South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-07-22
Access to the Railroad.

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occasion to address to your paper some con-
munieations suggestive Of a tram or light
horse Railway from this place to the Rail-
Road near Green Spring Station, and the
views of this subject chen entertained fur
ther observation and experience have ouly
tended to strengthen and confirm. Is not
one thing cow clearly obvious 10 all Of US,
that the real difficulty one great I'm
pediment to progress and improvement lies
in the insuflicieucy and inadequacy Of our
access to the Railroad, fer transportation
of our products and all the cOnyenieuees of
intercourse with the outer world? Who is
there so little learned in the very alphabet
Of Political Economy, as not to know that
agricultural aud manufacturing deveope-
mcnts build up the wealth and prosperity Of
communities that the enhancement Of land
In value and tho growth of mechanical en-
terprise as the conconitaut by every incl
dental facili,y We can afford to them are Of
the very essence of healthy and continual.
ly advancing progress This truth is so
established that in England the model couu-
try Of wise internal economy, this very
scheme of Tram Roads connecting interior
points of local trade with the great arteries
her Rail Roads-Eas been juliciously
and proftably adopted as feasible and prac
tical aud productive of the very best results.
Suppose that in distance of fifteen miles
Romuey may be contested by light horse
Railway with the Rail Road, with every
favourable condition Of grade descending
with the course Of trade that such Road
can be MISUNDERSTANDING Of land dam
ages, bridge, culverts, construction, stock
lug and full outfit for Fifty thousand dol
lars, is it doubtful whether such an enter
prise will not be fully vindicated By our
real wants and by that safe investment OF
capital required, which enter as the true
considerations into the examination OF such
a question? The value Of land depending
on the cheapness, facility and favourable
conditions upon which its produce can be
borne to market, it may be well onquired
whether the construction Of such Road
would not be fully compensated by the mere
enhancement of that value This is per-
tInent question for landholdors upon the
route, while the incidental growth Of villa
ges and stimulation Of new and growing
productions agricultural and manufacturing
strongly present them selves az inducements
ami grounds of Irresistible argument to all
of us. This scheme is simple, straightfor
ward, practical A Stock COMPANY may
procure It's charter aud in q few months Sc
cure construction Of such a road, by tile
subscription Of i've hundred shares Of stock
at Que hundred dollars each, which would
enhance our lands, stimulate manufactures,
attract to us capital and in less than two
years double our village in popHhtion,
wealth. industrial Resources, while tie stock
would pay most liberal and certain diyi-
dends. II | have not greatly mistaken
facts or erred in tho conclusion to which
they lead, this subject demands tho thought
fuI and con@derate attention OF rejecting,
intelligent, enterPrising men. *.
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Detective Cole. During th2 examination
before The coroner, James " Couw-y, son
ln-iaw OF the dceooscu, asked Detective Cole
II he thought that Che murderer of Dir An
dorson could be discovered Colo wl'o had
already been impressed with the hn'iei that