Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-08-06
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
RIclIMoND, Va, Aug. I'd, 49,

roads has given mo ample opportun
ity to observe the crop prospects il
that part of the State through which
these roads pass. A part of our owl
county exhibits wocful state OF The
corn crop. But ono locality showed
much improvement over our own
till | reached the Roanoke Valley
Here tho corn looks splendid. But
it makes ono sad to SEQ the desola.
ton down the fertile valley of the
james River. Larao areas have beou
abandoned to the water. Scarcely
any of tho bottom lands, ns you up
proach Richmond, lave been touched
since tho planting. Tho wheel seems
to DO likewise abandoned, sinco il
WAS shocked. But no means WAS nj
hand to enable me to ascertain the
extent of the damage to that Fast
Va. staple. l was Informed by those
Ill Lynchburg who handle wheat that
very little good seed wheat would be
found of the market.
The material interests of the State
seem to be lttlc inipcded by tho heavy
weight OF misfortune under which the
whole country has been suflcring.-
Roanoke City and Lynchbrrr seem TO
grow, daily. Beautiful houses are
going up--nll the manufacturers of
building material scom TO be crowded
with work. Great taste, and much
faith in the future growth of Roanoke
have conspired to cause the best class
OF houses to go up. The indepen-
dent little city of Lynchburg is nj
ways busy, md steadily growing.
The busincss men Of the place know
the substantial character OF the boo.
plo with whom thoy deal and fear no
collapscs-and mono over come to
this wide awake atownJG How, ! Il, can
be otherwise thahspgospHroas, no one
doubts who obSerpesai HeroSnilioad
facilities are no where surpassed, and
the neig!iboring mineral wealth of her
environments is simply immense. AS
was once said Of Henry Clay may be
said of Lynchburg-''we may rs well
let this tall boy pass Lynchburg
is bound to DO lurge city-if natu
raj resources, and pluck and energy
Ill their speedy development will
mako big city. Mark tho prophcsy.
1t were vain to write OF tho excel
lent qualities that enter into tho make
up of our Capitol City. 1 have in
nothing, scon more Improvement
made than i'll the hotels of tho city.
Just now of course there arc fewer
people here than at any time of the
yonr. But no ono Gun ever como with
out being well entertained.
L have boon studying the map of
the State more closely since l left
home than | ever did before, and have
come to two conclusions in conso-
quence of that study: 1st. Richmond
has boon making false calculations as
to her best interests in selecting her
Railroad routes and teruini; and2l.
that she has the key to future
growth, if she will unlock it.
The pregnant pockets of iron orc
in the James River Valley and the
Goals of tho Flat Top region must DO
united. The way is natural. and the
work is easy. The continuation of
tho Richmond u Alleghaney Railroad
through tho rich agricultural country
intervening and tho grand coal
mines of Indian and Richards in
Tazowell, extended to Johnson CITY.
Tennessee, will unite moro Tonnage
than any road could do within our
borders. That done and Richmond
would become an importing city-as
she is to some extent now m export.
ing city. Sooner or lator this grand
possibility will DO seen and embraced.
A coal developoment in the north
western corner of our county, similar
to Pocahontas in tho northeast cor
ner' will give us another open door
to tho sea. The Richmond e. ALE
CLANCY Railroad must become great
trunk line, and carry coal both east
and west-to the James River Mines
and ocean steamers, and to the ores
of Roam River near johnson City.
Gen. Haupt, who inspected this
proposed extension of the Richmond
" Allegheny Railroad, said to the