The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1855-04-07

projects, it has narrowed IT'S opera tons down
TO making locations for some imaginary
branch road from Stemmtr's run to Bel air
in Hartford Co., in order to draw off the at
tention of the people, in that quarter, from
the construction of the Cent? al road. Among
the innumcrablc plans to throw implements
in the way of the construction of the Central
road, was a survey recently made by Mcssrs.
Fink and Ash, from Tufranum valley. a point
on the located route of the Central road, to
the valley Of Basin run, and spreading ly
ing, contemplate Report Of this survey be-
fore the people Of the upper end OF C'cll. in
pamphlet FORM as well as advertisement
through newspapers This lying report ap-
pcarcd in The Whig rs an advertisement. and
without any comment from the editor. bu' in
the Other county organ, that boastcd expo
nent Of Democracy (!) the cream of that re-
mort is introduced into the issue of March
18th, with lengthy editorial from hc puts
SAINT ! Ell of the sGpieM editor Of the Dtmo-
crat. The Democrat reminds those interest
cd in the Central road Of several fine things,
among Others, "The road was originally
meant to he fist class road, safest &C..
'betWeen the two cities" These are the
very qualities its constructors claim for it
yet. "a first class road, the safest and quick
est between the two cities But the Dtmo-
crat, taxing !Iiscuc from the fOt,nding re-
port, which has since been asccrtaincd to be,
N reality, an illcgitimatc spawn OF the Phil.
"il. Il Bait. X. r., at least paid for and cir
cuattd by its employees, pronounccs the
intention Of the builders Of the Central road
to be the construction of a miserable, rick
ETY., fourth class road, with GRADES ofS4 feet"
What enormous grades. The Bait. & Ohio
r. X. has grade OF | l6 it. per mile in one
stretch Of II miles; the Susquchanna road
has grades Of 81 #. per mile; the Central
Pa. rCal has grades Of 90 IT. Per mile, and
some of the hest roads in the State Of New
York have grades OF 81 It. per miles and yet
trains run over these roads at a speed of from
30 to % miles per hour. Are these "rickcty
fourth class road :" say orr august umpire
of the Democrat. Modern improvements
made in the construction of engines, enable
them to run up comparatively heavy grades
with great velocity, as is known to any one,
but slightly convcrsant with railroads Of the
present day.
The Sc miles, permanently located. of the
Central II. X. has but G'mIles of 81 #. grade.
and these are in three different places, max
ing the enormous 81 #. grades so short that
WV ''''ii'Ni''hIi VI lllc CdS VIII carry lntHl
over without any pcrccptihle check. AS to
'rlckctv" roads, the Phil vii. & Bait r.
X. is the most rickety affair that can be
found III the country. Running as it does
sometimes through marshes, where all that
human skill can do cannot prevent from be-
ng rlckety and in addition to this it passes
over number Of draw bridges, which are
always rickcty. and over two long pile bridges
which sink in many places as the trains
move at snails pace over them and spring
back when the weight is Off Some of those
piles are driven GO it. in the mud and do not
lcst on solid foundation the last stroke of
the hammer having driven them #. This
road which the Democrat cxtolS so highly is
in the broadcast sense of the word ricEctv and
can be nothing else, let its superintendent
do what they may: So much for the Demo
Gratis opinion. In speaking of rail roads, in
future he had better adopt the Scotchman's
maxm-"whcn you know nothing say moth
ing"
l. have something moro to say of this
Democratic railroad editor, and also of the
plan, and cost of construction of the Central
road, which shall reserve fer another arti-
Gle, showing that it is to be p"oplc's road.
OCrORARo.
Basin Run March nlst 1874