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

| ~ not only 10 tDe peopie slo"s '"o ~
Of the road. bu, 10 Virginia. in making
through her territory one Of the most I'M
pos,sn, links in tina, gres' railway system
which 10 10 strike South and Southwes!
into The cotton and sugar Ieg'on'', ana
become par, and parcel OF The grand sys'
TEN Of INSTRUMENTATION between me
prea, commercial nsrls Of The Atlantic
Pacific oceans.
Our limits will no, permi, US this time
10 60 any further al even an attempted
sketch of the views OF his speech. ltsss
no, over q half hour long bu, full and con-
clusiye-,be finishing touch 10 his able
letter 10 the editor Of the Roanoke Times
some Two or three weeks ago. and which
fell so powerfully and convincinely upon
the public mind every where. THUS far
have we gone in our progress surcessfpl.
ly, phtan,ly, quietly and sleIdlly.
Pursueing our own wsy-jeaious OF no
extraordinarily 10 nnne-glad 10 see
all win who could do so upon merit. II
we have had our lille rivalries they have
been heshby. Ifsny one invaded our
rights and elaine, or trespassed upon our
"hssth." we endesvored in genleel and
lawful way 10 meet end turn Them of.
We have been "more sinned against than
SHINING :" bu, il is moi magnsninous in
the hour of victory 10 triumph unduly,
and therefore We leave this point.
! Our victory is tina, Of our own merits {:
II 10 the triumph that nature has placed in
our path, aud which enlightened science,
and skilfu engineering soon developed.
Thi. concludes our history thus far. And
all this we have sccomplisbed, remember,
since the 18th day of March 1870. when
our company was FIRST organized in this
town by The election Of Mr.. Borst Presi.
dent, end The able board Of Directors Of
The Company.
General Wright, who is well known 10
be one OF the most accomplished engineers
on this continent. was chosen soon after
wards chief engineer. and he soon organ
lied in conjunction with the President
and Directors Of The company, three corps
of experienced engineers, who, in less
than three months, have surveyed the
whole route from the Polomsc 10 Sslem,s
distance Of 233 miles. made their maps,
profles and estimates, which were exam
ned by General Wright. approved and
carried 10 philadelphia and suoA.i,ed
with his Iepor. TO the President and d.
reclors. and by them adopted.
Gen. Wdgh. pronounces i, the mo''
feasible, straight, low Grade and beautiful
line any where in the Union, eas' Of The
grea, Western parties. IL was triumph
it fixed the fate of the road - won CAPT.
tai and confidence Immediately.
President Borst in concluding bis
speech awarded The highest need OF
praise TO The Board Of Directors and off
GERS Of the Company, aud their unti;ing
efforts 10 make the enterprise q success.
In speaking Of his corps of engineers. he
gave these inleIligen, gentlemen the high
est and most satisfactory commentators
Of the Directors and himself
Geo H. Bsrd~ell, Esq. Director and
Agent Of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad,
has written the following letter TO MIR.
Patterson. Of Wsynesboro'. Va. which
will be found very interesting in refer
euce 10 our railroad -
PHILADELPHIA, August 9, 1870.
Jane, A. Patterson, Esq, Woynesboro, 70:
DEAR SIR.-Iu my three months itinerant
sojouIn in the Valley OF Virginia, Superintend-
ing the Survey of the Shenandoah Valley Rail-
road as an individual, and representative Of
the Company, was met everywhere, without
exception, with uniform kindness ard attention.
In appreciation Of which, my Company has la
bored ceaselessly TO merit such confidence, by
placing our road Immediately under contract
and open up that long neglected though most
beautiful and wealthy portion Of Virginia.
In four months and eight days from the
commencement of Survey, our road, from the
Potomac to the Roanoke, is in the hands OF
able and competent Contractors, al so much per
yard, for each classification, Of Earth, Rock
and Masonry. Is il impossible then, Gas our
opponents ignorantJy, or unfairly asser) to let
work upon such lerms' Verily, they are as
far behind the age in this, Us their good old
State is behind other States in Railroad i'm
provements for the development Of her hidden
and material wealth.
Our route follows the water courses with re-
markably low grades and very cheap oil con-
struction. We have selected this route with
this view only, believing that the people of
That great Valley would rise above local and
selfish considerations end checrfully aid in
our undertaking. We have no individual in
tereSts TO subserve, and no Plantations Farms,
Towns, or Cities to run by the tray Of for the
qualification Of the selfish and powerful few.
With four years surveying, waiting, trusting,
and hoping, wonder no, that the people are
disheartened and disbelievers. BY our prompt
and energetic efforts, you shall believe and
trust the Shenandoah Valley Railroad Compa.
ny, and, perhaps, the more intelligent and
thoughtful Of your people, will give the S. V
h. X. Co., the credit OF having, by their actT
ity, placed Goals Of fire on the back Of that slow
land turtle, Qhe Baltimore and Ohio r. that
would for four (4) long years moro have held
the word Of promise of your ears, but 10 break
it to your hopes"
We are no, standing 10 the way Of the COM
pletion of the Valley Railroad. They have
had four years the start Of US. and have only
now began 10 scratch dust in the eyes of The
people, by saying, zoe have no financial status
no ability TO perform, and no intention to do
further, than, by mere show, 10 defeat their
scheme. We can and will build our road, with
branches into Harrisonbutg, Stanton and Lex
ington, which will benefit those towns far more
than il their elevated locations permitted g
feasible and choap line 10 be run into and
through them. The good people of those town,
cannot regre: more than We that such obstacles
intervene.
We are not standing in the way Of the VAL