Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-07-26
ted from The inland route by steamers be-
tween Charleston and New York.

,ons and changes on the inland route be-
tween those points, which exhaust alike tht
pa,iefce end strength Of the traveller end o
which those on the Potomac and in Wash
ington are most complained of, especially
by families and invalds /; a large proportion
Of southern travel from Charleston and from
points south and west Of that city destined
for the north, (i. is said lhirly-lhree pei
cent. Of The whole number) now take the
steamers 81 Charleston, and sail directly to
New York in about The same time, and with
less anxiety and trouble abou, baggage.
II The Baltimore and Potomac road was
in opers,ion, four to five hours would be
saved in the tip North, and the transit by
omnibus and delays in Washington avoided
Ii is common but erroneous impression
that southern travellers take Washington
CITY zen route" from choice-nine persons
out of ten have had their curiosity gralified
in lha, parlicuIar-and regard :he delay and
changes there, with impotence and dislike
Bal,imore has direc, commercial and
social interest in expediing the ri ip from
Charleston north, which this road will do
much 10 promote, and thus induce The mer-
chants and those travelling on pleasure to
take The inland rou'e passing TIN ough B'l-
.imore-who now prefer to 60 BY steamer 8
TO New York.
Tue city Of Richmond has also much al
stske in the solution Of this question /: her
access 10 Bal,imore and The Northern cities
will be more speedy end more pleasant,
considerations which effect her citizens
commercisIIy and socially, and through
which her great coal fields and immense
waller will sooner be brought TO the notice
thev so we'll deserve.
]. should no. escape remark that those
who seek 10 establish better connection
with The South by the construction Of this
road, do no, intend to dispute The posses
sion Of The Southern travel wUh the Wash
ing on road Nor would the absorption Of
the whole Southern travel via Charleston
interfere materially with the produc,lveness
Of the Washington branch. The chief
sources of revenue fr this road are found
in The Northern travel to snd from Wash
ingon, and in The transportation Of mer-
chandze mails and express. making up a
gross revenue in 1853. of S3S5.O3O "a, aud
in 1854 OF 1868 229.6l. of wi',ch there
wes received from Southern through travel
in both directions S49,230 in the wear
during the same year, the number of passen
gers between Baltimore and Wsshinglon, in
both tirec,ions, was lS3,725, aud from
Sou ho n travel in both directions 32.S2O.
| The net earnings on The Washington
road, inclusive OF bonus TO the Sale and
dividends declared, amounted 10 near II per
e.. ,f 81
The ne, earnings for 1853 were nessIv
Is per cent. aud they have averaged
since 1850. IL l-2 per cent. per ann"m.
The gross revenue in l845 was S205,5l3 62
The same in 1854 was 369, ,229 81
A gain in ten years OF 76 per cent. or more
Than l-2 per cent annuslly.
il is very certain that for any Southern
passengers which the Baltimore and Poio'
mac road will dfaw from the Washington
branch, The railroads now extending from
Alexandria Southweslward into Tennessee
will afford much more than full semuners.
ZION.
In fine, the true merits of the question s'
effec,ing the interests Of Baltimore, is whe,h
er those interests will not be more generally
aud extensively promoted by better con
nection with the South, and gain more thar
she can lose by wi,hdrs wal of part Of ,h
Southern travel from the Washington road
Having briefly Sc, forth some Of The ed
vantages which will be conferred upon tn
country generally, by the construction o
The Baltimore Potomac road, ] will nov
hastily refer TO others of local character
which the country through which il passes
may derive from it.
Experience has abundsntly shown tha
every railroad has prompt aud decided el
feet 10 enhance the value of lands for man
miles adjacent 10 It's route, end TO rende
them salable al prices long sought for j
vain.
The price Of land is increased on th
simple principle OF cheapening and quicken
ing transportation between The producer an
msrke. at all seasons Of the gear. No. on
ly the usual productions Of the soil find
ready access 10 market, but many other
are grown better adapted to The soil an
: climate, and others derived from The fores
: the water, by manufacture, not before Pre-
duced or though, of, or requiring cer.si
> end speedy Transports, thereby increasin
the labor and resources of q country and il
3 aggregate products; at ,he same time sfforc
u ing occupation 10 hands unemployed or
: excess in other pursuits, and calling in,
!, active requsiion, ply sical resources Of Ian,
u water, and minerals, before dormant or lar
gushing.
= The intelligent proprietors of lands,
p the counties of Anne Arundel, Prime
q Georges, and Charles, will no, fail 10 q,
- ply these considerations 10 their own co,
Is di,ion, and TO form q correct estimate ,
u their value, as efec!ing no. only the len,
r Immediately upon The route, bu. upon tho
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