Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-11-05

We cordially thank our, enterprising
.,d influential contemporary for having
.u.d the attention OF the authorities OF
,be Postoffice Department and OF The
railroads between this Valley and the
Eastern cities, to the recent changes
made in the transmission OF the mails
whereby our people are made to wait
halt day longer for their letters and
nauers than they have heretofore been
accustomed to do; for which no reason
able excuse can be offered and 40 apol-
ory ought to be accepted. The edito-
nal of the Sen of Saturday last upon
the subject is herewith subjoined:-
..Since the accession to Office OF POST
General James change has been
made in the transportation of the mails by
the Shenandoah Valley route which places
baltimore at disadvantage we ieei
oIite sure that in making this chanSe tLe
Postmaster-Geueral had no dlsPosl'ioh "
mt Baltimore on any footing III resPect.o
mail facilities inferior to That "H'ch sn0
had previously enjoyed, ana we may iail-
" eXpe,t that when he mus thaI this Has
heen done he will use, rs lar as ne may,
the leSitimate powers OF his Office 10 satls-
f., our lust cause OF complaint. Inc 1actS
are these: The most direct mail routes
for Baltimore daily morning papers, and
we may add for letters and mail matter
generally, intended for offices along the
shenondoah Valley Railroad, is either by
,hn Western MARYLAND road, which con-
,rrts at Hagerstown with the Shenandoah
Valley road, or by the Baltimore and Ohio
rood. connecting at Shenandoah Junction.
list summer the first fast express for
-.av stations on the Shenandoah road left
l,,itimore over the Western Maryland at
ara. M, and making close connection
~ Uarersrown with the IL Il. m. mail
rain for Greenbrier White Sulphur
Springs. The mail by this route reached
sharnsburg at ll.25, ShepherdStown ut
II 3O, Shenandoah Junction a. ll.4l,
Charlestown at Isl, Berryville at l2.Ol
u. m, Boyceville ut l2.2l, Riverton ut
- 10, I.uray at ,45, shenandoah Iron
Works at 2 40, and WaynesbOro' at 4.O5,
arriving, via the Chesapeake and Ohio
Road, at the White Sulphur Springs at
!. m. This schedule was fairly satisfac-
iory to our merchants and to the Balu-
more pres With this statement Of the
mail facilities that Baltimore has had UNI
iii recently on the Shenandoah Valley
route. we now come to the change that
has been made, and, with it, TO the cause
ol complaint. The mail train over the
Western Maryland that left Baltimore III
the summer at 1855 Il. m, and distributed
the mail at all the principal offices on the
line of the Western Maryland Road and
all the offices on the Shenandoah Valley
Road, now leaves Baltimore at 7.l0 a. M.
with the mail for all points between Bal
timore and Williansport and the connect
inc roads, except the Shenandoah valley
Road. The mail passing over the latter
road, which formerly left llaSer IN at
Ia. H., and with which the Baltimore
train made close connection, now leaves
NarerStOwa at 80 "a. E, four hours and
Ten minutes before the arrival OF the Bal
,.nore morning mail train, and ut $40 p.
M. four hours after the arrival OF the
evening train. In consequence OF this
break IN thc connections the Baltimore
mail for the Shenandoah Valley, which
formerly went by way Of II lgcrStown,I has
Lc,n obliged to take different AMI longer
:ud more roundabout routes. For III
stance. the mails for Sh"phcr',stnwn,
,,.arps6urg, Ripon, B,rryv;uc AMI Gable
town are sent from Baltimore Il. 10 =. ~.
over the Blltimure and Ohio Road To thc
WcycIton and Hagers;Own agents, who
los" IN thc distribution from tour 70 five
hours over lat summers schedule. At
night the entire Baltimore mail to he for
war,lad by the lIagerStown and Waync>-
Io.o' agents over The Shenandoah Rail
road i sent Ivy way OF Harrisburg 10 Aa-
gt.rStowu, while for offices south o. Ber-
ryyilc on the Shenandoah Road the
moniag mail pIsSe> over the Baltimore
and Potomac, the Virginia Midland and
the Chesapeake ana Ohio to WayneSboro'
i'm time to reach the agent there az 2.lj p.
M. the nIil for other points being then
sent back 10 IIlgcrstown, where 1t arrives
at9.lJp. IA. What Baltimore needs, TO
ret rid OF this roundabout and protraatcd
process OF nail delivery, is an carly con-
nrrlioh of the Baltimore and Ohio and The
Shenandoah Valley Roads at the junction
iutn WAYS, or else an earlier tram trOm
Baltimore connecting with Il mai! train 1T
HagcgSlown, so that the mails and paSScn-
gers for the Shenandoah Valley and in
termcdiate points may pass over the
Shenandoah Valley Road by the most di-
rect and natural route.