Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-07-05
Important Movement of Railroad Men.
The Shenandoah VALLEY Connection.

From the Hagerstowu Maa we make the
following extracts. in regard to the visit of
Northern capitalists to this.county, anticipated
in our paper of last week.
By the noon train of the Cumberland VAL
ley Railroad, on Wednesday last, there ar
rived in our town large and important del-
egation of Pennsylvanians and New Workers,
en- route for Shepherdstown, having in view
the double purpose of an examination of the
valuable and extensive Iron Works of the
Messrs. ALL Brothers at Antietan and the ad-
vancement of the project designed to connect
the Northern and Southern system of Rail>
roads at Hagerstown and Shepherdstpwn on
the Potomac River. The party which ar
rived here on Wednesday was headed by Col.
d. V. ALL, President of the South Mountain
Railroad Company upon which the track is
now being laid from the c. V. Railroad to
Mercersburg, and one Of the proprietors of the
Antietam Iron Works, in our County. Col.
ALL is one of the projectors of the great Val
ley system of railroads, designed to connect
the Eastern coast with the Gulf of Mexico by
the way of the Cumberland, Antietam, Shen-
andoah and Virginia YalIies aud until the
Cumberland Valley Railroad Company made
the selection of the MartiRsburg route he had
acted in concert with that Company. When,
however, that route was adopted he united
himself with the Reading interest and is now
urging with all the energy he can command
the construction of the Shenandoah Road in
connection with the Reading interest. 1t is
to bring about this connection at Hagerstown
and tosecure the road through Shepherdstown
that the delegation from Pennsylvania and
New York are now, by invitation of the Shep-
herdstowners, on this visit.
The above delegation reached Shepherds
town on Wednesday evening. OF their visit
the Register says:
The party remained all night at the Entler
Hotel and next morning after a full confer
ence with some of our leading citizens and an
examination of the mill sites and situation of
our town, they proceed to the Antietam Iron
Works by invitation of the Messrs. Ahl, ac-
companied by Mayor Fayman, Hon. A. r.
Boteler, David Biflmyer, John Cameron; j.
S. Brngoner, and other citizens. On their
way down the canal, they stopped to view the
magnificent water power of the Potomac Mills
property. At Antietam, where they were
joiued by Governor Geary of Pennsylvania,
Hon. A. K. Syester, Of Hagerstown, &C., the
whole party were Hospitality entertained by
thesDIessrs. Ali, and had ample opportuni
tiessto discuss, with their champagne dinner,
the important topics of internal improvement
and natural development
The following named gentlemen composed
the delegation -
H. K. Nichols, New York, Contractor and
Railroad man Col. u. P. Boyer, Pennsylva>
MIA, Contractor and Railroad man Henry
Thomas, Philadelphia, Capitalists and Iron
man s. Van Winkler, New York, Banker !;
G. j. Dobbins, New York, Banker; B. Ack-
ermau, New York, Banker; Hon. Richmond
L. Jones, Pennsylvania, Railroad Director j;
Col. D. V. ALL, Antietam Iron Works; S. W.
Kirk, Philadelphia, Gcologist and Mincrolo-
gist.
At Hagcrstown these gentlemen were
Joined by Alex. Neill, Esq, member of the
Mary land Legislature who introduced the bill
incorporating the Shenandoah Railroad Com.
pany which passed at the late Session of the
Legislature of that state, and Maj II. X.
Douglas having specific interest in the Shep-
herdstown location. by invitation these gen.
tlemen joined the visitors with view to ac-
company them throughout their examinations
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