Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-07-11
LOCAL NEWS.
The Cheap Railway League.

Last evening q meeting of the Railway
League recently organized as an auxiliary 10
the National League. was held at the rooms OF
the Board of Trade, but in consequence of the
neetng not having been more freely adver-
Mas oS small the
chair; Mr. L. Edwin Dudley. secretary.
Mr. Elvans, on taking the chair, said that he
OLD not fully understand the object of the
movement but II it was formed fer the pur-
pose Of breaking down such monopolies as the
Baltimore and Onie railroad, he would do all
IN bis power to accomplish that end, and
Sson Monld atp aseep. the position to which ns had
The Secretary stated that he had received .
note from Mr.. q w. Riggs declining to serve
as one OF the executive council, on account Of
Char appointed IN his place Hon. 4. L. Tul-
lock, OF New Hampshire.
Mr.. Dudley said that the object Of the League
and was not merely to bs devoted to railroad
matters. Hid suggested that q committee be
appointed to draft bills and memorials to be
The Chair remarked that 1t was well In own
that there was an effective organization here
the Board Of Trade-which had proved such
last winter IN procuring the passage Of I'M
League confne itself to railway facilities
around the District and cooperate with the
Board OF Trade. There was an opening for
such an orEanisation as THE, and he saw no
-
railroads centering in the District
General Hugh Cameron said that he had
had some conversations with Judge Sher-
derstood that It was to conflne its benefits to
railway ana freight interests Judge Sner-
wood claims that the present irregularity OF
rnnning the freight trains destroys the rolling
stock ana road-they running now 10 or 70
miles an hour and switching eff on sidings
He proposes to double the tracks 90 that freight
trains may be run at a less rate Of speed, stop
VNfv n1Np
trains as 1t were. General Cameron spoke Of
States assuming the right to tax freight and
IN some instances persons passing through the
States Is usurpatioD, and claimed that Con.
gress Aad the right TO grant charters for roads
everywhere. Interior States, where there are
no ports Of entry, had right to send their
pro0uce to the best market they could find,
~ Ts.sout niDdrance ffom other riysl States;
States ana State governments should take
two.thirds of the stock In the proposed roads,
and eyery person wishing to send b is freight
I 70 masxet S could put his trains on by paying
The motion Of Mr.. Dudley was adopted, and
Messrs; =. Edwin Dudley, Hugh Cameron, q.
were appointed the committee.
Mr. Millar sugkssred that the committee
should tnqu uire partic icuiarly a. to the wants Of
the Disrrict in railroad facilities.
GeneralC Cameron said that the bills now be.
fore OopErsss wOald obvIate all dim Hculty, and
wonld annihilate all monopolies. He claimed
that Congress has the power to select sites In
any State for railroads, and States and Corpo.
raiions had no more right to interfere with
them than they had to interfere with the right
Of Congress TO control commerce.
Mr.. Mcnamara understood that under the
proposed plan the people Of any section who
desired railroad facilities could petition for
and obtain charter, and suggested the prepar.
alton of bill for the benefit Of the District.
He advocated an air line road from Washing
ton to New York, and one also to the West
through Virginia, terminating at Gin climatic
and said II the charter was granted there
would be no trouble to raise the means to cen-
struct them. There was no city in the country
which needed railroad facilities more; being
near the greatest coal and iron region OF the
country, and the grades to that region being
easy. He mad recently had a Conversation
with Senator who informed him that there
was but little doubt but that the bill for an air
line road to New York would be passed at the
next session. Adjourned.