Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-10-15
PoHsli's Bead.


The following correspondence from The
Washington Star, and The cOnnenh
iheierPOu from he WiI.isn.POrt Pilot,
s.e .vffeiendy Interesting 10 our resdsr,
TO e repu bll.hed alihou, abridenent:-
THE CANALAND IT'S CONNECTIONS.
ClxLrLr, Pa, i2ta Sept 1870.
The following letter abc conneais explain
themselves
Ma. A. WAz.os-Desr SiE : The couple
ton Of The Cur bsTlsbd Valley z. Z 10 he
Chesapeake AID Ohio Canal Only awaits tie
righ! 10 let he wale: Of LIE canal into tie slips,
Which We dare oct 90 without he suthoTi'. Of
tie Canal BoaIt. have heretofore explained
10 YOU iLs resolution = tie cd board on tbs
SUBJECT. May invoke the aid OF Washington
To compel tie board 10 repeal the pro'iso 10
then resolution Of the 2Jin ApiII, lo.O. I'm
le,s lhIs te repealed, Ee c3Lsot deliver coal or
lumber u The canal. | CO not know " 10 con-
pee lie present board, and would De obliged
ior any Information you cao give me, TIA! |
nav make an eFor, 10 unite With the canal,
witch ,ELk would pu, large tonnage upon
The canal, Respectfully,
FELD'K WATIs, P.tS.tsni.
Il appea.s from TIE ADORE that Tie CGu.ber-
land Valley Railroad /. nov completed 20 eon-
nee, with the Chesapeake and OHIO canal about
one hurcred miles above this CITY. Tht raul
road connects ih tie pIilc!psi aA.LrseIie
coJ an sA.ie pine region. q Tie Siaie Of
Peausy wanna. l.. president u former letter
,taiei TIA. one hundred thousand Ion. Of hsTt
coal ard white pire could be shipped by ,his
route annually 20 Ills city aod 81 . much Iess
PRICE ;hza D. .ae present. !o2ies. Way lie
~ 4
win such !ars. amount q rev business, is
raising strange, and especially q; thi. tms
when hundred. OF boats are icle BY reason OF
no sale Of Cuubti issd coai 10 German steam
er. Dow laid Up on sccoun, Of the war Is til.
refusal Of TIE canal board 10 connect with The
railroad lnsiiga;ed By Maryland aud Baltimore,
10 discriminate against Washington and IN IA
Ior OF B.liInC.t. TINS cIiy owns a large IN
terest In ike canal, Which never paid sb, hing
and row mat connection is offered b! which is
busine.. may be largely increased 10 The ad
vanisge of I'M. c.t., the canal company reius-
g. As toe President Of the railroad coRpsn.
invoke. he aid Of " Washington 10 compel ibe
canal company 10 grant tie CONNECTION, Tins
.houi3 he promptly given By resolution az the
next session u he CUE CT, and alto b! The city
press. ~ WATSON.
TIE Pilot says iii Nr. Wsta mean.
ihs, his company is nov resty 10 ship
coal ss soon as the csns! com psny per.
mi,s. (apd e lie does no,.mesn ,b>t. We
Do not zee what he does mean il Ger
,sirly i. news to the people Of This couB.
". As fsrss OUT information extends
no, even a lie hes yel been laid bt;wecu
me canal and Haeersloxu, distance Of
eigh, miles. We donor know rhs, pre-
p,ralIun has been nsde a, Pouelrs
Bend, tul we srs certain that they are no,
ready 10 clip cosl,nor DO We ihins it pos
sible lhs, The mos, supe,humsn eTJlls
could pu, TIA! company in a position TO
do so between hi. tine and The close Of
cana navigation.
Nr. Watts inrokss the siJ of Wash.
iu,lon city 40 COMPEL III. board" 10 give
them permission 10 .lel NE waller INTO
lbe slips" SO that city may he supplied
with Anthracite coal and white pine Iun-
Der >, ooce. Does not Mr. Watts know
,ha,.be Board OF Directors Of he e. &
o. c. Company bave no authority 10 do
lhsi' Does he uoi know that The char.
Ter Of he Franklin Railroad Company, as
j, no a stands, gives thai company DO
righ, 10 couDert uih lie canal al any
point but Willlanspou DepeEd upon
il there are those who viii see that tie
laws Of Mar lpad are mol openly dehed
and disiee aided by Ibis rich corporation.
linen Decentralization insIig sied u
Maryland and Baltimore sgsins, Wash
iagiou," bui merely determination OF she
Maryland Legislature 10 compel his
company to obey The intention Of lis
charter, and 10 &C, in good fam srh the
people Of tins s ale. The inienlion,
mesnrng and lever Of thai eomPsny's
charter nov is tina, they shah connerl
with the c,nsl-ar WiihImspon and no.
where eise;- and had they. done tbs,-ss
they led our people TO believe they v ouL
they might nov be Shipping coal 10
Washington city. As the mater now
stands they are forbidden by the law Of
Msrylsni 70 connect With ,he csn,l at
Poxel's Bend. and tho canal company
CAMPO, giant The n that rishl ,sa
The old Boarj. s(ief careful inspee-
lion, wisely decided that Powell's BeLd