Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-10-02

| q nearly greeting 10 all VINO CAME
among them to develop the great re-
sources of the valley.
In conclusion he said: 1t is we'll
known that we have long been shut up
to one route of travel and tiansporta-
ton TO commercial marts, and that the
most exorbitant rates have been impos
ed upon us, because we could not help
ourselves. Hence, we hail with pleas
ure the opening of the Shenandoah Val
ley Railroad as it will give US compe-
ting line with the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, and we visit you for the pur-
pose of seeing whether we cannot traDs-
fer our trade TO your city, with advan-
tage of transportation and railroad
freights We confide in you, and we
trust that you will have the same conf
dence in US, and that this mutual conf
dence will become stronger from year
to year, as we become better acquaint-
ed. We regret to part with our Baltl-
more friends, who are endeared to US by
many favors They have trusted and
confided in us and we in them, and 50
great HIS that confidence become that
our merchants can sit down in bis Office
and order by mail large bill of goods
from Baltimore, and rest satisfied that
they will come as satisfactorily as if lie
had bought them in person. The same
mutual confidence will spring up be-
tween You and US, and we sincerely
hope that you may never have cause to
regret this day; that Mr.. Dugdale land
Roads he represents may never regret
the favor granted us, and that we our
selves may never regret this visit to
your city and your kindness to US.
Remarks were also made by Mr.. III.
Ii. Harrison, of Clarke county, Va, at
ter which the visitors spent short time
in social intercourse and then started 70
see the sights.
Philadelphia North Americana
A BUSINESS ExcURsloN-A LARGE
PATTY OF NIRGINIANs IN THE CITY.-
The excursion of merchants, stockras
ers, millers and prominent citizens of
Virginia and West Virginia, by The
Shenandoah Valley Railroad, the new
tributary Of the Pennsylvania system,
reached this city last evening about
seven o'clock. The excursionsts num-
bered some two hundred persons, and
were quarlered at the Girard House and
American Hotel. They are in charge
of Mr.. G. II. Dugdale, general passen
ger and freight agent Of the Shenando-
all Valley Railroad, who is all old resi-
dent of this city. In the party are ten
milers, who were invited because
they are a part and parcel of the bust
ness community and important custom
ers Of Philadelphia and Baltimore bust
ness houses. Several editors are in the
party, including Mr.. George W. llaines,
of the Spirit of Jefferson OF Charles
town, w. Va, James Gallaher, Of the
Free Press, of the same town; MIR. Tit
tie, of the Shepherdstown Register, and
The editor of the Clarke county, Va,
Courier, John o. Crown. Hon. Henry
w. Harrison. who, when representing
Sussex county in the Legislature at
Richmond, Va, talked for nine con-
secutive hours to proven; an ADJOURN
ment Of the House, is leading mem
Der of the party, us is Colonel Pendlc-
ton, OF Fairfield, Clarke county, Va.
The milling interest is largely repre-
scented, but the stock-raisers are few,
owing to the fact that most of them are
now in the west on purchasing eX-
petitions. But very few ladies accom-
panied the excursion. A glance at the
party as they stood about the Girard
House last night showed them to be a
fne-looking set of men. The majority
are Debt payers, too A vote was
taken on the train to express l'resIden-
tial preference, and resulted in 159 for
Hancock, 90 for Garfield, and ) fer
Weaver. A number declined 10 vote.
Mr.. Dugdale, the railroad agent, III
Speaking 9! the excursion, said that
large number of the merchants in the
party would make their fall purchases
while in the city, aud that heretofore
they had pat: onized the business houses
Of Baltimore. BY the opening of the
new road Philadelphia gains at least
three hours over the old route via the
Baltimore and Ohio. which item will
result largely to our advantage.
For an account of Thursdays proceed
ingS we copy the following from the pen
of Mr.. Geo. w. lIaincS, editor of the
Charlestown Spirit Of Jefferson, who was
with the excursion party
On Thursday the cOurtcscs of the Penn
sylvania Railroad were extended. The
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phia Depot, they were first taken through
the immense grain depot of the Company,
with its capacity for storing and hand
ling GOO, 900 bushels of grain. From
there the stock pens were visited. These
are capable of containing about 1000 head
at one time, and are kept in the most per-
feet and clearly condition. The abatoir
came next. This is one of the largest and
most complete slaughter-houscs in the
world. Within it is every appliance for
slaughtcring and storing cattle, sheep,
hogs, &C., and from 900 to ! POO can be
slaughtered here in single twenty-fOur
hours, and be prepared for export or
home demand. After butchering the
meats are allowed to remain III the slaugh-
tering department until freed from the
animal heat, when they are quickly
transferred, by Il perfect device, 10 the
cooling houses, where a current Of air is
forced over large quantities of ice and
salt, and the temperature reduced to 80
degrees. The blood and all the ordinari-
| ly waste offal from the slaughter-house is
converted into Il Dried Blood Fertil-
izer," and is readily disposed of at S35 per
! ton.
After these visits the excursionists
were refreshed at the excellent stock
yard hotel of the company, and then
taken aboard train in waiting, consist
ing Oft three elegant new cars, and were