The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-22

the Union
fHE METRofoiIfks RGiLRolD.
Those who have to purchase food and fuel IN Georgetown
and this metropolis Of the United States form En-
esaa. u the ralss and importance Of the construction
of the contemplated railroad from this city TO ntrsect the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad the Poirt Of Books In
Frederick county Maryland where the railroad and the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal parallel together.
The canal frozen up and all the inland roads to
Washington are blocked up with snow
Coal-deaers asking this morning $l4 per ton for
COAL and wood and poultry and vegetables what ttie s
in Market Is .. fabulous price The poor almost
freezing and starving and the rich paying three times
a fair price for all they buy.
Were the Metropolitan railroad completed, at all seasons
of the year there would be scarcity of all that adds 10
the comfort of living fair price. Instead OF gaseous
anthracite coal chiefly used, the Cumberland bitum
coal would be delivered here and sold at "a per
nay it ought exceed So Congress has made free
bridge the Potomac II has bought out the East
branch bridge and made il free that could
bring and sell their produce cheapthat officers of govern
msnt members of Congress- and all vsters and the people
OF this gfeat federal city should be supplied abundsnty
and at fair prices.
This road would pas through the productive ceuuty of
Montgomery which Joins the District and Frederick quick
B to be extended to HdserstoWn ard thence would con
meet with the lakes and members of Congress- vonld mud
that from Lake Erie it would be to Washington
fertile western counties Of Maryland do not send their wood
their COAL their poultry, &C. by the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad TO the junction depot BALTIMORE and then
by the railroad TO Washington h FIRST that the circuitous
route would be forty miles out Of the way and the
cost would be enormous-for Baltimore would bs the
and best market and secondly by the charter OF
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad they authorized to
charge bat four cents per ton per mile But under the pre-
text that they might hare 70 carry light and very valuable
freight they induced the Legislature Of Maryland to allow
them to charge extra prices the way-routs that
they charge about much for freight barrel Of
-four from Frederick or Williamsport they do from
Wheeling and of passengers, of produce so of all
things Now this law is repealable by the general
sembly of Maryland
1t is sal that few indiscreet friends of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad oppose the Metropolitan railroad The
president of that road should be sased from such friends
In the FIRST place. the great Virginia tunnel is nearly
plete and parsons from the Southwest will take that route
10 Washington, aud to Baltimore nearer; for 1t
will strike the Ohio river south of the terminus of the B
railroad and who going to Washington from thatre
gioD, would take the Baltimore railroad to go Bat-
more out of his way when his destination was Washington
drect2 But shorten the distance and let passengers
direct Washington from the junction the Point Of
Rocks the Metropolitan railroad and he might take the
Baltimore road and in departing from Washington.
Thus by the construction of the Metropolitan railroad the
Baltimore railroad would the profits of the long
trip from the Ohio river to the Point of Rocks, and with
out that road they would lose the passengers for Wash
ngton wholly. Penny wise and pound foolish is old
adage and hard to be appreciated Now the Metrooli
tan Railroad Company want with considerations, the
Congress to subscribe $5oOooo which would be expended
within the District line The is tribe and Congress
appreciate the beneficial results 1t would stop
ton and mitigate suffering, and all who live here and
who visit here would not then complain of landlord and
boarding prices would reduce, at least twenty
FIVE per cent the living in this city all officers
government from the Pres dent down page and from
member Of Congress and vsr business the
servant
By the completion of the Metropolitan railroad perfect
and direct communication would be open all OF
the year between the nayyyard Mt Washington and the
great national armory at Harpers Ferry, in Virginia.
that munitions Of and government stores would have
perpetual and uninterrupted transit; and had such com
muncaton existed in 1912 the Capitol would not have
been destroyed by an invading enemy. W.C.J.