Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-09-23

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Tia c. h W. Railway.
The survey of the G. & w. R. 4. now
being made from Bridgewater west
ward has already reached the North
River Gap. The line by way OF MT.
Scion is the more costly. but by no
means the least desirable on that &C
count. The distance is about the same
as -up North River. but there is so
much more freight on the Mt. Scion
line than the other that the road is
likely to earn far more than the inter-
est on the additional cost over the
North river route. The road in no
wise veers from it's course by taking
the Mt. Scion line, and passes through
one of thefinest agricultural sections
of this county, beside along the Messy
Creek water power. Should the road
be built up Messy Greek there will in
all probability be revival OF the man
ufacturing which once made that sec
ton famous, and the mills along the
route will be greatly increased in ca
pacity. The only regret we have is
that the trade arising will be turned
away from Staunton, unless Staunton
secures branch, to connect at Mt.
Scion.
It seems conceded that the road
will at once be pushed as far as the
Dora coal fields, and this brings up
again the vexed question of the value
of the Dora coal mines. Some money
has been sunk there, and some coal
has been found, but it does not seem
to have been of a quality which en-
couraged the prospectors. II the road
is built this question will forever be
set at rest. This is great movement
and this railroad is about to occupy
the richest undeveloped section OF the
United States.
The county of Highland has been
spoken of lightly by many people IN
go far as it's freight is concerned. This
is unjust at this time because there
has been no way of testing it's capaci
e lty. There is plenty of iron we know
but iron they say is too abundant
There is fine ma fbie, but marble it il
said is not much used; there is vast
quantity of tan bark, but q road can
not live on the hauling of tan bark
there is a good deal of timber, but thu
Equality we are told is poor. But lei
this all be as it may the county o
Highland will do great deal TOWARD
:. HELPING the freight, and it is moi
!. intended to stop the road there. Blu
. beyond Highland lays country rich
er than the Klondyke, SO easy OF &C
7 cess that it is a subject of astonish
. ment that it has lain SO long undevel
loped. A country over 100 miles wide
- unoccupied by any road, filled will
the finest coal ever dug, covered witt
!. virgin forests, and Astounding In ever.
species of wealth for which railwa.
= should seek, and which makes then
= valuable. The projectors of this lin
have seized upon the very countr
which above all others will bear dc
= velopment, and it is the most attrac
= tive rail way project in the Unite'
States. In the first place there is
=. succession of gaps right on the propo'
- ed line. 1t will follow water course
" through much of its journey, and wi
be free from snow. ice or other retart
- ing elements. 1t will exactly fill
gap which we feel sure has been guart
ed faithfully by the B. & O. on on
side and the G. & @. on the other. BIT
these roads could not build the line q
- it paralleled their own, SO they agree
it is said to keep every other perso
out. This, however, is impossible III
:. der the laws of this State or W. Va
and they must submit to the inevet'
BILE. Mr.. E. G. Vincent has publishe
:. in this number of our paper an initi
statement of his connection with
railway line leading into the same Sc
ton, which he will conclude next wee
- with some interesting data. as to r
- sources, cost and so forth. There
~ also considerable interest manifesto
~ by other northern capitalists in tn
70 same matter. But the G. & W.
~ ahead and they will have a merry tin
heading her off now.