Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-08-30

paigner in Virginia. No Democrat need
feel any fear OF the General as a leader, if he,
the Democrat intends to turn out on cleo
ton day and vote for his State ticket. He
need not bother about Malone If he himself
wiU only do has duty.
THE DEVELOPMENT POLICY OF
THE CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RY.
UNDER ITS NEW MANAGE
MENT.
The complaint in Virginia, across whose
territory the Chesapeake Il Ohio Ry. passes,
has been that that corporation has done next
to nothing in developing and improving
the country through which it runs. In the
past it's management has seemed to look
everywhere else for business except right
at their feet where it lay in developing
the country over which its rails were laid.
In the four months past change has taken
place in that management notably observa-
BILE since President ingalls, became it's head.
That wise head seems to have begun his
career by approaching the fact that pro-
ductive country is a solid resource to a
road, something more than a mere piece OF
territory over which its tracks run.
Already, under him, the corporation is
grasping the possibilities OF the Warm
Springs Valley, and now it has turned its
eyes to the Shenandoah Valley. A few days
ago President ingalls, visited Buena Vista,
in the latter Valley, and for his company
subscribed $4,000 to furnace there, and
at other points the G. & 0. has exhibited
an intention to build up its local freight
by building up country to furnish it. In
the passenger traffic the change has been as
marked, for now local trains are run, which
will in time create the same propensity for
travel that exists in Northern States,
and be as profitable as there. In the
american Manufacturer of Pittsburg,
Pa, we see an article in which the policy
of the new control of the G. IL 0. is fore
shadowed-a policy that will be welcomed
in Virginia with good will. 1t says:
best of reasons for believing that it is-that
the recent purchase of 100000 shares of
Chesapeake & Ohio stock was in the Van
derbilt interest, it means more to the indus
trial interests of the State of Virginia, and
especially to the development of it's iron
and coal resources in the near future, than
is at first evident. This road, as is well
known, is, in the State of Virginia, an east
and west road, and in it's passage through
the two Virginias cuts with its main line
the ores of the Clinton and the Oriskany
as well as the magnificent coking coal de.
posits of the New River. 1t is along the
line of this road, near Clifton Forge, that
the limonites OF the Oriskany reach theil
highest development, the vein being al
times 60 feet wide, and averaging Is to q
feet, giving an ore that yields in the fur
mace 43 per cent, making foundry irol
remarkable for it's strength and fluidity
and mill iron that finds ready market
in Pennsylvania rolling mills, for working
INTO the best qualities of merchant iron
The coking Goals of the New River district
are too well know to need any description
but thus far they have been worked chiefly
along the canon of the New River. TIL,
vast bodies of this coal that have been cu
through by the creeks that flow into thu
New River are as yet practically untapped
and these bodies of coal lie SO as to be mucl
more easily and much more cheaply minet
than the same seams along the New River
On these creeks also there are larger ant
more frequent bottom lands, giving plent,
of opportunity for good locations for cox
ovens, requiring little grading, and near al
abundant water-supply.
with the requirement of the Richmond
Il Allegheny the Chesapeake & Ohio roat
also have low grade road from Cliftol
Forge to Richmond along the banks of tn
James, thereby avoiding the heavy grade
between Clifton Forge and Richmond OF
the main line.
''The policy of the new management O
the Chesapeake 81 Ohio has been to encour
age the establishment of industries alon.
the line of their road in Virginia. To b.
sure this policy has, as yet, had but littl
OlAekiiOO 1ol dSfClOphlCIiV, buU UulIlS
a broad, liberal policy can do to develop tn
magnificent resources along the line of thi
road in the two Virginias will he done.
"The purchase of the stock in the Van
derbilt interest, the connection of Drexel
Morgan IL Co. with the property, the con
solidation, at least of interests, of the Bi.
-Four with the Chesapeake 81 Ohio, til,
increased amount of freight that this coz
sOlidation will give over the Chesapeake {
Ohio to tidewater, the better credit, an,
consequently the better opportunities TO
raising money that all of these condition
will give, will have a marked influence OF
the industrial development of the Virginias
and especially on the development of tn
iron and coal properties along this road.
Already their policy is taking shape
lines OF road are being surveyed up tn
creeks in the New River district for til
purpose Of developing the enormous coz
lands and serving as feeders to the road
A bridge has been built across the Ne,
, River near River View, to tap the Goa
fields on the opposite side of the river II
Dun Loup creek, and the other creeks i
, the vicinity. Extensive shops are to /
built at Clifton Forge, an iron and ste,
plant is under construction on the Ricl
mond & Allegheny, at Iron Gate two mile
south of Clifton Forge, and other extensiy
operations are nearly decided upon. Will
still others are in contemplation, SO that
on the whole, it may be said that under tn
new conditions that result from the change
, above referred to, the prospect of develor
ment in Virginia is very good.''