The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-07-21
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he Atlantic, on the one hand, and
protected, on the other, by tic Ale
ghanIcs arl North Mountains,-a
double barrier against The fierce winds
Of the Northwest. In the language Of
a traveller, familiar with both helNis.
rhrrcsr at is cmbesomcL il an atmos.
pher!c lake" II have studied the
climates Of Nice aud Pau, in Northern
France adds the same gentleman !;
II haze spent winter Oh tie Nile and
in Que Of the sheltered valleys Of
Switzerland; | Lavc lived years in
California ard am now ready to affirm
that for hca!.hTulucss aud life the whole
year round, ! have found nothing SD.
perior to he climate Of this Valley"
harrisburg is distant from Bali.
mere one hundred miles ; from Harris
burg, about the same distance fr,m
Washington. only eighty miles. -Four
trains daily, day and uisat, afford every
facility If communication, Neither
storm, lee. nor disaster can isolate ii
from tie great avenues Of Continental
trade and transportation. 1t is literal.
~ aud truly upon the line Of all nation.
a! aud international traffic and trade.
MaT;:Hsbu7g is irst.c!ass station
and the terminus Of the first division
Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
1t is a!!sa the terminus Of tic Martins.
burg and Potomac Railroad, Which
connects at lIagcrstown, intimately and
directly, with the whole Of the great
Pennsylvania Railroad system. It is
only twenty-five miles by stage con.
ncct!oa, from Winchester, Va, and
there meets the Valley lines to Staun.
ton, aud ultimately to tho South
West.
Looking at the map 0! West Virgin.
il one readily pcrccivcs that the
coua:i.s Of Ohio. MARSHALL, Wet.
eel, Marion, Taylor, Preston,
Mineral, Hampshire, Hardy, Grant,
Penllcton, Morgan, Berkeley, aud
Jefferson, seek their way to the
marts Of trade by the B. & 0. Rail
road. But looking again at the map,
it is perceived, with equal readiness,
that the counties of CabcIl, Putnam,
Kaua Sha, Fayctte, Summers, Monroe
end GrcCnbricr, must seek their East.
ward communications BY tho Chesa.
pouke and Ohio Railroad, which, with
its connection ut Stanton with the
Valley Road, at o1ce opens up all the
resources Of tho B. & 0. Railroad to
the traveller. The location Of Mar
tinsbrrg, thus makes it more acccssi-
ble-t.king everything into cOusidera.
tion-to tEo.thirds OF tue State whcth-
CT regarded geographically OR with re.
gard to population, tha1 any other
established and developed town. 1t
may be stated, too, as q fact Of some
Significance, that the Capital Of Penn.
sylyania, (tEarrisburg,) the Capital of
Maryland, Annapolis, } the Capital at
Washington arc all within a few hours
reach by railroad, and are connected OF
course, by telegraph.
We're MaFtinsburs the Capital of
West Virginia, it would need only the
time tables Of railroad companies and
tue actual experience Of the people,
having business with the seat Of gov.
cgumeE!, to show that it was more DC.
ccssiblc to the greatest number, than
any town or city in the State. In cou.
ncc!ion with this assertion, few zig.
urcs may be Invoked as witness.
MurtIusburg to Baltimore via the i. l.
y. Railroad, 80 miles ; to Washing.
ton ; via B. 4 Q. and Metropolitan, So
uilcs to Baltimore, via ;iartinsburg
und Potomac aud Western Maryland,
lQ2 miles: to Harrisburg, Pa, 100
uilcr, to New YOsk by any route, S
hours 10 Boston, = hours, and SO on,
connections belrs arranged with every
part OF this Continent aud the Cont.
ncut Of Europe.
The town has, as before stated,
about ! 200 inhabitants, and up TO the
period Of general depression in bust
ness, was increasiDg-cvcn financial
difficulties have failed to rcprcss the Gu.
crgirs Of our people, and within the
past year number OF new buildings
have been erected, which add to tie
wealth md the architectural beauty O!
tue place.
Mart;nsburg is lighted with gas and
supplied with the purcst water from. a
LI@cstoao spring through the Holly
system Of water works. Ills affords
,lrngt nt,nluto pro,oot;nr n,.,;n,t e..