Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-11-17
LOCAL NEWS.
SHORT ROUTE To THE wESr

lO00ou ana HampShfre Rnapro~a
Inc Mesu.x Last Ntght-Cemmifsee
Held. Ac. w
An adjourned meeting OF members of the
City Councils and citizens i'm favor Of obtaining
increased railroad facilities, especially with
the West, by the extension of the Alexandria.
Ioudon s. Hampshire Railroad TO the Ohio
river, was held last evening in the Aldermen's 5
1namber Among those present were Judge J.
w Wright, Col. II. TAYLOR Col. johnson, FranS
Taylor, z. Crowley, II. Rio h ", Dr. j. A. Row
and, Col. j. b. Stewart. j. Il. Elvans, s. Nor
ment, Il. l. Tullock, Col. l.. W. B. Hutchips.
Col; Duncanson, Gen. Eaton, T. Mcnamara, G
f. kittenhouse, s. Fowler, Aldermsn Emery
Connolly, and Clarke, and Councilmen VIII
MANS ms SMqrgessf Beali' Mcknight, and Pardon.
motion OF Mr. Beall, Mr.. 4. c. Connolly was
chosen secretary.
Judge Wright suggested that many misunder-
stood the time of meeting, and moved that when
this meeting adjourn it be to Tuesday night
next, and that committee be appointr1 i n re-
port resolutions to that meeting; which Was
agreed 10, and MesSrs. j. w. Wright T. 4
Connolly, George Burgess, A. z. Clark, 3. Fow-
ler, NJ Il. Emery and j. Il. Stewart were an
pointed said committee -
Dr: Snodgrass addressed the meeting SAVING
that lie had recently been ia Virginfa, along
the very route proposed for the extension of the
Aiekancria, Loudon and Hampshire Railroad
.hiIty-t~o miles of which he travelled by stage,
and ne was struck with the feasibility of the
route and the advantage the extension would be
TO the District, for the counties OF Clarke Fred
srlek ana Loudon were among the richest i'm the
State OF Virginia. The Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company knows his country and they
are pushing their interests i'm that quarter and
intend, II possible, to obtain the trade OF the
shenandoah Valley. The Cumberland Valley
road Is also looking towards this valley. and
washington should awake TO this subject As
ior the advantages Of the railroad it was only
necessary to look at the Pacific Railroad on
whose lire large cities and villages sprung mn
as IT were in day, and indeed the railroad is un-
settling The MormOns. He believed that the
railroads.
Col. j. B. Stewart was next called on and ad-
dressed the meeting saying that when he came 10
TINS District, - years since, he was surprised at
the apathy Of the people towards railroad and
ne urged that the question Of constructing
thu m was national one, and that TO save the
fruits OF the earth from going to waste railroads
should be built in all directions. 1t was the duty
OF every community TO encourage the agricui-
turists. He pictured a section Of Indiana 25
years ago as wilderness, which is now dotted by
plantations like checker board, railroads hay-
ing brought this state of things about. He then
pictured the District here with only one outlet
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. Even should
,ne STOCK IN railroad prove unprotitable the
benefit OF the road would be felt by the city
and II would be a good investment. baltimore
when she saw the necessity of the western trade
took hold of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
and the consequence is seen. Now, the hest
move for Washington is to make itself independ-
ent Of that road, and when Washington takes
hold OF some road to aid ii she will perhaps even
induce the road which Is low complained of not
to make unjust determinations towards the Dis
trict. and then the city would be more prosner-
Gus than ever before. He spoke of the railroad
connections of Louisville and Lexington and
urged that the citizens should not let the matter
rest until more roads center here.
Judge Wright endorsed the views of srr.
Stewart; and spoke further of the manner in
which Indiana bad been benefited There
were lO5 counties in that State and through 96
OF these railroads passed. Chicago has % roads
and Cincinnati row subscribes ten millions for a
read 10 Chattanooga. III this city could get direct
communication with the Ohio river and spend
nye millions to secure it the citywould be bene-
and be found his taxes had doubled, but The
value of his property had not increased, and n,
wanted TO see some reason for the increase He
could not afford TO pay increased taxes when
there Is SO little enterprise exhibited. In olden
tunes when IL was proposed to construct wagon
roads the owners of pack mules objected and in
turn the Tagoners found fault with the canal.
and yet these improvements went on. He
believed that il the Loudon and Hampshire
road was extended he would save the Increased
taxation in the price of coal. He alluded to the
chased coco acres Of Virginia land AT 90 nar
acre and he did not believe it would be long
before IL would be worth 800 per acre.
MI. connolly followed, saying that there was
man that "the future of Washington depended
upon railroads" and he urged at some length
tne Importance OF aiding this enterprise as a
means OF invigor ating Washington-even should
she get SO far in debt that she would be unable
to get out in a hundred years. She must do
or die.
Mr.. Thomas Mcnamara followed, saving there
was no reason why the city should not have more
railroad facilities and at present there were six
charters pending for railroads centering here
all of which could be constructed by 1876
Mr.. A. p. Pardon gave an interesting descrip-
uon OF New Jersey as il was before railroads
were constructed, and pictured its present pros
porous condition, after which the meeting ad-
journed.