Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-06-04

:. V. X. r. SHOPs.-The people OF
Page county, Va, having, by their vote
on Thursday last, released the Shenan-
doah Valley Railroad Co. from the obll-
cation of their conditional pledge to
place the shops of the Company At Lu-
ray. it is deemed that the present is The
opportunity for Charlestown to make
prompt, vigorous effort to secure the BEN
eits of having the same located here. "A
committee of the Merchants and Manufac-
turer's Association of Baltimore has sug-
gested Il new trunk line from Baltimore
to the West and South, to be composed OF
the Western Maryland, the Shenandoah
Valley and the Chesapeake and ONO
Roads This. if carried out, will virtual
Nv unite the Western Maryland and Shen-
andoah Valley, and Charlestown beng
inst about one hundred miles from Balu-
more this place is the true location for
the shops in this view. Again, II the
extension OF the 5. V. 4. K. Is made TO
Harrisburg, Pa, we are then about one
hundred and two miles from Harris
burg where are placed the shops of the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad, and in this
light are elligibly situated for the location
OF the shops of the Shenandoah Valley.
If other shops should be placed at
Waynesboro and Big Lick. then, connect
ing the whole Pennsylvania system,
Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Charlestowh,
Wayuesboro and Big Lick are points ~
ing about one hundred miles apart, the
usual interval OF space between tue SHOPS
OF most of the railroads OF the country.
The eligibility of our suburbs Tor such
location is unQucStiCned, and IN the mat
ter of genuine enterprise We believe our
peopIc will not be sluggish when aroused
OF y inn np IA 4
Ter of this character; also that they viii
do ANYTHING reasonable within their pow
er to hold out an inducemcnt to anything
which may become public and perma-
ncnt benetactiou. 1t is the sense OF
number Of our prominent citizens that
hubble meeting should lie called at an ear
" dav, at which the subject may be thor
Oughlv considered in all its bearings,
and whatever action may be deemed ad-
viSable then taken. Such meeting VIII
probably he called through posters, ana
we hope all who can do 80 will attend
and give it their hearty co-opcrallon.--
CHARLEsTOwN SPIRIT.
eE~ The above editorial is from this
weeks Spirit of jefferson. We transfer
it to our columns for two-fold purpose.
First, to let the people OF ShepherdStown
know what is being done in other commu-
mites to secure for themselves the repair
and construction shops of the 5. V. X. T..
company; and secondly, to stimulate the
leading citizens of our town and neigh
borhood TO take such steps as will remind
the railroad company Of its long-standing
promise to establish its shops at.his place,
and as may at the same time induce it to
fulfil its pledge without further delay.
The memory Of corpor;tions-which are
said 10 have 10 SoulS-is frequently at
fault and in the bright and Frightening
days of their prosperity they are too prone
to forget the faithful and efficient friends
who stood by them in their adversely.
While believing, as we firmly DO, that
the :. V. r. r. Company has no intention
TO ignore the voluntary obligation it saw
tit to assume, when, in its gratitude for q
| timely favor gracefully conferred, it
placed the above mentioned promise on its
records in the form of a resolution which
was unanimously adopted we neverthe-
! less, thnk that it will be we'll TO jog its
memory on this-to us-important point
and not allow the company to infer from
oar apathy, that We have forgotten the
! aforesaid promise or are indifferent about
its fultiment.
SO We submit the "Spirit's" editorial 70
| our reader. with the following amend
! ,nent viz. Strike ont the word ''CharieS-