Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-04-08

S5v-u.nz NAal-,ss r. R,-Tae SC
,iyisy eispisyed b those who lsTe beon
sppointei 70 Tece57. subscriptions . tie
Southern ahrylsnl Ra1roal, ard the
ready response q he peoT!. % meet the
demanl n<de 81 them, indicate an early
commencement y cpera;ious 81 this road
We hope that the work vii 20 On brave
i. tia; tie commissioners VIII exert al
the energy in. Their power to canvass f3r
Subscriptions, and present TO the public,
generally, the exceedingly great alvsnta-
yes which this road vii! be TO both the
City Ct Washington and Baltimore in q
gardening and agricultural point Of view
also in connecting Itself with the Point
Of Rocks road and the Louden and Hamp-
shire road, making close connection be-
tween the West. TIE coal regions Of Ma
ryland and Virginia aud tide water a.
Point Lookout
Washington City. alive to her interest
is taking steps to make an appropriation
of $500, 600, which will be material as
sistance to the building Of the road. We
hope our Baltimore friends will also aid
US.
We expect eventually TO obtain the ap-
preparation made by the State Of Mary
! land to aid Charles county in works ofin-
ternal Improvement If the Commission
ers of that county will thoroughly ex-
anime this question in the light Of doing
+ the greatest good to the largest number
we DO not see how they can hesitate in the
matter. II they Contribute the fund to
the Southern Maryland Railroad it will
he Of great and material assistance to that
road ard will assist that portion Of Charles
county, far from navigate water, and
which. can never lave communication with
the cities. @ithout the building Of tais
lad This road, then, would oc q great
advantage to that portion Of Charles coun-
ty-wou11. be tat much additional bene-
fit 20 Charles by the appropriation of the
End to this road. Approprlating 1t to
the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad is no
advantage to Charles county That road
is to be built any how The charter de-
! mands it, the contract demands it, and
the solemn promises made in the Leeis-
! lature Of 1867 by all those interested in
that read, together with the bill and the
different amendments TO said BIZ intro
, duced into the Senate Of 1867 by the
! Chairman Of the Committee Of Internal
improvements, all meeting the approval
| of the officers Of that road are a sufhcieut
/ guarantee for the completion Of the Bal
timore and Potomac Railroad through
Charles county. So, an appropriation to
that road By Charles viii be Of little ben
eft to that portion Of the County where
the Baltimore and Potomac road may run,
bat the appropriation TO sad road might
/ cripple, to some extent, the Southern
Maryland Railroad 1t IS needless to add.
that if the solemn obligations in the past
upon the part OF the Baltimore and Po-
( tomac Railroad to build this road through
Charles county will not compel them to
do the work, it is no use for the people
Of Charles to rely on them in any future
promises We predict that the Balt-
more and Potomac Railroad will be built
through Charles county with or without
her appropriation to that road, because Of
tho obligation upon the part Of that COM
pany to build it in compliance with their
charter. 1.-THE Charles county funds ap-
propriated to the Baltimore and Potomac
road, it does no good to the Potomac re-
| gion ofthe county, and only prevents them
from assisting the BryaItown portion CT
<he county.