city 10 Parker,burg and Wheel
ING. and all The towns between those
two cities. The inc surveyed follows the
Ohio river, avoiding it, bends a. lnuch
AZ possible, Of course. II will be one hun
drcd and seventy n lies long. 1t will pass
III H., islq
.upDose, where AARON BUER's treasonaDle
schemes were said TO have been ba'ched OF
Y,aturcd. or both. IT. route cannot miss
The Writ county OIL region by many miles,
The company Is beaded ~ United states
senator CAMDEN, OF West Virginia, rs
prc.ident. and associated with him are Il
number Of capitalists from PaTkersDurg'
Wheeling, Philadelphia, ClcvelmG, ana
New York. They seem to be in dcad
earnest. They held a meeting in Clneln-
sati on last Friday TO consider matters con-
pocied with the scheme, and were On Satur-
,l,v 70 have awarded the contracts for build
ing an that part Of the road which Will he
between WheeliuE and Pafkersburg, or
about two thirds Of its whole extent. This
rart OF the road is 10 be finished this year.
Before It is built between Parhersbufg
and Point Pleasant the Cincinnati ana
Eastern railroad will be running between
Cincinnati and Point Plcasant,-a distance
Of one hundred and forty miles.
The syndicate proposing TO build the
Oho-Rvcr railroad claim TO have suifi-
Gent funds TO finish it--somc five OF six
millions OF dollars. There were one hum
Jred and thirty-onc bidders known-most
az them for The work between Wheeling
and Parkcrsburg. This looks as if we
might soon have a railroad along The val
ley Of &" the beautiful river"
T.. <. Since the above was put into type
the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette has
brought Us the following:
"The directors OF the Ohio-Riycr road
concluded their labors yesterday, after
awarding the following contracts for the
completion OF the road from heellng TO
Point Pleasant. The contract for the COM
pletion Of the first division oil distance OF
thirty miles was let To George i. Mills Il
Co., Of Holmcsburg, Pa. The contract Tor
the completion OF the second aud third
divisions was accorded to Coleman, Page
& Co., OF Akron, Ohio. The work is TO be
begun at once. and TO be completed for the
running of trains by the lst day of Decem-
ber."
So that il would seem there can no longer
be any doubt a. 10 the construction Of the
road in question. twill connect at Wheel
ing with roads running into Pennsylvania,
aud will place Cincinnati good deal near
or Wheeling than it ever has been hitherto.