Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-12-31
The Cumberland V. II. Z. and Poweli's
Bend


The annual repou OF this company for
the year ending September 80. 1870, is
published. p'r'ion Of it reads
The grading OF lhe extension from Hd-
gerstoun to The Potomac at "PowelI's
Bend" is about being completed. and The
expenditure there has been Sl67, G72 "a.
On the laet day Of the last session OF ihe
Legislature OF Mary land, an act was psss-
ed which prevents the connection Of this
read with the Chesapeake and Ohio Ca.
nal. Ii lie confidently expected that this
act vii be repealed during tie coming
session. On THE account, the work Oh
;le extension has mol been pushed
Commenting on the above he VIII
Transport Pilot says:
They confidently expect a repeal. do
they Well, The people OF this commu-
nifty will have something 10 say on that
question. and If their rights or wishes are
at all coasulied there will no repeal or
even modification Of The act passed on the
last day Of the last session Of The last
Legislature. There was no acl passed to
proven! This Company from connecting
with the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal. No
such act was contemplated. and the au-
lhors Of this repor, are a. least guilty OF a
suppression Of Tie uu'h. when they Say
80. The Legislature Of MsryIsnd sim
ply forbid Them connecting at PowelPs
Bend, which, il had perfect right To do,
and authorized them 10 connect ct vii.
Transport, where they oaghl 10 have con-
nected. and where they led our people TO
believe they would.
In another pl;' Of lie same paper our
WII!iam'port contemporary again refers TO
he sbose matter as follows:
The original charter OF lhs, company
Vas granted with the i'm lied understand
ing lhsl The road was 10 be bull, 10 This
place, and although liberal provision vas
made as 10 the point a! which they were
% closs the Uver, yet II make a cosling
station q AM point tul WI!lamspOTt was
never contemplated, and Will never be
permitted.
Ihertf fore Se sre not q, al alarmed
about tie repe~l.ul this act. The Legis.
lsuve i, legation from this county will
have influence enough 10 prevent II, and
The man who votes for such repeal need
have no furlhr political ASPIRATIONS, for
the way We will elernaliy mash him
would be particularly interesting TO men
OF SCIENCE as demonstrating into how
many minute PARTICLES The political car
csss Of dsmagoeue could be divided in
The space Of an election campaign.
Take the opinion Of any practical man
and we are confident il viii he lhal 10 con-
nee, The raito.d and C. e O. Canal al
Powei's Bend will re.ull In injury and
damage TO the lsuer. There is TO place
here Tor connection. Both banks are
UNSAFE. The one Is narrow and washed
By the river; the other is bogey and as
fuli of l. axis as sieve. There is hardly
child in this community whicI Is mol
familiar " ilh The name Of the celebrated
Pickle leak. which all The ingenuity Of al
The homogeneous The canal has ever had
has failed 10 master. This pickle leak or
lesks, is located mewbere about The
spo, where The proposed basin is 10 be
made. So that if this railroad company
had had The whole line OF canal TO select
from il could not have made . more inju-
dicious selection Than u did.