Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1832-01-26
TO The Editor of the Free Press.

SiR-t saw in your last paper the
proceedings Of the Rail Road meeting,
held IN Charlestown, ssreeably to no.
tice. which ] am sorry to saw I could
not attend. owing TO family matters.
nor to any of the former meetings held
IN this county on the subject. would
wish to say. that am glad to aee the
public spirit that prevails in the Val.
ley, yet cannot but think, the people
arc too fast in their movements.
must confess, | wss surprised TO see
the Legislature Of Virginia grant char
tiers To two different companies 10 Law
Railways. both through the Valley to
the Potomac river, one to be in the
others wny; but am still mtre surpris
ed to see how the business is conducted,
and how the Rockingham people are
sighted; but, What i worse than all.
that the people of Jefferson and Fred
eriek are foolish enough to subscribe
for what? To make a branch Of n
Nail Road to the Baltimore and Ohio
Rail Rosd-I might almost saw, for the
sole benefit Of that company. One may
say, that IS not so--we are making a
road OF our owb-the Baltimore and
Ohio Company have nothing to do with
US. Hut stop, We will have To do
with them. To demonstrate I will sun
pose case, To show Why 80, and where
tore. Suppose that A. expend. 100.
900 dollars in n Railroad from Balti.
more to Harpers Ferry, b. expends
the same sum in continuing the road
up the Potoa.ac. G.. expends the sam,
amount up the Valley TO Stauntou. and
~ expend. a similar amount up the
Antietam Valley-every man makes
his own road. and spends his o~n mo
ney. and secures his own tells when
the whole work is completed. Who
Is like L! l have a Railroad of nv
own, says B. c. and ID. So have I.
and more too, but dare not tell Won.
saws A. | will further suppose that
b.'s C.'s and D.'s roads will realize
; per cent. per annum, nett profit.
Now, any one. who can muItipIy 5 bv
), can Ind what AS. profits would
amount to annually; aud any one who
can work the single rule of three, could
nnd how this abominable machine like
the Tar'ff) would take annually ootof
the pockets Of b. c. aud ID the ann
OF 5000, and put il into the pocket
Of A..
You will please ask the people of
The Valley, through your columns. wby
they will expend their money 10 .bene.
ut the people Of another Slater Yea,
rob themselves, their children, and
their own State. Ask the Winches.
yer and Potomac. and the Staun,on
and Potomac Railroad companies, why
DID they not. in the frat instance. make
arrangements with the Baltimore and
OHIO Railroad company to have a
ors"ch ct their Rail road up this Val.
ley to Sisnnton. by promising 10 raise
all the money in this state To make the
ssmr9 And then ask the Legislature
81 virginia, IN the name Of the Bxlti
more Railroad company. far a law to
authorize the same. And further, Ask
the same companies whether or not
the thing csuid be done in this v.y
yet,-tbat u, TO make she said arrange.
menis with the Baltimore and Ohio
haii road company. and petition the
Legislature, while il is vet IN session.
to alter or amend, or reduce the seye
raj acts into one concerning Rail roads
10 the Valley, SO a. to make il brar CHI
OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
company. If we wish TO have a fin.
ger IN the pie, let's have il near the
bottom, where the richest Of the broth
lies.
A CITIZEN or JEFFERSON.
LeefotcH, Jan. 10, 1882.