Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-07-19
OUR RAILROAD.

OUR RAlLRUAUs
The ultimate success of the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad, at the present time, appears
to be entirely beyond doubt. The most cheer
ing news comes in from every quarter, and
Notwithstanding the constant croaking of our
contemporaries on the line of the Martinsburg
and Potomac Road, we are of the opinion that
if they don't "hurry up the cakes" they will
find themselves left in the lurch.
Hon. VIM. II. Travers. of this place, one of
the directors, left for Philadelphia yesterday,
'to'attend a meeting ofthe Board of Directors,
Tomorrow.
On "Wednesday last, through the kindness
of President Borst, we received the following
circular =
PHILADELPHIA, June 80, 1870.
A Special Meeting of the Executive Com
mittee of the Board of Directors of the Shen-
held at the Girard House, in the city of
Philadelphia, on the 18th day of July 1870,
to let, by contract, the whole of said work
from the Potomac River to the Virginia and
Tennessee Railroad, in Roanoke County, Va.
By order of the Board,
G.. FL. BARDwELE,
Secretary Executive Committee!
In the Luray Co,vie, we find the following
emphatic article, which is sumner for the
northern reuters =
We Have it from reliable authority that it
is great mistake to suppose that the Pennsyl>
vania Central Railroad Company has furnished
one dollar to the Orange 4 Alexandria and
Manassas Gap Railroad Company, to pay off
their Indebtedness to the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company.
And we wish another great mistake cor
rected, and VIC want it distinctly understood
that we speak autAoritatiUe!!y and by the card,
when we say that the Cumberland Valley
Railroad Company has not expressed any
preference for the Martinsburg route, for their
extension into Virginia; but, that on the con-
trary, they consider their connection with the
Luray Valley by the Jefferson route decided
~ the best.
So strong and decided is this preference
that they have refused to give any assistance
to the Martinsburg and Potomac Railroad
Company.
And further we 'speak that whereof we
know when we say that both the Cumberland
Valley Railroad Company and the Pennsyl-
promoting the success and construction of the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad, Now "boys, do
you hear this"-and we can assure you that in
the next thirty days we will give you new
and additional instalment of important, prdc-
tical information. Remember one fact, we
have necer yet deceived you in our statements.
In subsequent issue of the Courier, re-
ceived just before going to press, we find the
foliowing:-
1t will be seen by reference to our columns
that our road on the 18th inst, will be put I'M
der contract from the Potomac to the Va. &
Tenn. r. R., in Roanoke county. Boys do
You Hear it And we are assured from "Head
Quarters" that work will commence in Jeffer-
son aud Page counties in thirty days time and
all along the line just so soon as moderate sub
scriptions and right Of way are obtained. At
ter the meeting of the President and the Ex-
ecutive Committee ofthe board of Directors of
our road at Philadelphia, on the 18th inst,
and the road put under contract, we shall have
more to say and report on the subject. At
this meeting important developments will be
made and men will appear upon the board,
which. will show how we'll the President
Directors and Officers of the company have
Prosecuted their work Rest assured all is
now we'll.
lin the next few days we hope to receive
stirring news in regard to this important
wtrk, in which the people of Jefferson feel
the deepest interest, and will give it to our
rehders MS soon as received.