Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-02-06
TUESDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 6, 1911.
TIE BERKELEY SUBSCRIPTION.

f7th instant. to . vote of the people of Berkeley
county to determine whether or not they will sub
scribe, in the name of their county, eco per
milo TO the stock of the Mnrtinsburg Potomac
Railroad Company, err the Shenandoah valley
Railroad. the Cumberland Valley Railroad Com
pany. whichever Company may assume tho con.
strncton of the aid in the onstru cfion OF
Railroad from insburg to the Jefferson line,
there TO DO intersecied and become part of road
O, DO further extended from that point TO Charles
town." This subscription, II made, is upon tho
conditions that the whole snn subscribed shnll not
exceed $4,000; that il shall be q part of the
heretofore authorized TO he subse rihed by
the count ..to the Martinsburg Potomac Rail
read Company 10 construct = road from the town
Of Mai sburg to the Frederick lines" that the
last named road shat! release the county from the
rnexpended subscription OF $4,000 over and
above the proposed subse ription of S15,ohO; that
ns part of this subscription shall he demandabe
from tho county until the County Court has salts
factory evidence before ii that the road will he
sructed from he Berkeley line, from funds other.
wise obtained, to Charlcstown: "And further, that
che said road will he completed 30 some proper
terminus IA tho Southern part of the Valley of Vr-
GINA that the subscription shal not be demand
able Until the County Court is satisfed, by evil
dsneo. that n amount of money ether than what
sbAIl be payable by the County Court. under tho
subscription. j. available. from o'her sources, to
con, .lete tie construction of the road; that the
County Court shall prescribe "all the terms and
oond,tions" upon winch the subscription shall be
made, and that no part of tho funds subscribed
''sha ~ be expended except upon that part of the
road which will lie within the county of Berkeley"
This proposition is certainly OF great i'm
poriance to the people of Berkeley county, as we'll
So to the people of Jefferson; ard as tho interests
OF both deeply involved. we embrace the last
opportunity afforded US TO eubmit our views on the
subject. When the extremely guarded manner in
which the question is referred to vote of the
pie OF Berkeley, which We have surmar,zed in the
foregoing paragraph. is considered and the advan
tAre, TO be attained by the subscription
ve!sh'd. confrss. surprise that .here
shoub exist as we learn there is any opposition
the part of any portion OF tho citizens OF chat
county TO the measure.
1t is conceded in all this dacussions of the cub.
Zee; shat we have seen heard that the real cues
ton submitted 10 q cho ice bet~ extension of
the " n tins burg Potomac road 10 Winchester
and this expenditure by Berkeley county of the
cam of 81 100 600 for that purpose. or practical
rrolor Cation OF that road through Chsriestown
Berry Vile, Front Royal, and the itch Fafity OF
Pase".to some proper terminus in the Valley OF
Virginia. anI the rrp,ndit"re therefor Of The Of
ST5,nGD We think stale the proposition
CuratoIy and fIirly-because there cal be doubt
that alternately r the Of these schemes
will be adopted, and thai il il be the former the
whole amount OF $3.50 90 will be expended and
Winchest-r will be the -tn.inus. and il the latter
according to the very terms OF the order OF the
County Court OF Berkeley, the road will be
structeG we have ipdIcstd, TO terminus in
the Southern part OF the Valley of Virginia. -
which cannot he rea he'd except through the pOints
Enent:nrcd- and oil this ,riH be cost 10 B',ke!ty
e5anfy Of SIS 600 Which, then. of these two en-
isrprises will better subserve the n.crests of I'd
offer the greater advantages to, the people OF thai
county. is the actual i.sue involved.
To that enquiry We shall sddres what We have
to say.
First. then. there 10 a saving OF S45. 900 in favor
of the Chsres;own route But this cum. large
though it he. regard az insignificant when CONF
pared with she other inducements and benefit.
presented to Berkeley count. by this line
Aside from the loo al Advantage to With NC
shall hereA fter sdvcr; it ia stmiIrsd, aoG Fl
ion of the mp of the try Obvious,
that great mportanc will attach TO this route
the fact that il in the direction of the shcrtest
Iine from Ihe Pacific coast vi. the Southern Pacific
Railroad TO New York y subject at presepI attract
ias the sitenion of the whole country. and in the
rapid progress made " it'll work of sLch pith and
inunspt by capitsl;ste, will before long be
cOmPEished enternrise II is The interior
line, and from the int. est unaffected in it
by those largely concerned in the construction OF
the Southern Pacific il is In !erred that il 20 'he
lected route TO the North bern cities. The value of
being part of a great trunk railway OF such mag
nitude as thi, cannot be ovcrestimated.
Tho country through which the highway of this
immense travel and commerce asses its way to
the seabr ard cannot be otherwise than improved
--nnI pidIy d.velcred. The imme date local nd-
vaat- gs tquslIv plain. The great object to be
attained in raiItoads az the present day i. com
petition without this there is no reliable remcdy
for ths exrss.gance if not the imposition OF tbs
corporations ON populations dependant upon item
for OF transportation. Legislation has
failed in its efforts to regulate by statute the evils
and excuses 20 which We slIude The vast power
~bich imposes them in too many. If not in all in-
stances. owe. hadows States and il mightier than
LegislAtures.
The true remedy, then, 10 by the use of these
CARNATIONS az riva 10 Of each other. To this
receive they promptly respond ar to other In
view OF this known fact the advantage, in m.
and prospective. of the Ea.tcrn or Charlestown
route 10 m"st apparent II "opens up mot interest
ing aad Extensive portion ofBerkeIcy county TO
petition = and COZ venient the Bal
timore and Northern markets. and stretches in the
direction of. and will finally Goa meet with. a rom-
peting line to other and desirable marx to whieh
now they have aecess bat by route. Aft-r
reaching Charlestown they connect With the She n
rndoah Valley ilroad which cra,fcs tho Wash
ington Il Ohio Railroad al Berryville, in pro
cess of construction 10 Winchester and the Goa J
FlSids ana tnos n new ana com pe TIN e
line IL at once secured 20 the cities of Warrington
and Georgetown 10 The District of Columbia. and
Air1andria in Virginia Away sinvtirg ard favor
able markets to the farmer for the ,a!e OF hs pro
dpce.
Alta glsnce it will be seer that tn. Frederick or
Winchester route possesses but few il any of these
advantages. II con.truci.d The road will have its
terminus in fact at Winchester, where it will be
made a dependent wholly upon hostile line for
INV travel or traffic commerce beyond. Dis-