Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-01-09
Shen. Valley Railroad.


give it their attention, as it will repay
perpsal and show them that our Railroad
Is beginning to be properly appreciated
as an important link in the grandest
Trunk line that has yet been projected
on this continent-that from San Diego,
on the Pacific to the sea bound cities of
the Northern States.-
SHENANDOAH NALtEY AND TEXAS
PAClrIC RAILRoADs.-The announce
ment is made that the injunction in
hibiting meeting ofthe Directors of
the Shenandoah Valley Railroad Com
pany and the contractors from working
on the Improvement gotten out by par
ties in the county of Jefferson has been
dissolved. The adjustment effected by
the dicision of Judge Turner, it is
stated, satisfied all parties, and steps
have already been taken for meeting
of the Directors, with a view 10 the re-
sumption of the work on the improve
ment. We hope this is so. We regard
the Shenandoah Valley Railroad as one
of the most important enterprises ever
inaugurated for the Valley Virginia,
not only because of the local signif-
canoe of the work, developing one Of
the richest mineral and agricultural
portions of Virginia, but by no reason
of its prominent relation to the great
continental improvement known as the
Southern or Texas Pacific Railroad, on
the SD parallel. 1t will constitute one
OF the main links in the proposed con-
nection of the Pacific slope at San
Diego, California, with TIE great east
ern entrepots and thus bring Virginia
in direct communication with the traffic
and travel of the continent 1t is
admitted by all impartial minds that
the geographical location of the Texas
Pacific road will command for it the
bulk of the Pacific trade because of its
freedom from the distractions in winter
incident to the SHOWS which prevailed
ON the northern Pacific route.
The memorial recently presented by
Col. Thomas 4. Scott, asking the
government to guarantee the interest
on $70,000,000 sets forth perSpcuously
the advantages of the improvement
proposed. We give below the argu-
ment presented, which will doubtless
attract the attention of all sections and
command the favorable consideration of
Congress.
Without entering into an elaborate
discussion of the salutary effect that
must result from tie favorable action
Of Congress upon this proposition, it is
apparent TO every rcflcctiag mind that
the necessities oil the country demand
that the great public enterprises which
look TO the Development OF Ia" material
resources and as Il consequence the en-
joymcnt of the idle labor, shall be en-
couraged. The prostration Of the in
duslrics, caused by the financial revolu
ton through which the country has
passed. can only find remedy III the
institution and prosecution of national
Improvement of the charter that at
taches to the Southern Pacific Railroad.
1. is only in this manner that healthy
condition of the labor of the country
can be scared, and for this reason we
favor the petition presented by Mr..
Scott anA Mr. Pierce.
Thcy say Snr.h.tn Trunk liz" "f
railroad to the Pacific j. IL necessity,
:ld is construction Should he insured
by the government; as practical means
Uf sitting the question and enabling Ii;
vast territories to be safely inhabited
and developed The completion OF this
line would, it is claimed, enable the
government to move troops cheaply
aud rapidly, dispense with probably
three-fOurths OF these escorts employed
III Texas and Southern Territories, and
thus release the government OF an ex-
pcndituye amounting to millions OF
dollars yearly; and it would moreover
be of immense advantage to the nation
''bv bringing into market hundreds of
millions of acres Of good land which
are now dead property to the United
States; 10y adding millions Of popnla-
ton to the present number OF producers
and tax papers of the country; by more
than doubling, or, indeed indefinitely
increasing the annual yield of precious
metals in the United Suites; by vast
increase i'll our revenues to be derived
from importations from Asiatic coun-
tries, by the general stimulus of prodhc-
ton, manufactures and trade in all the
States east of the Mississippi TO supply
the wants of the settlers i'll the near
regions to be traversed by the road;
and by all that diversified good, i'll the
pursuit Of which England, France, Bel
gium, Holland, Russia and Austria have
spent such erroneous sums of money,
pledged without stiEt TO their public
credit, and found their reward in the
control of the commerce and trade Of
the world. 1t is further argued that
the construction of this open highway,
unobstructed by SHOWS during the en-
tire year, across the continent, would
prove to be practical measure of re-
construction for the South, and that the
increased yield of cotton and tobacco
from the newly developed country
would swell the value of our exports,
and thus aid materially in the retention
of our gold and silver tor home circula-
ton. The memoralists assert it is con-
al al