The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-09-21
The Philadelphia and Baltimore Central
Railroad,

AT a meeting of the citizens of Hartford and
Baltimore counties, held in Bel Air. on the 9Th
inst, committees were appointed to canvass the
people along the line of the proposed road, and
find by actual application to each individual,
what amount can be secured in the way of stock,
and how many persons through whose land the
line Of the road has been located, will give the
right of way. These committees will report to
an adjourned meeting, which will be held at the
Court House, in Bel Air, on Saturday, the 9th
of October next. 1t is hardly necessary for us to
urge upon the citizens along the lire of the said
road as well as all others interested in this great
work, the absolute necessity Of full turn out
on the day above named.
The general benefit to be derived to this com
munty by the completion of a road on the line
already located will suggest itself to every far
mer and business man, as will also the impor-
lance of large turnout, so that free and full
interchange of sentiment may be bad. That
property will be increased in value in conse-
quence of its completion, is too well known and
understood to require argument at our hands; but
should there be doubt in the minds of any, rs
to the truth or certainty of this increase, they
have only to look ut the advertisements Of land
sellers and land buyers, to see how eagerly lands
are sought after, which lie adjacent to railroads
and canals and how often the want of facilities
for and outlets to market are made objections
to lands otherwise valuable.
No county in the State of Maryland is better
adapted to the purposes of dairy farms than
Hartford; nor can any part of the State boast of
greater fertility. But it is not dairy farms alone
that make the lands in this section of the State
valuable. As grain growing county, itisequal
to any section of the State, and any other lands
to be found in the adjacent States. But this is
not all. Every man owning land within ten
miles of the proposed route Of the road is more
or less interested because his land is more or less
benefited. No farmer refuses to buy manure or
otherwise to improve his land, for the very best
of all reasons, that his property thereby advances
in value; if then, it is for profit that he thus
acts, why not, when it is known that by the
, increase of facility to and from market his land
will increase in value as his means of transporta-
ton are accelerated, use portion of bis means
to increase the probabilities of the completion of
a work which will almost double the value of
much of the land along its route.
Mr.. Hood, who surveyed and located the road,
in his report lately published says:
/: ut were almost supertluous for me to under
take to set forth the inducements that exist to
building road through so beautiful, rich and
healthy country; the great need of one has
long since been felt, and its ability to maintain
1t has never been questioned. Had nature been
been half so bountiful in her bestowal OF trans
portation facilities, as of the gifts that have made
such facilities necessary, or had she been more
chary with the obstacles inerposod to artificial
channels Hartford and Baltimore Counties, as an
agricultural and manufacturing district, would
to-day stand second 10 none in the country
Only lay down your rails and put your trans in
motion, and every knoll and eminence that COM
mands a glimpse fthe Chesapeake or the piano.
rama of hill and dale that is everywhere spread
out, will be eagerly sought after by the wealthy
pent-up citizen of Baltimore and made delight
full country seat, within one or two hours ride
of his place of business for one who has long but
vainly sighed for the country and its pure and
wholesome air. 1t would enable the az rcultur-
ist who is now encountered with his large unpro-
ftable estate to divide it up into thrifty little
market farms and gardens, and not only benefit
himself, the county, and the city of Baltimore
but give large and profitable business to the
road" q
"There are also Pattersons Iron Works on the
Little Gunpowder, besides the Touring mills at
Jerusalem, and the extensive cotton factories at
Jericho and Franklinville, each within one-fourth
of mile of the proposed line of railroad. Be-
sides these and the numerous other mills and
manufactures on the Little Falls and Winters
RIM, there is Moores' Mill on Bynums Run, and
Covers, Wilson's and the Stafford Mills on
Deer Creek, and the hourishing iron works on
the same stream above our point of DEPARTURE
The valley of Deer Greek is q rich and beautiful
country, much Of it has been very highly i'm
proved, Notwithstanding the great disadvantages
under which the people have had to labor, and
with a well conducted railroad, would be made
tho garden spot of Maryland then would every
wagon load of produce that has now to b. drawn
for 80 miles over rough and billy country, be
put upon the cars, at the very doors the grana-
ries, and thus find its way to market at one-half
the former expense"