Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-12-31
OUR RAILROAD.
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22nd instant, wri'teu 10 that paper oy
Col. James f Sewsu, Of Luray. 1t
will be read with interest BY I'll OF the
friends OF she Shenandoah Valley Rail-
road -
J. H. Hartmann, Esq Editor ofths
/ Rerisfcr- Sir la m} bret con'ersa-
uon with you thIs morning upon The pro-
gress and prospects Of The Shenandos h
Valley Railroad, YOU weie pleased tn as.
sure NE OF the grdl!ticaiIon which my rep.
reservations afuded you. | have no
doutt mat large number OF your readers
~ Rncklnghsm and the s,Jsceni counties
deeply, Inleres e! IN tie construction OF
our road, w,ll take Ihe same lively lnicr-
es, that YOU have in receiving the sssrr-
snee OF The progress oI cur great improve
mem. and |, therefore, sPPreclaIs llghIy'
a. am sure tie Shenandoah Valley Rail
road Company wi. 20, tie PERMISSION
10 commuuIca'e WIKI OurPGoPle through
The columns OF your paper.
As YOU are aware, am an earnest and
Jealous TREND Of internal ImproVeT cnis,
and Weld 10 no man IN ny devotion 10
The Development. welfare. and prosperity
of nv native Sr.te. IL regard lhe rail-
road as the rresl cI,i!zer OF tie l9ih
century, and hence /, 5iW3ys sNyrds me
the uvrlIe,t lu,errsI " hen ind ogr reo.
pie taking an acuve part IN pushing Tor
ward the great work OF railway improve
menL En- ertqlning those views and ieeI-
ngs could not entertain any vi viii or
jealousy towards any great work ol inter
nal improvement IN which the peorir
Virginia are engaged. As you know. /
have frequently taken occasion az 81 I'd
lror sad public speaker, and IN my sorlsl
intercourse with my friends, 10 give these
assurances. and su,h, ] an well satisfied,
sie he views and feelings OF lie friends
OF the Sh,nsndaah Va icy Raltusd. We
in no respect feel any Tlyslry towa:ds the
construction OF tie Valley Rsiiroad, in
which you and your people IN this Valley
take so deep an lEtertsI. II ihsI Compa-
ny has The means or can command the
means to build aud complete lheIr road,
let them DO II; 1t vii not create IN my
bosom any olAer than plcasurabIe emo
tons. II know myself, | would not
lay one straw IN The way Of IT. progress.
nor would under any considerations de-
scend 10 the little Tom I'll business OF
attacking 1t either directly or indirectly.
openly OF cOyelIy, Tor the single purpose
OF JclrsciIng from Ils merit, or aJvsnc-
ing our own Improvement through mis-
representations of it sm induced g.
make tttse remarks bv SEE NJ an Ingcni-
ous nng al oar road IN the NdmH0n
Spectator II the l3rh INST. The Editor
L. commenting The erlts OF his road to
/ the erpe Of Augusta, IN well put and
/ ngrnIously argued arIcIe, as an induce
/ ment % favorable vote upon their par,
/ to subscrrllon of $500 600 to The cspI
/ ial slock OF tie VsI,y Rdliroad. This
l. eli very commeudable, and we ishe no
exception whatever 10 II. Tins subscrp
. IIon has been rIled lwlre before and fsil-d
both times. What The peculiar reasons
Of tie failure were ~ deIsIl, ! an no
aware. nor Is 1t a matter o. concern 10 ne
or the friends of our road lll'a nail'l
so enutrIy OF local cUucCrn. that even .
felt al all disposed 10 inquire Iu'o u
wJud not be indeica'e aud lncnns'Ierlit
enough to 90 so. Bnt, os the Spectator
urges upon bIs people, as an lniucemrn
~ vote the subscription now, 'ha' ,hcj
were deceived before by the promise q
TIE construction OF the Shenandoah Val
ley Railroad, and which il inllnsIcl in al
Uveu way, iasl ihey cugIt to be satisfied
now is a humbUg and my,h, ! hav'
thought II mtsh not be unIn'errsung t'
g,ye she public some oi lhe evidences a
least OF oUf iIV.1g eX'.ierce, and our pros
poets and progIes'. hope the yauns
President OF tie Valley Company an'
his pilots through East AugusA may 20
be lrigh.cusd when rtii rhcn W. an
rol he Lumbug ihsll herd, at 'tvcra
poluls a. passed through Et, Augusts
a. br a. Flshrrv'.le, 'ew dsy- since
that ~ repTe'enleJ oar Foaj Il b.. Wen
heard several gentlemen cay he wal
1ulie spuehiy. good looking ynunl
man; islhrd wcIi and gIibbIy, and ih.
not" outstanding hI. erphat,c asscfiIon'
that our ,oad rou'd never be huih. sn'
Ihslllwos never he rHisTtuD 0l ruI
Cunpsny TO cons,roci /. any further hsr
the SheuanIoah lion WdfG-, - Peg
county. vel uey DID nottxtct'y con.rtu
han Sir Oracle" or b-ll,ve thsi ht
knew hal as a.uch atoul maAngs rail
road a. be "It. op. BE ihs, ss u ny
he did not, eyllen,ly. make much !upres
sion in favor Of his suh-crpnon by mIs
representing our roaj, Of enfeaVoring tc
make the Intelligent ScO'.lrlsh population
OF East Augusta believe that they Did 70
know "a hawk from a rhedIw," or ihs
inpy wesh set Of minutes uhO had been
decrlved by a huDbTg. II the people
. nf Aunu.ts do not vute for the propOsed
subscription un1l Nr. Garre,i p owes our
road humbUe. tie Vail y Xsdrod vii
never be success. They vii require
oh,r and more poNnt inducements To The
vote than attacks upon our road. Our
Company seeks no rivalry viii Mr..
Care road. That is no, Cur business
and he bad rs well let us alone and 60
ahead after hIs own road in fir way.
The Shenandoah Valley Railroad Is a
fired fact. Oar Company have ample
means and resources Tor its construction.
|, will not b. found "hobnobbing around
for Illle -ub, cupiion here and another