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Co... u be nsxs ineeieg 81 MS Solll-
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sa sher maj he ussd gfsaAly g shs pIelaa.es q
IT. ,r III ihs Company and shc pubic
ls,srrllx rssISet ~ denik Th9k iheT are iAef
& ~ s,.y I'D II sheId ne aIuis wire rem
Wis ine~sissa III lhs public tlsey wqnld o.asa
nc their Wig hnlk 10 ent6unieF, 70 the ezesn.0A
6e,eIminss1 y Some, have asowed their
suppose 10y mem - HE Company u They gan:
getting the ataEi1n al i - thefesis prpsPese q
selIishlless aet ~ d ss they wlsA. suen
pe q great kenefs hi oasf lae .oss !. w.
. ;sSoSs 81 sae es III il IS made
0ar sep p ss ~, Y.
hIis theHlshey in other ~. ss ssS- ~ y
ihfsc 4us every fire that was s,ss3 \,
be necessa iar Us Let us MA a
fass :? hl1 hpsn and make ths road as near ~
Aof public c9bsenience u 4 u
Il The Ssaa{ Didesturs ca1 maksI,he location osthe
road Is thee please with proper regard to thcir
iiAisrests heFeiofe they are Irresponsible 10 liz
lppoiles eve bears N sniimated theFe wcaid be
no loGatloto ghe present and thai there would Be
strong ehEftt aaye tAe STATE pr6xy placed in the
hands OF ii extreme eastern map, Time alone
can reveal hesaehess Of tsfiurelef shs plan. am
hard 70 bel I'VE that he BOaFd Of Works will
sanction sui an aIleinpt to eoDsfaYene the public
interest an ftalsst myself should such an EFFORT Be
made BY agy person b 7sonsa thair object win Be
detected aEa itstIy reBuked. The friends Of The
Old Oak hsge ckled On lhsir Arsner and are ID
the field wlin adstefaiuatioa b maintain their po-
sitioh. &qine IA their attxiety Iexrlain the heavy
trade Of Kabie;owa must not IL dIsregafded--
others the Heasr taxes VIE paysosherS the straight
lineis TOO GEAR tie RaiItoad dthets mat ifthe Oak
j. npt P%nt. ssorts may sprihg up at kabletown
e TIE inIr1 ~ with great em-
II the Gag is not touched, aRd others, itmus, be
1oqe # St.he additional cost Of several thousand
Now, ihess arc t3ereasSns nrged in bchaTfpl
the Old rsk and IL III had bean added that crook
ed road SHUTTER ard hand5omer than a straight
onl, wDt lil1 haye. been mbre surprised. As The
question: g dividend n no dividend rests ON the
trade owed theroad, Siil endeavor 10 show great
mistake NJ The snrolsat Of ttade calculated upon
from the kabietoMn ciuptryd 10 take the Turnpike
az the Qak and use iIabbnt three miles 10 Charles
town. M do this il:is necessary to ascertain the
extent piiterEitory n furnish this trade. Then lei
US sun3iipe IRON ths Oak parallel with the Shen-
andoah % Che TufpE5ke from BerryTile ioESnick-
ets- FerFt, and then with the pike to The Shenan-
doah, abb thsn down he river % The month 81 Bull
skin, and from there 81 the Oak The starting point
and wesEilI Asive abo twenty sqnare miles bf land
iwo-thifs pf which is more convenient to the river
than to Ksbleto3n, Ihs il ii near he DoHh end Of
This liqE diElfitt consequently The produce will
take tAE IifeTI rome 10 MARKET as il has always
done, h@aapkei Is tie chea pest In continuation of
this vfsw ~ The sGtiect, will give you the in
formation ter sved from thelate AGENT ii the Win
chester Railroad Company, AZ the Charlestown
DepoiSsrh had eafeuf il ever since The road com
mencclE operations until withn few months past.
He SAYS bon more than ibur ihonsapd barrels Of
Idoar have been neceired hy him annually from the
KahlesSThI Mills. This then is the trade tlatfthe
pHbcsss ealed upsn Ii waste their money in making
an ugh srockcG soad ,eobiaiE A trade that Will
not pfYdace SUM Sufficient II pay the Interest on
one fpsh pf The amount that he Increased distance
will cfst OF that The grading of d single hill will
rcquirR, that cannon he avoided il thar route is la
ken. hi Sbs have ever travelled the county road on
horse Jack frpnl Betsy Dqfseys corner, III The way
Of thes0hk ard Mr Baney's mill, d Nit George
Turnf gate The sleepness oil some of The hills is
suificifntr suppressed upon your mind to agree with
me mi Opinion. Il To- procure This small sum, the
road hukt he heightened probably mile Or more
over Aelnearest route that can be obtained cbnse-
qucn9y those who use The road through its whole
length il hauling their drops to marker, have This
additpnha mile going and returning to travel.
Toa glyesyop an Idea pf the sacrifice required of
the pRb$E who pay three but af FIVE Of the dollars to
mako tbs pike, think Of the fne country(Sourh of
the 4nFipike from fSniekerssE erryalhrough Berry
vile hnao WINCHESTER, and you will have upwards
Of &uhdred sqnare miles Of fine land convenient
toths Turnpike that will be made from, wildwood
10 BeiTEsille blythe time ours is done, 10 furnish
heayy lihde II Holf or wheat; but l shall suppose
IT the farmers as 6rff as ii will
Of th3 Blue Ridge, whonow cross at Berry,s Ferry.
and AaG large quantities Of fiour ID Winchester II
CONS 70 CharlsstoWn, as the most convenient point
70 tfs ia ilroadand the cheapest route to market
think II may Pc safely ESTIMATED that some fiffy or
sixty Aousana barrels. qfi8four. including mai
brought from tie Eastpf The Ridge, asihe amount
seeking the WY ID marketssither bylhe river he
Pikesirqm Miawopd ID ChaFlesiown. III made h o.
~ I9ches'et where the gfsaicr part has been ia
ken soryears lA
i It's paiy t@w miles further from Berry,s Ferry
y % sAaflesiown than 10 Winchester which the far
rnerwA willingly encounter to save several dollars
IN eFefy load pf twenty-five or thirty barrels by
strlsfng the Railroad some TWENTY-FIVE
Baiilmpre bc money saved would neatly paw
IRE Ign III asef of several sacks Of salt oTs6me
~ II lpands sugar as the farmer might wish
Ihg npvantage tle sharp sighted farmers will have
ne asflceity iEcomp pretending IT, then. i am cor
rect alo the 4nantity of flour is ii loo large cal
ealasivn 70 mage That two Thirds oft would pro-
Dabf sc haulea over NE pike is whole lengh, which
woala BY fafge toll on the straghtroute, but if
IeqFired ~ NAL The great crook BY The famous Oak
thef wall be taxed annually, for all time 10 come
ne labor pf three thousand OF more miles travel
~ feliveI thef hour+-and for this most gracious
iGfifge, ne hdtldchal toll Of near two hundred
q Mhethcrl am correct or not as 10 The atno,,nt ~
noef Snnih NJ BeFTyVille certainly am not raista
Eeilas g iAe Inequality have understood that
5000 Mills alone manufacture fifteen thou
saT4 barrels &c flour annually and that the greater
PatSls taRep Up w inchester. Who can doubt that
!.
u FaH be rec Nected that The Shenandoah is much
msre dificTl ~ navigation above Shickefs- Ferry
ihsn below that point, particularly in the fall ana
whFn y Is most convenient and The inlerest
III, e larissrs e get their crops 10 market Upon
tnfse reasons the above estimates are based III
an ia terrdr will thank you. 81 some genIleman
s4uffh ot p, Beitctpwn who would probably BE better
lnsosmsd pan am, 70 put me right in yoaF next
j I PpTsr inyes.ed ii The Board Of Public
1IoHkT InE interests of the people South Of Berry
have been committed 10 the care Of these Stai
dfeFtofs 70 wbpni they must look to preserve Them
rpm such gross inequality in the distribution f mr.
lit expenditure. Lii Justice 10 all let US make The
f9ad As near Tie straight line as possible even at
sast 81 sesefai thousand dollars more, than long
4 VIII She addition Of few more large conye
afe1t IN areh0nses near the CharIcstown Depot orr
l1erchanN can compete with those of Wi1chester
n nag long enjoyed BY them, bur which. from |
es g9sain q your towp ours are IegitimateIE en-
80 - Ab Uff tkinE I'm. M ra9toL say Hoelh
M III aot venture Of wish y s,ss s,, ~ VIC
sir lsDce q The public, Is Keen
iesenf 1s;asss Mhien y much TOO small for M
IS 49, ~ % more Warehonses s,t w
,Ig u alacpity As to he pras,i,s tnere
III wlA doubt Then III "a &, a.ssIeased
81 =. Mf cam Let our merrban,. .V1u
n ~ pAa iarge Quantities Oh pasfsrs zIpa3
al ~ at.a esery thing also thar an .riei
% nil kfouht ihe inlr--ssn 9. eh2ap rates. and Il I
mi II enerjts r;Il "a Piss PeTty of Charles Il Z
utd 3Ae increasEd go s s1.ended q ihe country
~ .anel particularly lambs piss n,,I Try s
III 4 ~ Of ali kinds x n anv ~, =
g. lne lake Tip ID he De5ot -, 3 q
,snsE ala SEE the improvements and lSe -. :.
Sog ns 49, s espusAt from distance s. he
sl ~ WHICH. br refufn loads bss- ~ &, = 4.
ss1 "a sss - eReap and SAFE every artieIe pe
N nss sotnfPti and cOnFeliebce ss'weII 0l
--ssl~...s :;sss,. JrsrscE. Of
fkdss4 CppREk A friend 1.. Y, ag,
stsI n specimens Of copper ORE Co. 80. me
Il covered "a the lands e Dr T. lls@ { ins