Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-11-30
ORR STATE ROAD.


..- r.ls for the construction
's'.S Of road from Charles
oi .-reysyille Ii is to be
known as watt rbound
IT, way with oiled surface,
a improved road already
,rls COUNT. The esti-
CONS .. - 2p.OO0. with an addi-
NM 49,. .. 80 900 or $4,000 TO the
'...' .-- -s. riplt cf way and fenc-
The -.-- will 60 from the north
.- r,r.. .s the town of Ransom
81 .- r0,r, from Wi'at is known
~- S.~-.- corner, on the Leetown
- . -- -r q half mile or so south
~. Shenandoah Junction TO Bardane,
49, ". rnu-- again from there to kear-
: SAID that the balance of tn.
.,ss N NlrtinSburg-the Berkeley
. .,nn,y END will not be given out to
,o~,r3ct for some time yet, as Berke-
,s, ,ourtys share of the present issue
~ .onds is used up on the roads al
ready contracted for.
rvill he seen that the State Road
rlr,~iss.or IS resolutely determined
- % ahead and put this road where
rotoiy wants it except those few per-
sor: Who will be personally benefited.
Il tefes public opinion, it utterly dis
regards the County Court of Jefer-
son county it evades the plain spirit
n ,be law. The law says that in To-
,a,inr State roads the commission
shall have regard to important cities
and towns facilities Of transportation
and commercial centres. The commits
sion ignores these conditions.
II the commission would exercise or
tinary common sense it would link
Martinsburg. Shepherdstown, Shena
doah Junction and Charles Town to-
rether with this road, which, with the
foa4 already constructed, would add
Harper's Ferry. But it doesn't use
common sense, unfortunately. 1t pays
no attention TO Shepherdstown, the
second largest town in the county. II
passes a half mile or so, from Shen-
andoah Junction, the county's most
important railroad center. 1t disre-
cards the old established roads, with
their solid beds of limestone, and goes
into expensive new construction that
is utterly unnecessary and which be-
sides the cost of the new road will
place burden of some $4,000 on the
COUNT for riCht-of-way and fencing.
Il accommodates the least number of
persons BY the route it so suspicious
y insists upon.
The Register does not like to impugn
the motives of the members of the COM
mission, but its action in this matter
cannot escape criticism. 1t is openly
charged and talked about that it is in
fuenced by personal and political con-
slderatiOns to a greater extent than il
is by the public welfare. The pine
hills route that it adheres to in Berke-
ley county is said to be dictated by
former Senator Silver and other in
Huential politicians who have orchard
lands along the route. The route
across country in Jefferson county is
SAID TO have been made at the solicita-
ton of Senator Burr, Of this county.
We DO not blame these gentlemen for
seeking these advantages for their own
propertles-almoSt everyone would do
Inc same thing. But we do condemn
me commission for ignoring the pub
Il: welfare for the personal advantage
81 nose VINO happen to have the in
H.ence 1t has been said-by means
a communication in the Register
!"a tne proposed route is entirely sat-
HI.ES,ory To- the people of Shenandoah
!anV'Lon. !a.. ms IS mistake, for a
.s'y considerable number of the Juno
"on people strongly oppose it. We
sa'';.o' see where thev will be benefited
"-nor can they see it. So far as
rS van learn, about the onlv persons
.no approve of the designated route
e nose whose lands il will pass. 1t
'ryinp shame that Jefferson's
S1Ie OF the State appropriation shor,d
vas,s. fcCNIeS>ly and unprofitably
;, NE question is, what can be done
4, ns.ent tH's iniustice-this waste
ne "t'.ev .bo IN SHcnting Jefferson coun-
,bs. La'e ,L ~ me State funds on a road
c.ss us ! people do not want? In this
sior 'ay eaS' We feel that the commits
co,s4. ias shown itself unworthy of the
o,Is. I,.'s'C" - '' the people. There are
i, sections We understand, where
ie,,;o... ;o..isionS have been equally OBJ
lsp.i.e ~ mis- being the case. the
no,a luz L. o0H"' to refuse to issue any
hs-4,s440 40Sa> j. the money is to be
e., -,L. ra. nv f.e commission as at pres
rressr-. ,.,>,I'a'e7 Possibly sufficient
irtuce t'g ,bd.e m.e1' he brought to bear to
not Re +,n. 's[.Pnatlons. If this may
usrfs- .'y. ~ me Legislature will be
mission ~ ~ '.'nc to permit the COM
F-ese7. ~ ...'.nue its work under
amer4~o-, ,onS. Perhaps some
b. which me law NAV be made
nay l7va 'st the county courts
q the -,.i say as TO the location
h ,rrr.. We hardly think that
snrtar- o., would make such
" a-a -,-. .'mmiSson is making
'ss' osr.,... mat thev would not
Sintae-.,. 7" public sentiment nor
public welfare.