Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-09-10

lose all because Charles Will be benhted
s,mewAi byii Wcproro.e 70 - SeTffne!
| that he will assist the Commissioners
when they get to the lines OF Charles
he will then show them how either to
jump over that little County or tunnel it.
But, for ourselves We are disposed when
our County IS receiving great advantages,
not to quarrel with any other because II
! gets some. Ne can make no railroad
! lcithont passing through Charles County
! This read goes about ) miles throus h
St. Mays ard may 90 five or SIX through
+, Charles Would Sentinel not think it
great hardship TO tax the fund of Charles
u the same cxieat OF St. Mars, Hi'h
such disparity of interest A liberal
mind viii see that ST. Mary. is not made
butt Of"
Objections to all thugs when party
desires to be effective, Is to cry taxes"
This $40, 900 comes from the State and
the amount of taxes which We have 10
bear IS oae cent in $4,000.
Now, sirs, what DO we lose BIZ the
Whole aQpgopriatIon of Saint Mays to
thix<SY. Ii the survey is made and
the bed company can make no use
of IN not being able to meet the pro
visions Of the appropriating Act. the bal
until new railroad company is formed
and chartered to run-whore t? Any
where else, excepting to join connect
ing link with Baltimore and Washington,
will be OF no avail to our people. Should
q, Southern Maryland railroad not be
able to use said survey, We do not pre-
sumo th,t any other company would be
bette, allie to comply with the provisions
of the aWropriating bill.
But upn the contrary. immense diff
cultics would have arisen without this tenn
pora assistance fthe State. We would
have had:o look TO an impoverished county
to obtain means to take the Initlatory step,
viz. the survey of this road. We do think
that from our condition, We could never
have raised the amo unit of $40 900 to carry
out the experiment of survey. 1t was kind
IN the State 10 give US this advantage IN
times Of our great necessity. The survey
being made 1t may place the road IN such
a position, that We may be able, If not in
mouey, 10 great extent in land, to raise
the amount OF stock which will be requir
cd to meet the provisions of the appropri-
ating bill. For if the road is surveyed,
tl11A that country which 1t passes all
IT, interest in it and will sub
,e literally. Whereas if not located,
that particular interest will not be felt
1t Nldlc for ''.SentinsT' to tell US, wait
uz@a company is organized and raise
the money for a survey-that will be con-
summated only after many years, II ever
There Is no similarity between the sur
vey for this road and the Calvert road
The State was liberal enough to grant
Calvert $4,000 for the survey of her
road at a session of the Legislature
previous to the meeting of the Convention
which gave birth to this appropriatIng
bill--thcretore Calvert County having n"
fund appropriated to her, at that time, 1t
would be silly to have made the provision
in the resolution appropriatlng for her sur
yey.
The appropriation to Calvert County
was 50 much less than the other Counties
because in meeting of the representa-
tiyes of the three Counties. compromise
being effected, it reduced her proportion,
- - O. H. 90 .L~ 'Uy
Of the Southern Maryland railroad
Why will "S.nt,neF' who is SO enthusi-
astic for railroad endeaver to cmbarrass
the present Company If his basis was
all right and his conclusions correct-the
Commissioners have commenced their la
bors, by authority of the State and will
proceed till they finish Admit all he
Says to be true, will not the advantages
in the progress of the road fully compen-
safe for all the evils which be imag-
ines.
G.. FRED MADDOX,
j Z. COAD,
j. ID. LUkER.