The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-07-20
"A Railroad Project.

dSseiuDieu Ill JHc OOurt house TO cOuSi Tue
the project for the construction of raj
road from some point on the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad to Bridgewater, by way o
lIarrisonburg. DR.. Herring. of eros
Keys, was called to the chair, and the ed
tors of the county invited to act as secreta
ries-Messrs. KEEL, of the Register, an
Barbee. Of the Bridgewater Journal, hein
present. committee of ten was appoint
ed to confer with the authorities Of tin
Shenandoah Valley Railroad, and to gathe
all available Information bearing upon tn,
scheme under consideration, and report t,
a subsequent meeting to be called by tn
chairman.
The meeting was addressed by Messrs j
d. Price, j. z. Houck, Mr.. Loose. DR.. Her
ring and Geo. E. Spe. and the advantage
Of the connection presented in perspicu
Gus manner. The point brought out NOR
prominently was the benefits to be derived
from competition III freights between tn
TWO great railroad lines now passing
Through the countryside Valley Branch
of the baltimore and Ohio Railroad and thu
| Shenandoah Valley Railroad. 1t was STATED
during the discliss ion that dea lers in tlonl
in llarrisonbnrg would pay $20 more pei
| 100 barrels delivered ut any point on tbs
Shenandoah, Valley Railroad than they
would delivered on the Valley Railroad
| and similar discrim nations were noted II
other articles. MIR. lionck, speaking par
| ticularly Of his own branch OF business
| that of leather--in the pun chase OF hides
| in the E,>t and the shipping OF heather af
ter it had been finished. DR.. Herring. al
the cl.se of the meeting, made stirring
-pc. eli, in which he told II few stubborn truths
rs to tlr. wallG of interest on the part Of The
people Of the Valley AM especially OF
Rock ingham in their welfare and uncOn-
Germ about the wonderful natural advan.
tagps they possessed. He illustrated the
results Of manufactures and Of coinpeti-
ton in freights, by referring to the town
uf Waynesboro, Penn, where he lived be-
fore he removed to Rock ingham. Twenty
odd years ago there were no industrial en-
terprises in operation there. Now there
was one factory with capital stock OF
81, OOO. 900 and employing 900 hands, build
ing up every branch Of business, furnishing
market for the farmers and dispensing
prosperity throughout the entire section.-
All the speakers had apt illustrations to
show the advantages to the people OF the
county and especially Of Harrisonbnrg and
Brlgewater OF the construction OF the COR
meet ing road, and bringing in competition
the two important railroads now running
through the county, operating as sep
arate lines, each independent of the 9TH
er and at liberty to regulate its freights
without reference to the other.
We understood, conversing with several
gentlemen active in inauglrating the pro-
iect. that correspondence was now going
on with the Shenandoah Valley Railroad
Company and the Western Maryland Rail-
road management. with view to getting
their endorsement Of the enterprise and
the bonds OF the company that is to be or
| ganized for the purpose of building the
proposed branch road. If this can be done
there will be no trouble in placing them
aid the citizens OF the county, and probably
the county itself would give, constructing
the road at Once-the length OF which
wOul not be more than eleven or twelve
miles to Harrisonburg. and through rich
and thickly populated portion of Rocking
ham. Once undertaken and completed
from some point Oh the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad to HarrisOnburg, the work would
prsing business men OF that place would
not rest until they were placed in rail-
road communication with the outer world
! through this channel. Briaeswater once
reached construction would 90 on until the
lumber regions and coal beds of Virginia
and West Virginia would be tapped through
| this means.
The project is feasible, desirable and would
prove not only profitable to the people OF the
county and towns through which it would
pass, but to the company operating it. The
Shenandoah Valley Road is live company.
They understand the benefits and advan-
tages Of lateral roads, and we have no
doubt will give favorable considerat ion to
the proposition which the people OF Rock
ingham have introduced and seem deter
mined to push to practical contamination.
Stuart's Draft Items.
(Reported for the vIRGINIAN.]
/ Stuarfs Draft is on the line of the Shelian-
doah Valley Railroad, one hundred and fifty
| three miles south of Hagerstown, Md, anu
ten miles south of Waynesboro, an enter
| prising town on the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad, Va. "
| Our depot is at the crossing of the Towards
vile Turnpike, on South River, and in one of
the most productive sections Of Augusta
county, where farming has been reduced to q
science by our model farmers, who have the
benefit of all improved machinery, such rs
self bidders, buggy-plows, &c. = ''st ~ ~
Crops.-The farmers are busy hauling in, one
of the heaviest crops of wheat that has ma
tured for many years. Already we hear the
whistle of the steam threshcr from early morn
till eve, run by our energetic David Hultz,
Hodge & Hicks, who know how to make the
dust fly and bring out the golden grain. .lel
Enterprsse.-Our genial friend, ]. II. Ran
kim is rapidly pushing his work forward to
completion, having under contract dwelling
and store house twenty by forty feet located
near the depot. John P. Cline, of Rocking
ham county, has purchased farm on the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad. where he has
made fine improvements in the way ofa baru
He is also building large dwelling house at
cost of 81 500 or 1890 Many others
might be mentioned who are actively engaged
in building.
| Personal-Mr VIM. A. Herald, who was
sent rs delegate to the Sunday School Con
vention ut Harrisonburg, has returned and re-
ports success. By the way, Billie is good
mechanic and knows how to stick the pegs to
make the ''shOe-fy."
Natug-Mr. Henry Danforth and wife are
visiting friends in the neighborhood. He is
resident of Illinois. Miss Martha s. Oden,
daughter Of Dr. Geo. Oden, of Shelby CO.,
Mo-, Is now the guest of her uncle, j. Thomas
Maupin.
! Health is very good in this section. as re-
nort.d hu our little Dr VIM B. Dodge Still