The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-01-14
The Carroll Lumber Company.

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as ''The Carroll Lumber Company with
a capital Of $500, 600. Land was selected
in Western Virginia, on which are heavy
forests, uuderlaid with large coal and ore
beds, and having river front of over three
miles. A railroad is now about being con.
strue,ed through this property, and tits the
purpose Of tho charter members 10 issue
certificates Of stock at the moderate price Of
$50 per share, which viii afford fine OPP
portunity for our citizens to invest whatever
capital they can spare. The names Of the
gentlemen TO whom the charter was granted
is sufficient guarantee of the safety Of the
enterprise, and are as follows: Hon. Vim.
n. Hayden, r. Manning, L. Il. Reese, John
II. Bowers, Isaac Winchester and Edward
Lynch. We fad in the Baltimore Gaseftc,
of the Isl instant, the following interesting
letter in relation 10 the country through
which the railroad is TO pass. The letter is
dated Moorc6eld, West Virginia, December
20, ls6s.--
The important elections all being over, and
the policy OF the Government for at leasi the
next foar years seeming to be settled our poo
pic are betaking themselves TO other matters
more Intimately connected with their own i'm
mediate local prosperity and welfare. II is
true We took very liyely interest, both In the
late national contest andin oar State election,
and In both our views were not sustained. The
people Of this valley had, presume, a. strong
and good reasons for opposing the Radical par
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our whole country. Bat all this Is past, and
We can't help Il, however much We may wish
Il otherwise. We are nov thinking Of and &C
ting in matter Of really more vital Importance
10 Us than any election eoald be, unless IL
would be one TO entirely change the form OF
our government The matter In which we are
now engaged Is . railroad TO connect this most
magnificent and lovely valley with some East
ern market. Why such an effort has not be-
fore been made Is . mystery TO me, for there Is
no country In the United States As much deser-
wing Of railroad facilities as this. A few enter
prisiBg gentlemen have been agitating the
subject for some time, and have at last gotten
the interest Of the people 10 the project worked
up 10 fever heat. On the l7th instant meet
ing was called to take initiatory steps In the
matter. Those most interested In the move
ment were very agreeably disappointed at the
large and respectable attendance on that meet
ing, and new life, energy and determination
\ ing aud influential men Of Hardy county were
In attendance, and all manifested the most laad-
able real in the enterprise aud confidence In It's
| success u rightly persevered In. II was deter
mined 10 hold a railroad convention in this
| place on the 27d Of February, 1859, at which
the people In this section Of the State should
| be invited 10 attend, and doubt not bat that
there will be large delegations present from the
counties Of Grant. Bighland, Randolph, Tuck
or, Mineral, Pendlston, Hampshire, &c. The
| people all along the proposed ronts seem TO be
| entirely alive 10 their interest and the import
ance Of the success Of the movement. Il was
also determined ut the meeting here on the l2ih
| Inst 10 open q correspondence with the BAlti-
more and Ohio Railroad, the Alexandra, Lou
doun and Hampshire, and the parties In Wash
1 ington city Interested In the proposed air line
from that city TO the Ohio river, and also those
interested In the company incorporated by the
Legislature Of this STATE under the name Of the
kanawha and Shenandoah railroad, for the
| purpose Of seeing what aid or encouragement
eosid be gotten from them. The following
| gentlemen, among the most intelligent, enter
| prisng energetic and influential in this section
Of our State, were appointed as said court, viz:
| Judge James w. y. Alien, Joseph SprigK,
Daniel r. MeNeal, John 7. Chipley, Homer 5.
Carr, John W. Duffy, WIN. N. Randolph, DR..
and J. G. Mask understand these gentlemen
are now engaged in preparing COMMUNICATIONS
70 the different parties.
There are several routes spoken Of, all Of
| which are unquestionably practicable. There
| is one route named which would intersect the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at or near the
mouth Of the South Branch, aud thence follow
Ing that stream westward to some point in up
| per Pendleton county, where the Alleganies
can be crossed with but little difficulty, and
| thence to some point on the Ohio river. As far
as the route follows the South Branch am as
sured BY gentlemen well acquainted with the
country that fine natural grades can be OBJ
tanned the whole way, and that on the western
slopes Of the Alleganies similar natural grades
can be had all the way to the Ohio river. An.
other route is one beginning at Point Pleasant
on the Ohio, and TO run thence by way OF Glen
Vile In Gilmer county, Westoa In Lewis eoun-
~, Bucksnon In Upshar county, Petersburg 10
Grant county, Mooreheld and wardenville In
Hardy county, to some point on the Virginia
and West Virginia State line west Of the town
| Of Strasbarg In Shenandoah county, Virginia.
This Is the route laid out for the Kanawha and
| Shenandoah Company, which has been char
tered BY the Legislature Of this State, aud which
| runs through The valley OF the South Branch.
the garden spot of this State, and think the
most fertile and productive region Of country
| 10 the United States, as well as through the
finest timbcred country the eye Of man ever
saw, and also underlAid with exhaustless coal
| fields and other minerals Of equal value. There
| V another route which would connect with the
| Pittsburk and Connellsville at Cumberland,
and thence through this country 10 the Virgin
/ IN and Tennessee road.
The products Of this valley cannot we'll be
| given up BY any city, and Baltimore has had
command Of them from time almost iminetaorial
simply because they had no other market The
| producers In this market have no other choice
under present circumstances. They are forced
20 feed into cattle and hogs, &c., the immense
fields Of corn raised, and drive them to market
| The cattle driven from the county Of Hardy
alone to taarket before the war amounted an
naaily to from eight to ten thousand head. ID
has not been 50 much since the close Of the war
| owing to the crippled state in which tbs war
LETT rs, but Il will not be long before we again
reach the old mark. The ANIMAL supply Of
| hogs was, and is, immense. Give rs railroad
and al this viii be doubly increased. Many
very many things-product Of this country,
| which are now thrown away, or fed 10 tie
hogs, 4c-, IL We had railroad connection with
some Eastern market woald make large for
tunes for many Of our people. There is no
better fruit growing country 10 the United
States than this Ia. 1--we had railroad copnec-
ton the amount Of corn, wheat, oats, hay, &c.,
now raised would soon DO trebled, because Il
would then pay to raise IT, Now Ii will not
| pay TO raise more than will be sufficient for
| each farmer 10 feed the number Of cattle and
hogs he has, because the distance from rail-
road connection Is 50 great that the cost OF
transportation in wagons will not justify is
shipmcnt 10 market
Our people have been dealing In baltimore
Tor . long time, and would dislike exceedingly
10 give yeu up. bat they have become % thor
| oughly impressed with the absolute necessity
Of railroad connection that they will take hold
Of and subecribe literally to tie construction
| O apy route thst viii afford them al outlet =
They prefer . connection with the Baltimore
and Ohio, and will more willingly submit the
Interests 10 the management Of that company
they have In the superior ability Of il Presi-
dent; but unless that com Any will take hold
o. this matter, and give Us al The aid they can,
am satis6ed that they viii scizr upon another
chance that may be offered them. Il decs seem
10 me that u y The trne policy OF both The Bal.