Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-08-15


good to us, and there ought to be
none more anxious to see the ma
tiOnal capital become a great COM
mercial center, as well as an ideal
residence city, than the people of
the Shenandoah valley of Vir-
ginia," said General Manager s.
L. Hoover of the Winchester and
Washinton City Railroad Company
today when seen by The Star cor
rcspOndcntandasked forhis opinion
as to what benefit such movement
in Washington would be to the
people Of this section.
Although Baltimore has been
our commercial center ever since
the civil war, when Baltimore
merchants and wholesalers employ
cd eX-confederate soldiers to be-
come their travelling statesmen, "
continued Mr.. Hoover, THE Mary
land metropolis, from a geograph-
zeal point of view, does not appear
10 be any more entitled to 4 share of
the Shenandoah valley trade then
IS Washington, and it is due to a
lack of capital city wholesalers and
manufacturers to supply the de-
mand heretofore, and even at pre-
sent, that valley retailers have not
gone to Washington to buy.
The apparently determined CT
fort now being made by the mer-
chants associations Of Washington,
however, 10 locate manufacturing
industries in or near the city and
bring about equitable freight rates
and better facilities for transporta-
zion, is 4 movement which is attact-
ing the attention Of practically all
the business men of this section
and nothing better could happen
than for Washington to become a
keen competitor Of Baltimore. as
we'll a of Philadelphia and New
York, all Of which cites supply a
great deal of the merchandise in
this part of Virginia.
- have not the slightest hesi-
fancy in saying that l am particu-
larly interested in this Greater
Washington movement, not only
for the purpose Of seeing that part
ofVirginia near the national capital
developed into a busy seethine
hive of industry, which will be adj
vantageous TO this state, but the
very name Of our company alone
suggests the interest we should
manifest in this enterprise.
with Washington in position
to supply every demand CONNER
cially which the valley Of Virginia
requires, and especially the rich
country lying between western
Virginiaandth Potomacriverf front
at Washington, the Winchester
and Washinton City Railroad Com
pany Will be encouraged and slim
ulated more then ever since Its
organization to go to work at the
earliest possible moment or the
construction of our proposed cleo
trio line from the Shenandoah val
ley at this point to the national
capital
The activity of real estate deal
ers in Washington and the evident
desire of city residents to own a
country home convenient to their
places of business is another strong
point in favor of more trolley lines.
The Shenandoah valley is too far
famed as garden spot to call for
lengthy description in this con-
nection other than to reiterate what
has been proved time and again.
that no more healthy, h0spitable
and naturally beautiful region ex-
lists in this great country of ours
than this historic ground of the
northern neck of Virginia.
For many years past the pro-
duce and green grocery markets of
Washington have been supplied
from the fertile fields of Virginia
and Maryland. The capital city
people get their best fresh meats
from us, as we'll as the best of
everything that goes on their
tables. The old wagon service
from the country into Washington
has been the only method Of trans
portation, with few exceptions.
for these many years; but with
more trolley lines entering the city
from Virginia the city markets
will be supplied with produce fresh
from the gardens and in greater
abundance, which will have a de.
cided tendency to reduce prices
thereon and Diaca reasonable Woo