Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-10-03
Boyoe Wants Better RR Facilities

BOyoe Wants Better r r Facilities
Owing to the bad and inconvenisnt
railroad facilities at Boyce station,
this county, the citizens of that
neighborhood recently petitioned the
Norfolk and Western Railway to i'm
prove same, together with the build
ing of some additional tracking and
the erection of good freight depot.
The railroad company refused TO con
cede the requests of the petitioners,
who then prepared the following me
mortal to Railroad Commissioner Hill.
asking him to order the changes and
additions as herein set forth:
1st.-An up-to-date Freight Depot at
the Turnpike.
from turnpike to the road TO Old Chapel:
with sixty-six foot driveway by the side
thereof, properly graded.
3rd.-Levelling and grading Of the
yard at the Passenger Station.
4th.-An order directing that cars shall
not be left standing on the right of way
OF the turnpike
5th.-An order directing that no dis
elimination shall be practiced against
WhTtuOuHefOan-
6th.-An inquiry into relative rates on
freight, especially stock rates as compar-
ed with Winchester, nine miles distant.
eth Objection will be made to locat-
ing freight depot or loading switch at cat
tie pens: First, because of remoteness
from turnpike; Second, because only
means Of access is long, narrow allev
fifteen feet wide, where two teams could
not conveniently pass each other
Gen. Hill replied that he would be
at Boycc on Thursday Of this week
to hear the petitioners, investigate the
railroad facilities at that place and
determine the question. Therefore,
on that day (ThursdAy) at Q o'clock
all persons in that nsighborhood in
terested In this matter are requested
to be present to meet the commission
er, IN accordance with q notice Issued
by the committee for the citizens,
Messrs. Geo. B. Harrison, K. Powell
Page, G. A. Ford and T. B. Levi.
Clarke interestingly Sketched.
la last Fridays Issue of the Bal
umore Sun there appears = most III
teresting sketch OF Clarke county
from the facils pen of Mr.. John b.
Nelll, the Suns correspondent 1T this
place. Besides the historic data the
article gives = great deal of informa-
ton about the formation and devel-
opment of the county, together
with its chief pursuits and indus
tries, and is certainly interesting
reading. The appearance of this
article In the Sun, with its wide cir
cutatioD, ls fine advertisement of
the advantages of our courtyard our
people IN return Of the Suns courtesy
should remember the Sun when they
buy = daily paper. In the Sun they
Will AAye q clean, newsy, and honest
paper, thoroughly in sympathy with
the South and the efforts of its peo-
pie to advance Its welfare. We will
publish the letter in full in q future
issue Of the COURIER. In comment
ing on Clarke the Sun says editorial
ly:
Elsewhere in the Sun is published q
sketch OF the formation and develOpe-
neht OF clarke county, Virgins, one OF
the most beautiful and productive coun-
ties of the Valley OF Virginia For the
number OF acres under cultivation.
Clarke Is perhaps the greatest wheat and
corn producing county in Virgins,
while the raising of fruit and blooded
stock are fast becoming important in
dustries. The inducements for the home
seeker are twOfold-cheap lands when
their productiveness is considered, and
the unYarying welcome which is extend
ed strangers by the hospitable people of
Clarke county. Berryville, the county
seat White Post, Boyce and Wildwood
are thriving towns, the former having
several hourishing manufacturing indus
tries. Much of the recent develOpement
OF Clarke county is due 10 Shenandoah
Valley Railroad, now an important d.
vision OF the Norfolk and Western road.
1t runs north and south through the
center of the county, and its manage
ment is liberal and progressive Home
seekers are encouraged TO locate on the
line OF the road and the passenger fac
llities and local freight rates are such as
to leave room for but little, if any, fault
finding