Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-06
line 10 the Ohio river. and the starting
point OF orr Ohio extension.
cLiScn VALLEY EXTENSION.

crINcH VALLEY EXTENSION.
Thirty-eight miles west OF Graham, on
our Clinch-Yalley extension. we nave
Richlands. with rolling-mill and wrought
iron pipe-works contracted for, and q
hotel. Office. building. and great many
stores and residences under construction.
Richlands will no doubt be one OF the
most important manufacturing points IN
the Clnch valley, with Its coa' supply nut
three miles from the. city lines, 10 winch
a branch road IL now being constructed.
Norton. the junction point Of our lne
with the Louisville and Nashville railroad,
will no doubt also be very important IN
dustrial centre.
expect 60 see within the next few years
manufacturing cities along our line from
Iynchhurg and Shenandoah City TO the
North Carolina State line, Bristol Norton,
and Chattarawha, every ten or hlteen
miles. believe that our line offers better
advantages 20 those looking for manuiac-
turing sites than any other section OF the
South. o.,
10 accommodate all Of this increased
and nex business our company is d9ugc-
tracking about sixty miles Of its line during
the present year, and viii continue thdt
class Of work IN the future. Addiuoha!
yard-room, side-tracks, etc, are being put
in at points whore needed.
TIE EFFECT or THIS DEVELOPMENT
The effect of all this development in the
Valley and Southwest Virginia, along the
lines of the Shenandoah Valley anu NOT
folk and Western. will be felt IN the fu1ure
IN the Tidewater and Piedmont sectlohs.
! expect within the next twU years 70 SEQ
rapid advancement made III all That sectioh
of tho State living east of the Blue Ridge.
While IL must necessarily be of character
different from that west of the Blue tudge,
,vheye coal coke. and iron are Mt the doors
of the manufact ories. still ! see no reason
WHY all that portion of the state wing
between the sea-coast and the Dlue hiuIe
should not (and | believe II VIII
share in this Advancement ana IN
crease in material wealth now DE-
cniovcd bv the region west OF the blue
RIDGE. For example: The demand lot
lumber for building purposes west OF the,
Blue RIDGE TO-DAY is simply enormous ana
furnishes . market for the mills located on
our line east of Lynchburg. Dnforiuhat'iy'
"A stranger riding over our line between
Petersburg and l4ynchburg gets an inpres-
SION that the entire Southslde IL slinlI4' -
what he sees from the car-wlndoW, "heh,
i'm lac, orr line follows the backbone or
RIDGES nearly the entire distance from e.
tersburr TO IvnchburG. while the Well
voterpd and fertile valleys lie from three
10 five miles on each SIDE of our roadway
| | believe Il to be but question OF tllhe
when all that section viii be one OF INC
best cultivated and most prosperous pOi-
tious of the state.
JNcRrAsr N PASSENGER TRAVIL.
The increase in our passenger trayel Is
also phenomenal. and 10 meet the wants o,
! the travelling public W. have contIac'e1
| foralaree number of new first ana second
! ,.laes messenger coaches equal in finish ana
I 81. lltf nl
auy railroad in the nited states.
NEw TERRITORY DEVELOPED by OUR EGIEN-
SION.
Tho bnildinq of the Ohioextension opens
ma new empire. A glance al the map
viii show You That person at Oiliclhna1l l.
or Ironton. Ohio, wishing to reach south
west virginia, has to travel to Maynos-
boro' Junction or Buchanan on the Nne-
uaDdrab Valley railroad. and thence
tnrou0h Roanoke, or through Jciilco,
Knoxville. and Bristol to reach our terri
tory. From the South TIE traveller has 90
come ga Petersburg or lNncbhurg on the
east, or through Asheyille and Morrstown'
Tenn. on the west. IAis Will be entirely
changed bv tine completion OF our ONO
and North Carolina extensions. these
ines Will make almost an airline IRON
Wilmington. Is. g.. to (iucnGati ana
cleveland. OHIO, and VIII Greatly horton
the lines between the Car7linis ana ono
Western Pennsylvania, ana the west anu
Northwest.
RICHMOND, NORFOLK. AND ~ TEhsBtff.
The cities Of Richmond. Norfolk, Ports
mouth. Petersburg, and Suffolk are making
marked and rapid advancement not only
IN the wav Of new manufacturing estaD-
ishments. but their influence Is being felt
throughout the entire STATE in the whole
sale iobliug trade. The interests of the
whole state are being brought together in
a business way that Is a sure and lntallDle
sign OF the great future Of the Old Do
minion. We consider Richmond as being
upon our line of railroad, and take as GREAT
interest in her prosperity and advancement
in her trade and manufactures a we do IN
those OF any other city or town upon ouI
line.