Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-05-05
Important Measure Discussed.
New Line Of Railroad Proposed.
Washinstsn to Lake Erie.
Interesting Discussion.
Interesting Discussion.
Shall Monspolies Rule.

meeting held in this city, in relation 20 the
railroad interests of this District, OF which
committee Judge Wright is chairman, assem-
oed In the Board of Trade Rooms az Roon to-
day, for the purpose of consulting with a dele
CATION from Frederick city, Md, composed OF
John Loats, President OF Frederick aud Penn
sylvania Line Railroad Company, COL John
SltoTd, w. h. Faiconer, }. A. HAYDN. - l..
Gouveneur, and L. A. Snner, in reference TO 4
proposed railroad from Washington TO Lake
Erie by way of Frederick.
Mr.. Samuel Norment called tho meeting 70
order. and on his motion Mr.. =. Bacon was
called 70 the chair. and II. kIlbourne chosen
secretary.
Mr.. Loats explained the proposed route OF
which il was proposed the Erederlca aud the
Pennsylvania State Line road was to form part
and set forth the advantages which would
accure TO this District from the building OF the
proposed road
Col. John Siford exhibited map OF the
route and stated thar the proposition was CON-
menced AT this end of the linz. but the people
OF huntington, Pa, had commenced sabscrIp-
hons and already raised more tnan the amonnt
expected, and the citizens OF Buffalo are NOV
ing III lhe matter also. He sand that tney meant
business and in order that their friends and the
West should not lose heart. those a. this end
OF the line should adopt some definite plan OF
action. BY building road 20 Frederick they
would open the Monocacy Valley, where there
was plenty of lime and with anthracite coal
near al hand, the price Of lime would be re-
duced ceLts per bushel here They had two
charters; one for Monocacy and this line and
ABOUT l32 miles would place Washington in
connection with Lake Erie.
Hon. A. B. Davis said that l5 years ago he
appealed TO the citiZsns OF Washington for aid
In building road to Brook Vile, and his appeal
was successful. He came now a representa-
tive OF Frederick. Howard, and Montgomery
counties airst stating that they at present had no
charter through Montgomery county. He
recollected when the great Baltimore and Ohio
railroad was commenced, and II was i'm Just
such meeting as this. He spoke of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad as having franchises
through the State, and of monopllsing the
travel north. They charge four cents per ton
scale coal is held at the same price in Frederick
as IN Baltimore. He spoke OF the necessity of
another road from the capital, and instanced
the tact that il there had been another road
in 1s6I when the road in Baltimore was torn up
much bloodshed might have been avoided,
John Quincy Adams recognized :he neces-
shy OF an outlet from the Capital, and
under his orders Major Lorring made a survey
through Maryland and he believed that during
the last war the President signed an order for
the construction Of road through Maryland,
recognizing the necessity for il. He referred TO
the claim that the stock, &c Of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad is exempt from taxation
contending that It was not fair TO exempt the
property OF one corporation and tax another,
which in effect, 10 encouraging monopolists
II had been sand that the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad governed the State and lac referred to
he fact, that the act for the constru c:ion of the
Metropolitan Railroad had been nullified That
road defeated at TWO sessions the acts charter
ing the Chesapeake and Lake Erie Railroad,
the Howard and Carol county road and
others. Iti claimed thai Congress had not the
power TO charter a road through State and
he claimed that Congress had such
power, and that In consequence of the previous
Intellectual attempts TO obtain charters through
States, the resort is now 10 Congress. The
practical question now is, Shall Congress CON.
troll the internal commerce OF the country or
shall such mopopolies as the New York Cen
trail and Baltimore and Ohio roads continue TO
rule, The interior Dan willie Railroad enabled
me Coniederacv to hold out SO long. He re-
ferred to the many connections with Harris
burg, and spoke of a road due NORTH as one
which would be great arm of defence for the
national capital, which would concentrate here
vast amount OF wealth.
Colonel Slfford read a telegram from Rev
tather McCloskey, expressing his regrets that
ne was unable To be present. The route was
proposed TO run 10 Harrisburg, and thence TO
Gettysburg, which would place Washington
in close connection with the coal region. He
asked could not the Secretary OF War be in
duced 10 make a detail of engineers to max
the surveys He believed that whenever the
citizens of Washington Were anxious TO have
would respect their wishes. He had found
that MIR. Garrett had oyerdone matters, and
lost much OF his influence.
Mr. Hayden. the engineer of the York and
pennsylvania Line road, spoke OF the impor-
lance OF the road, and if a connection is made
with 1t they could bring down the raw material
and the products OF one Of the most beautiful
valleys on the continent. The Loudon and
Hampshire road would require heavy grades
both ways, while on this proposed line the
gT AIDES are easy.
OF Mount Union, Pa, in reference to the pro-
posed road, enclosing copy Of a letter from
Colonel James Worrell. Civil Engineer. MIR
d. says that by this road the lake tonnage NAV
be shipped east and south, instead of north
ward and then southward from New York
city. The proposed route would coanect with
the railways of Canada, and form a much
needed military road from the Capital 10 the
Canadas, sooner or later to be parts OF the
United States, )intersecting all the great rail-
ways from Last to West, and con nectng with
the Pennsy lvania canal, about being enlarged
10 admit of boats of SO tons. With a low
grade railway from Buffalo 10 Washington.
and first-class steamboat slack water nayi-
CATION from near the base OF the Alleganies 10
Havre de Grace. the cities OF Washington,
Norfolk, Baltimore and Philadelphia would
control the lake commerce now larger than our
foreign commerce. and by means OF this east
ern section OF the Northern Pacific rail g;ty
reach the Pacific by way OF route OF which
two-thirds OF the distance would be by lake
and river, pour INTO the chesapeake bay the
commerce FOR which so many great cities ara
striving, while We have hitherto stood specta-
tors. instead OF hewing out a channel from the
North 10 the South. Mr.. Dougherty also ea-
closes an invitation 10 the citizens 10 attend 4
convection in 81. Mary's, Elk county. Pa . on
the 18th inst. Mr. Worrell saws the Droposed
route differs lInmaterially from straight line,
and the road would not be an expensive one.
Mr.. kIlbourn, alter reading these letters
SAID that he had heard freq uentIy OF the WASH
III Stop aEu Buffalo rdiirOdd, but until recently
he did not know that this was the Washington
alluded TO. He did not know what we could |
do except to express our interest.
Mr.. A. X. Shepherd said that we wan ted rail-
reads, but could not say that we could do more
than to express sympathy with the movement.
and appoint committee to procure an appro.
pTIaticn to aid in the survey. He ieved that |
there was good time coming, and that some
time before the yesr 1890 we would be able TO
get out OF Washington by another road than the
Baltimore and OHIO railroad. He offered the
following resolution:
proposed line Of railroad between Washington
and Frederick, Md, az suggested by the Mary.
land delegates present at this meeting, and we
recommend that the citizens Of the District Of
with q united effort, urge upon Con-
gress, At its next session, to grant charter tor
said line of road, and the necessary power 70
the Corporate Governments OF the District to
towards this undertaking; and fur
ther
Resolred, That q committee OF five he ap.
pointed by the chairman to solicit an appropri-
alton from the corporate authorities OF the
District toward the survey OF the route pro-
posed toward the northwest.
MIS- Norment seconded the resolutions: and
they were adopted. The Chair appointed
Nessrs. A. r. Shepherd, Samuel Norment, H.
Kilhourn, IL. ID. Gilman, and W b. Todd the
Mr. Shepherd moved that the Secretary be
instructed to reply 10 the invitation to attend
At st. Mary s; agreed to. Adjourned
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