The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-01-13
Orioinal Art!fIes.
Correspondents of The Cecil Wlig1
THE CENTn.tL RAILROAD, &C.


Mr.. Editor: --T'hcre is much talk lately of
II so-callcd Central Railroad which. as pro-
posed to be made will pass through this Sec
tion Of the county. notice that some Of
your corlp Spondpn,s have spoken highly Of
the undertaking. from time to time, and !
understand an ci,,rt will lr made to Induce
our ciiiz,ns to suh>rtih their money freely
TO carry on the work. What think you, MI
Editor-will money tlu!s expended ever re-
turn to those who subscribe it: or will the
invcStm' mt ray them an interest!
So FIR aS | have been aide to look into this
matter am led 10 regard the whole pio,c.
with S'is,i'ioms eve, and woull utter Il
word Of warning tn our people ere Fey en-.
bark in the enterprise. Tie advantages arts.
ing from having good RI ilrnad through any
country arc undoubtedly great. and would
not mderate them: but before men invest
heir money in railroad. or in anything
else, they ought carefully to weigh the pro-
ability Of lis lraying them fair rate of in
tcrcst. The Gull is mad. upon the people Of
the country to furnish large amount of the
funds to make this proposed road. and why
| apprcEcnd, lcrauSe the money cannot be
had from capitalists who understand making
investments.
1t is notorious that the present railroad
between philadcl hla and Baltimore, passing
through your town, docs not pay. Those
who hold stock in it fird it all the while Il
losing concern. If an old and well conduct
ell road does not pay. how can the two pay
when another is made? The present read
has been seventeen years in operation, during
all which time it has been undergoing i'm
proponents until it is now one of the surest
and safest, rs it is one of the best managed
roads in the country. Still it does not pay
al interest to- the stockholders. and think it
may be SAFELY set down that the proposed
Central read vii! rcvcr pay farthing of in
tcrcS. on the investment.
II is not at all probable that this Central
road will ever be finished. 1t may be an
>wcred that much Of is under contract and
that a large force Of men ale now at work on
it. Very true. And so was it true of your
Eastern Shore Railroad few years ago,
along the line Of which to this day, ghaslly
cuts in the hills and naked banks remain, the
monuments of wasted thousands. And that
road was pulled then as loudly as this one is
now.
utter my voice Of warning-lct our citi-
zcnS consider. And let them consider whcth-
or there be not IL we'll grounded belief that
the prime movers in the present attempt to
push along this central railroad are certain
enemies of the Phla., Viii. and BALTIC. road
who, dcharred FROM longer using that road
in frwthercnce Of their own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
and selfish ends are making an effort to force
through an opposition with other peoples
money, to injurc 1t. The result of the spas,
modic effort predict will be-thc making
Of a road a little way into Chester county; the
throwing up of few banks and digging into
Il few hills elsewhere along the line. and then
= final breaking up of the concern, leaving Il
Parcel Of deceived countrymon growing over
t!eir burnt fingers. Any Supposition that the
river can be bridgcd and the road made is, il,
my opinion utterly futile The country pco-
pie cannot supply sufficient means and CAPT
talsts will not make investments which they
know cannot pay. j.