Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-05-25
WINCHESTER AND WESTERN RAILROADS. ssi
FORMALLY OPENED TODAY With BARBECUE
AND INSPECTION TRIP AT WARDENSvILLE
Mountain Community Host To Crowd From Winchester
John CornWeI Chief 0ratorRaIroad Traverses Valla
BILE Section Of State-Forty Miles In Length

Winchester. Va, May 25.--A spa.
cial train OF seven passenger cars,
with a baggage trailer. drawn by .
doubleheader engine. left the b. and
O. station here at o'clock this
morning for Wardensville. West Vir.
ginia. where the crowd OF $50 peo-
pie which the train carried will
Join with the people OF Wardens-
vile and a crowd which comes from
Romney. including John J. Corn.
we'll former governor of West vir-
ginia. in big celebration OF the
formal opening OF tho new Winches-
ter and Western railroad for freight
and passenger service. The citizens
of Wardeusville will be hosts to
the gathering. and will tender
big barbecue at noon TO tho crowd.
following which there will he
speeches by John j. Cornwell, Of
Romney. William Il. Cornwell, Of
Winchester, president of the rail-
road company. Mayor w. w. Glass.
of Winchester. Charles w. Trenary,
president OF the Winchester Cham-
her of Commerce. Herbert S. Lar.
rick and others OF Winchester. the.
mayor OF Wardensville. and 6khaG
speakers from the section.
After the speaking program the
crowd will go by motor to Lost
River to make an inspection M the
hard wood section there. The par.
| ty will return to Winchester 1atAs
this evening. Baseball games. band|
concerts and other diversions were
arranged for the crowd today. ~
The train which left here thfS]
morning planned to stop at Gore
for trip of inspection also. Spea|
cial round-trip tickets were sold to
the passengers today for the excurs
sions at $50 each. -
Touches Rich Territory.
The new road, a single tron
equipment, has been completed -
far as Wardensville, distance oe
approximately forty miles. Il ~.
quired somewhat more than two
years to do the work. The con-
struction sent the tracks through
virgin territory, never touched by
railroad gangs, where the people
had only read Of railroad enGmAs.
The country which 1t traverses 10
immensely valuable, and all OF II
practically untouched as to re-
sources. Hardwood timber by tho
millions of feet, untouched by saw
mills, stands ready 10 be worked: =
land which has been known toAbe9
exceedingly fertile has laid more,
or less uncultivated because OF tho
/ comparative difficulty to getting
crops from the Farms to the markets..
The hauls heretofore have been to,
Romney and winchester. long dis
tances and tiresome; but the rail-
road annihilates these difficulties.
and II Is generally conceded thak!
the development which will f01l0Wl
the opening OF the railroad win be-
tremendous. Most OF the revenue
will come, It is expected, from the
freight hauls, although regular pas~
senger service is being and will bel
maintained.
Has Unique Feature.
The opening OF the road has Lead
the management to arrange fog
nightly excursions from Wardenss
, Vile and other mountain points
] LNlte a. Week 10 w luCHeStCT WupiCUX
the people in the woods. heretofore
denied the opportunity to see NOV
ing pictures and city life, will b
able to spend the evening In Win.
chester and get back home ! the
same night. Excursions are freQuenty
| ~ run by the railroad now FROM
/ Winchester to the mountain points
on days when there are picnics o.
other section celebrations.
The road uses for some OF it,
lighter hauls motor engines ana
chassis instead OF the heavier een-
gines and railroad equipments
1t is expected that eventually tho
road will be continued from Was
densville through the mountain -
Petersburg to connect with the Bal
timore and Ohio. and the belief
that the Baltimore and Ohio viii
/ eventually take over the road
These views, however. have never
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