Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1858-09-09

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deter pation the meeting had indicated to enter
upon with proper degree Of zeal and energy.
He srfllased he had no need to declare himself
q frie5d othe Baltimore and Potomac Railroad;
his p1 1senceson that occasion would have told
them much. His disposition towards-i it was
more khan mere friendly; for he be1ieved IN 1T
and the very highest opinion of its nefitss
Whetf tfeE t were considered in the light ofits adj
vants TO the producing Interests it weuld de-;
veloI 70 the interest Of capital that1nfght be
inve In it. In regretting his own inability
to gifeSpch a thorough and convincing express
sion hat he knew to be the undoubtedly Ia
voral character of the undertaking, as it sure,
" del he was yet gratifed in being able to-
say there was little need of such an argu-
mend he present occasion ]. for that work had
alrea)Y been done by a. most mastery and con-
viuc1g 1nVestiga CATION, the results Of which had
beenf long time in form easily accessible
toal ereferred- to the able Report Of the SUR
vey E The route made and published by Major
TRnbIEn 1866 That report, he said, both as
resp{t tho physical and moral character Of the.
enteprize, appeared to him to place its merits
beydd9all cavil; and he would earnestly COM
menf IS @ all who were disposed to hesitate as
to te feasibility of the road :. -. 8
H thought that Maj. lTRIMBLE had proved, by
an array Of facts and figures, that whileth pros,
pose4 Iead was second to none in point, of its
importance, it was superiorto most others in its
natural advantages. In this respect it probably:
yielded TO no route in the whole country. 1t
was-shown that the course it was proposed to-
take seemed so marked out by nature for such a
work. and that the obstacles to be overcome were
soiinconsid that the road could actually
be built for the minimum cost of railroad CON-
structiond As for the benefits it would confer
on the producing interest, a survey Of the pro-
posed route would be sufficiently suggestive
Even if the view were confined to its Immediate
locality, these benefits were very obvious; for
we see before us a large area Of the best country
on the face Of the globe, inhabited by an inteli-
gent and stable population, developed, it is true
in the Old fashioned style to the extent Of real
izihg the routine of old-fashioned products, but
as vet almost utterly inexperienced in that more
Thorough development that is the inyariable con-
co1litant of the application Of science and enter
prize to annihilating the distance between the
producer and the consumer, between the staple
crops and tie everGarying markets And be-
yond this locality the whole vast expanse Of the
southern country is interested Ia this enterprise.
Fol. ne want of precisely the link which the
Era e1 561yvlll sun ply n Ii1e xhadn OF
rallfUad connection, North with South, large
proportion of the products of that region have
no exit save perilous and difficult ocean transit
or that afforded by the present great southern
route, of which the Potomac ice is a most for
midsble enemy in the winter season. The sup-
plying of this line then, would absolutely COM
plett an almost unbroken railroad from North to
South and would thus open up to more rapid
transit to market an incalculable quantity of
produce, while the very rapidity of the transit
to market would encourage the growth of other
products not now possible. This small route,
chem of not seventy miles, was important to the
coutryin the same proportion as direct North
and South connection was important
Inthe same proportion it might be pronounc-l
ed apayiag enterprize. On this point he could
speak with great confidence. Aroad that must
carry the great mail, because shorter than any
othel; that must draw to itself the great bulk
,f transportation, and the greatest share of
travd, could not fail to pay high percentage on
The capital invested and the high estimate that
had been made Is per cent? was not perhaps
The circumstance that the charter
did not place any limits upon the profits Of the
shareholders rendered it especially valuable, and
would make its stock particularly inviting to
capitalists. He professed to know something of
The connections Of the road, and he spoke with
confidence. He believed if the charter were his,
with only guarantee of 10 per cent. profit, he
hours He was persuaded that if such an unre
stricted charter were offered to English capital-
sts, and the advantages of the route made
known, they would pay million Of dollars for
The privilege Of building and working the road.
He hadnot a doubt that the company once or
fair start made, the necessary cap-
tai might easily be obtained in the Eastern
markets. he referred somewhat at large to vari-
JUS railrpad Improvements at the. South, and to
,he rapid progress they had made but had new
n known any SO promising as this.
5 In reference to what would be done by the
Company of which he was President, towards
;he work in hand, it would Of course depend
lpon how that work would be made to square
with his Company s interests. He could not
1oubt the new Company would be perfectly
willing to take such a. terminus on this side the
Potomac as would form the best connection with |
,he terminus of the Fredericksburg Road on the |
,ther side In that event he was prepared to say
With confidence, that he thought his Company
would be able to become responsible for such an
amount of the capital stock as would complete
he roadfrom Upper Marlborough to it's terminus
IN the Potomac, or about one half the entire
'oute. Much applause: 1873,
Mr.. RoRINsoN remarked, in conclusion, thathel
had been q warm friend Of this enterprise from
he time its charter was first applied for to the
present hour. He had labored earnestly to bring
t into public notice. Itwas matter of highest
interest to his Company, and his hearty co-ope-
-ation might be relied upon. He seriously and
earnestly recommended it to the people Of South
srn Maryland as an enterprise that would be
both useful and profitable in the highest degree.
He hoped to see them take it up with energy non
could he account for their allowing it to sleep so