Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-12-12
The News of the Railroads.

A general complaint in the bust
ness world for the past three months
or at least that part OF it interested
in shipping freights on the railroads
has been the scarcity of freight
cars All the roads in this section
have the question to contend with.
Here at Shepherdstown our grain
dealers are put TO their wits end for
transportation facilities. The Shen-
andoah Valley officials when appealed
to say that they have given Shep-
herdstown the preference over many
other places. and state that do what
they can they are unable TO provide
enough cars. The Potomac Cement
Mill has been piled full of cement,
and few weeks ago it would have
been shut down had not the pressure
been relieved by Mr. Cook, who man
aged to furnish enough cars to carry
a part of the accumulation off. Ell
forts TO get coal from the West Vir-
ginia Central and Baltimore 4 Ohio
Railroad reveal the fact that they are
also hard up for cars and utterly I'M
able to meet the demand. 1t looks
as though the railroad business is
growing.
A joint meeting Of the Shenandoah
Valley and of the Washington and
Western Railroads was held in Alex
andria last week, when the two
roads were consolidated and reorgan-
lied under the name OF the Shenan-
doah Valley Railroad Company. Mr..
F. j. Kimball was elected president,
The committee which purchased the
Shenandoah Valley Road in Roanoke
in September last then conveyed
that road to the new company. OF
course the Norfolk and Western will
control the new organization, but il
will allow it to have a separate
name.
There is more or less talk, in a
quiet way, OF u Washington or Balti-
more extension Of the West Virginia
Central. This company cannot get the
canal, but it is pretty certain ii will
not rest at Cumberland on that ac
count 1t is bound to get to tide
water Whether il will go 10 Balti-
more or Washington is a question Of
great Importance to this section. II
is shall go to Washington it is prob
able that Shepherdstown and JEFF
ferson county will be on the route.
An old survey proposed a road from
Harper's Ferry along the river west
ward, passing right through Shep
herdstown, and it is said that the
route was a remarkably short one.
II we should have competing line
here the benefit to our community
would be incalculable We hope it
may come.
The officials of the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad, replying to all in
quiry of the Postoffice Department in
regard to increasing the mail facilities
over the line, stated recently that it
is more than probable that the Shen-
andoah and Hagerstown accommoda-
ton train will be withdrawn during
the winter. We hope such Ill not
be the case. This train is a sure
enough accommodation" to the
people along the line, and we think
the superintendent will keep il on il
he can be satisfied that the patrons
Of the road want it pretty badly.
Capt. Mcclellan, of the Shenan-
doah Valley, il so tall now that he
has TO stoop when he enters car
door-all on account of n nine-pound
boy. Pat Crow measured the Cap
tain the other day and he had gained
1871 inches in height. Capt. Cord has
bought the little railroader train Of
toy cars for n Christmas gift, Capt
Calder gives him a hobby horse, while
Capt. Hilleary has bought him a lot
in Hagerstown's boom. All the
fellows will make suitable contribu-
tons, including ia live monkey from
Capt. Hutchings.
Mr.. Charles Hodginson, b. & 0.
brakeman who lives with his family
near Shenandoah Junction, was
caught between the cars at Riverside
Station last Monday and very badly
crushed. His wife went down on
Tuesday to care for him.
The new schedule OF the b. & o.
Railroad may be found in this issue.
There are several changes in the list
of trains stopping at Shenandoah