Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-11-17
CONNEC ZION WITH The BALTIMORE
AND OHIO RAILROAD.

The Harrisburg Csri,oiisn touches. in the fol.
towing paragraph, upon = matter which 10 Of con-
siderable int-rest and Importsuce To The people OF
Cumberland csuaiy. We do not know, (says the
Carlisle Herald) that the Franklin Raii,osd Com.
pany has any tight 10 intersect tho Bal.im and
OHIO Rad. The State Of Pcnns,lvania reserved
to herself the privilege Of doing 40 with the G-y'-
burg road. but not certain the privilege can
be enjoyed by other road. Such conn-,,oo
would be Of unque.tionable advantage to tho Cum.
berlsnd Valley. and no leas to Philsdelphia, and
dems nds attention. The Cspirolian says Cen-
siderable hiss been recently said in regs I'd
oec,ion of the Franklin Rail Road with that OF tho
Baltimore and Ohio. We would like to zee this
| Improvement made. 1t would be productive of
immense advantage To the State, tho Franklin,
Cumberland Valley. Harrisburg and Lancaster
Railroads, and Philadelphia city.
Thsrs 10 now = continuous connecting line Of
rail road communications between Phiiadslphia and
Hsgersto~n, Maryland. . disisnce OF about 40
| m lee; and within Sx,een miles Of good conn+e-
| ting POINT on the Bsltmore AID Ohio Rail Road
So that ~itr sixteen m,lrs more Of Railroad sdaed
Ia the western end If Tho franklin ROAD. = r~gua,
chain Of rail road commu, icstnn from the impor-
| fast improve nsnt. would be opened out. through
.oms OF The 6ne., por'oo cf our Sfste, 10 Phad.i
pbia. The d,st.nre trom this p.nnt Of connection
to- the city. is Gtsen fsenfy rssies LESS thsn b.,
l nay ii Baltimore
/ Il .e.m. to u. that a large amount of Weston
navel aud trsd~ could be secured to this route. b.,
| his conn~ct'or. The advantages Of which, To III,
state, the intervening Railroads. and Phiisds Ihs
in the Prosperity III which the Whole Interior Of
P.nnsy tvsnis il deeply Int-res,rd-~o,ld un ioob-
-dl, b. great. We hop, the subject will NEE,
| with thu attention hs Importance deserves.
We bel,~vs tho State of P~nnsy ivsBia hiss the
right of int, -ecting the Baltimore and Ohio Rsii
road IT anv point. With any Of her improvements.
The above article is extracted from the Cham
b-rsbury Wing. II will give readers
cer,ion Of the interest felt. in Penns, on thu
particular subject. We have observed, with some
satisfaction. the growing ~i.h % the par, Of our
friends on the north Of Mssons aud Diaon's line
10 form a connection with the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad; and long s,nce Determined. IL their wish
es should mature into fixed purpose to do 80. TO
prtse.t The elaine Of Navtinsburs as the proper
poin, 81 which to tap the Road.
We noticed some tima psst. tho suggestions o:
writer in Philadelphia paper, writing from Ha-
serstown. who recommended = point, We think.
sbo,, the mouth Of Back Geek. or few miles
westward. The "sixte~n miles" spoken Of, will
.,rike the D. & o. Railroad about that point We
telieve that tho principal object 10 tapping the
Road is to divert . portion Of western trade and
travel towards ph,lsdelphis. OF course, ii can be
done, by tapping at that point; but We contend thar
it can b. done +. completely by forming junction
at Martins6nrg with the further advantage Of
attracting great portion Of tho rrsvr, &C. Of tA''
Vaiiey; which, unless there is . Junction Of this
kind, must how exclusively in The direction Of Bal
timore.
Believing. as Ne do. tina, BY tapping At Maritime
burg, the advantages of a more westerly junction
will be obtained. a. d The further one Of comre
,ion for tho lucrative trade and travel Of this en-
h,e Valley; the only question is - 10 the add
tonsI cost Of constructing the road f,v milss
further. The distance By Railroad. from H.sess-
town to Philadelphia, is POI miles-precis-ly one
way of Baltimore. The extension Of the Franklin
Railroad to the poin, suggested in the article from
the Wing. will add sixteen miles, sni the distance
from Hssersiown to this place is ninetesn mil~s.
Snpposing tina, the Rosds tapped here. instead
Of the other point, travellers from the w-st would
come but ten twelve miles further esst 10 get on
the Phadslphis road; and we think that business.
men would prefer to put their produce in cars, run
ming all the way through to Philadelphis, even 4
he distance was somewhat greater. TO ths vrxa-
Iions and uncertainties Of trsnshipment On the
shorter route. This remark applies to western
merchants and traders. - well ss,o our s~n. Ard
almost every gentleman going fiom this region to
Philad,p', We arc sure, would start OF return
upon the Pennsylvania improvements
We hsssrd little in the prediction. that Martins
burg !. desiined to become the chief depot Of ,h-
usle Of the vsllr,. Already. the's ~x,eud.. from
Winchester to s aunion, = McAdamised road ny
on which 10 carried not only the produce Of thou
sand. Of square mes u our own State. but even
the staple. Of Tennessee. A turnpike made be.
tween ,his io~ n and Winchester mus, bring good
portion OF II 10 Mar,insbure: and ,hs, link rs Sel
Aops 10 ace eempietsd. Mere il made, 50 are Ger
ain. (for reasons which is pos necessary 10 -.
forth, now that tho great mss. Of produce carried
IN the Winchester and Potomac Railroad TO Hsr
per's Ferry, and tAers put on tho Baltimore sn<
Ohio Road. would be brought 10 Ais tess. ans
placed upon ii, or .sn, to Philadelphia. accordp,
TO sdvan,ases in marke, prices. Noshisg would
forward the completion Of the turnpike much q
junction Of the Pspnsylvsnia Rairosd with th'
baltimore and Ohio Rsilrsad Of Mayssssbsyg
A.a &c ssria,sl, rsconnsed 70 the Pennsylvania