Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-04-30
OUR RAILROAD.

Page Courier Of Saturday las, that the
Engineers are rapidly at work iu the
prosecution Of the road on the upper por-
lion of the liue - b.
The ENoiSErRs.-On Friday last, Mr.
Barrett, the assis,sn. Chief Engineer Of
the Shen. v. r. R. Co with his corps.
commenced his survey Of the route Of
this road q, OF near Front Royal in this
direction, and are progressing ss,isfac,ori-
ly. The route is said to be very prsc,i.
cable. BY the time we 60 to press. if the
weather clears up. they will be at Mill
ford-l2 miles from Luray. Two OF the
Directors Of the Company. Col. SPiiler
end Thomas NJ. Almond were with the
Engineers. and expressed themselves
much pleased. Mr.. McElroy 10 report
ed ssIge.Iing along with his survey from
the Potomac to From, Royal with COM
mendsble progress. And Col. Splitter
has gone 10 Sisuplon 10 meet with the
third corps OF Engineers, who are under
Mr.. Price. an accomplished engineer, and
to order the commencement OF surveys at
or near Stanton, Baskerville or Wsynes-
boro. hence TO Salem Immediately. By
time Ibis corps get through 10 Salem Mr..
Barrett will be up with tie commence
men, Of their line. and Mr.. McElroy with
his. and the survey resdy for the inspec.
ton OF Gen. Wright, the Chief Engineer.
and the officers and directors OF the Com.
Psny.
Col. Spider who is putting forth so
much zeal and intelligence in the upper
survey and Mr.. Almond in the lower. un.
der the direction Of the President, show
them 10 be The fright men in the night
place."
The President Of the Company himself
will leave here on Monday next. for
Siaunton. to join Col. Spiller in giving
directions 10 the survey from tina. point,
and pushing it vigorously through.
The Page Courier also "goes for" the
editor OF the Winchester Sentinei q, fol,
lows:
The Winchester Sentinel INDUCED him.
self in quite reply. las. week, TO the
Page Courier" and It's "unfriendly feel
ings' towards connecting or Railroad
desiinies with Winchester as 9 point and
seems 10 be astonished al il. We regret
chat we have mislain the Sentinel as we
wanted pon, or two from his article.
But, one ching. let us call the attention Of
our neighbors 10 : Who commenced the
unfIienGly feeling was il the people Of
Page 10 Winchester and her friends OF her
Railroad scheme via Martinsburg TO the
Powells Bend connection with the Gun
oerlsnd Valley Road, or was IL Winches-
ser and the advocates Of that scheme that
attempted 10 pooh, pooh us Out Of eI-
isience altogether and 10 trest us nudity
and as some poor highway beggsrs-tv.
arg like b douin Arabs-in the noun
tain Businesses, and not enlitlec TO come
out into the world at oil Scr,Hh your
knowledge box. friend Sentinel repro.
duce some Of your last summer and fall
editorials. and those OF some OF your
neighbors, aud the proceedings Of your
ilsrper's Ferry meetings, and the speech
of the able. experienced and lslentcd Pres
idenI oil your Road and then answer Us
who cast the first stone
We have no unlriendly feeling towards
the " inches,er and Potomac Road none
al sll-nGver had. tic not that we love
Rome less, but ourselves more. We sre
glad to see road running through BeIke-
lev and Frederick. and wi.h much pros
periiy 10 the classic old town OF Wibches
ter, and If they want 10 come into our Vol.
ley, all right; come along; run up TO
our line, tap Us at convenient point with
your Frederick and Berkeley subscriP-
IONS but understand US, we are now
talking Of The SHENANDOAH VALLEY RAIL
ROAD CoxpANY. and no, Of su' b ons-hofss
concerns as the Winchester and Luriy
Valley Railroad Company ; tina, sought
an organization on 3 10000 sub'criP.
ton.
Now we can say TO our friend quiet
YOUR nerves, We ace live institution and
there is no danger Of our sub.idine into 4
small rosd-'the Lursy Valley Road AS
our nsme purporis'-(~e quote from
memory Our name does not puroor'
any such grand scheme as 'Luray VAL
ley Road : noryet still erander con-
cep,ion the Winchester and l.ursy VAL
lev road Not al all friend Sentinel. we
arc the Shenandoah Valley Railroad
Company and now have three parties OF
engineers on our Road survey. and when
the money 10 wanted 10 build our road it
i. subject to our check. DO yon hear
that 6Ousi We wI.h you well-hsve
no unfrIendly feelings towards you; but
we think at present We know our own
interests better than you can pom. them
out 10 Us. We expect to accomplish our
purposes and we think we are on the
right track and do not say we want MOTH
ing to do with Winchester. as you once
thought you wanled nothing TO do with
the Lursy Valley. We once thought you
were going to make q Coal tram A.! to
Winchester so that YOU could have cheap
fires, ard then stop /; We are glad now to
see your ideas expanded. Nous rerron'.
twill also be seen from The following
article taken from the Hsgerstown Mat.
of last week, that new Road is looking
in this direction for public favor. Indeed
we learn thu, the directors OF the Reading
Road have had some consultation with
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