Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-08-15
WABASH MAY COME HERE
If Proper Effort Were Made TO
Secure the New Road
WOULD BE or VAST BENEFIT
Mr.. GouIden States His Views ard Urges
Immediate Action by the Local
Board Of Trade.

Run and Cumberland, we may look
upon this road as carrying out their
great aim aud purpose in building the
eastern link and terminals of one OF
tho greatest systems of railroads OF
which tie world can boast and con-
Meeting when completed the Atlantic
and Pacific and i'll size and Importance
one of the maryels of the present CEN
fury.
But the question is. what benefit is
that to Us and would it pay them to
build to Martinbsurg? | am but TAX
ing the military in this article, am but
giving voice to the sentiments OF our
most influential and progressive citi-
zens. in stating that their coming
here is more than shadowy nroba-
blitv, and if our claims are properly
presented. ] might state, certainty
1t is a Mell-known fact that the b.
intends doing; their course was clear
ly outlined twelve years ago in Balti-
more to committee sent f1om this
town, of which / was member. We
called on the president of the road,
Chas w. Mayer. and asked him it 1T
was true that they intended to move
the division and if 80. could not some-
thing be done to make up for the town
the loss of the indusry and moving a
way of at least a fifth of our people?
1 need not state we were shown but
/ scant courtesy-he intimated the b.
81 O. was capable of taking care OF
and managing its own affairs, that
their plans had been decided upon,
and that Martinsburg henceforth
would have to look elsewhere to make
up for the loss of the removal if they
wanted so to do. And viewing the
company from that time Gu until the
present has it not stuck close to its
plans and purposes as then mapped
out? / will not refer to what followed
lit is painful history to all of us
their interests may have demanded
these measures, but have thew done a
single thing since to make up this
loss. that is noteworthy?
But it's the taking care of ourselves,
the very thing that the committee was
advised, that now concerns us. Now
every railroad thar goes to town is
benefit to it, in developing town,
in opening up it's commerce and trade
relations with neighboring towns and
in promoting travel thereto. in cheap
eDing the necessaries of life by bring
ing to and marketing the products.
In giving us another railroad such
as the Wabash. we will have the ad-
vantage of receiving and shipping of
great rans-continental railway,
reaching East and West and South.
Now we receive in this town, learn,
from 700 to 900 cars of coal year at
fifty cents a ton reduction. through
competition of another, would place
to our credit somthing like SIG. 00c.
Our limestone shipments have been
enormous. The b. g. O. takes away
from our town between sixty and
seventy cars per dav and their receipts
l learn are thousand or more day.
But we have lust begun to ship lime
stone-ln few wears dozen uusrries
will be opened and we will be big
shippers, to say nothing of the slate,
which has been abnndantly found and
developed almost ready for sbipment.
With plenty of hard coal in our noun
tains and large CROPS of fruit, with
our mills and factories ever on the in
crease. who will predict anything but
a bright future for us? Why our
Auburn Wagon Works pays out nearly
$25, 900 in freight alone. BY another
road entering here, there will be
great saving by competitive freights
and the result of our endeavors woul d
be far-reaching, not only to ourselves
but to our posterity By procuring
another road hree we would be taking
a step forward in the onward march
OF our city's progress. II we look but
a little ahead. we can see ourselves at
the dawn of a R-eat developing period.
W ""'0 "o"nuohp iesourCes, raw ma
terials which will eventually be
brought into market. 1t is question
of deep vital importance to all our peo
pie to encourage this enternrise. It'll
will confer on us most important ben
efits in diffLsing our commerce and
in extending our trade relations with
other larger towns. Twelve miles, all
told. will connect us at any junoture
and believe these twelve miles will
be built. l would suggest to our
Board of Trade to consider this matter
and call meeting of our citizens to
discuss matters and propose measures
and present them properly to the Wa
bash authorities. 1t was the inten-
fiOn IF tho w Na Ga,+.oI ~, hx~sta -