Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-10-16
,.,,ortnnt Railroad Movement
New Development of the sheh-
,mIoah Valley Railroad.

IN Tuesday last special train of the
shenandoah Valley Railroad, under the
S;rsc,ion of Mr.. j. H. Sands, Superln-
.a,dent reached Hagerstown, leaving
philadelphia at 9 o'clock, via the Z. V.
r r., and after stoppage here OF
evenly minutes, at 3 o'clock L. Nj. lett
s'r the end of the road and the Luray
Taves which were visited, on Wednes
day. the party returning TO Hagerstown
m Thursday morning, and after a stop
n,ge of twenty minutes again leaving
at 10 80 A. ii. by the w, NJ II. K.
and Baltimore for Philadelphia. 1t was
designed that he party should stop
over an hour and a-half at Pen-Mar, on
their way east.
This special train was the most ele-
CANT and thoroughly equipped, ard IN
its intent the most important, when
has yet reached Hagerstown, now prac-
tically the railroad centre OF this great
valley. 1t consisted OF one OF the new
and perfectly flushed passenger cars OF
the S. V. R, with a Pullman Sleep
or and Pullman Hotel Car OF the latest
and most approved styles, drawn by
one Of the new, powerful engines OF the
S V. II. X. Provision, such as the
character of the party would justify, had
been made and nothing was wanting to
compile The comfort and ensure the en-
iovtnent of all. The weather was lovely
IN the extreme and the autumnal atmos-
phere inspiriting. The Caves of Luray
were visited under the most favorable
auspices, and the country, which was
the objective point of the tour, was seen
10 every advantage and the results
reached with perfect satisfaction. In
word, the excursion was entirely sue
cess; and now to what is most impor-
tant-the personnele of the party, and
the object OF their visit The company
consisted of
Genl Fitz John Porter, Vice-Presi
Dent Jersey Central; Stephen a. Cald-
well, one of the Receivers OF Philadel
phia and Reading; Z. w. Clarke, Pres
dent Lehigh Navigation Company; l..
II. Fahnes,ock, President lst National
Bank, \. y; J. NJ. Hood, President
w. Nj. T. r.; 9. II. Clarke, OF +. w.
Clarke & Co, Philadelphia; Geo. /.
Tyler, Banker, Philadelphia; +. Z:
chase, of Chase e lligginson, bankers,
n. Y; G.. d. Wood, of Wood & Davis
Bankers, n. Y; Ed. + Steele, Philadcl-
phia; J. Hncklcy Clarke, Philadelphia;
Charles Hacker, Philadelphia; Edward
Roberts, Philadelphia; J. w. NJ. Cardo
IA, Philadelphia; II. Blake Tyler, Phila-
dclphia; L. w. Baldwin, Baltimore; J.
J. Kimbal, Chairman 5. '. {. Co.,
Philadelphia; VIM. Mines, Jr., PrcSl-
den, 5. V. Il. Il; L. l.. Boycc, Vice
President S. V. L. II; a. K. Boteler,
Director, 5. V. X. T.; w. II. Travers,
Counsel ). V. 4. r.; JOS. |. Doran,
Counsel, Philadelphia; II. K!d Doug
lass, Counsel, Hagers,Owu; w. w. Coc,
Chief Engineer 5. V. X. r.; j. II.
Sands, Superintendent S V. r. K; J.
J. Mckenna, Philadelphia Inquirer.
These gentlemen, il " ill be observed,
are the heads and controlling men OF
railroads aud We may add OF capital.
Those not Immediately connected with
the local road, it will be seen, are from
Philadelphia and New York. and we
may add are the representatives OF over
forty millions OF dollars. The Object
of the trip was one of inspection with a
view 10 the further extension OF the
railroad connections over the country
through which they passed, and We can
state upon the best authority that IL Was
determed, upon this trip, to make the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad through
line between the South and Southwest
OH one side and New York city ON The
other, hy connection with the CheSa
peake e Ohio railroad and Baltimore
& Ohio railroad, aud take the traffic OF
these to New York by the interior line.
To consummate this the construction OF
distinct line of road through the Cum
5erland Valley, parallel with the {. '.
L. r., from Hagerstown to Harrisburg,
as a connecting link with the Phlladel-
phia and Reading Il. r., will be necrs-
sary, aud this connection, We are ad-
ySed, as the determination of the par
ties upon this excursion, will DC built at
once, thus making a shorter connection
between the South and Southwest, and
New York city, over the Reading road
and the New Jersey Central railroad,
which latter road forms All important
link Oh the line aud, as will be seen,
was represented by its Vico-Prcsident.
AT the Baldwin House dinner, given
in honor of the Shenandoah Valley rail-
road officials, it will be recollccted, i'll
response 10 the toast of the Baltimore
IS Ohio railroad and its connections, a
movement looking i'll this direction was
Enthusiastically fOreshadowed, and now,
from the information which reaches Gs,
and which We are authorized TO use, it
would appear to be determined that
another road, additional to these under
way, will shortly be constructed through
the Cumberland Valley from Hagers
town TO the Susquehanna river-the
only open link in line otherwise per
feet from the Gulf of Mexico to New
York.-HagerstOVn Nail
FROM THE PHILADELPHIA ENQUIRER.
The party Of railroad men and capt
talists whose start on trip of inspec-
ton over the Shenandoah Valley railroad
was announced in the Enquirer on
Wednesday, returned to this city last
evening by the special train on which
they left on Tuesday.
As it is in the results of the trip
rather than with its minor circumstances
that the public has the most concern,
the essential facts may at once bereach-