Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-05-25
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MARrINsBuRG, Mar IS 1926.

We repubhsh the sensible aud satisfactory
paper addressed to the citizens OF this section
OF country on March 4, 1920 The period has
arrived, when It becomes important that all the
information possessed upon the subject of the
extension of the Cumberland Rosd, to the sea,
OF Government should be made public Amen
gineer employed by the General Government
is now actually engaged IN viewing the several
rival routes, intending to select tor actual sur.
vey, such as appear most promising Our SIS.
; ter counties OF Jefferson and Frederick have
both been on the alert, and have appointed IN
telhgent and judicious gentlemen to attend
the engineers, and cali their attention to the
advantages OF the respective routes. The con
sequence. IN al. human probability, will be
that the Winchester and Charles Town routes
viii have their respective merits tested by &C
tual survey, while we, tor want of little ex.
ertion, will be left unuo,iced-beeause I'm
known. The route through this county. is de-
cidedly shorter as to geographical distance,
than either of the other two. Whether the M
creased elevation of the mountains over which
+ the road must be made, on this route vii
, counterbalance this gam, can only be known
by actual measurement. We are inclned TO
think not the distance from here to Old-town
has been &C ualiy measured. and IS 344 miles
the distance to Cumberland from Old town,
sscertalned in the same way, is III miles, and
the distance to Shepherds town, ais, by mea-
surement, IS miles. The distance then from
Cumberland to Shepherds to n IS ascertatned
to be So mlles--the only distance which IS nrt
cerIain is that from Shepherd's.town by the
mouth of Monocacy to the District. which is
stated upon authority and other data, at SO
miles. Now, the whole saving by the VIM
chester route, IS not more than Is miles, at
the utmost, and some iudicious persons think
will not be more than r. This middle or RI
yer route then proposes, the greatest gain an
/ distance, and it is believed, presents no great.
er obstacles in execution than will be met with
on the ether routes. We have a right to pre-
sent our claims respectfully, to the intelligent
. and impartial gentleman who commands the
engineers on this service: and we are convin.
t.. ced, viii be listened to patiently, end we gned
with importantly. II is therefore submitted to
the citizens of Berkeley and Jefferson coun-
ties, VINO are interested to meet at the Court
House in Marinsburg, on SAT URDAY MEX r,
10 take into consideration the best means OF OBJ.
tanning a survey OF thu route.
THE United States having nearly completed
the great National Ro from Cumberland at
the Eastern foot Of the Allegheny mountains to
the Ohio river, no question exists taat this Is to
become principal channel for the intercourse
and commerce. between the Ataul C States and
those # the West. From Cumberland this m
tercourse and commerce viii b. almost excll-
slvesy d sected to the District of Colombia and
Baltimore; and the location of the roure that it
shall take through the Intermediate country
IS matter of no ordn ~ j terest careful
con.I3 Grafton Of the subj II will result, / IS
5elevei, in the fullest conviction that that
route ought 10 pass through Mar insburs and
Shepherds Town.
With view to secure the benefits of this in
tercourse to her own citizens, the state OF Mary
lard, a. an expense Of a,out half million Of
dollars, has nearly completed line OF paved
. turn pike road from Cumberland to Hagers-
town, destined to meet the road That Was pre-
vioesi, paved from Baltimore to Boonsboro'.
On the other nand some of fhe intelligent and
en9rprslng among our fellow citizens OF Fred
erick and Hampshire have made no small ef-
forts TO Oh ain for tn mseves the benefits OF
making Winchester the channel of the inter-
course between the Western States and the
DictTict of Columbia
Neither of these routes is the proper one.
In reference 10 the Intercourse Of the West
with both b ,bimore and The District Of Coum.
bia. the claims oftbe route by Marunsbur- and
Shepherds Town, are decidedly superior to
either.
As TO distance.
Recent surveys have sscertsncd me very
great accuracy with which the Potomac river
is laid down upon ain osi all late maps, and es-
pecially upon Madison's Map of virginia--An
inspection OF these will exhibit, at glance,
how circuious is the route from Boonsboro' by
Hagerstown and Hancock to Cumberland; on
the one side-sni hat from the District OF
Columbia. by Winch ster, on the other
Actual messuren nj however has ascertain
ed the following results.
LIST. In relation to the communication with
Baltimore
The distance from Cumberland to Boonsboro
by way of Hancock and Hagerstown as stated
TO be II miles, to wit
4 II