Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-11-17
BALTIMORE. AND rue
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD

over ,hc Iisa thai Washington can ever hope 70
be cEythi.- nor c1muar.,oIly han mere
appeudal o Baltimore. There never VS.
such fun. IL tie opinion Of the EF-.#-. and It
dismIsses the sutjsc, with q side PlilyuE
outlaw.
The san adoPss . Pa;roniZiEg suP,TcilCu-
tone our railroad meeting was indicative q.
~ awasenee public spirit. bu' The speaker
W terribly sIuTI- aEd ~ ant" The r.
~ stable LItImeT cOHId mol have had a a-eGe-
sense OF the IutrrIority Of young tv'I Cop
Prrheld 10 himself in years ami ezr'-lnuce
thsn he SIN shows towards the Washington
Iins v hC took p1rt IL the railroad NO. .- :,
The simplicity OF views expressed on tia. $50
cssion Is accounted for by tbr- paper on tie
ground Of the iHexperieUce OF the Washington
IaLs IL railroad natter, ether practical pax
tCipation in such operations. having been
mostly confined 10 the street passenger rau-
W'ys OF that Metropolis This covert sHesr
OF The suns Is Rot Gul;e IUd,iOuS since 60 serves
to remind NaSLIEgtUBiIH> tAIt bG, for The
EaluBOTe and Ohio Railroad aud Baltimore
interests We might have had some experience
II railroad matters lou- ere this. We hope to
Yet, but II VIII not De so long As Baltimore can
prevent It.
The Sun thinks the sancient habit OF obtain
ing money from Congress for almost every
purpose is sufficient excuse for he ignorance
manifested throughout these proceedings of q
fact elsewhere generally understood thJ- peo-
pie who wan railroads must build, or az least
largely and IN building them themselves It
Is all very well FOR you to talk. gentlemen, IN
Inmates the sun. but yOI haven't rof the money.
and Il costs money . build railroads. Nn
your clamOr o. nat OF the hungry Washing
ten herd who are ever squeaIlng and squalIInc
$40 sucking every teat you may discern"
Now. We believe That not one word was NJ
tered II the railroad meeting holding out the
idea that Government aIi TO the extent OF
enc penny was 20 BE- sought or expec.ed
IL building any railroads Il Washiu--
ton. Al that Washington rs for from
toI ETCss is for carter privileges to en-
able her 20 improve her connections with
the rest Of thu country She Is rslsr-ab.v
henred III now. and has a right u the eat of
Government aad the special V.ard of Con-
sres-, 70 ask for relief 70 he extent Of being
enabled TO help hars-lf The s1e-r Of the y.a
at the supposed poverty OF a-hIl < in that
makes II absurd for her 10 think CT ruiIIIu-
raiiEcad-, docs not have qui.e the force -Td
sting intended Suppose "a charter Va. --qu--f
bv Congress for an airline railroad between
Wa hIugton and New York. dos not the Sun
KNOW That the money could Ia raizrd u I'd
II N SAX houIs Il l. no dIscrail, 70 a city
that she Is OF able TO b. "a railroads q, IN ha
OWE capital the discredIt IS in resting supInaIv-
making no effort f'T seIf-heIp or % obtain holm
rom Others Ih7 wonderful network OF
'LlitN-iwo railroads 'eTing Chicago AS not
DUR by The capital of Chicago but tho people
Of that city had tn" tact aId the pnergv 10
block ont the rJlds ana then enlist Zoe capjtaI
of New York aud Boston 10 build them. The
railroads cOuvergiugat Kansas CITY and Omaha
were not built by the capital of those places but
their business men had the tact and push ?,
procure the requisite charter p-iv:lasrs. an
then 70 get money from abroad 10 bull ! sr.~4
I'd "me is true Of important railroad centres
all yer the country; an iEcOnside-aSle pro
PORTION OF the money requisite 10 bu!Id the
roads was obtained in those localities Bli'i.
more capital did not build the roads centsriny
there. The Northern Central certainly VS.
sot built by Baltimore capital, nor was
the Baltimore and Ohio road, though -h.
Ssn makes the remarkable assertion thu
that road was built with MARYLAND none,
At an expenditure for the ROAD and is
branches, equipments, &c. VI forty-tli-e. MI /
hons OF dollars. In fact, the CAPITAL which
CUIit and stocked the road was nearly all for
elgnr and the whole nation has been made |
tributary 70 II. T. receipts during the war !
Were enough 10 build and stock dozen sucd [
roads las the branch between BIIc-nora and .
Washington. The citizens Of this great nation |
have beer made 70 bow their heads IN tribute /
or thirty years 10 a sixth rate State. and p.ya
CapItaton tax before they can enter thc cap
ital OF their country. II IL bad taste to taunt
our citizens with lack of energy and mans
when ensconced behind the citadel of State /
rights yeu defeat every effort 70 get througb J
your State boundaries.
In the same tone are asked why Wash
n "a - of h. RaIr
Potomac railroad and build IL up We can't
see hat Washington is particularly Interested ,
IN efectlEg direct rail communication be-
tween Baltimore ana A u uis Creek even if a |
prospective branch 10 the metropolis is held /
out As a TAFT Certain IL is that for a roojIv
number OF years game of chess has been
going on between the parties who control thts
road and the potentat-s Of the Baltimore and
ONO railroad, which has So far resulted Ia NO
Fracucal good 10 this Guy.
So with me Metropolitan Road % the Poiu.
OF Rocks. Our citizens some years since ap-
Piled for and would have Obtained a chsrter
from the legislature of Maryland u build this
branch. when President Carrot slappe1 IN. Sc
cured the charter with thu distinct understand
ing anu provision that II should be COMPLETED |
IN given time. which time has, We believe,
elapsed. A f,w hundred yards OF dirt have |
been thrown UP, and this has been nearly |
washed away) some Of our citizens have had |
their land valued anI their improvements
stopped; periodical statements have appeared |
10 the effect that the contracts for gradlng this
rOsd We're about 10 be let; su ndry threat have |
been Indulged in by tGis potentate thar uuIess |
the Cooperation did as h wanted thsra 10. the |
road would not oe built. or its terminus changed
70 LAUREL and The history Of the Metropolitan |
road Is written
The remarks Of the speaker who called upon |
inc People OF Washington 20 pull down a mo- |
nopciy tnat had for years been a ban upon
tneH commerce are me- with the Steering ours
ton '-What would this commerce have been
II Maryland had not built the branch road 20
Washington - We answer that IN ALI bum.r
probability II would have been In be;t.r ha,,.
Ii could not be III worse ones. Every bu.Iness
man Will echo aud endorse the statements NJ |
that speaker upon this point. Every unjust
discrimination that can be made " made ayains,
cur business men and their interests in the
matter OF freight. charges, and redress tor in
luries aAd loss sustained. Not one dollar OF
tar aa< the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ever
paid INTO The citys treasury, though owning
very large amount of real esrIts here. Our
fuel is subject 10 treole the rate Of frei Sht
charged on ether roads. In short, everything
that could be done to paraIyzs and destroy our
business interests is done. We have little hopes