Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-08-10
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LOCAL MISCELLANY.
IMPORTANT RAILROAD MEETING.
Cumberland valley B. R. Extension
IT'S Projected Route Through West virginia
and Virginia.

Virginia. and on up the Valley, Is subject
that is now exciting considerable attention,
and we are glad to know that the people of
our own county are placing themselves in
position to secure the advantages Which are
likely to accrue from such extension. On.
Saturday week meeting Of the citizens of
ShepherdstOwn was held, at which a COM
mittee was appointed to confer with the au-
thorites of rhe 70 d, and empowered to lay
before said authorities. such facts in the form
of statistics and other reliable basis of intor~
nation. as would induce them to consider
route running through Jefferson county to the
Virginia line.
Fully awake to the importance of the matter,
the citiz ms of this end Of the county have
been actively moving and on Thursday last
ed ii meeting in Hooff.s new toildiug. the
proceedings OF which We publish below =
Pursuant to announcement, a meeting Of
the cirzcns OF Charlestown aud vicinity, in
-ere,ted in the extension of the Cumberland
Valley Railroad. was held on Thursday after
-!oon August 5th
GA motion of Geo w Eichelberger, Col.
= w BAYLOR was called to the Chair, and
BE%J Il REALL appointed Secretary.
On ;,ss,l,ulr" the chair. Col. Baylor briefly
exclaimed tic object ii the meeting, which
tie Ia ed 10 le .ne appointment of COM
Inittee. to act 1T contradiction with a committee
appointed by a mcctlrg held in Shepherds
rnwu whose inject vas Il conference with the
Directors and Engineers OF the CO!Sberland
Valley Railroad, 1T Il meeting to be held ut
au early day 1T Wi,ramsport, Md.
VI. Il Trevers. ESQ. said that in order to
get the subject f;!ty before She meeting. he
would move the appointment OF committee
Il three, to prepare and report resolutions
setting forth in an explicit form the objects Of
eve meeting. and expressive Ct the sense of
;ha c,mmunity in regard to the proposed ex-
sc"siuu
The motion prevailed and the chair ap-
I,nrn:ed Me-<rs. ". Ii TraEers. Andrew
nurrer aud Daniel e. Lucas. to constitute
the committee After a short retirement.
The committee returned to the meeting. and
su9ui'red the following report, which was
ii"pied =
WHEREAS. L il announced to be the in
rntion of the Cumberland Valley Railroad
% ext, nj its line from Hagerstown to the 20.
tnmrc river. and thence southerly through
the V IIl"y Of Virginia by the most practica-
i.. line some point on the East Tennessee
aud Virginia Railroad:
l4nd Is1creus, 1t is believed that on proper
representation to the said company OF the
great advantages Of route in almost direct
line from iiagerstown through this county,
nver ANY other that could be named, wnnld
lead the, said company TO the adoption Of the
said FOute. Therefore
Resolocci. That committee of ten be ap-
routed TO attend a meetiug of the Directors
II the Cumberland Valley Railroad. which: It
is understood is soon to be held at Williams
port Maryland. to consider the subject refer
red to; that said committee collect such facts
aud present them 10 the said meeting as they
lly deem important to lay before it, and s;.ch
a. would tend to induce action by the said
Directors. favorable TO the line proposed and
chat they urge said company To send lac en-
ginecrs tu survey the route herein suggested
for tie location of the said extension.
, Resn1v"d That We cordially iaV;te and
urge the Cumberland Valley road, and those
sustaining it TO carry forward TO speedy con
summation. the projected enterprise, promis-
ny. MS we do. tn afford it every facility III our
power. it being the unanimous opinion of this
meeting that such work gould iuuIe greatly
10 the benefit of the peopls OF the country
through which it will pass and yield most
profitable return for the capital inTeSted in 1t.
3. Resoieea. That the fofesoiug committee
be requested to cooperate With similar COM
mttee appointed by the citizens Of Shepherds
town. on Saturday last.
In compliance with the first resolution,
proyiding for committee of ten, the chair
appointed the folowiug gentlemen:
Vim. II Travers, Geo. ". Siohelberger,
Daniel B. Lucas, II. b. Davenport,
Andrew Hunter, JAS. Law, HOof,
\ r. II. Ransom, j. b. McElrOy,
: II McCnrdy, DR.. j. Y. Simmons
Alr. Hunter stated that if the meeting at
VI Transport was 10 be held on Saturday, the
7ta. pJmtess:hhal engagements would prevent
rlsa;rculance and on motion. ThOs. q. Greeu,
E,q.. was substituted in lace Of Mr.. II.
D. motion ttt Chairman of the meeting.
Col. Robr " Bay.-r, was added 10 the del
a-a'irn.
Dauiei 3 Lucas $50. appointed at a pre-
.:l.S meeting 20 collect some facts in regard
10 ne SiiarEes on Freight and travel on the
i;alrimme & Ohio Railroad. submitted the
niowIug report
REpORT CF MIR. LUCAS.
Being called upon by an Informal meeting
= Ire ofice of VIM II. Trnyers. Esq, to pre-
~suf To dis meeting some facts in regard to
he abuse By the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
read d The monopoly of transportation which
It -rjays from. 80. and through this portion
~ ,l;,: Valley Of Virginia. have collected
lew fAa;s which beg leave to submit
1 Discrim"oiio" Aynin5: this V0Licy IN its
RATES, 0f IDH:
The charge for one first class ticket from
Baltimore to Harpers Ferry. say eightytwo
miles il three dollars whIin from Baltimore
to Winchester, one hundred and thirteen
miles, the ehnrge is four dollars and seventy
five cents; the rate on the gain stem being
3 6i loo cents per mile, and that on the
Winchester and Potomac branch 81 100
can.s or nearlz kLrn cents .,,nrc z,cr n, lie -