Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-08-10

road is progressing rapidly. The ener-
getic contractor, Mr.. Barry, for the first
six miles, commencing at this place, to-
wards Charlestown, is rapidly prosecu-
ting his work, and all along the line we
hear of good tidings. The following
articles, from different exchanges, VIII
give our readers, and the friends OF Tue
road, an idea how fatteringly the ioad
is progressing = Tho
sprx VALLEY RAlLRoAD'-ihe
,,horlestown SPIRIT says, we are g,au
"nMonnce to the people OF the .alley
~ Ia AL those most deeply interested IN !he
ana mos ';t 'nV If this great work, which
:! 9sabtIass to do 50 much good 10 the
nro5ncers and shippers OF TINS ana 'ht
ppr,+b,,qstern counties OF the al'ey OF
I TGn,; that the delays ana petty uil-
l'si" ns heretofore existing between
itreH SS[ysrandoah Valley k. r. Co,
'lit ,ba Central Improvement Comp&-
,'r', Penn. were amicably settled at
-; n,eeting of the two boards OF dlrec-
49, If the two respective companies,
ia in Philadelphia last week. and har-
.nonv now prevails all along the line
.,om north of the Potomac to Stanton,
Anousta county, Va The work is to
he rushed vigorously Jas w Morris,
Esq = gentleman of much experience
and energy, has been selected as Chief
Fnoineer, of construction, with full
power to prosecute said work of con
struction bv said c. |. Co, to let con-
tracts for cross ties, with bridge across
the Shenandoah river at Front Royal
and connection with the Orange, Alex
andria and Manassas Il. r, at that
noinr Mr.. Barrett, with his efficient
assistants. is thus relieved of the duties
perta:ning to construction, and Will
give his whole time exclusively to the
location of the line, as Chief Engineer
of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad
COMPANY. He has already crossed the
Potomac north and eastwardly, and ere
This reaches our readers, will have com
Melted the location of the line from
Shepherdstown through SharPsburg, to
a connection with the Cumberland ' al
lev. and Western Maryland Railroads
at Haoerstown. Md. This connecting
line, ii properly encouraged by our
friends in MARYLAND. (Which We doubt
not will be- will soon. very soon, secure
that most important ont let to the East
ern markets so devoutly wished for by
our people. Mr. Barrett' corps Will
soon be transferred up the Valley TO
definitely locate the route through to
the Chesapeake and Ohio K. X, IN Au-
custa county. We bespeak for MAJ.
Morris the same kindly feeling ever eX-
tended To others interested mthls great
work who have, 10y gentlenlanly dePort-
ncnt. mcritcd our esteem whl.StWith US.
The road-bed has been graded to the
intersection Of the Leetow1 road and
Crane ; lane, about threetourthS of a
mile from town. Work vas common
ced at the crossing of the nill-race, near
the corporation line, yeste'day
RuRo,D MEETING IN PHILADELPHIA.
The Directors of the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad Company held an adj
iournrd meeting at the Gerard House,
IN Philadelphia, on Thursday of last
week. We understand the interview
with the Hon. Thos. 4. Scott, President
of the Company, in connection with
the construction of this rcad-which is
bnt one out OF some thirty under his
chargc-w;ls very satisfactory, and the
Directors have returned much pleased
with IN, result of thci meeting. OF
AL that was done, of coarse, we cannot
give. but learn. among other items, that
The Chief Engineer G.. Barrett, Esq,
was directed to proceed at once, and he
/; at this time engagedin running the
line from Shepheldstovn, on the Poto
mac. "a Hacerstown, Nd, which he
homes to complete thisweek and report
the same to President Scott. So soon
thereafter rs proper stimates OF the
work can be had and tle right OF way
obtained. il is the determination OF the
Board to pat the work under contract,
including the bridge cosSlng the Poto-
mae at Shepherdstovn. HagerStown
is fifteen miles North d Shepherdstown,
the terminus of the Cumberland Valley
Railroad and the staring point of the
Potomac and harrisburg Railroad.
When the Shenandoah Valley Railroad
shall have been competed to that point
by the link now referred to, direct com
communication by raj will be afforded
us to Harrisonburg, Philadelphia, Bal
t;rnore, &c, and the whiting question so
frequently made whdher the Shenan-
doah Valley Railroh Company intends
dumping their cars into the Potomac
will be completely ilenced.
y corps OF Engineers will 60 to Page
next week for the mrpose Of modify
ing some parts of tie line between Mil
ford AMI Luray, witch may require sew
eral weeks. The fork upon seven or
eight miles OF thisline is very heavy
and expensive; an, its location should
be made with greet care and particular
ity. There are SGerai contractors anx-
iouslv waiting for tic letting of the
work who will mve it vigorously when
once at it. Numerous proposals for
erecting the bride to span the Shenan-
doab. below Rivrton, have been re-
ceived, and we hive reasons to believe
that work will son ne started Thus,
before the foliag, which is nowso beau
tiful and greer upon our mountain
clones shall chage it's hue, we hope TO