The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-05-19
CHANCEiY M. DEPEW.
He Talks Of the Vanderbilt raj
roads and Chesapeake and Ohio.

Chancey II. Depew returned yesterday morn
ing rom an extended tour over what are known
as the Vanderbilt lines of railroad east of Chca-
go. Nh. Depew was accompanied by Cornelius
Vanderbilt and other Central officials. The oc
casion was the annual inspection by Mr.. Van
derbilt Of the system Of Eastern roads with
which his name is Identified.
The party left New York City Monday morn
ing last, and after an inspect i9n Of the proper
ties north OF Mason and Dixon's line, they left
Cincinnati by special train for New York over
she Chesapeake and Ohio railway, The trip from
Cincinnati to While Sulphur Strings, w. We,
being made the first day. After spending the
night in the mountains, they proceeded over
the remainder OF the line and reached Wash
ington that night arriving i'll this city early
yesterday morning. Mr.. Depew's face looked
almost as ruddy as Oh his return from Europe in
the autumn of each year He went with his son
to church at II O'clock, and he WAS just getting
back from there when q Tribune reporter mes
him. Asked concerning his experience and i'm
peessions generally, resulting from his trip, Mr.
Depew said:
g We found the physical condition Of the prop
critics improved over last year. and large add
lions made to their equipment i'll preparation
for the expected increase in business, directly
and indirectly growing out of the Worlds Fair.
The effect Of the vast amount OF money which
has come into the country from The surp
crops of last year is seen i'll the general GOOD
business which prevails all over the West.
g What most impressed us on the trip was the
remarkable development which has taken place
within the last two years along the line of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway through Sifgii!ia
and West Virginia. An astonishing number of
Goa! mines have been opened and iron mines
developed new towns started, furnaces con-
or
and steel built or projected. 1t was Il unique
exhibition of two phases Of American develop
ment The immigrants from Europe and the
farmers sons seeking homes and fortunes, have
always been looking for agricultural lands.
Many millions Of them have poured over the
Alleghanies without stopping to hay or pre-
empt farms on the prairies. They have swarmed
over the Sierras and the Rocky Mountains to
the Pacific Coast. They have incidentally done
some mining in few of the extreme western
Territories, but have neglected until recently
the unequaled mineral wealth of the Allegha-
MES and the Blue Ridge. Tt is one OF the fortu
nate incidents of our rapid growth that as pop
ulation becomes congested these new sources
OF wealth. occupation and opportunity are Of
fered right at our doors. There is no better coal
il the worli than we find along the line of the
Chesapeake and Ohio, the Richmond and Allie
ghany, in Virginia and West Virginia, and it is
exhaustless. The same is true Of iron. The ad-
vent of these industries and. the workers in
them into these old Commonwealth viii pro
duce, in a short time, new condition in tho
South A new race of people will spring up q
race of manufacturers ana money makers. " no
will combine with the agriculturalists of the
Virginias, and make that section the richest on
the continent. The investors OF the busy East
ern States and Europe are realizing this-New
York Tribune, May g.