Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-08-20
BEVERLY.

of the Wilderness and Blossom As the
Rose.
BEVERLY, August ls.-[Exclusive. For
once the people Of this quiet little village,
which nestles between the mountains, have
awakened to the greatimpovtance Of having
q railroad pass through this town. For the
benefit Of our readers, it would not be re-
miss to give brief history Of the Nilroad
project On ~ 18th of slay, 1882, this
county (RandaPh) subscribed $4,000 to
the Greenbrier and Grafton narrow gauge
railroad, with the understanding that
the railroad was to be completed
to Huttonsville b. the 18th Of May, 1885.
The county Of Barbour subscribed $4,000,
which was Immediately turned over To the
road. Grafton district Of Taylor county
subscribed $4,000. The incorpotators
started to work with the $4,000 from Bar
bour and $4,000 from Grafton distiic, and
about completed the road bed with the
$4,000 to Philippi. All Of their money
having been expended they (the incorpora.
tors) mortgaged the road to the B. & o.
railroad company for 800, ,ooo, with which
sum the road was finally completed and
equipped 10 Philippi. On last January the
first cars passed over the G.. & G. rosd from
Grafton to Philippi Ever since that tune
the incorporators have been trying to get
Barbour and Randolph counties to subscribe
$25, 900 each additional to the road to com.
plete it to Huttonsville, distance Of 81
miles from Philippi up Tygart Valley river.
Both Counties
decided TO call on the voters Of the counties
and vote on the question. The time OF
voting having been decided on in this coun-
ty for the sth Of September, aud in Barbour
county on the 18th Of September
Last week the President and Superinten.
dent Of the railroad arrived a, this town and
put up at the only first class house in the
burg-the Valley-with the understanding
that they would meet the voters at Huttons.
vile on the 18th inst and talk the matter
over The President Mr.. Clemens, Of the
b 4 o., after quiet canvass OF the county
saw that the addition sum ($2j 000) would
be voted down by the people Of this county,
concluded not TO hold the metiing and
withdrew
The Propsttion to Vote On Il,
leaving for Baltimore. informing the resi-.
dents tha, they would submit, another propo-
sition to them on the lth inst
The B. 4 o. railroad company pledged
should the 81 900 additional
from each county be rais~d 10 loan the g,
4 q. road 81, 900 on every mile OF the road
vet 10 be built Now, jus, what kind of an
agreement can be entered mo between the
officials Of the two roads cannot be- ascer
tained. hence no one knows positively what
the proposition os the road ~ this county
Will be. The people here are
Very Anxious
TO know what the road proposes doing
There seems to be no doubt now bu, what
this country will subscribe every cent she is
able b.:
Tie three districts Of Barbour county
throughw which the road is yet to run will
vote on the question OF subscribing - 900
TO the road, $4,000 from zach district on the
18th prcximo. The remaining $4,000
from that county will be raised by private
The engineer corp are busily
engaged Surveying the route Of the river
and are now within Ii miles oi this town
Beverly.
The above slight sketch Of the railroad
will give your readers some idea OF the ex
citement which now stirs the sluggish resi-
dents of this town. There is no doubt in
the world that nothing short Of an earth
O uake, or railroad, would ever awaken these
people from their semi-conscious state that
they have gradually drifted into since the
late war. This state Of affairs here is
principally owing to the bad state Of agairs
a nopg the country people surrounding the
iewn.
A Large Majority
Of the country people are land poor,
owning more land than they caU pay taxes
iorl and naturally never have any quantity
5 cash on hand This state Of affairs
makes the trade in the town dnl and the
rcsids nis gradually lose all their enterprise
and energy, lying around from day to day
doirg but little business.
Should this railroad ever reach this point
this town would incrnase in population very
rapidlg. n il is nicely situated on the east
side Of the Tygart Valley river in a. fine
and picturesque valley as q person could
wish to see The valley is about IS miles
long and has an average width Of one.hali
mile. To the cas-, Of the valley, forming q
wall is tbe Cheat mountains,
whose lofty peaks can be seen for twenty
miles, while on the west the Rich noun
tsinsssrn the western boundary Of this
beautiful valley Bo;h mountain ranges
are tAickly covered with the finest oftimber.
cherry. oak and walnut being pIentifnlly
spris&Ged throughout this range This
rouHty Is not, nor should il be, considered
farming country. The Land produces only
fair crops bat for fine blue grass il will
compare tavorably with the noted blue
grsss region Of Kentucky.