Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-07-09


contains The following Article IN reference
10 the vi.i. of the capitalists and gentle.
msn who are connected with the differ
IN, railroad, of the North, 10 our town
las, week. and whose visit we described
in our last issue -
Important Morsment of Railroad
.Nen-The Shenandoah Valley Connec.
lion.--By The noon tram Of the Cumber.
land Valley Rsiirosd,o Wednesday last,
there arrived IN our town large and i'm
porlsn' delegation of Pennsy and
New Workers, en- route for Shepherds.
iown, having IN view the double purpose
of an examination OF the valuable and ex-
tensive Iron Works OF The Messrs. Ahl
Brothers al Antleiam and the advance.
mens OF she PROJECT designed 10 connect
The Northern aud Southern system OF
Railroads 81 Hagersiown and Shepherds
iosn on the Potomac River The party
which arrived here on Wednesday was
headed by Col y, V. All, President Of
che South Mountain Railroad Company
upon which the track is now being laid
RON the & Y. Railroad 10 Mercersburg,
snd one Of The proprietor. of the Antr-
,am Iron Works, 10 our county. Col.
AMI Is one of the projectors Of The great
Valley system Of railroads, designed 10
connect the Eastern coast with the Gulf
OF Mexico by the way OF The Cumberland.
AnuelsD, Shenandoah and Virginia VAL
lev; and until the Cumberland Valley
Railroad Company made the selection OF
the MsrIinstuig route he had ecled in
concert with that Company. When,
however, thai route vas adopted he uni
ted himself aiih the Reading interest and
Is now urging with all The energy he Con
command the construction Of The Shenan-
dosh Road in connection with the Read
ing interest. II is 10 bring about This
connecIion al HsgerstowD and to secure
she road through ShephcrdstnHn that the
Delegation from Pennsylvania and Ne"
York sre nO~.hS iuVitstIon of Shepherds
towne's, on this vIsII, Among Tie mem
bers OF the parts i Col. Henry Thomas,
OF Philadelphia, an extensive Coal and
iron operator, and proprietor OF the Iron
Og- bed al Point Of X ,cks which II Is a.
- proposed TO visit. Largely interested
- lee nov is in our section OF The coun-
uy. Col. Thomas has 10 view the torns-
;lon OF JOINT stock company, for the
purchase Of the Anuetam Iron Works and
;nr erection OF Iron " orks on gigantic
scale IN The lover part Of our county.
The success OF this project is, however,
n great measure dependent upon the
building Of the contemplated road con
meeting the Maryland ore beds With the
Anthracite mines OF the Reading district,
snd hence TIE interest taken in thus enter.
pr,s-. Besides the vast beds OF Oie al
ssc ID to Inr Aniieiam lion Works, the
Mrs>rs- AhI have purchased lrom i. :.
Gov.rImrnt TIE euure royalty Of sixteen
thousand scres oi ore land in Virginia
formerly attached to the Harper's Ferry
Annoy. Thus the capacity for the
manufacture ot Iron a, THIS point ls i'm
meuse and may be extended I'D mini.
t,lpl. The OTTER gentlemen from Penn
syIyania, composing the party were Col.
i. Z. Boyer Of PousvlIe, extensively en-
gagged in ,he Coal aud Iron business; S.
w KIRK. Esq, Of PhIladelphis, geoo
sist. h reIofore engaged TO make scientific
examinations ol these ore beds, John
Esvsns - - NJ ...ll>--'s'-" As
the Iron Works OF the Messrs. Ali aud
Richmond l.. Jones. Esq, OF Reading
a.s.cI.tfd v nh the Messrs. Ahl IN the
construction OF tie South Mountain RaIl.
ruad, sl,rsdo mentioned The GenIleWen
from New York were &. J. Dubhins, b.
Ackermau aud /. Nsrwinkie, Esq -,
"A Interested IN the coal and iron busI.
ness and looking to lhe connection Of the
tao .ysienis OF Railroad in our Immedl-
ate valley. - llagerstown these gentle
men were Joined by Alex. Neil, Esq,
member OF the Maryland Legislature who
inuoduced tie bill incorporating the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad Company
which passed at the late session OF tie
Legislature aud Mi. II. X. Douglas hav-
Ing \ specific interest IN the Shepherds
town location. BY lnvl'arlon these gem
a, men Jorred our visitors wish we" TO
accompany lhem throughout Their exami,
Gallons.
Gov. Geary OF Pennsy vs-is. who. We
are informed, tskqs a most lively interest
in this specific route and is most earnest
Is engaged IN lenGing his powerful aid
10 It's advancement was also To have &C
coDpsnied The party on Wednesday, but
the most pressing official engagements
prevented hlm from 80 doing. and he wss
TO have Joined Them on Thursday yes
ieIdsy) morning when. according to ar
engagements previously made. he vas to
be Joined by Nj. y. X. Syester' Of our
place, and IN his company proceed 10y
carriage to An ietsm Iron Works. where
Hon. a. II. Boleer and other gentlemen
we're expected 10 dinner. We sre glad
TO know that in this case Ill political con-
slJeraiions were thrown aside and that
Gov Geary has received most pressing
invitation from the ciuzens OF Shepherds
town, headed by tie Mayor Of the town
10 unite and par'ake OF Ihe hospl.all,es Of
,hst people. Nothing serves more readi.
lv to oblilerate differences of ell kinds
than the construction of railroads without
which any community in these days is
lrcrally out of the world.
II Was arranged that the parry leaving
here on Wednesday afternoon, should
pro.eed al once 10 Shepherdslown, where
they would spend the night and inter
liz, a ka 4 pttot,rn