Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-09-17
OUR RAILROAD.
s. IS 81 I ~ 4u[z
BREAKING GROUND OF THE SHE
NANDoAH VALLEY RAILROAD.
OUR TRIP TO FRONT ROYAL.

OUR TRIP TO FRONT ROYAL.
On Wednesday morning OF last week
we, 10 company whh the Hon. A. t.
Boleler Of this place. started for Front
ROYAL, 10 witness the "bresking oil
ground" on the grea, Shenandoah Valley
Railroad, which is under contract from
Shephetdsowp 10 Salem. which took
place on Thursday Of last week, The 9Th
instant. We took passage upon The b.
l. Ohio Railroad al KearneysvlIle. and
arrived 8, Winchester on The same even
ing about 4 o'clock. We there conclu-
ded to remain until the next morning., and
became the guests OF the Taylor Ho'
lel, KEEP. by Mr.. Heironinou' who is
Prince OF landlords, and who certainly
knows how 10 keeps hotel. He 10
very Glove, and sGsble gentleman. and
ne Jared samptuou,ly. Whilst there We
called upon our brother editors Of The
Times, Messrs. Hunter & Besll n.
W. Meade OF the Sentinel. and Messrs.
Bruce, Henry & Kurlz, Of The News. and
had quite social chat with them, and
were glad 10 learn they were prospecting
in newspsperdom. We found tia, Win
chester, like Phenix, was recovering
from her ashes, and the spin. Of improve
meni was beginning TO develop itself on
every hand, and that also one Of the
largest Paper Mill establishments wasun.
/ dergoing erection there, a. well as large
I Catholic Church. We took passage The
mex, morning Oh the Sirasburg extension
train, joined by the Hon. w. IL. Trsvers,
one Of the Directors Of the Road {; J. ID.
McEIroy. an able and efficient Engineer
of the Road, Andrew Hunter, Esq, and
MI. G. w. EIchelberger. from Charles
town; also delegation from Winches-
ter, consisting of Judge Parker, J. NJ.
Williams, Lloyd Logan, Robert Hunter
OF the Timss, and others. Upon srrv-
ing at St asburg. a train eastward bound
on the Manassas road, containing large
delegation from she upper portion Of the
Valley, with Kei'ler's fine Cornel Band
OF Slrssburg. WHICH furnished the music
during the day. We arrived at From,
Royal about 10 o'clock and found tia,
the town was alive with citizens from sIl
sections Of the classic and beautiful Val
ley. The crowd assembled was eslma-
ted as high as 1000 peIsons. a large
nun,ber OF ladies too (God biess 'em) had
Assem- bled giving zesl and encouragement,
by their swee, smiles from their pretty
faces, 10 the grea, and grand enterprise
about 10 be inauguraled. The exercises
of speaking was somewhat delayed
awaiting the arrival Of Governor Walker
OF Virginia, and others by a special train
from Alexandria. The large assembly in
the Courthouse yard. getting impatient,
President Borst mounted the stand and
stated that the speaking would commence.
and probably during the exercises the
special train would arrive. He stated
that the large assembly had met there for
the purpose Of "breaking ground" upon
the gres, Shenandoah Valley Railroad.
and that the road would be built fIon
Shepherdsiown TO Salem, tha, tho Penn
sylrsnis Central lmprovemen, Company
had entered into bond 10 construct il,
from Shcpherdstown TO Salem, within
two years, under forfeiture OF five hun
dred thousand dollars. lie alluded 10
the advantage, tina, would be derived by
the construction OF lhs road, in happy
and Huen, manner. He stated that branch
es from the main item would be conslruc-
ted to Winchester, Hsrri'onburg, Staun-
ton, Lexington snd other points, lie
also stated that he had been in cores
pondence with nearly ell the Railroad
companies in The Southern States who
wished to connec, their roads With the
Shenandoah Valley Rosd. thus opening
I'd sys!em Of lrsds and traffic, between
the North and South, which would far
surpa,s any road in the United States.
Preslden, Bor,. is q gentleman Of extra
ordinary mind, fluent speaker, OF indomi-
table energy and perseverance, and is The
"righ, man in The RICH, place" We con.
slider him The greatest Railroad man in
ihs United States no, excepting President
Garrett Of The B. & o. Road.
Whilst the PresideD, was speaking The
eastern train arrived, but Gov. Walker
wa. 90, on board, being detained at homs
on account Of sickness. The Lieutenant
Governor, J. l.. Msyre, however, arrived
in ihe place Of lhe Governor, sccompIn.
led BY large number OF gendfnen from
the cities OF New York, Philadelphia.
R.lIimore WashinoIon Alexandria, Rich.