Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-02-08
LOCAL ITEM 8.

BALTIMORE AND THE CHESAPEAKE ASDOilo
C,<u-In an editorial of the Baltimore
Sun of Friday last, notice is taken OF the
interest of the State of Maryland in the Chcs-
apcakc and Ohio Canal. If Maryland has
invested some seven millions of dollars III the
Canal. it is to be presumed she did 1t for the
benefit of her citizens in that part OF tn"
State where the Canal is constructed, as she
has also made large investments in the Baltl-
more and Ohio Railroad, for the beneht'
mainly Of Baltimore. The reason given by
the Sun. for calling the Canal by its present
name. NAV be true, but we think it is equally
true that it is the Chesapeake and Ohio Ca
nal connecting with the Chesapeake through
the Potomac as through the Patapsco. Bal
timorc. also, has always been at liberty to
make lateral Canal, had she chosen to do
80 As to the Canal having been built for
the especial benefit of Baltimore. that is news
70 some hercabouts. If that is so, why did
she not subscribe to the stock OF the Canal,
and WHY did Washington subscribe mil
lion and Alexandria and Georgetown quar-
TOR &C :, million each! Did the United States
also subscribe million for the especial bene-
ft Of Baltimore, when Baltimore would not
subscribe for herself. We know that the Ca
nal was intended to devclope the resources OF
the coal region, and to connect with the waters
Of the Ohio-thc benefit at this end to be shar-
cd bv all who could avail themselves of 1t.
Baltimore was not friendly to the work at the
beginning: and when the Company was organ
lied, and had begun the work, the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad was started, and immedi-
atelv commenced litigation with the Canal
Company for the right Of way a, the Point OF
Rocks. After various vexatiOus delays the
Canal Company succeeded in the highest
Court in Maryland, when one would have
thought Baltimore was utterly ruined, the
papers of the day were so violent, calling
on the Legislature to nullfy the decision of
the Court of Appeals. This would be dan
perous game for Baltimore toplay now. Her
great work runs for the most part through
Virginia, and if she tries 10 ruin the trade OF
other places for her own benefit, that is
game that others can play at. The Sun is
too Young to remember all the facts in the
case. Baltimore, at first, was very untrlend-
" to the Canal; but in a few years they want
cd the MD of the friends of the Canal to get
subsrrintion from the State, and some log
rollro was done. Baltimore then suddenly
found our that the Caun ras a qreat Mary
Lo,J ,,ork ne reference 10 the Baltimore
oor- viii show which t.emed with this
newly discovered idea. This was about 1885
or 1886. So il turned out that both the Rail-
road and Canal obtained large State sub
..rirt;on (which the debt Of MARYLAND was
so greatly increased. Not long after, when the
Railroad was made rs far as Cumberland, and
, the completion of the road seemed secured,
Baltimore. or the Railroad Company. which is
all the same. became hostile again, and did
all she could to prevent the Canal from being
e,;,Lol D, rrr,Lerlord and from M wing the
49, I,.;dona ., al,
'>'"e Z" ""9 "" 's" az.
lhiS was While ne haiiroau .oihPaN! was
carving coal To Baltimore and endeavorlng
n make Baltimore rrca. coal market
WI, al 3 y;n,,;,,;o ,J otlor ror,;ec
1t" '''' "'
the Canal "aSat last cohpn'eu'"'u 'i'''r''''o
ami put IN order Tor boating ana II IS l"uhu
that water carriage i"r coal Is cheaper IMAM
any kind OF land carriage rs the iriehds VI
the Canal have Away, '""'m'a',e'' anu a.
all the "orlo N"e". '"' ''' '",, Wv
seems 10 IGNORE anu c''" 's'' 'n' """' '''''
pah!' l" il '"""'"'""' wa! WV"
'"5' ~ on" j. ''''''' :, '.,', Wv
'ahal ""eS '"' 'cc"P! ''''''' "''''ur,
any other WORK out II IL s'nP', '''' ''''""
lng out "i a ha'"rai Ill" WHIT" ""' "'""S"'
matters to their present state All ''l'li'''''-
ties Will seek the enc "l'eS' route u '''"' N''
ana u".'l '"e laws Vi '''''u'e '',' ''l''' Wv NV
railroad cannot carr! c'a' l'' NV ,","' "'
lance a. cheaP'! aS '''' ''''' '"e ''''
says:-on me '.ller i,'''I'' ~ ."J.'
., w. I;I ,l,o ,Lot ,,,,;,.l valuable which
we have invested in them. Its effect would