South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-09-11
Railroad to New Creek.

In the article subj ,ined, from the Bslti-
more Gazette, We find proposition for q
very direct line to New Creek, and q sug-
gestion of main line Of Railroad within four
miles OF this place. BY the proposed route
the South Branch Valley will DO brought
within twelve miles Of New Cresk, its nat
,trai market, and coal brought, in return by
the most direct line. Our friends at New
Creek and Piedmont ought to take this
matter into serious consideration, as the ad-
vantages of this "cut-off' to them are of
the most positive aud diroc, kind. We, of
course, want this road in community Of in
terest and relation with them.
! Look at those figures Romney to New
Greek (by proposed rouie), certainly not
exceeding Is miles; by Cumberland, SO
miles R)mney to New Geek, Is miles :;
Romney to Moort6eld, 90 miles thus
bringing Moore field within forty miles Of
New Creek by rail-
! We are pleased TO learn that Mr. DAN
BRIDGE is making arrangements for Rail-
road survey to Moorefeld, at an early day,
aud should the Baltimore aud Ohio Rail-
road make the cutoff proposed below, we
shall find the condition of our South Branch
Valley in facilities to market greatly i'm g.
proved. lie, the press of Mineral, Hardy
and Grant, then unite with US in urging
the prompt execution of this impOr:an, m ,
provcment, which may be ultimately ex,
tended as FAR as MarIiusburg, with les
SEEMING of main line fully thirty miles, aud
passing from the South Branch through the
heart of cur county, by way of Bloomery
Gap. A large part of this line was care.
fully surveyed by Messrs. MANNING and
LAKELAND, years ago, as the route of the
old Alexandris, Loudoun and Hampshire
Railroad. Our readers should turn their
considerate attention to this subject. In the
way of improvements, if we may not gel.
all We desire, let US at least get all that we
can. This enterprise will be exclusively
the Baltimore and OhioRailroad Company s
AN IMPORTANT RAILROAD CUTOFF.
Correspondence Of The Baltimore Gazette
RoMNRY, Augutt 90 1874.
The South Branch Railway, from Green
Spring Rnn Station to Rcmney, w. Va,
is now nearly completed, and it's CONSTRUCT
ton at once offers for consideration most
important connection, attended with lessen
ing of distance, 50 desirable and economi-
cal an interest In the consideration of rail-
roads.
This Green Spring Run Station is four
teen miles cast of Cumberland aud sixteen
miles north of Romney Now, if you pur-
sue the South Branch Railway to the west
ern point of the Hanging Rock, twelve
miles from Green spring, and there diverge
with pew line by way of Dumping IIol-
low and Johnson's or Patterson's Greek,
you can tap the main line at New Creek in
about twelve additional miles
Distance from Green Spring via Cum
berlaDd to New Creek, thirty six mlss ::
from Green Spring via South Branch route
to New Creek, twenty Eve miles-saviug
eleven miles. AS this reduction of distance
affects the whole main lines to the Ohio,
west of New Creek, its enormous value to
the coal trade and oil western travel and
trade may be coDjectured, while it will
greatly aud effecIually utiliz2 the new road
for tho twelve first miles of its line. All
the Western trade and travel must now pass
through Cumberland, where the junction
with the great & continually growing trav-
CT and trade of the Pittsburgh and Councils
vile Branch already encum beers and incom-
modes transportation very much. Now,
Whatever the cost be, this stem from Hang.
ing Rocks to Lew New Creek ought to be
constructed as quickly as possible, aud the
full authority exists in the present charac-
ter Of the South Branch Railway Com.
pany. The South Branch road has been in
charge Of PHILIP II. DANDRIDGE, Jr, az
engineer 10 chief, and the work does credit
TO his skill and judgment. This suggestion
deserves early consideration Of the Bald
more and Ohio Railroad Directors, and the
general interests of tho entire road from
New Creek to tho Ohio will experience its
beneficial results VIAToR.
EJ Hon. a. II. STEPHENS was, on the 3rd
inst, nominated for recollection by The dem
ocratic conservatives Of the Eighth Con-
gressional District Of Georgia, after an oil
nipht sieCn On the 11Otb boItot tbo yo,o