Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-04
FAVOR THE MOVEMENT
Residents of the Shenandoah
Valley Are Interested
IN "GREATER WASHINGTON"
New Trolley Line Soon to Be Con-
structed
TO CONNECT WITH THIS CITY
Power Plant at Millville, Va, Almost
Completed-It VIII Furnish
Power for New Railway.
I'M "GREATER WASHINGTON"
TO CONNECT WITH THIS CITY
Special Correspondence of The Star.


WINCHESTER. Va, August 8. 1906.
" Greater Washington sounds good to US.
and there ought to be none more anxious
10 see the national capital become a great
commercial center, as well as an ideal
residence city. than the people OF the Shen-
andoah valley of Virginia" said General
Manager 5. L. Hoover of the Winchester
and Washington City Railroad Company
today when seen by The Star correspondent
and asked for his opinion as to what bene-
ut such movement in Washington would
he to the people OF this section.
Although Baltimore has been our COM
mercial center ever since the civil war,
when Baltimore merchants and wholesalers
employed ex-confederate soldiers to become
their travelling salesmen." continued Mr..
Hoover. the Maryland metropolis, from
a geographical point of view. does not ap-
pear to he any more entitled to a share
OF the Shenandoah valley trade than Is
Washington. and it Is perhaps due to a
lack OF capital city wholesalers and manu-
1acturers to supply the demand heretofore.
and even az present. that valley retailers
nave not gone to Washington to buy
The apparently determined effort now
being made by the merchanta' associa-
lions or Washington. however, to locate
manufacturing Industries in or near the
VIZ anu Of4uS ABOUT equitable freight rates
and better facilities for TRANSFORMATION Is
. movement which is attracting the atten-
ton OF practically all the BUSINESS men of
this section. and nothing better could hap
pen than for Washington to become q keen
competitor OF Baltimore. as well as OF Phil
adelphia and New York. all of which cities
supply g great deal OF the merchandise in
this part OF Virginia.
II have not the slightest hesItancy In
saying that l am particularly interested
In this Greater Washington movement, not
only for the purpose OF seeing that part
Of Virginia near the national capital devel-
oped into busy hive OF industry, which
will be advantageous to this state. but the
very name of our company alone suggests
the interest we should manifest IN this en-
terprise
with Washington In a position to sup
ply every demand commercially which the
valley OF Virginia requires. and especially
the Tlch country lying between western
Virginia and the Potomac river front MT
Washington, the Winchester and washing
ton City Railroad Company will be encour-
aged and stimulated more than ever since
Its organization 10 go 70 work at the earli-
est possible moment on the construction OF
our proposed electric line from the Shenan-
doah valley at this point TO the national
capital.
Need More Trolley Lines.
The activity OF real estate dealers in
Washington and the evident desire OF city
residents to own country home con-
Ventent 10 their places Of business Is an
other strong point in favor OF more trolley
lines. The Shenandoah valley is too far
famed a garden spot to call for a
lengthy description In this connection other
than TO relterate what has been proved
time and again, that no more healthy, hos
ptable 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 produce and
green grocery markets of Washington have
Deen supplied from the fertile fields of
Virginia and Maryland The capital city
people get their best fresh meats from US
as wei 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 transportation, with a
rev exceptions, for these many years: but
with more tsplley lines entering the city
from Virginia the city markets viii be sun
piied with produce fresh from the gardens
and IN greater abundance which will have
decided tendency to reduce prices thereon
and piace seasonable vegetables and similar
farm and garden fruits within the reach OF
poor people.
The steam railroad facilities In the
Shenandoah valley are not what they
should be. but with adequate electric line
transportation facilities between the yir-
sinia valley and Washington the people