Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1849-07-19
BERRYyILLE TURNPIKE.
To he President and Directors d tie Bcryyrilk al
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To he Psrsiaens and Directors d tie Beryyrilk and
Ckdrlcstorai Turnpike krSmpany.
GENrLkMHE i. take the liberty Of addressing yon
through the papers, IN relation " your proceedings
for the location Of The turnpike rad under your care
In doing so, wish ID observe all possible courtesy
towards you For those Of yousk HON know, en-
tertain the kindest feelings Bhk design to speak
plainly Whilst hope 10 write saariter in modo,
wish also ID write tpfiitev in RI and whilst no.
thing estenuate,S will sci diiwn naught in mall
Your proceedfngslin viewing and laying out he
road, will afford the ehIel topic for examinations Iii
| understand Alright altho1ghitw straight lines
were priGarily run from points in or near Cha2cs-
town to ReflyFillR, you have neglected both and
confined your examination to tone or more routes
east Of and greatly diyergiAg from, either straight
line. Now why was this n Same Of you, at least,
need not be femindeh of the a(hematica principle,
thai straight line Is the shortest between the given
points. II equally true THAI eetcris paribas lie
shortest route is the cheapest i Why then was Ills
simple rfineiple ovsrlooked 10 ii il not demand ipr
the straight line he same eate you bestowed else
where have heard but one argument IN support
Of your great deviation from ahe straight line and
thai is absurd, so long as BefryYilte is point II
is this, that those along and west Of the straight
line are sufficiently accommodated blythe Winches-
ter Railread and that The interests Of those residing
east Of The line, require the road to be carried as
near them as poss ie II these eastern interests are
50 paramouSti why,was Berr5viIe made point at
aail why WAS not CastlelAans Ferry the terni-
nus Instead ot beginning At a suitable point for
efceting thik absorbing Object one only some Ave
ofsix miles from the rail road is selected the other
end uniting with the rail road in yery oblinae d.
fectiUn; ana then lorsooth ID avoid going too near
the rail ROAD, (although ahoRt to unite with nd
great detoht towa fds The Shenandoah river IS de-
manded. But, TO Eryert TO III question why Berry
vile instead Of Cassleman's Ferry was the terminus
let me answer it. Il was to get the stock taken 10
raise funds which these imprtant eastern interests
could not eomInand. Il was clearly then, the pub
lie interest to begin al BerrySille And having by
this Difference public interest raised funds that
interest q nov % be postp9ned to that Of a few
Stockholders
Again. Ii Il beFtrue that those west OF the rail
road are peculiarly ACCOMMODATED, why have so
many subscribed ldr. stock ii the turnpike Take
from your subscription LIST those residing within
three miles Of the rail road Including also residents
Of Caarle$lowr and your funds would fall far short
Of the nefessary amount. Tie truth IS the whole
region between the rail road and the river has been
almost equally benefited by tie rail road And even
admitting that benefit to Be less TO those near the
river, they have alnaKigable highWar upon which
the State has expended large sum.
Had you, gentlemen, given the straight line the
examination due tD itand t1its advocates we would
have had no 'calse TO complain or you. But YOU
have denied Us even This Iitiie boom When. BY
beacon fires between BefryFille and CharIestown,
and two distinct lines Of behring's and distances the
hope of having The nearesf practicable route had
lured many into The subscription trap lis door was
closed, and they have no further part nor lot ia the
matter Ard fet have sopd grounds for asserting
the belief that road along The straight line, viii
such deriations the face Of the country or a re-
gard 70 expense may suggest can be made al from
four % IRE Eionse4d Dollar s coa than your favor
tie route Are We NOT jusiited, then In suspecfine
Is many do, that there Has been great enlargement
or 1,isasaaagemezf somewhere ! cali upon YOU.
and especially uronfhe Se4se directors 10 explain
why fhe general good IS made 10 yield % private
benefit Why tbe few ar preferred to the lnaDy Z
The rule Of majority in8Bnaltevs not In intsfsst
has been ayoriie dogma with that political party
70 whichsom II gou belong Win you desert your
principle now. atkhe suggestion OF INTEREST,"
Il iseten whispered that j viii be proposed to the
company 70 dissolve iisel 4 your favoriie ropie can
not Be carried cut Icann1 belie1e this originates
with any Of yop.i eannal suppose any director 70
be 50 hlibdy fastened one idea as to Be incapable
81 receiving any other Bot under present cifenm-
s,anceSl remove one difficulty, and am ready 10
role fpi dissertation. That dffculty IS serious
one, and II Is this Many individual stockholders
have yst paid nothing neither has the Siaie; norris
il pfobsbie that either wOpla then pay one cent.
Considerable expense has probahly been incurred,
which HUuld thus fall exclusively upon those who
Fsrsid ehc ql1ia called 1lr Thus the whole cost