Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-05-22
Concerning the RaiIronds.


For some time past negotiations
have been pending between the Bal
timore and Ohio and the West Vir-
ginia Central Railroads, which re-
suited in the signing Of an agreement
that will work benefits to both roads.
Elkns is the present Western termin-
lis of the West Virginia Central, and
under the agreement it is proposed to
extend the line to Belington. In fact,
construction in this direction Is now
under way. At Belington it will meet
the Grafton and Greenbrier narrow
gauge road, which is controlled by
the Baltimore and Ohio, and Is by
them to be made of standard gauge.
At Grafton the main stem of the Bal
timore and Ohio goes to Falrmont,
and branch line TO Morgantown.
From there the Baltimore and Ohio
agrees to build road 70 Uniontown,
Pa, and from this point both the Bal
tiInore and Ohio and the Pennsylvania
companies have lines to Pittsburg.
This will complete the northern
connection of the West Virginia Cen
tral and furnish direct outlet East
and West by the through trunk lines
for the traffic from the important min
eral and timber regions Of West Nir-
GINA.
The West Virginia Central road al
so contemplates building to the south,
and connect with tue Chesapeake and
Ohio and Norfolk and Western. Their
engineers are now in the field making
preliminary strve, 10 find the most
accessible route. They expect TO
make juncture with the Warm
Spring Branch Of the Chesapeake and
Ohio, which road is to be built north
to meet them at common point.
When these links are completed, the
four great trunk lines named will be
Joined north and south through the
important mineral and timber regions
of West Virginia.
When a railroad company once gets
after man it never let's up on him,
and he seldom escapes. John Mehan
is the latest victim of this relentless
the Norfolk & Western Railroad at
Roanoke, Va. He was also leader OF
a gang Of thieves who did big bust
ness in robbing freight cars Great
quantities Of valuable goods ere
stolen, but il was noticed the seals on
the cars were never broken. Mehan
possessed sealing-irons, and it was an
easy matter for him to reseal the cars
after they had been robbed. The
gang was finally arrested but Mehan
managed TO escape. Detective Bald
win was put on his track, and he fol
lowed Mehan through New York,
PENNSYLVANIA, Maryland, Illinois,
Canada. back to Illinois, through
Minnesota, and finally caught him i'll
Dakota. The chase extended over
5000 miles, but one day last week De
tective Baldwin passed through Shep-
herdstown on "a Norfolk & Western
train with Mehan manacled to him,
and the robber is now safe in Jail.
The new schedule of trains will go
into effect on the Norfolk Il Western
Railroad on Sunday. There will be
some important changes i'll the pas
senger trains, il present information
is correct. Train No. 3, south-bound.
will be about one hour later throwing
it here near o'clock in the morning.
Train No. /, the midnight train from
the north, will be unchanged. Train
No. 4, north bound, will leave here
about 20 minutes earlier than its pres
greatest change is made in Train No.
,. which now arrives at 2.53 p. III.
hereafter, it is said, it will pass through
here about p. III. The accOmmOda
tion trains will probably be about the
same.
The work of putting in the iron
trestling on the Maryland side Of the
Norfolk & Western Railroad bridge
across the Potomac at ShepherdStown
was completed on Tuesday, and the
same night the workmen gathered VI
their tools and machinery and ship
ped them to Rileyville, where the
next work will be done. The entire
bridge and itsapproaches at this point
are now of iron, and the crossing a
safe az it is possible to make it. The
view OF railroad train crossing this
splendid structure over hundred
feet above the water is one of rare
beauty and interest, while the scene
to the traveller on the train. as he
gaZes up and down the river, is no les.
enhancing.
Ex-senator J. y. Camden is author
ity for the statement that $4,000, DOC
have been raised to spend in railroad
building in West Virginia within the
next sixteen months. This is strong
evidence of the faith of capitalists il
this rich and growing State. There
is no State in the Union with brighter
prospects before it than West Virgin
ia. Certainly no State has more min
eral and timber wealth, both in guam
tity and quality.