Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1871-08-19
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which we trust some of our people Will
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Tur SHENANDOAH VALLEY RAILROAD
AcAIy-In our last, we referred to the
suspension of work upon the Shenan-
.doah Vally Railroad, and gave as a rea-
son. the failure on the part OF the Penn
sylyania Central Railroad Company IN
not complying, as was generally under
stood. with their part Of the contract
This may be true TO greater extent
than was supposed, and, if so, the clti-
zcns along the line, far and near, through
our beautiful Valley, have much to re-
gret, without being prepared to correct
Ha, great misfortune. But there were
other reasons within their control which
went far TO chill and discourage the
efforts of these enterprising gentlemen
who came here to build i Railroad and
to scatter among US their thousands OF
dollars. 1t was for the want OF a more
liberal and generous spirit; for want OF
a reciprocal feeling of enterprise and en-
couragement towards aiding IN building
up a grand work which was to add
double to the value of their property
and to give life and activityto country
which has been wrapped in rip Van
Wrinkle slumbers. We have hitherto
called upon our citizens to show their
liberality and public spirit by subscrib-
ing to stock which would by no means
be lost or thrown away; OF to denote
the right of way, or be liberal as their
means would allow, and take their dam
ages in stock of the Company or county
bonds. How much of this has been
done? Very little, indeed; few have
generously given the right OF way
through their lands; one gentleman
through his river bottom, and few have
taken a share or two in stock-but, alas,
too few-while others have claimed the
last dime for their limestone bluffs,
hillsides, WORKOUT fields or brushy thick
cts, and then complain of Commissioners
for their low assessments. Who, along
the line of this road, owning POO acres
of land would not be benefited by Civ
ing the Railroad Company 10 acres Tor
its construction? (that ratio would not
be required). Would not the remain
ING 100 acres and the Railroad be worth
to him more than the POO acres and no
Railroad? Undoubtedly. Is there q
land owner, through which the road pas
ses, who has not increased the price OF
his land since the beginning of the road,
TO thrice the amount Of his damages!
If such be true, then how has he been
damaged? If his land will bring as
much or more after the making OF the
road than before the road was made, GER
tainlv the Railroad has not damaged
him. In all improvements of this kind,
some one must be Inconvenience. 1t
is impossible in locating a line to accom-
modate the wishes of every person.
Private interest has to yield TO public
good, however hard it may appear to the
party in interest The law makes 1t so,
and we have to submit to it. How are
we to build up country by having
Railroads or other Improvements with
out some one making a sacrifice, and
others giving helping hand! Cntor-
tunately we have not the means within
ourselves of making Railroads. If made
at all, it is by foreign capital We have
to encourage its introduction by offering
inducements Can we expect capital
lists to come in our midst, spend their
money. add value to our propertyrelleve
rs from our Embarrassment, while we do
everything that is calculated to drive
them off by increasing on them the
prices for everything they buy and snub
them in our manners? 1t is folly to
think so-it is ruinouS so to pursue.
Two hundred thousand dollars or more
have been spent by these gentlemen IN
our county(Warren) within the last nlne
months, and every farmer along the
work has been benefited to a greater
or less degree, directly or indirectly, III
handling his part The seassn is close
at hand when his benefits, in the sale Of
his crops of oats and corn, will the more
be realized A final suspension Of this
work would be a calamity upon the cit
liens of this Valley far greater in its
meterial effects than that of the war, or
the memorable freshet Of the Shenan-
doah.
We once more appeal to you, our
good friends, to wake up while it is
time, and show these gentlemen from
abroad you are not unfriendly to them
or their road. Starve not the goose
which is to lay the golden egg. They
come here to make your friendship-to
identify their interest with yours; they
come here not as Yankee spectators,
as some suppose, to rob and cheat you,
but they come as public-spirited, ener-
getic, intelligent and honorable gentle
men, to build up your country, to devel-
op her resources, to increase the agri-
cultural, mineral and manufacturing in
terests of the this great Valley; they
come to buy what they require and to
pay liberal prices for all they get. Such
are these gentlemen; such are the peo-
pie we want Would that we had many
such.
CATTLE W1rnoUT MARKEr-Chicago,
August l4.-The Fort Scott Monitor