Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-06-21

R0S- RAuRoAD.-The potent, grave
and reverend" senior Of the Martlnsburg
Statesman, has been inspired, tins week.
to favor the world with All elaborate
leader upon the subject Of the Shenan=
doah Valley Railroad, the gist OF which
is The sage suggestion, that the frlehds
of that Improvement, instead OF finish
ing their road upon the line OF Its orlgl-
nal location. had better abandon their
present direct route across the river at
Shepherds,own, with its ten miles OF
completed graduation aud masonry, and
taking a new departure from Charles
town, go some fifteen or more miles
out of their way TO Martinsburg, in or
der that they may, there, enjoy the ines
Unable privilege of a connection with
that most important, highly successful
and altogether satisfactory little pet pro
ject Of u few leading and influential
minds" of Berkeley, which is known,
hereabouts, as the "Martinsburg and
Potomac Railroad !"
Now, whilst we have no doubt of the
fact, that, ~ the Statesman says, ''eve-
ry consideration of trade, profit, public
convenience and corporate policy, re
quires that connection to be made, so
fur as The interests Of ihe .bariinsdurg
&. Potomac Railroad are c0ncerned, it
must be remembered that, inasmuch, as
the Shenandoah Valley Railroad is to be
a constituent pant Of the Grand Trunk
line between San Diego, on the Pacific,
and our sea board cities of the East, 1t
cannot afford to go SO far out its way as
to make an elbow Of from fifteen TO
twenty miles, simply to accommodate
its very disintcrested trields i'll Mar
tinsburg whose affections are absorbed
by their aforesaid spoiled pet from Pow
ellis Bend, which alas /, is no longer UNI
der parental control! Nor must 1t be
forgotten that however much the Di-
rectors OF our Road might be disposed
to act upon the suggestion of the States
man they have no ability TO do so, as
their Charter compels them ''to 70 by
way of Shepherdstown."
So that the decidedly cool and icon
sidering the state of the thermometer)
refreshing proposition of our Martins
burg cotemporary, however entertaining
it may be in itself, cannot possibly be
entertained by the Officers Of the Shen-
andoah Valley Railroad, who, viewing
the subject from different standpoint
from that of the Statesman, should be
pardoned for not being able to sec it in
the same light in which it presents itself
to him.
We can, however, venture to take it
upon ourselves, TO assure the Statesman
that his suggestion of "a change Of
base" for our Railroad, will be sure to
receive from its friends all the conside-
ration it deserves and that, if it be not
immediately complied with, he must not
think it is because the motive which
prompts the invitation to come to Mar
,insburg is not as fully appreciated as
are the merits of the proposition itself.
Nor must he be surprised to learn
that there are people so perverse as to
believe that our cotemporary's invitation
is urged with more zeal than discretion,
and that it is intended as an entangle-
ment for the feet of those who may turn
listening ear to his seductive words.
twill you walk into my parlor," said the spi-
der to the fly,
"'Tis the prettiest little parlor that ever you
did spy"
But 10 his urgent invitation he received the
prompt reply,
"No, l thank you, Mr.. Spider, it is quite too
late TO try.
And, besides, I'm in hurry, so, dear sir,must
say, goodbye"