The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-04

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SIEksfS3 Nv HEN the Nor
S&'NSS1S folk & Western
&SAEsS railroad and its
,,,cbe;' + now under construction, are
,,1nIeted. as it is reasonable to expect
Mem 70 be by the end Of the opening
rnpsr, the West Virginia wilderness
m h. almost wholly obliterated. Al
r,lv tho remote businesses Of what
,,,e once the back counties are in close
snnunication with tho great world,
md from the wealth OF minerals and
tnssr 50 lavlshly bestowed upon that
stti,n daily pours a considerable
,,e,n, 10 swell the great tides Of com
neEe.
ssntry it trayerses, no project erenter-
MA ever originated by the enterprising' 4
Tirl Of man ever accomplished more or
p,vnised Us much as this great scheme
asrunk line to bring into close rela-
tas,hip the four quarters of the conti-
pA Villages have grown to thriving
bEns, towns have become cities, and
TAee the blue smoke. that assembled
hn the settlers cabin or the ring OF
he roodman's TX were the only signs
d civilization q few years ago, cities
Esh furnaces and mines and factories
lEe sprung into existence as il under
he touch Of a mighty magician.
The NeEtolk& Western is already one
aihe great trunk lines OF the country.
lie advantages bestowed by nature
lssb been supplemented by the judy
ssnt and the enterprise Of man. With
u eastern terminus at one OF the
ts.s aud most eligibly located sea-
prsil the world, Its branches and
suEecting lines already furnish direct
&ununiCation between the great east
N cities Of the North and those OF the
Ssh Atlantic, the middle South and
be great West, and by Texas with the
HsiSc slope. With termini at Bristol,
lem, connecting with all the trunk
lns systems Of the South; at Norton,
u, connecting with the Louisville 4
SahvillO system; and in the rich min
nj and forest section of Tazewell
penty, Va, and Mercer and Mcdowell
a1ntes, W. Va, the Flat Top country,
ts5Su the world over for its coal and
Gle, the road is not only the main line
kthe South and Southwest, but the
sat source Of fuel supply for the sea-
@lEd and the vessels that ply the At
IntiS
IN THE FUTURE.
hecompletion OF the roads Ohio ex-
tts,ion to Kenova, W. Va, to connect
nth the Scioto Valley division, already
t9aPtted from Columbus, o., to the
gsio riyer, will make the Norfolk &
Netetu the great line also between the
West and Northwest and the Middle
il4 South Atlantic States.
mus at glance is seen what q gigan-
Nihing the Norfolk 4 Western rail.
t!ed l;, and what n moro stupendous
an2 i is to be-tor the country at
iil'ge' but especially for West Virginia,
lotoi whose heretoiore-all but mac.
SeaoIc countieS-Mercer, Mcdowell,
Igan and Wayno-it pierces with
Borough trunk line.
nose who have had greatest faith in
IaellluFe Of West Virginia's southern.
"a, sG tier Of rich but undevelopod coun-
w scarcely hoped to see so thorough
W 90 early an awakening. The dream
: a generation is the reality, made SO
ne wisdom, the libernlity, the en-
s'p1se Of the great corporation which
y. w aircadyinfused new lie and brought
les Prosperity into the section of the
T. State through which it runs.
y inception marked a new era for tho
I'aesi undcvelopcd belt in the Union.
a4Non is not born in a day, but q
w. ~ empire is redeemed and created in
'RN short years.
ATTRACTIONS OF THE LINE.
=, 40 line Of raycl offers more numer-
VIZ more varied attractions than the
SS o..m x Western. The old seaport OF
.v made new by tho companv's
T,gS5MIlons, aud the quaint town Of
. ,,r.. where are united the picturesque
NV MN o. colonial days and tho push and
So ,,e oi modern industrial progress,
S sy.'es q The oyster and peanut traffic
YEA !, shipping and lumber towns, are
Az; oo''ay Of a visit as any Of the favored
S MI, ol the old world. Petersburg,
s s,SS,aaond, Lynchburg, City Point, and
~, NJ owns arc rich in historic interest
m m '''IpSnndGd With attractive seen
S,,.,, Roanoke, Crewe, Radford.
In N and Bluefeld. cities that
b" 1, sprung from nothing under
Sil,t ny seeing encouragement OF the
Nd ''S ~ management, are full of mar
pthe scenery from Roanoke
n "IIs'ol, Roanoke to Norton
ii, '"hs the New River division
TIN Sond toward the Ohio extension,
IN .S ,I. surpassed along the older
y, uayel, in Europe or America.
=, ',,,'.aaresqleness or sublimity. Sum.
y sorts with all the attractions such
al,bsAn possess abound along its line,
80, ,Tsse long ago won fame and attraC.
n ssolAge when to reach them WINS
-.,,5 ~ from pleasant With the faci.
\ rD NJ = modern = railroad they may all
NJ, y EssSG 10 have new popularity, for
nj ,,,,,ali9'glYing waters, bracine air
VA ny ~ S19Ciing surroundings have long
o. , tLFaASr EQUIPMENT.