Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1860-05-17

not be alledged by zone of the late Delegates"
that they were absent the whole time the bill
was before the House, from the goth of January
to the 10th of March, We could say much
more upon this subject, about equal rights of
all citizens of the State under the old Charter
and under the compact between the two States,
Maryland and Virginia, but think for the pre-
sent we have occupied enough of your space,
for which we return you our thanks.
PoToMAc
From the Planters Advocate.
BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD.
NO. 3.
Mr.. EDITOR I'm my last communication |
reached Upper Marlborough, the terminus of
the third Division. now propose to discuss
the merits of the fourth and fifth Divisions, and
to show the feasibility and great necessity of
pushing this enterprise through the lower portion
Of Prince Georges, and the entire width of
Charles county. from Mattawoman to Smiths
Point, the terminus On the Potomac.
The character of these0ifand its productive
ness in the fourth divisic1, for more than one
half of the distance, is equal, in every respect,
to the lands on Coliington. The Planters in this
Division, after leaving Marlboro few miles,
labor under the same inconvenience of remote
ness from market; many Of them having to carry
submit to this state of things? Now you have
an opportunity of building railway, coursing
through the very heart of this productive portion
of the route. Then throw off your lethargy and
determine that you aoiU have the road, and en-
courage your Directors by subscribing at least
one dollar per acre, as suggested by the Engi-
neer, to grade and bridge this division The ex-
pense of cultivating your farms will be dimin-
ished more than one-half You can make as
much per acre, if the road is built, with one-half
of the capital invested in horses and oxen, which
IS noU absolutely necessary to carry your pro-
duce away. Then sell this farming stock and
invest in Baltimore and Potomac Railroad stock,
which, independent of the advantage Of reduc-
ton in freight and travel, can show that it
would be good investment, even should we
fail to connect with the Richmond, Fredericks-
burg and Aqua Creek Railroad.
In my last communication l made an extract
from Major Trimbles report to the commission
ers, in which he gave the total net revenue,
based upon a connection with the Fredercks-
burg road, as yielding dividend of nearly four
teen per cent upon capital of $1,200,O00.-
Now the estimate of the cost of our road, by the
last survey, is $1,O56, OOO Deduct from this
report 100000 for through passengers, and
$4,000 for mails we have>the following result,
viz:
The wheat, corn, oats, potatoes, tobacco, sheep,
hogs, CATTLE hay and products of the Forrest, (not
including fruit, straw, poultry vegetables dairy
products,) which were raised in Anne Arundel
Prince Georges and Charles counties, upon an
of five miles oneach side of the proposed road
in the same ratio the products of these Counties
as shown by the census taken in 1S49, would yield
at ordinary rates of freight per annum 100000
Allow for increase since 1S49, 10 per
cent TO- 600
For freight on dry goods, groceries,
guano, and other manures, agricul-
tural implements, sc. at usual rates 10000
700 way passengers at $l.5O, SCI
Gross revenue $ls4,lO
Less working expenses 40 per cent
(Those of the Washin gton Branch
are AZ per cent? GIL, Oo(
Total net revenue ST., ool
Which on a capital of $1,05e,0OO is about 7
per cent. This revenue would greatly increase
in five years after the completion of the read.
have pnade no calculation for the way mails
between the Potomac and Baltimore, which, il
estimated, would increase the-per centum. Now
suppose the expense of working the road, and
keeping it in order would absorb all the divi-
dends, would not the farmer be amply compen-
stated for his investment by the increased value
of his land, and the reduction of transportation
and trade to Baltimore? There can be no doubt
of this fact. Then let us commence the road in
all the divisions, each looking to its interest
But there is another view which capitalists
may look at Alexandria aciU connect with us
at point in this division about Rantin's Tavern,
a place familiar to all the farmers in this neigh
borhood-distant about nine miles from Alex
andria, where there will be depot.
If this connection is formed, and it certainly
will be- if the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
progresses, then will We not command the
through travel from the North to the South, via
the Alexandria and Orange Railroad :? Mos
certainly, because the slow rate of travelling is
known to arise from frequent changes, delay in
Washington and steamboat speed on the Po-
tomac.
Again our road, about the same distance from
Baltimore, can convey the passengers in quick
er time, and at less rate of fare than the branch
road from Washington by one-fifth, that being
the capitation tax paid to the State from which
our company is exempt Effect this connection
and our dividends will increase I promised,
Mr.. Editor, in the beginning of this article to
encourage the two lower divisions, south of
Marlborough, to embark in this magnificent en-
terprise, but fear have extended this already
too far, and must promise in my next to show
Charles county that she has deep and abiding
interest in this road, whether we connect with
the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Aqua Creek
Railroad or not. May these facts stimulate our
friends to renewed efforts to aggrandize them
selves, and present to the gazing traveller the
attractive beauties of Southern Maryland by
building the road The cost of grading and
bridging this division is $62, 826.42 or $4,487.-
60 per mile, a distance of IA miles, will con-
fine myself to Charles county in my next.
Very Respectfully, ANXIOUS.
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To Every Form and Species of
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