Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1859-01-06
BALTIMORE & POTOMAC RAILROAD.

BALTIMORE & POTOMAC RAILROAD.
The following article, from the Alexandria
Sentinel, continuing an extract from the Rae mond
Wing, although not directly relating % our
Southern Maryland Railroad project, yet al
ludes to it in quite important rindi-
eating it as a part of general Southern scheme
of mprovement-and will therefore be noticed
with interest by our readers:
The City of Richmond is all alive on the sub
ject of her railroad connections. A meeting of
her citizens has already been held to further the
project of bringing ON the Roanoke Valley Rail-
road-a North Carolina improvement-fiom it's
present terminus at Gainesville, to a point on
the Richmond and Danville Railroad, known as
| keysvie. This link would be only about 20
miles and the Richmond papers are enthusiastic
as to its beneficial operation. 1t will not only
open up new trade to Richmond, but it will
improve and shorten their Southern Railroad
connections; and in connection with the propos-
ed Baltimore and Aqua Creek Railroad, it is
looked to as forming complete and improved
Railroad line from Baltimore via Richmond to
the South. The Richmond Whig in recent
article on the subject, says:
"Neither should the people of Richmond over
look the bearing of this work upon the great
stream of travel that ever Gibbs and flows be-
tween the North and South. They have learn
ell to estimate the value to the city Of having
the channel of that tide through her borders
They appreciate, too, the probability of a large
share of it being diverted by the connexions now
forming through the upper portions Of the State.
The Keysville link will shorten the time las has
been stated by the President of the Danville
road,) for through travel and mails, five or six
bonrc of h,o EToo +ol
by the airline road, now in so promising state
from Aqua Creek to Baltimore. A little
Strengthening up and cutting off, then, in Geor-
gia and Alabama, which are sure to come after
a while, will place Richmond incontestably, and
for all time on the great highway of the nation.
A direct line drawn on the map, from Balti-
more to New Orleans, will satisfy any Of this.
Our share in this grand consummation lies chief
| ly in flrthering and accomplishing the Carks-
vile extension: and the more promptly and en-
Iergetcally we set about it, the sooner may we
expect others to undertake the shares that fall
to them. The Alexandria and Lynchburg road
will soon be completed. We can and must for
tify ourselves against injury from it. We can
and must furnish shorter, quickerNand safer
route for travel, than that line and it's connex-
ions will afford. Surely, the property holders
and business. men of the city can need no urg-
ing in behalf of an undertaking that addresses
itself SO potently to their interests.
Such are the schemes of people, who have
shown both liberality and sagacity in promoting
their interests. The Alexandria and Lynchburg
Railroad, with it's eminent advantages, has ex-
cited their alarm, and the excitement increases
as the road hastens to its completion. They
have set to work to avert, if possible, the threat
ened consequences. They at once detect the
weak point in our system. They see that the
gap between Washington and Alexandria is a
difficulty which, until properly obviated, will
operate delay and expense and an annoyance
to travellers and general business, of which they
may take large advantage And in this effort
theH find sunnart iPg Egs9G(k-;a
the truly remarkable and sad infatuation, which,
to large extent prevails here, in opposition to
the insertion of this link. Their sagacity and
our deluson, are the elements on which they de-
pend.
A large dealer in Baltimore told us the other
day, that his house alone sent out annually two
hundred tons Of articles through Lynchburg to
the country beyond. He said if the Baltimore
and Aqua Creek Road should be built, and the
gap between Washington and Alexandria re-
main imperfect, there could be no question that
the former line would be chosen for their traffic,
and for the travel dependent upon it, They
would on that line, be secured from the inter-
ruptions and detentions chat would beset the
other.
This he said, after introducing the subject
himself, and without any word of ours to call
out the opinion. We mention it to show the
Judgment of sagacious outsiders as to the proba-
BILE combined effect of our infatuation and Rich
mond sagacity. We may indeed prevent trade
and travel from "passing through" DIR town
but it will be done by causing it to find other
routes on which, although Nature has placed
greater obstacles, man has placed fewer.
RAILROAD THROUGH WASHINGTON. TO Con-
Meet WITH BALTIMORE AND THE SoUTH.-A
Washington correspondent of the San says
''Some of our prominent citizens have under con-
sideration the subject Of constructing railway
connecting with the Washington branch, nearthe
Washington station, and run directly to the wharf
of the Southern mail steamers or Alexandria,
The plan I understand, is based upon the open
ing of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad to
Lynchburg, and the extension of the Virginia
Central to the White Sulphur, in addition to the
Manassas Gap road, and it is believed that with
frequent communication of about twenty min
utes from Alexandria to Washington, vast guam
titles of the rich resources of the roads referred
to would daily find market in the national
metropolis"
The Potomac WATER.-The Water for the
supply Of the public buildings and grounds, was
turned into the mains this morning, and at p
o'clock was in full play at the United States
Capitol A four-inch jet has been introduced
into the Capitol grounds, which is calculated tc
play 12O feet high, which is some % feet high
try. The let on Boston Commons throws 90
feet high through six-inch pipe. There is cal
culated to be about 1oo,ooo,o0o of gallons o