Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-09
The Proposed RaiIrsad Connection

IHNNALLYTowN, ID. u, Nov. 8, iS6;.-Edior
weekly Of Oct 2Gth, observed report of a
meeting. called by citizens OF Loudon county
Va, and held in the town OF Leesburg, and
high standing from Washington and George
town. As understand, said meeting was not
so much designed 10 consider the propriety
and utility OF building branch railroad TO
connect tue District cities with the Alexandr a,
Loudon and Hampshire railroad, as that of
taking the sense of the present stockholders of
the main stem and the people generally, as 10
branch reao, and how the proceeds arising
therefrOm shall be eQnitably disbursed; as,
also, as 20 where said branch road shall be To-
Gated presume there cannol be one single
Individual found, man or woman, in the Dis
tfict OF Columbia. or the adjacent counties of
virginia, In the possession Of mis- or her right
mind, who for one moment doubts the pro-
priety and utility Of the proposed branch road,
providing it is properly located. With regard
10 the ''needfui' to build the road, il well To-
cated and an equitable arrangement entered
into for its management, imagine there can
be any amount Of money at once subscribed
and MADE available to push the work to the
quickest possible completion. In the equitable
arrangement we wouIo claim for the District
quite q liberal share In its management, If not
an exclusive right to control said branch road,
and, also, that the proceeds arising therefrom
De Kept distinct from those Of the main stem.
But the most Important consideration is the To-
cation OF the road. We conceive that location
last named at the meeting above referred to to
stem, at or near Drains vile, crossing the Poto.
mac at the Great Falls, and entering George.
town at the western end Of Bridge street. Now
and grand object Of ali public enterprises
Most certainly, to do the greate7t amount of
gOoo TO the greatest number of people and the
ceded by all cls ar and thin king minds it be.
comes perfectly manifest that this last pro.
posed route Is the true route. The first named
route is evidently too near Alexandrla, the
second. pO fha pofO tho
Aqueduct at Georgetown is decidedly obiec-
tiohabIe, being roo short to develop any depth
OF country, and, therefore, it cannot benefit
any number Of people. But II is mos obiec-
tlonable from its come citing with the main
stem toe near the markets ever to be of apv
advantage TO the community through which it
willpass. Allth producers contiguous thereto
Will contin ne to attend market in their old some
hoss shay" as heretofore. 1t will therefore
receive no patronage at home, and must be-
come unpopular. i have said the Great Falls
route Is the route. 1 conclude thus, because its
length Will develop so considerable an amount
OF productive country, and 1t will also be made
avaI ava aoie for MARKETING purposes. Again, it
Will bring out before the public, and make
available, that atimmense and in Gale ulable water
power at the Great Falls. This is the strong
peint in behalf OF this route. Can It be ex-
pected that the capitalist will ever Sc elk and
apply this mighty water power at the falls
TO his uses and purposes for the benefit of
manEind with no other means of comnu-
nlcatiOn with the MARKERS of the District
and the outside world than is now az
forded by mule power ria the canal
Bulld this branch railroad, now proposed, via
Gr at Falls, and 1t VIII not be long before Won
merchants OF the District need no longer go 70
New ork or New England for your supply OF
woolen and cotton cloths, or TO Massachusetts
Tor BOO ) and SHOES; but in thirty minutNJ ride
you can select at headquarters at first cost
Why, ye solid men of Washington and George
TOW d, i'm" CINE steamer after steamer casting
out Der burden OF raw material at ycQr
W ne YES 1re2h from our own Sunny South
and tram after train taking up the sap1a IN
convey it Only a few miles out OF fhe District
10 De made INTO every variety or goods: as
siso,a -ancy at The Falls. massive est.blish-
mshts, scms 3gXoJ, some 30xS0 and others AK
100, end then being before your minds eve
the hundreds OF men, women, and cniIdren.
toerein employed, and tell me, would IL not be
mine OF wealth TO our cities I'm the DISTRICT
De merchants of the District. this is the golden
opportunity. See 10 it. that your interest, as
W ell as the adjacent com N unities OF MARYLAND
and Virginia are not overlooked. j. G.