The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1869-05-21
The .V'esU Railroad.

We publish elsewhere The proceedings of
of the railroad meeting held in Bel Air on
Saturday last, to which we invite attention.
1t would seem hardly necessary, at this day,
to urge the necessity of this road ;, that, we
think, being granted ON allsides. If we are
right in this, then the only question. open is
the feasibility of making it, We see no rea-
son why this road cannot be made at an ear
ly day, If every person interested in it, would
come forward at once and afford such aid as
the circumstances of the case may justify.
But we are told that farmers cannot make
railroads. To some extent this may be true;
but farmers can contribute, to the extent of
their ability, as well other people Now we
shall not attempt to calculate the ability to
contribute of all op any Of the farmers along
the line Of the proposed railroad. There is,
however, one fact in regard to them as class,
which may be recognized by every one, and.
that is the great increase in the value Of
real estate which would be brought about by
the completion Of this road. If then the
lands along the line would be increased in
value by this Improvement, could not every
one interested in real estate take stock to one
half this increase, and be the gamer, even if
the stock SO taken should be total loss
But of this there is no danger, for the reason
that the cenyepiences afforded by the road
would of themselves more than pay the legal
interest on any Investment which would
likely be made in the improvement. Men
constantly make large investments for the
purpose of improving their property, and
thereby increasing their wealth, and what
more certain way can be devised of improve
ing the value of land than by opening up a
neighborhood by railroad communica-
ton with the great citiess
But it is not farmers alone who are interest
ed in this enterprise. Every man of business
within ten miles of the line of the road from
the Susquehanna river to Baltimore city, is
more or less interested, no matter what the
character Of his business may be To the
extent that he would be benefited in his trade
or calling by easy and rapid communication
with the markets he is Interested If every
one thus interested would contribute his
mite, the work would soon be in condition
to raise money upon, by mortgage or other
wise, and an early completion of the road
could then be calculated upon,
Every person advertising land for sale, if he
be near railroad, calls attention to that fact
as the very frs. inducement to purchasers,
and as evidence of the value of his land over
that which is not so fortunately situated
This being the case, it appears TO US that
real estate p4 Er;s could make no better in
vestment than to take stock in RAILROAD
which is sure to increase the value of their
lands, by the market facilities 1t offers, if in
no other way; but we all know from expert
ence, that there are, in many parts of this
and other States, large districts of country
now in highly improved and improving
condition, which but for the railroads run
ming through them would be almost valuelcss.
To the extent that these districts have been
benefited by railroad communication, others
would he also increased, and we know of
none that could derive moro real advantages
from railroad communication than the dis.
trict of country through which this road 10
proposed to be made.
There is now completed, or nearly SO, o rail
road from Philadelphia to the Susquehanna,
and We have been credibly informed that this
company is willing to build bridge across
the river at or near the mouth of Deer Creek,
in this county, and thereby form a connection,
if we on this side will make the road from
the river to Baltimore. If this road was
made, it would not only have this cannectie y,
but it would have the benefit of connection
with the Columbia road, and thereby bring
us at once into direct communication and
connection with the great coal, iron and lusn-
Der interest of Pennsylvania. We are glad
to see that our Chester county friends are
alive to the necessity of this work, and pro-
pose moving in the matter at an early day. A
correspondent writing to the West Chester
Republican on the subject of our movement.
says:
2 "The people of Maryland are now holding
meetings to project railroad from Baltimore
toward New York, and have obtained char
ter for the location of such an Improvement
to pass through Baltimore and Hartford couri-
ties to the Susquehanna river, at or near the
Maryland State line; and as the p. & B. G..
r. II. has become ligament of the p w. q
\ B. II. r., its use as a part of o through line
is out of the question, therefore the supple
ment TO the charter of the w. G. s. p. r. r.,
authorizing an extension of their road to the
Susquehannn, opens up to view a charming
prospect of a speedy and united effort be-
tween the Western Maryland Central r. r.
Co., and the w. G. & p. r. r. Co., to make
their roads the great central thoroughfare
outside of tidewater between New York
and Washington. Let meetings be called at
Unionville, Russelville, Hayeysille. Mount
Vernon, Oak Hill, Chestnut Level, and other
places along the proposed route, and present
the subject in an Ineligible form to those
ewho would be profited thereby, and there is
nodoubt of success. The Pacific Railroad
being completed, there should be no delay in
this matter. Let us show to tho friends of
the cause on the Maryland side of the river
that we are willing to meet them halfway"
CoNcERT.--A concert of vocal and instru-
mental music viii be given in St. Francis
Church, near Abingdon, on Monday evening,
Oath inst. The proceeds are for the benefit
ofthe church, and if we may anticipate the
success of this concert by those previously
held in the same place, lovers of music will
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