The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-01-18
Valley Railroad.

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he Baltimore & Ohio Road, to run the trains
II the latter through from Harrisonburg to
,taunton. This provision has been regular
y complied with since the close Of the lease
o the Shenandoah Valley Railroad. 1t will
continue, We understand, until the Valley
Company can make arrangements to stock
md equip the road. and run it under its own
Mr.. W. II. Jorlon, formerly OF the Wes-
tern Maryland Road, who was snperinteEd-
ent of the Valley Road for the lessees, has
been retained in that position by Mr.. Pen
dleton, and all the station agents will also
retain their places, so that there will be no
interruption to the business of the road.
This arrangement is very desirable. With
the Valley Company We have no doubt IA
vorable and satisfactory arrangements will
be made by the Baltimore & Ohio Company |
for through freight and passenger rates. so |
that there will be no hitch or embarrassment |
growing ont Of the connections at Harrison |
burg. 1t is desirable. too. in order to test |
the actual independent value OF the Val |
ley Railroad. With liberal pro rate on
passenger and freight with the Baltimore &
Ohio Road, it can be determined whether the |
Valley Road is able to sustain itself. If the
trial proves that it can take care OF ITSELF
that it can pay running expenses, and re-
pairs, and accumulate surplus. the first sub
stantial step will have been taken to con-
summate its completion. With renewal of
confidence throughout the country, and an
exhibit upon the part Of the Valley manage
ment that the road is paying, the probability ]
will be in favor of securing capital to COM
mence and complete the work. Mr.. Pendle-
ton has shown good judgment in the effort
he is now putting forth, and we have no
doubt he will receive all legitimate aid the
Baltimore & Ohio road can consistently rem
der.
1t was perfectly natural that so long as the
Valley road was operated by rival and
in some respects, hostile corporation, the
Baltimore & Ohio Road should jealousy
strument to injure the business of that com
pany. or become All insuperable obstacle to
| its participation in the trade OF the upper
Valley. One view of the case our people
seem to have lost sight of, in the llnmeasured
| and untcmpered denunciation OF the BALTIC.
& Ohio Company. We all felt vexed that a
| fraternal arrangement was not made at Har-
| risonburg, under the management OF the
| Shenandoah Valley Road. But we should
| remember that corporations generally take
care of themselves, for if they do not, no
other power will. Had it been merely the
| Valley Railroad and the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad that were dealing with each other,
the action OF the latter company would just
ly have been censurable. But this was not
the case. 1t is generally believed that the
Shenandoah Valley. Road IS part OF the
proposed system of the Pennsylvania Cen
trail Road. This corporation has been an
tagonizing the Baltimore & Ohio Company,
consequently it was the policy of self defence
on the part OF the Baltimore & Ohio Road,
to interrose obstacles to having its trade cut
off in the centre Of the Valley. Hence .he
want OF disposition to fraternal arrange
ments at Harrsonburg that might eventual
ly have worked to the injury of the B. & o.
Company. We thought hard OF it because
it inconvei fenced u.s.. Probably, had we
been in the place Of the B. & 0. corporation,
we should have thought it strange if any one
would have expected us to have acted differ
emily to what that company did.
There will be no similar reasons for the
refusal of fraternal arrangements with the
Valley Company as an independent and iso-
lated corporation. The interests Of the two
corporations are almost Identical. and we hope
there will be acatholic feeling and sentiment
controlling in the arrangements that will be
made, working to the advantage of both.
We are pleased that Mr.. Pandleton has de-
termined upon the line of policy we have i'll
dicated. We believe it will work out well,
and that with close management, it will be
shown that the Valley Road can stand upon
It's own bottom, sustain itself, and give such
assurance of its usefulness as to- Justify its
early completion to its terminal point at
Salem.
The San OF the 18th says:
The transfer OF the Valley railroad has now
been fully completed and the road placed in
the hands of It's own company. Every fac
ility was offered by the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, which furnished the nee
essary rolling stock, and the change was eff
fected without the delay of single train
A daily train ia run each way from Harrison
burg to Staunton, making regular conneE
tious, and accommodation trains, for freight
and passengers, run three times 4 week.
President P. P. Pendleton, under whose per
sonal supervision the arrangements were
made, says that the prospects are enceura-
ging and the people along the line express
themselves as well satisfied with the action
of the company. An adjourned meeting of
the directors will be held or Wednesday
24th inst, at which formal report will be
made by the president, and action will prob
ably be taken to place the operation of the
ing.
Rising Above Party
We see every day, either in editorial dial
tribes or sensational correspondence, pa
thetic appeal from patriotic Democrats to
prominent Republicans to ''rise above par
ity.'' Senators Conkling. Christiancy, Ed
munds, Frelinghysen, and others Of like high
standing, are importuned by disinterested
representatives OF Samuel J. Tilden, to "rise
above party" and do something to make the
said Samuel J. President. 1t never enters
the heads of these innocent reformers to
make similar appeal to men of their own
political association. 10 their understand
ing no man can "rise above party" unless
he is willing to do something towards declar-
ing Mr.. Tiden the President elect. Their
Interpretation of patriotism is for Republi-
cans to ''rise so far above party" as to drop
over Into the Tilden camp, and lend their in
luence::to assist Cronin, Pelton, Grover and