Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-09-03

regard to the value of farm land
along aud near trolley railroads,
increasing from 10 to 20 and 30 per
cent, we can state on authority that
In the line of the electric railroad
from Cumberland to Frostburg, Md.
there were sales lately made that
showed increases of 20 per cent in
value. Near Hagerstown, aud on the
trolley lines from there to various
suburban points. the increase has
been on the average IF - per cent.
Ia New Jersey, near Newark, Hobo
ken, Paterson, Elizabeth. P4isaic,
East and West Orange aud many
other places, the rents for farms aud
houses are, In manv cases, higher
than IN Jersey City, New York and
Brooklyn. The assessl slbiity OF these
places to the centres of business by
trolley railroads is the sole cause of
THIS state OF affairs existing, which is
always agreeable to the real estate
owners. Applications will he mr!.
to the councils Of Charles rnNn.
BerryVille, Hagerstowu, MartinsLury
and Winchester in September to grant
entrance TO the places from the
county; also the right to erect poles
and string wires. The electric rail
road company will no doubt bc viii
ing 10 keep the streets IN repair from
curk To curb that they use. and not
only 10 that, but make the street
better for dri~ine than il was hefor,
being occupied by car tracks.
Between Winchester aud Charles
Town there will be cans every hour
FROM 5:45 a. m. to | | p. uI.. th~ l,,t
two leaving Winrhrs,cr aud Charles
Town at ii p. m. for each place.
Cars for trolley parties. pirui. aud
other purposes ~ desired hv the
public, viii br furul,hrd at reasora
ble rates. The construction of sub
urban trolley railroads insures the
introduction of various kinds Of
manufacturing plants, as they seek
locations that are assessible by these
lines to small places instead Of cities
with high prices for buildings and
lands, and this means an increase of
population and wealth of counties i'm
which plants are.
In building this system the inten-
tion is to keep away from public roads
If possible to do so, but the center of
population is always sought for. An
who are really desirous of seeing
their counties 20 ahead and have
everything conducive to health, wealth
and prosperity, have now an oppor-
tunity at hand that should neither be
neglected nor overlooked. Every pos
sible encouragement should be ex-
tended to the gentlemen who take
this large enterprise in hand with the
intention of seeing it pushed through
to success as rapiply as possible,
taking into consideration the many
legal and other difficulties that have
to be contended with.
The citizens of Clarke county will
have connection by trolley with Front
Royal and then into Rappahannock
and Culpeper counties, as there have
been committees appointed to confer
with President Eyster, Vice President
Moore and General Manager Patter-
son, for the purpose of arranging this
matter, and we will keep the public
posted as to what has been done
definitely IN this matter. We can
state that the construction of rail.
road from Berryville to Bluemont. to
connect with the Southern Railway
at the latter point. and the building
of bridge across the Shenandoah
river, and dividing with Clarke county
the cost, is under consideration by
President oysters company. The
same can be said for the bridge on
the line to IIagerstown, both of
which Chief Engineer Harrisol is
looking into and will prepare plans
for
The matter of Jine from Berry,
vile to Boyce, Millwood, White Post
and other places will not be over
looked. An opportunity will be
given to the people of this section to