The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-11-22
Good Effects.

AS we predicted and expected, the sue.
cess of the Republican party and the pro-
tectiye policy in the recent election will
have the effect to direct capital to Vir-
ginia and the South. Immediately after
the result of the election was known a
number of wealthy eastern men, visited
Richmond Referring to it. the Rich
moud correspondent OF the Baltimore Suaa
says:
The visit here Wednesday of John Jacob AS
tor iohn Stewart george Bliss ana the 9TH
err Northern mili!onaires, promises to be OF
some practical beneti to this state. The visit
OF these capitalists is not only for the purpose
Of inspecti,ls the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
road in which they have large interests, but
accordins % good authority. thei: object was 10
examine valuable mining and other property
on the line OF the Chesapeake and ONO Road.
An officer of this company. in discussing the
visit of these gentlemen to this STATE. says 1t IS
very probable that some OF the party VIII
make neavy inyes t'neEts in mining ana manu-
featuring properties In Nirglnla IN me near ~
ture. several of the visitors seemed eDthus1,
astic about the business future of Virginia and
est Virginia. They seemed to think That The
mineral wealth HAD hardly begun to be de-
veioped.
The Norfolk correspondent of the same
paper referring to the same gentlemen
says:
The result of the recent visit OF the capital
lists and railroad men of New York, Phiiadel
phia and Norfolk Railroad and the new Al IAN
tic aud DanEille Road will be the more thor
ough equipment of these roads with through
cars these two roads, with the Danville and
| New River Road west from DanVllle. Will
| shortly form another important system on
| fbe railway man This has always been the
| idea of Gen. Thos Ewing, the president OF me
| Atlantic and Danville to reach the ONO Val
| lev The proposed purchase OF toe 6osport
! cotton docks also looks like heavy future BUSH
| ness in the haroof-
And as evidence of the general conf
deuce inspired by the success of the Re
publicans, the New Y ork correspondent
of he Sun says
| The poljtical fever having completely died
ont the business man can get Ia chance 10 assert
| himt eif aud everywhere an excellent feell II
| is ~ snifested The holiday trade has opened
| with a briskness not anticipated at TINS early
| date and all the prospecTs are OF the nest. ne
| stree is filled with ST. aiisels and shoppers
| and the stores are showing their most ATTRACTIVE
| novelties. The theatres. the unfalilng lndeS
| of commercial good feeling are all crowded
| nightly Notwithstanding the many hrst-ciass
enferta inlnents competing against each ohaer
| ON all sides the hope is strong for busy ano
! profitable season IN trade
Such are some of the early promises fol
lowing Republican success. We conii
IDENTIFY expect an era Of remarkable devti
opment and prosperity in the South and
especially in Virginia. AS soon as the
WIRE edge of passion and disappointment
i, worn eff and common sense resumes
SWAY. we look for the practical people te
appreciate the danger they have escape c
from the endorsement of free trade. anC
the benefits they have secured from The
approval of pr, lection. The South VII
be the largest beneficiary. although III
solid electoral vote was cast against thell
own interest.