Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-07-16
THE REGISTER.
Shepherastown, West Va:
10. 1870.
a. OpR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS il

o. OuR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ls-
roRxArIos.-Letn no one fail to read the
important and signihcsn, announcement,
in reference to our Railroad which we
copy below from the last issue Of our
able contemporary, the Page Courier, ed
lied by Col. James E. Stewart.
What it states is perfectly correc. and
= ha, been abundanlly confirmed. as we
are assured by gentleman Of this town,
in a letter which he himself has recently
received from high official source -
"Correcf your Railroad Mistokes.-We
have it from reliable authority ,ha, i, is
q great mistake to suppose lha, the Penn.
sylvsnia Central Railroad Company has
furnished one dollar 10 the Orange Il Al
exandns and Manassas Gap Railroad
Company. 10 pay off their Indebtedness
10 tho Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com.
pany.
And we wish another great mistake
corrected. and we wan, i, distinctly IN.
derstood that we speak nuihOritntirsiy
and by the card. when we saw that the
Cumberland Valley Railroad Company
has not expressed any preference for the
Mar,insburg route. for their extension in.
to Virginia; but. that on the contrary.
they consider their connection with the
Luray Valley BY the Jefferson route de-
cidediy The best.
So strong and decided is this prefer.
ence tina, they have refused TO give any
assistance to the Marinsburg and Po,o-
mae Railroad Company. as has recently
the Pennsy lssnis Railroad Company.
And further, we "speak tina, whereof
we know" when we say tina, both The
Cumberland Valley Railroad Company
and the Pennsylvania Genital Railroad
Company ,cW aid in promoting the sue
cess and construction Of ,ha Sbenandosh
Valley Railroad. Nov "boys, do YOU
hear ihis"-and we can assure you that
10 the next thirty days we will give YOU
a new and additional instalmenl Of i'm
por,sni. practical inform alton. Remem-
Der one fact. we lave meyer vet deceived
you in our statements.
Since the above was in type we have
r, ceivej The following notice OF a meeting
OF the Executive Committee Of the Board
of Directors. for publication, from the
Secretary OF said committee. We con-
ers.ula,e The friends of the road upon
their Ispid success Of so greet and i'm
por,snt enterprise. When i, is consider
ed that bni ten months ago this great pro-
jeci was vel in It's infancy, barely though,
OF. We have every reason TO rejoice over
iis success so far. The friends OF the
road have been earnestly and sssiduously,
but quietly, a, work upon this gigantic
enterprise. and too much praise cannot be
awarded them upon their success and &C.
complement Of one Of the greatest and
mos, lucrative ,horoughfares in the Uni.
ted States. This road will be construct
ed from usgerstown 10 Salem, Va,
crossing the Potomac a, This place. and
pass through the Luray Valley Of Virgin
is. and through fertile grain growing
country IS we'll az an extensive mineral
country. But here is the notice sent us
for publication -
A Special Meeting OF the Executive
Copmi,tee of The Board Of Directors oil
the Shenandoah Valley Railroad. Of Vir'
ginia. will be held at the Girsrd House in
the city Of Philadelphia, ON The 18th day
o! July instant. TO let, by contract. the
whole Of said work from the Poiomsc
River 10 the Virginia and Tennessee Rail.
road, in Roanoke County, Va.
By order of the Board.
6. II BARDWELL,
Secretary Executive Comni,.ee.
There will also be q meeting of the