Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-09-13
pI~ HARRISBURG AND POToMAc

with gentleman VINO resiueS III ii"'
risburg, Pa, who informed us that the
Harrisburg and Potomac Railroad,
which is to connect with the Shenan--
doah Valley Railroad at this point
through Washington County, Nd Is
rapidly progressing under the supervl-
sion of the energetic President, u. v.
ALL, Esq. Thus it will be seen that we
are to have two connections with the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad at this
point, the Harrisburg and Potomac
by way of Washington County, Md,
and the Cumberland Valley aud Mar
tinsburg road on the west end OF our
town. If the citizens of Washington
County, along the liua of the III. 81 +.
Road, including the towns OF Boons-
boro', Sharpsburg, &c, will take STEPS
to arrange the land damages, the grad
ing will be let in very short time. The
Boonsboro' ODD Feilo,o of last week
contains the following well-'imed article
upon the subject -
Our RAILROAD PROsPECTs AND OUR
DUrY.-The railroad fever in Boons-
boro is something of an intermittent
type. At intervals it runs high, four
Kindred beats to the second, and with
in the next fortnight it runs down so
low that the most skillful railroad ex-
pert would tail to discover any pulse at
all. Just now, with select few at least,
it runs very high and if railroad ties
and rails could be made out OF gas, we
would have the iron horse snorting
along past ono end of town, down
through Mr.. Nicodemus meadow, in
less time than it takes to write this SEN
tence. But it takes something more
substantial than this to succeed in rail-
road projects
We believe there is reasonable toun-
dation for the hope we enjoy OF ulti-
mately having a railroad pass through
this valley and this place Only the
other day we saw letter from ID. ALL,
Esq, of MELVILLE, Pa, President OF the
III. IL p. r. r., in regard to the pros
poets of that road, and what ought to be
done by the citizens here in order to in
sure a connection at this point. The IL.
& p. r. X. is being pushed forward as
RAPIDLY as possible, and in due time will
undoubtedly reached Wayncsboro, and
finally make connection with the
Western Maryland Railroad at some
point in this county. But that compa-
nv has no charter to build road in this
county, consequently can go no further
than the border unless u charter should
be secured Hereafter from our Leglsla-
ture.
He gives it rs his opinion that the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad will and
must cross the Potomac at Shepherds
town. 1t is the object of that company
to find the shortest and most direct
route to the northeastern sea-board ci-
ties and Baltimore. This is manifestly
along the base of the mountain, by way
of Sharpsburg, kecdysville, Boonsbero,
and down the contemplated route fthe
Harrisburg and Potomac Railroad.
This route is shorter by many miles to
New York than any other, and must
eventually be adopted.
Under the circumstances, onr duty is
made plain, if we would make sure of a
connection at this point, and hasten the
matter. Already we are in possession
of charter, granted by the Maryland
Legislature, to build a road from point
on the Potomac river, through Wash
ingt6n county to point on the Penn
sylvania line. This is all the Legislation
we need. The next step is to organize
at once under this charter, secure the
stock necessary, and make it the inter
est of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad
to connect with this county, and adopt
the route leading to the III. 81 i. road,
at Smithburg, or some other point on
the Western Maryland
In this article we shall mainly point
ont the way and the duty, without at
tempting to urge it; we may do that
hereafter. We believe the plan propos-
ed by Mr. Ahl-to organize under the
Antietam Railroad charter, and urge a
connection with the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad at Shepherdstown-is the best
and only one. But the newspaper can
not build this road. We may advocate
it, but the men of means must put their
shoulders to it, and push it forward.
You must come down to liberal sub
scriptions and donations; talking and
wishing will not do it.