Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-09-14
RAILRoAD EXTENSION.

The action of the people of this county has
aroused the sleeping populations of Frederick
and Berkeley counties, and they are now NOV
ing with reference to the extension OF the
Cumberland Valley Railroad, South of the
Potomac river. We wish some representa-
tives from the two counties named, had hon.
ored us with their presence at oar meeting
ON Saturday last We should have been glad
to show them that we mean to have this road,
: If honest, hard and untiripg work, can possi-
bly secure its location through our county
We are very confident in the belief that the
route which we SO warmly advocate, is supe-
rior in every respect to any other that can be
adopted and are equally confident that sur
vey of the several routes suggested will lead
the company to the same conclusion.
The Martinsburg Ne,o Era of last week,
las an article in advocacy of what the editor
terms the Northeastern route-the route by
way of Martiusburs and Winchester of course.
There is no unGairncss in this article, except
that its writer states in general terms that
theirs is the best route, without assigning a
single reason why it is the best OF course
then, the article demands no reply at our
hands. The route through Jefferson is de-
signated as the Eastern, and in his comparison
of the two. the editor says 1.-The North
eastern route has marked and decided ad-
yantages over the Eastern route. But these
natural advantages about to be overshad-
owed by the superior energy and activity dis
played by the citizens along the Eastern
route" 1t is not improbable that the editor
will inform us what these marked advantages
are, at some future day. He can take his own
time to it. Meanwhile, the people of Jefier-
son will continue to exert their superior
ergy and activity" and the fruits will be seen
before many days.
Winchester has held meeting on the sub
ject, and from the proceedings we judge there
must have been fifteen or sixteen persons in
attendance. But what the meeting lacked in
numbers was made up in zeal. Here are the
resolutions adopted -
Whereas, after a careful examination Of the
respective competing routes Tor the extension
of the Cumberland Valley Railroad, which
are known as tho Nlartinsburg and Winchester
Powell's Bend on the Potomac river has been
fixed as point upon the line of the road, and
that Front Royal and the Luray Valley are OBJ
jective points, and deeply sensible of the i'm
portance of securing to our people cheap
market for the purchase of anthracite coal,
we submit the following resolutions:
LIST. That we regard the route through Win
chester as the shortest, cheapest and best, and
for the truth of these conclusions we shall
confidently appeal to the results of future sur
veys, and with that conviction we strongly ad-
wise the company to adopt it.
End. That we pledge the people of Frcde
rick county, in the event of the adoption Of
our route, to hearty and energetic CO opera
ton with the company in the construction OF
the road.
Here then, we have the reasons why Win
chester should be one of the points in the
route of this road. 1t would enable the citi-
coal at lover rate than they are now COM
PEELED to pay. eve thank thee Jew, for that
word" The interest of the road would not
be promoted, but our interests would be-
What strong inducement this is for great
thoroughfare. Gentlemen, if you expect to
be on the line of cetnpeting route with that
offered the company through Jefferson county,
you must present some practical reason to show
that yours is the best route. This you cannot
do, and we advise you to accept circumstances,
as nature has arranged them, and advocate
the route which Providence has provided
The substance of the Winchester resolutions
amounts to this We, the people Of VIM
chester, have largely invested in Oriental and
Morning Glory Stoves, and to keep them in
blast it is necessary to have the anthracite
coal, which can be procured cheaper if we
have direct liue to the mines in Pennsyl-
vania; therefore. it is the interest of the rail-
road to come to Winchester, so that we may
be supplied, at the lowest possible cost, with
the article we need. The Cumberland Valley
railroad ought to consider this cogent reason
of the good people of Winchester, assigned
in public meeting We hardly sec how the
company can disregard so strong an appeal
Sic transit, gloria ma"mdi.
STILL MOVING.
We have lust understood that the Board of
Supervisors of this county, yesterday made an
appropriation of Tioo Hundred Dollars, to as
sist in defraying the expenses of regular
survey of the route through this county,
Good! Keep the ball in motion.
w General Candy has issued the election
proclamation in Virginia, announcing the adop-
ton of the expurgated Constitution. Gov
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