Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-05-20

ANTHTAM IRoN WORKS AND A Branch
RAIIRoAp.-We mentioned last week that
whilst At Lmray, we met there, on Tues
day night, Col. ID. V. Ali, one of the pro-
prietors OF the Antietam Iron Works, In
company with Mr.. Joshua Hunt, of Chat
AQUA, Pa, whose whole life had been de-
voted TO the iron business, and who. We
NAV add, has been induced 10 consider
most favorable, = proposition To connect
himself with the Autietam Works. Having
closed out his interest In the Crane Iron
Co., at Chataqua, Mr.. Hunt, who proposed
to embark i'm business elsewhere, was in
duced, by the representations of their
richness of ore aud extent and value OF
machinery ut Antie,api, 10 visit that place
and Was So iavorably impressed that he IL
now holding such a connection under
consideration. But without q railroad
connecting these works with the outer
world, aud thereby aiiording such means
of transportation rs competition renders
indispensable, such n connection could
not be considered. Hence the visit Of Dir.
Hunt and Col. ALL to Luray, TO confer
with President Kimball, Of tive Sheaando-
all Valley Railroad, rs to the possibility
OF havinga branch of his road " be con-
structed 10 those Iron Works.
President kimball. with the prompt
ness which charactcrizes all the dOings OF
the great work Of which he Is the head,
make 1T once the necessary arrangements
for preliminary examination OF the pro-
pOset branch, and already that pre-
liminary examination has been maze
or its results we are not officially advised,
nor could we expect TO be until the repoft
Of the engineer making IL Is COMMUNE
Gated to President Kimball and lis views
properly announced. But ii Is fact OF
public interest that oil Tuesday evening
Col. Ali and Hunt came 10 llagcrsto"n,
and on the following day, notwlthstand-
ing the rain, went over the proposed hne
between Antietam Iron Works and inc
$. V. Railroad at the new sharpsburg
Station, in front Of the residence oil
Stephen Groves distance OF some thies
miles--in company with Chief Engineer
Morss, OF the Railroad Company. 10
Col. Ali and Mr.. Hunt, the reconhoi-
sance was most satisfactory, ana we APP
prehend there will be no physical diihcui-
ties in the way Of the building OF brAhch
road should the Shenandoah Valley Com
pany find the inducements snficient LOT
the purpose.
With branch road from Groves on
the main stem three miles TO he
Works, the Au,ietam Furnace would
be what it was-and immeasura6y
more-in the days Of the Brlnns. lhe
whole southern section Of Washington
county would be reyivi6ed by a pr0s-
perity almost incalculable, ard as a re-
suit, the business centre OF the -four rail-
roads at Hsgerstown would be 10 an
equal relation advanced in pTosPen'y
Those who are competent TO speak sno
have Just returned from the AntIetaD'
Works say that there are no ifon
Works 10 this section Of the Union ina'
possesses the advantages they do WHO
a railroad leading to them sach S =
now proposed. The extent OF The o's
beds is no, only vast beyond the con,
oep,ion Of those who recently examines
them, but the facilities Tor taxing ou'
the ore are unsurpassed by any wofA'
known to exist, and consequently '"'
cos. is placed at the very MINIMUM
Hager,io,0n Mail.