Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-24
THE RAILROAD DEPOT QUESTION.

EDITOR OF THE STAE Your correspon dent
would respectfully call your attention TO the
report given by the Washington correspondent
of the Baltimore San, of the interview between
Mayor Bowen and President Garrett. Of tue
baltimore and Ohio railroad and Is peclslIy of
the arguments advanced by the latter fuac-
tiOnary In behalf Of the suffering inhabia ANTS of
Washington in case the city should req uirs .hs
road 10 CONFORM 10 tie grade established by
proper surveys, and remove their depot TO the
vicinity OF street and Delaware avenue.
One Is astonIshea at the sudden display of
interest IN the welfare of our citizens and tray-
cling community evinced by President q.
What q vast amount CT sympathy is exhibited.
How the great bowels of the Is d u. r. X.
''learn with compassion" tor them In case
cruel Mayor Bowen does not 1orego his deter.
mlnailon 10 remove this depot. How the basil
ness interests of the city will suffer. HOW
much members OF Congress will be discom.
NODDED by the change" "How the poor people
viii be oppressed Dy the increased caItage in
fuel, DC. How cruel Mayor Il. Will, by his
iIl-advlsed ebstinaey, prevent the building of
the Metropolitan branch, that mythical road
which President q. has been contracting, stop
ping, grading, stopping, changing, altering,
since the memory Of man knoweth not when!
Such compound Of PecksIffism and Oily
Gammonism, as our city's friend President q.
evirces, has never been seen since the day
those immortal characters were drawn.
Shades OF the Mortal Mr.. Z. Memory OF thu
sleek q. &. Your great prototype and rival
exeris you. How compassionately Kind. How
u
friend your company has ever shown itself to.
ward the upgrateful deuizens of the Metropo-
lis snd the travelling community generally;
and how SAID denizens and commu nity have
ever Jailed 10 see or feel II. Content yourself,
Oh company, with the knowledge that munich
pal corporations, like republics, are apt to be
uuSrattful.
Seriously, President G.. and b. & ORR.
Co., how long have you been affected thusl
Surely not last winter when the elements had
biockaded our river, and we were compelled
n " k-l u T~r
with which the Gun fortunate poor were to be
kept from peTishibg; when You compelled all
the coal transported to be carted from other
roads TO your depot, because you would not
connect with 9th n roads; thereby putting the
cost Of it at fabulous prices. Surely not when
chsrging Sl.e0 per ton for freighting it a dis
lance OF 3S miles when other roads trans port it
l2U miles for lees than 81. Surely not in dis.
eliminating against all freight to Washing ton
oy requiring preray ment, wlththe privilege If
the freight Is dana yed by your carelessness
and neglect of having no redress and of being
hsuited II the aggrieved party shoulG be so
rash as TO ask it. Surely not in charging 80 per
cent: more for travel than other roads with the
privilege of having your brains knocked out
or beng beat with bludgeon's by the ssBlood
Tubs of similar organizations in case their
playful fancies" might conceive the idea that
your politics are not of the Maryland stripe
Surely not in charging double the rates for
freight between Washington and Baltimore
that other roads of equal facilities asks, surely
not in defeating every attempt made to ger 9th.
er Tall road connections with this city-by any
means fair or foul.
Your correspondent would not wish to be
unjust or Unfair toward either President g. or
the Is IL u. X. President u. is an able man
and a plausible man. A good friend to Balti.
more and poor one for this city He says the
interests of the clues are Identical. So they
are-partIcularly those of Baltimore! All
goods shipped west from Washington have to
80 to Baltimore and pay extra freight and
handling. All goods from the West have to 90
10 baltimore before they come here. Annex
Washington 10 Baltimore and we may have
some show for justice; never otherwise. unless
another outlet is given us. Isn't il about time
mat Americans stopped paying Il canitation
tax Tor The privilege otseeInC the nation Carl.
tol! Isn't II about time that the West could
tave some shorter way Of reaching this city
without being compelled 10 visit the Relay
House, chGrmtRg as that stopping place is
How much f9rtEer is it, Mr. G, from the
heart of the city TO the corner of / street and
delaware avenue than 10 your present depot
How much more would a hackman charge YOU
TO take you from l street 10 Wizards or the De-
paTtmenis, than from your present depot
isn't the grade OF Ii street Us easy as that OF e.
street or A street Don't you often make
your freighterS haul from III street o. even tar
tier cut, when they happen u De 4 n harry
and II doesn't suit yoCr convenience to bring il
closer 70 the Depot
Think over these things, oh mighty monopo-
ly, and may reflection cause yOu 70 treat US
better hereafter and deal more lHstIy toward
Your helpless fellow citizens. SUFFERER