American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-12-02

WEDNESDAY MORNING, Drc. ,, 1915

WurnE is THE DtgHcvLrY The BlhI-
more and Ohio RllIroad Compnny have 49,
200 600 Of State bonds placed in their hands
by the State for the express purpose Of contl-
nunr the road 10 tho Ohio. They never
would have been granted had it been supPos-
ed that the road would terminate at Cumbor-
land Tho subscription Of three millions OF
dollars by the city authorities was made with
like vews-and, iii fact, the conviction was
universal, that the road would be prosecuted
with all practicable dispatch and such has been
the impression up to the present moment wheh
doubt seems to have arisen on the subject, IN
consequence of the delay which mas taken
place in unitnr with Piltsburg i'll the under
taking Experience has shewn, that it IS IN
vain to expect Virginia to grant the lght OF
way, aud hence the attention OF every friend 10
this treat work, is drawn to the necessity OF
promptly adopting the P.ttsburg route Where
thon is the difficulty in making the selection ut
orcp2 Are the President and Directors Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad opposed to the
mcasuro-or is the delay occasioncd by the
want of funds? That the board OF directors are
not hostile, is apparent, from paragraph ID
Yesterdays American, which says:
awe understand that majority ottho board
ordirectors of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road are in favor of vigorous cooperation
with Pttsburg, in COnsummatlng the connec-
ton between the two cities, and that Tor lhe
attainment Of this end, vote has been carried
for meeting Of the stockholders. 1t is to be
hoped that this meeting will be speedily held
Prcsumng that this statement is correct, we
unite with the American in the wish, that the
proposed meeting ofstockhoders will be spec
div called-so that all anxiety upon the sub
ect may be put to rest. If fund, cannot be pro-
vided to construct the road to Pittsburg, with
the proposed aid ofthat city, the whole project
of connecting Baltimore with the west 10y ra IL
road might as we'll BIO abandoned, and the
bonds ofthe State be cancelled. We have no
interest in the road save as citizens Of Bati-
more, who are annually paying taxes to dis
charge the interest on the cl,Y'S subscription;
but we feel that the city may, by delay, lose
an opportunity which can never be recalled, of
extending her trade and prosperity to an meal
culable degree; and we cannot see why it should
not be embraced We are moi in favor of snail
pace operations in a matter of so great impor-
lance.
1t is expected that the State will soon resume
payment Of interest on her public debit and /!
SO, Ter credit will be at once restored, and her
bonds become negotiable. At all events az
rangemonts could no doubt be made TO raise
sufficient fands to place the road to Pitsburg
in a state If progress within short time. 1t
is supposed that it can be completed for three
millions Of dollars, a sum insignificant when
compared with the immense advantages which
are to result to Baltimore from its construction.
1t is evident that the road cannot, AM Will not,
be made by Plltsburg alone-and the atorna-
tive is pres .nted TO the Baltimore and Ohio
Rail Road Company, to reader assistance, or
TO terminate their road at Cumberland. 10 do
the latter, would be to defeat the object for
which the Companywas chartered ,aud for which
subscriptions were made by the state and city
and we therefore hope, that the president and
directors " i'll be instructed by the Stockholders,
at the contemplated general meeting, to unite,
without delay, with the Pttsburg and Councils
vile company