Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1890-04-17

THE VALLEY RAILROAD The inc'rms-
ton given ont cone rning the leasing of the
iron ore n,nc- in Md ilctown Valley il IF II
character to warrant belief in their develop
mcnt and working in the near future. In
the first place then We assume that the most
easily worked mine of the very richest ore
located where these mines are would hc re-.
ally worthless sit.oW a rnilroad, connecting
them with the W N or b. 20. II. RS: this
may be safely assumed, for to haul it 10 the
nearest Shipping point in wagons, the cost
would shut it out of the market. TIL" lease
of these mines then, of it means anything
means the building Ola railrn'. Sach road
will connect, either with the W. VI. or thu
Il. 1 o.; which will it be.
1t will be hut ali mt eleven miles from the
proposed terminus of the II. V. II. Il, nly
two miles y yond C..toctin Furnaces, to the
the ore mines in Mlllc,own valley AMI bit
two miles further to Mil ll-tpYn. Along til :
line are valu ,hlc iron ore deposits; those Of
DR.. VIM. S. Mcpherson now under lease and
a splendid deposit Of mlsnct C ore in the
Fishing Greek valley on the C>octn Fur.
mace property, not more than six miles from
the Mi idlrtown Valley mines. Such road
would probably haul more tons of iron ore
than any other road of equal length in
the country This road wsulI open up II
charcoal region, hitherto to" far from furnace
or railroad to be available an would besides
have the immense trAt1io Of tue Valleys In,
AMI grain ont AMI lime, c al, lumber and fer
tilizcrs into it: the latter would go to road
entcrin. the valley from any point, but it
would b. the former consl n atoms ihu
would be wanting and they woult insure b"
yond question the pro,i'a encss of I'll" road
Again. n road from Millctown north not
only runs through tll. wcalhlcst section OF
the Valley, but can he built to connect with
the NJ. V. II. II. ut decidedly less expense
than to connect with any other rod.
Further, t. conn ct with >hr VI. V. X X.
and the w. u. II. II, would DC to give tn"
roa ! facilities cert ,inly very superior to any.
thing that might be expected at the hands of
the b. l. D.
The w. NJ. II. II, gives its branch S every
thing that tn m .in line enjoys: the Is. " o.
does not: if any one questions the truth OF
this assertion, We respectfully refer them to
Frederick City, the terminus of four-milc
branch.
A ynin. a road seeking 4 northern outlet gets
ut once into direct connect on with roads IN
to the anthracite coal regions and the diff T.
cnce in the freight on the coal shipped into
the Valley would pay a t.ir per cent on the
money that would he invested In the stock
of the road.
| OF course we make no p-etencc of being
wholly unselfsh in our desire to see rail-
road hence from Mddlctown Valley, but even
! If we are not, but are able to produce unan-
swerable arguments ii, favor Of its coming
this way, we have advantage enough to he
able to confess to all the self-interest with
which any one may be disposed to charge us.
If the people Of tho Valley want the most
conrenicnces and best SERVICE let them have
voice in its building and control and let
them come to a railroad that relies upon and
gives its very best attention to local traffic
| that does not consider it of secondary I'M.
p0rtancc, to receive attention only after its
! thorough trunk line business has been cared
for,