The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-05-25
Bachmaa,s Vallcv Railyoad.-A cor.

| respondent SENDS US the fOliOWlnE -
Pursuant to notice public meeting was
held ut Klinefetersvile. York county,
Pa, on Saturday, the 10th instant, ut
IL o'clock, NJ, for the purpose Of max,
ing arrangements for the construction
of the Pennsylvania Division of the
Bachman's Valley Railroad, aud to up.
poiut committee to open books for
subscription to the capitol stock, &c.
On motion, Capt. Eichelbcrger was up
pointed temporary Chairman, aud Henry
Writ, Secretary. The object of the
meeting having been stated by the
Chairman in a we'll timed address, in
which the Captain stated that the Chest.
nut Hill Ore Company had subscribed
SIS, 900 to the Pennsylvania part of the
road, and s2O, 900 to the Maryland part,
aud that the Hanover Branch Railroad
would subscribe s25 900, 50 that il the
farmers aud all others interested along
the line, would subscribe $4,000 that
the road would be built, aud that in a
short time.
The Commissioners named were A.
W. Eiche!berger, J. NJ. Bricker, Adam
Butcher, Henry Schriver, b. NJ. Ran.
dolph, Joseph Delone and Henry Writ
| The Committee appointed to solicit
stock MISREPRESENTATION Warner,
Cornelius Wentz, Abraham Bankcrt,
Emanuel Ileidel, Henry G. Schriver,
Adam Butcher, Levi Dubbs and Dr. H.
Keller.
The Committee on stock subscrip.
tions will have completed the work Of
canvassing the neIghborhood by the
time of the meeting and very favorable
report may be expected.
The meeting was again addressed by
Capt Eichclberger, ii. Schriver aud
others in English, and Hezckiah Trone
aud Jos. Dellone III the German Lau-
guage. There was II very respectable
turn out of the people, Notwithstanding
IA religious meeting was held near BY
that kept many persons from the meet
ing.
On motion, the meeting adjourned to
meet ut the same place on Wednesday,
May 81, 1871, to hear the report Of the
Committee. The friends Of the Rail.
road are requested to turnout. The
great importance of the enterprise is
well worthy the attention of all.
Jos. S. Git, Civil Engineer has ju.t
completed the location OF that part of
the line in Maryland, aud was also ap.
pointed to locate the line in Pcnnsylva
mia, Of the Bachman's Valley Railroad,
via the Hanover Branch aud klineiel.
tersville to the State Line
From the annual report Of the Hano-
yer Branch Railroad, we take the fo.-
lowing in relation to this road.
In referring to the Bachman's Valley
Railroad in the last annual report and the
large additional tonnage its construction
would throw upon this road by the develop.
ment of the inexhaustible mines Of iron
ore, besides an extensive trade in coal lum.
Der, lime and agricultural produce, it was
recommended that encouragement and aid
be extended by stock subscription or other.
wise. In obedience to this recommendation
and to carry out the policy of assisting in
: the building OF tributaries that will furnish
reliable trade, your Board of Directors have
, agreed to subscribe S25, 900 to the capital
stock Of the Pennsylvania Division Of that
rad, on certain conditions, which will
doubtless be complied with. The Chestnut
Hililron Company have agreed to subscribe
$4,000, and the citizens along the line also
: promise considerable aid Preliminary
surveys have been made demonstrating that
very eligible route can be Obtained
from point on the line of your road east
Of the Codorus creek, thence along one of
the tributaries Of that stream via Klinefelt.
ersyille to its source, thence over q low
summit ridge to the source of one Of the
branches Of the Guupowder, and by that
creek into the Valley. The map profile
and estimate show that road of easy grades
and curvature can be built at very mod.
crate cost. As a further encouragement to
the building Of the road and appreciation
OF its importance, the Northern Central,
the Pennsylvania Central acting for the
Wrigntsville Branch and the Columbia
Bridge Company, agree to allow this road
for period Of ten years the benefit of u
draw back Of ten per cent on all the freight
originating on und received from this road.
In addition to the liberal stock subscrip.
tons, the Chestnut Hill Iron Company
propose to guarantee, to forward over the
road twelve car loads Of ore daily, and al.
low the usual rates of freight. When we
consider the superior quality of this ore,
the low cost at which it can be mined, its
convenience TO the line of the road and to
the furnaces at Columbia and Marietta, We
are constrained to believe that rail facli.
ties and cheap transportation will so stim
ulaie this traffic US will assure for the road,
l mill III a,I 81. 4. :.
dend paying business.
i Nep Windsor Hems.-Several new
buildings are in progress of erection.
Mr.. Dennis Maynard has rebuilt his barn,
which he had the misfortune to have
burnt last winter. Mr.. Charles Baile
is cnlarging his dwelling, by building a
new addition toit. Miss Deborah Bale
is erecting new brick house. Mr.
Louis Dielman, of the New Windsor
Hotel, has purchased the corner build
ing, Az feet front, adjoining, aud added
it to his hotel. lie is painting, paper.
ing, aud fitting il up with much taste,
aud has flower garden aud croquet
ground in the rear. The Railroad depot
aud warehouse formerly kept by Stouifer
& Ilouck, is now kept by Peter Engle.
Commencement takes place at Calvert
College, on the 9th OF June. There
are fortyfvc students now in the ius,i.
tuition. The wheat crop in the vicinity
Of New Windsor. looks very promising.
A considerable quantity Of timothy hay
is bailcd at that station aud shipped to
Baltimore. The health of the town and
neighborhoodi is good. Dielmans Hotel