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

ruesday of last week, rendered by the
',hnrondoah Valley, the Cumberland VAL
land the Pennsylvania Railroads, by
:oecial train. We boarded the train at
nlerdstown at l o'clock and arrived
philadelphia about half-past seven 2.
- The ride over the newly constructed
" R.R., Is miles from this place to
IIacerstown, was quite pleasant, and the
.,,sn coaches, under command of Capt.
Doucherty, were filled to overlooking
with passengers. AT Hagerstown Mr.
q II. Dugdale, the most clever and genial
General Freight and Passenger Agent oil
,heS. V.R X. brought on board rev
barrels of crackers and several boxes OF
cheese and number of Scotch herrihs'
which were served to the eXcnrsioilistS
and enioved hugely and although we
passed OH rapidly the air become lhietteu
i,.i,h Tho stropo flavor of Scotch herring
and cheese.
Aswe speeded on vote was taken on
the different political candidates for the
presidency, which resulted as follows;-
Hancock $50, Garfield 20, Weaver 3.
Leaving Hagerstown, the magnificent
Cumberland Valley spread out, as we
nossed on, majestically, grand and sub
lime. We also passed through the beauti-
fnl and thriving towns of Greencastle,
Chambcrsburg, Shippensburg, MELVILLE,
Carlisle, Mechancsburg and reaching
Harrisburg at 4 80 o'clock. From Har-
risburg to Philadelphia, LOG miles, the
trim was made with but one stoppage, at
the city of Lancaster, averaging mile
PER minute.
Through the entire trip Col. Dugdale
used every means to render his passen-
gers comfortable and cheerful, and quite
well did he succeed and he will have the
universal thanks of those on board for
time to come.
Upon reference to our arrival at Phila-
de.phia we quote from the following pa
(PbiladeIphia Daily Times)
VISITING VIRGINIANs-A Plan TO
Tern SHENANDOAH VALLEY TRADE In
To PnILApELrHIA.-The corridors OF
the Girard Hotel were crowded. last
night with merchants, millers, live stock
and grain dealers, druggists aud other
business men from the Shenandoah
Valley of Virginia and West Virginia.
They arrived IN the city about seven
o'clock on a special excursion train
over the Shenandoah Valley, Gambler
land Valley and Pennsylvania Rail
roads. They number in all about three
hundred AID came by special invitation
from the railroads above named, the
object being to bring them into person
al contact with tho Philadelphia mer-
chants, with a view TO attracting tie
Valley trade to this city. The eXcur-
sionists are from the counties g Jetfer-
son, West Virginia, and Clarke War
rem and Page, Virginia, aud represent
combined population OF about iorty-hve
thousand. This population, principally
agricultural, is distributed Throughout
number of small towns. The business
of the Valley is well worth obtaining,
and Philadelphia merchants are making
an effort to attract il hlther. Direct
rail communication between PhiIadel-
phia and the Shenandoah Valley las
but lately been obtained. In the past
the trade of the valley has all gone to
Baltimore, by way OF the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, the farmers sending all
their products 10 that market and the
merchants purchasing all heir supplies
there. The railroad had a monopoly
and kept ireights ur, and the result was
the construction of the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad, which has lately been
completed from lIagerstown, Maryland,
to Milford, Virginia, a distance of
seventy six miles, the road passing
through the four counties named above
During the year the road will be com
pleted to Waynesboro, where it will
connect with the Chesapeake and ONO
Railroad. by means OF this road Phil
adelphia is brought into direct commu-
nicatiou with the Shenandoah Valley,
connection being made over the new
road 10 Iagerstown, thence 10y way OF
the Cumberland Valley Road to Harris
burg and thence by the Pennsylvania
Railroad.
The visitors, who came in charge OF
G.. H. Dugdale, the general freight and
passenger agent of the Shenandoah
Valley Road, distributed themselves
over the city, the majority of them go
ing to the Girard House. The visitors,
decidedly pleased at the plan of compe-
tition suggested TO them, spoke strongly
against the freight charges made by the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and eX-
pressed perfect willingness to purchase
in Philadelphia, to the exclusion of
Baltimore. This morning the visitors
will assemble at IL o'clock at the Com
mercial Exchange Building, and otter
al address of welcome will be taken
in charge by committees from the
Commercial, Grocers and Importers
and Drug Exchanges. They vii then
be taken through the city. The party
will continue here during the remainder
of the week, and as their tickets are
good until Tuesday quite a number
will stay over Sunday. Accompanying
the excursionifts are four editors, John
ii. little, of the Shepherdstown Regis
ter; James Gallaher, of the Charles
town Free Press; Geo. w. Haines, of
the Charlestown Spirit; and John 0.
Crown, of the Clarke County Courier.
philadelphia Eyering Bulleiir.)
TIE EXCURsIoNIsrs FROM TIE SHENAN-
DoAH VArLEY-RECEPTIoN AT TIE
COMMERCIAL ExCHANGE.-Last even
ing special train containing party OF
ahont two hundred and fifty excursion