Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-08-13
OUR RAILROAD.

our Berkeley and Frederick County CO.
,emporaries have received the intelligence
Of our complete success in the recent rail.
road negotiations 3, Philsdelphia.
The news came upon them like clap
OF thunder from Q cloudless sky. and some
Of them are 80 dumbfounded BY the shock
that they have been speechless ever since;
whilet others blinded and bewildered
have done nothing bu, growl. grosn and
gruuble, "Eke men in 9 maze"
Now gentlemen, this course OF con-
DUCT will never do. Why should you be
90 ps,ulsni because Of our success You
had the star, Of us end boosted oil your
"hesvy Berkeley team" and lis superior
powers OF drsueh,. We threw no obsia.
cles in your way but wen! quietly 10
work on our own rouie-the Lower or
Luray Valley Route-along which our
grand trunk through line will sssprsdly
be built in two years time. Meanwhile
We heartily wish you and your upper
route ell i'm sginsble success az We desire
to see as many roads IS possible through
our region.
But gentlemen. for decency sake don't
be so very dog Electromagnetic because
we have succeeded 10 our heats content
and you thus far have failed. For such
exhibitions Of petty spite, IS unbeconing
as uncsllsd for, can harm no one but
yourselves.
Col. Stewart, Of the Luray Courier,
is author OF The following excellent
sr,icle in reference to our Railroad enter
prize -
When we look upon the success ofihis
great enterprise. and view it in sll i's as
pecls. and The points already gained We
are ourselves almost sslounded at the re-
cults; outstanding we have for weeks
been fully possessed of whs, was going
on, and perfectly confident Of The entire
success Of everything. There were those
who dout,ed-wbo considered q affected
10 consider our road tu, q Dy,h-bu, no,
SO with those who had made its merits a
matter Of study end investigation. and la
bored for lis success with a confidence
that all The time amounted 10 Ger ainty.
As Justly confident IS were all its friends
Of the commanding merits of the enter.
prise. even they could hardly have ex-
pecied 10 Ieslize such important results
as have so soon flowed out from their un-
firing efforts. We are not al sli exttsva.
CANT in our assertions when We cay that
no other company in this country. has
accomplished in so short time such
gres, results. Twelve months ago.
charter simply exis.sd, il was on the stat
Ne book Of Virginia in an imperfect con-
diiion. 1t had not even en- inchoate ex-
istence. 1t bad no organi1a,ion-no,e v-
en- as much as an organized body OF
friends. A few men Of energy. brains,
puDlic spirit and determination talked TO.
gether Of these things, sDd began TO put
the ball in motion !; but they were no,
by ominous shakes Of the hesd-,slkcd
abou, as Wild and visionary enthusiastic
who wnuld talk, talk, talk and that ev-
ery,hing would end in talk
But nothing damned, they talked On.
the voice went Out, end was echoed back
in encouraging tones from our sistH coun'
lies, especially those Of the lower Valley.
An iniolmsl conference was held frat at
Chsrlsslown. which put The ball in mo-
ton; and then again. larger. more com
pact. and luller conference mel 10 Harri.
sonburg on she 9Th Of October ls'..we be.
lieve. We were present, and psrtic
pant in that conference; it was presided
over by Hon. P. B. Borst Of Page, now
,hs Presiden, Of the Company. A num-
Der Of able gentlemen from different coun.
ties were there. and among them Hon.
Vim. Mines. Hon. A. r. Boieler, Capt.
Nelson Of Clarke, and several others Of
no lees mole and public spirit. Here a
blow was struck which resoundeJ
throughout, The Valley. and a, once stag
gered the doubiirg-encoursged the hope
ful and fixed The deleI mlnstion OF the
confident We have always regarded.
and now recur to it with pride, aud still
regard that conference as The main begin.
ming in our successful progress. In fact.
i, has been our "cloud BY day, our pillar
of FIRE by nighs"-we have followed j,
steadily. and il has carried US forward 10
the poin, Of success we have attained.
Our march has been q series OF unbrokeE
successes ever since. We returned 10
Psge, appealed 10 our people, snt they
ans cred 10 our call with an almost UNI
led yojce-only 81 votes in the negative
in The county, on the question Of author
ling the county court 10 subscribe upon
the part OF the county 100000 10 The
capital stock OF the Company.
That inspired confidence throughout
the counties along the whole route Of the
contemplated improvement.
Winter coming on We retired upon our
lsuteis, leaving our friends in The other
couniies to think over the matter, snd
prepare 10 do as We had done.
They went TO work. and under the
guidance and teachings ofsuch able friends
as The Hon. a. r. Bo,eler and VIM. II.
Trsyers, now one OF the Directors Of the
Company. they fred The hearts. aroused
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