Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-13
OUR EXTRAORDINARILY.

ept~ Of the District OF Columbia. OF these,
probably the most important 10 US are, first
the projected railroad from this city to Cincin-
natl in relation to which 4 bill WIS fn,ro iuced
In the HCus" of Representatives by Hon IL IN.
Eggle,ton. OF Cincinnati. which WAS referred
TO the Commi'tee on Commerce; second, the
proposition 70 construct branch railroad con-
Meeting the DIstric cities with the I.oudon
and Hampshire road, which Is under consider
alton Congress and IN the City Councils of
Washington and Georgetown. AT the meeting
Of the Board of Common Council OF this city
on Monday last, q communication from Yard
ley Taylor, ESQ., of Loudoun county, Virginia,
was read, advocating the union OF these two
schemes which communication was published
in full with the proceedings of the Board in the
STAH OF Tuesday. Mr.. Tayior's idea is, briefly.
to run road across Rock Greek, thence TO the
line of tn Washington Aqueduct and along
the same OF Is already graded) TO Grpat Falls
or S~neca Mills, and crossing the Potomac,
strike the Loudon and Hampshire road
about where that road crosses Broad Run.
From this point Nr. Taylor mentions one or
two routes, either of which offers the adyau-
tages OF almost straight line to Cincinnati.
ANY OF our readers who take an; interest in the
matter can satisfy themselves on this point, as
We have done, by reference to any large and
correct map of the United Sta1es, where they
viii see at glance that a railway line from
this city by Leesburg, Winchester, the South
Branch Valley, Upshur Court House, and
Letart's Falls will be- very direct to Cincin-
nati- and from thence across the continent to
san Francisco. The South Branch TniSliyencsr
says of this route:
The argument for adopting the Alex, l.. &
III. X. K. line to the Valley of the South Branch
! OF the Potomac, presents two more important
leading points:
L The Alex, l.. & H. r. r. was designed for
"A coal road TO connect the Great Cumberland
Coal Field with the Potomac cities and ports
Incorporation of this road in our principal
line from the metropolis Of the United States TO
the Mississippi Valley, and thence TO the Pa
cific. by the Great Pacific railroad, will COM
plete the Coal road To within ~ miles OF the
coal fields, aud thus ensure immediate tonnage
for the road, on its eastern branch. This road
connects with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
ut New creek station, - miles west OF Cum
3 berland, Did.
:. In the counties Of Grant. Pendleton or
Highland, il is ascertainable that the most ELI
gI6le railroad route on the continent, across the
Alleghanle>, does actually exist. With the fue
port OF Alexandria Just below Washington. the
dIm.nIs ned distance and better passage of the
AlleghaEies, this seems 10 be the best, most di-
rect and altogether most desirable railroad
route across the continent, from the Atlantic
seIbCaId 10 the bay OF San Francisco
This opens up large prospect for us, and if
our business men deem 1t desirable to take any
/ action IN the matter, it should be done at once
We favor 10 particular project, but only de-
sire 10 call the attention OF our citizens TO the
importance Of the subject, and the necessity for
it, immediate and earnest consideration. Ii we
. do MOI act others Will.
The eE-rrpri>iug business men of Baltimore
ar showing their good sense By gradually
gathering INTO their own hands all the net
work OF railroads, which connect that civ with
the South and West and have wisely opened
up foreign market. Some months since Ne
gOIia'IoUs We're Inaugurated between the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company and the
North German Lloyd Steamship Company for
regular service between Baltimore and
Bremen, and We now see the fruit in an adver-
tisement announcing that the steamship BaIti-
more, 2-Ju0 tons. 20 horse power, will
sail from Baltimore for Bremen on the first
day OF April. She VIII be succeeded by
the steamship Berlin. of equal capacity and
power, and they Will constitute a regular
monthly lire, touching at Southampton and
carrying freight for London and Hull. 80
much has been decided. But more Is CON-
tingent. 1t l. hoped to build on this structure
new line 70 Liverpool, and still another to
Havana. French capitalists are reported ready
to back the latter, and it il believed that the
city can raise means enough for the former
They have had a southern line OF coastwise
steamships at work that run to the south, and
another line going north. Thus they seem to
have placed themselves in position where the
cotton, tobacco, and other southern staples and
the grain products OF the West. may he drawn
and exchanged for European goods.
That this expected foreign trade will make
them more anxious to strengthen their railroad
faCilitrs l. but natural. II they are benefited
by this energy we have no right TO find fault
We TOO nave our opportunities, and if we neg
lest them so much the worse Tor us. The prob
abilities ale that Baltimore Will tap the Lou
don Hampshire Railroad while We are talk
ing about it, The Leesburg correspondent of
the Alexandria Gazette writes to that paper on
| the iOth instant Is follows:
- have heard that some persons Interested i'll
the Berlin Bridge have approach the author
ltIcs Of the Baltimore OHIO road on the SUBJECT
of a conn c;Ion with the A. l.. * IA. r. r. by
way o! Berlin Br,is-.
i suppose Berlin TO be about IS miles from
alexandra by railroad on this route anu
about > from Baltimo-s. How undlr these
circumstances IL would effect the trade with
yoU, your merchants will have 10 Calculate
presume Baltimore could not damage Won f,u.
Georgetown by way Of the canal D from Bar.
lin might pitch in. though she would be nm
der The disadvantage OF a transhipmcnt % the
canal One thing - Certain this connection
would bring the competition of ALI these marx
cts about to Wheatland. and would increase
the value OF the lands OF that produ ctiye re-
giOr."
From the address Of President Garrett n the
monthly meeting OF tine Board OF Directors OF
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, held yester-
day, IL appears that the difficulties IN the way
OF the construction OF the Pittsburg and Con-
nellsVille Railroad are in fair way to be OBJ
visited. The supreme Court of PennsyIyauia
recently decided that the repeal BY the Penn
sylVania Legislature OF the charter of the Pitts
burg and Connellsyille Railroad Company,
was unconstitutional, and therefore void The
Legislature OF Pennsylvania upon learning the
decision of the supreme Court of that State re-
peaied the act resembling the charter OF
distance from PittsbuTg TO Cumberland via
CCnnell>yIlle Il li5 miles: from Cumberland To
the Point of Rocks 100 miles; from the Point of
Rocks 10 Washington, by the Metropolitan
road, ~ miles, making the distance from Pitts
burg 10 Washington via Councils Vile road 299
mile: making difference in favor of the vast
travel o.! the Northwest. As well as of western
Pennsy IN nia, from Pittsburg 10 Washington
OF % miles " hen the Pittsbgrg and ConnelIs-
yIile' and Metropolitan roads are completed
The Baltimore and Ohio COMPANY will be
enabled 20 bring western passengers via the
Metropolitan road and the city OF Washington,
TO Baltimore-thus giving them the advantage
OF visiting or seeing the national Capital en-
route, and avoiding the curves on the present
line in the valley OF the Patapsco, whilst prac-