Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-24
Tn. Po;o: Looko,t Railroad.

SIbsoiRsd will be found an interesting letter
from Col HuiehIns 10 Henry ID. Cooke, setting
forth The importance Of the Southern Mary.
land railroad. and urging prompt action by the
eiiIzens OF the District in It's behalf:
NATIONAL HOTEL, Feb. -, ls69.-Henry ID
Coots, Esq.-Drar Sur As requested, 1 here
with submit rome Of The reasons why the citi-
zebs of tine District sho.lU, ind vidually and
through their corporations, aid in building the
southern Mary land railroad from Washington
10 Point Lookout. The charter for this road
was granted last winter, by the Legisla :ure of
Mary land, and - q NEST liberal one In the
frst place It is left to the subscribers to To.
stock of this road, wherever they NAV he To
control II, SO that If the citizens of the i,str,ct
subscribe the most stock they elect their own
Cirec'ors and manage IL for their INTEREST," con-
tTol ITS Location from any point in Prince
George county To Point Lookout; from Wa,h.
lnston; from Laurel, on the Baltimore and
OHIO road; from Brandywine, on the BlItI.
more and Potomac road; from either of these
places mat the subscribers 70 the stock NAV
think best, and il built entirely by Maryland
family 20.
At the rme this charter was granted. bill
passed the legislature u survey this road aud
report upon It's merits 70 the next Legislature,
30 as 20 advance the work as much as possible.
i was appointed CD. OF the commissioners to
make this survey, and upon my earnest aivo-
crcy of Washing, ION as the natural terminus of
this road, we determined to survey TO III. Dis
uict line; and upon MY petition and the recon.
mcuudtCi Oh Mayor, (setug III once the
advantage this road would BEL the City Conn
ellis unanimously made an APPROX riatIon of
one thou dollars 10 continue this sur
v-y into the city. The estimates OF tots
survey will be sent TO the Mayor and
City Councils IN a few days, and will fur
nisn the evidence that this road can u
butt cheaper than any road in the >oaa-
Try, Of the same lsagth, from tbs fact Of
there beng no bridges, no ROCKS 4 .i..r
nearly level. and an abundance of lnr Ss- for
ties on the line, furnished at a mere nominal
price in stock, and the right OF wav. or
neatly the whole line given 1t; and that the
TOad can be Quilt from Benning's Bridge TO
Point Lookout, IS miles, for about one million
Of dollars. This road, running from Washing
ton through the three counties of Prince George,
Charles, and 81. Mary's, containing about
1000 innaDitants,) on the narrow Bal. OF eve.
lano dividing the waters Of the Potomac asu
Patu1ent rivers, on each side Of which are as
fine farming, gardening, and frnit growing
lands as any In the country, destined, as Wasa-
layton and Baltimore increase, TO be filed with
thrifty population administering {, the y1urs
and wealth of the city. The timber on the
levels furnishing profitable employment to the
road for years 10 come, with a con tinualiy in.
creased produce trade simulated by this road,
that like the road through Delaware, would pay
on Its stock handsome per cent, passing on
by the mouth OF the Patux kent, the grand mar.
boz OF the country, where an immense number Of
mepse oyster beds of the Chesapeake and its
tributaries, waiting sometimes for week for
the northwe't winds to cease, to make the port
u, g.
urts over this road, and be distributsd north.
east and west, and from whence coil can be
shipped cheaper, coming over the Point of
Rocks road, or the Loudon and Hampshire
from the coal fields. than 1t can from Locust
Point, Baltimore, in conseq uence OF the heavy
grades that IL has to pass in going to Baltimore
Thence on TO Point Lookout, destined TO be as
q watering place to Washington and Balti.
more what Cape May is to New York and
Philadell Ina. Its beach as fine, It's water as
salt, and no dangerous undertow, to mar its
nix AZ crvfT 49, katb ....
ers TO Norfolk and the Eastern Shore,
drawing large part Of the seaboard travel by
a few hours trip on salt water and quick pass
age North via Washington, saving three hours
and half over any other bay line, and must
draw large amount, by this means. OF the i'm.
mense freight in oysters, fish, and garden pro-
ducts Of Norfolk and its vicinity this way.
These are the advantages TO the road. / leave
- the property holders and business men of
this city TO calculate the advantages to them.
selves this would be.
There Is one feature in our charter that makes
II unpopular with s'air line sche-e-s N = snec
uiators TO vhich wish to call your attention
II is this, "that a million of dollars musr no
subscribed before the road can be commenced"
This Is the security of those that subscribe thst
they and not spectators will get the full ad-
vantage OF their money. Now TO raise this
million OF dollars IL Is necessary that the citi-
Zers OF the District if they want this road TO
come heIe, TO furEi by individual and city
subscription at least SSU0,0n, and leave it 10
your committee to say what proportion the
cry should be asked to subscribe, / think at
least $3.50, 100. Our people, who are snbscri hing
literally, by the AID of State and county
apprOpl IatIOEs, Will be able to raise the other
SJGO.CO0. II Is for your citizens to take such
steps as will secure the benefits that must &C.
crue to a growing city from tlis enterprise
Ny first and last idea Is that you and other en-
terpTsing citizens ought to subscribe az once TO
the stock, and III us recommend il by YOUR ex-
ample TO OILERS, and see what can be rais ed in
this way and then apply to the city fer the rest,
thus making the leegards benefi. the nsel, es
and you. Yours, &c,
L. w. Il. HUTCHIrs,
Agent for the subscription Of etocA % ne
Southern Mdryl aLd road.