Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1913-03-20
Communicated.
March II 1913:

MdItH 4SAos,
Dear Mr.. Editor:-Under the law
giving Charles Town Post Office
Building advertisement has appeared
which calls for the offering of sites, and
ia the usual order of BUSINESS it is Ike
~ that this building will be provided
for our use, and number of serious
questions will be involved which need
careful and honest examination, con-
sideratiqa aud decision in selecting
the site.
s Charles Town is so much like Charles
ton that mail, freight, express and
kilograms intended for one are sent to
the other, and this not only causes IN
convenience, bat sometimes consider
able actual loss. Many people do not
know that the State has both of these
towns. For long tlma therehas been a
demand for relief from these eondi-
tions, and this demand Is growing and
is now more imperative. and. it seems
that one of these towns will be obliged
soon to have its name changed, and it
is quite certain that Charles Town is
the ena that will be changed
Ransom and Gharlss Town ought to be
one city. and for years Ransom people
have been asking for this and asking
for improvements, and Charles Town
has said no. Some time ago Ransom
became incorporated, and is IN control
Of jts own affairs and now has many
improvements. It has more mail. more
freight, more express and more telc-
grams, going and coming than Charles
Town, and is growing faster, and will
soon be larger. 1t has asked for post
Office of its own, 2 Ransom post Office.
Charles Town objects to this fpr the
reason that it would take away half the
business or more from the Charles
Town post Office. But when the Gov,
eminent officers come to Charles Town
to locate the new Post O&ce they will
have been made thoroughly aware of
all these conditions about mail and
other things missent, and aboHt the in-
corporation of Ransom, its request fG
"a Post Office, and its manifestations q
public spirit and public jnterest,. aad
these Government officers will be It'd
that this expensive building must be
SO located as to give the same accon-
mediation to Ransom as to Charles; TdVn
or giye Ransom post office.
The law pEoyides for the building
Charles Town, and it must be here,
but the Ransom people win insistshat It
be as near them as possible aExstill be
in Charles Town, and if the Eople OF
Ransom are not given reasonpie con-
sideration in this matter. ansthe build
ing is not located near Ranstn, it's PEG
pie will insist that they nut have
post office of their own.
If therefore the people OF both
Charles Town and Ransom are really
interested in each other, aDfn the best
welfare of the whole of these two
towns which is really one fWn. an hon
est effort will be made y tnose VINO
have influence and pow to have this
new building located nth view to
nleasino and accommodating the people
IF Ransom as well ascharles Town.
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+ lgb;s hnild;no shoh he located on q
tract Of ground lar enough, 20 tnere
will be iiRaral spa{ On every sac OF
the hu;ldino. IN with roadway all
around it. e
TIC n.an.a - h of these cities.
:. .,as r.. Ransom. should work 4
harmon ously aa A. 4ya s, ,e. win
! view of joininsblargiro i c =. d lar !
and I'd a new name
IDLY ana haivig .o,.. So .
...Ar ~ 80 Generally acceptable A.,
~ so 8, New Post Office and z
y" wv Citation. Why not let Us "
move qI y in this matter. and show t
eal sign { being live, wide awake v
The New City would have 9
bout W population, and New City : :
light bez good name for it. !,
Truly yours. C