Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-03-04

subscriptions 70 The sleek Of this road
hare TINS far fully realized ali reasonable
expectations Of the friends Of The enter
prise. Frcm every quarter. We hear en-
couEaging words. and what is something
more 70 the purpose, witness encouraging
deeds. The .oad. Indeed, is fortunate in
its agents WIG sre prosecuting their Ia
bors Nth tact and energy which merit
and no doubt will command a. successful
issue. Yes. We have an abiding fai h,
not only that the road will be built, but
that we sha}~zitness is completion with
in Eve years But our people must not he
laggard in their encouragement. Says Al
old writer, lit doth best commend book
to buy it," aat all Of US who are allie
shall best commend this enterprise ~ ljb-
eral donations of land or money. Under
the present charter, the road cannot be
commenced until 4 million of stock shall
( have been taken. This amount will build
and put the road in running condition &C
! cording 10 estimates Of competent engi-
neers. As the road cannot be common
ced until million of stock shall have
been subscribed, and as million will
/ build the road. there can be no hazard in
making subscriptions. IF the million of
stock is not obtained, the subscription
cannot be used-if it is obtained, the road
is built. There is an idea in our county
that subscriptions in land not Immediately
upon the route of the road will not be ac-
ceptabe This is a mistake. Land Will
be taken in any section. But we have
wandered Our purpose in referring to
the Poirt Lookout Road was to introduce
the following letter from Col. Hutch
ms, one Of its agents, which we take
from the Washington Star Of late
date
NAr1oxAt HOTEL. Feb -, 1862
Henry D Cooke, Esq. Dear sir As
requested. | herewith submit some If the
reasons why the citizens of the District .
! should, Individually and through their
/ corporations, aid in building the Southern
/ MARYLAND railroad from Washington to
I Point Lookout The charter for this
4 road wal granted last winter, BY the leg
/ islature 81 Maryland, and is most liber
al one. In the first place il is left to the
u = I
ever they may be, to control it, 50 that if
/ the citizens of the District subscribe the
most stock they elect their own directors
and manage it for their interest control
its location from any point IN Prince
George county to Point Lookout from
Washington from Laurel, on the B1lti-
more and Ohio road from Branaywine,
on the Baltimore and Po' omac road from
either of these place, thai the subs r,bsrs
to the stock may think best, and if built
entirely by MARYLAND capital, IN one OF
these latter places it viii certainly 90.
At the time this charter was granted,
bill passed the Legislature to survey
this reed and report upon its merits to
the next Legislature, 50 as 70 advance the
work as much as possible | was arpain-
ted one Of the commissioners TO make this
survey, and upon my earnost advocacy Of
! Washington as the natural terminus of
/ this road, we determined to survey to the
District line an upon my petition and
the recommendation Of The Mayor. (see-
inc at once the advantage this roa would
/ be y the City Councils unanimously made
an approximation of one thousand dollars
to continue this survey into the city. TIE
estimates of this survey VII he sent to
the Mayor and City Councils in a few
DAYS, and will furnish the evidence that
this road can be built cheaper than any
road in the country, Of the same length,
f.om the fact~of there being no bridges, NJ
rocksto move, nearly Level. aud al abnn-
dance Of lumber for ties on the line, fur
nished at mere nominal price in stock,
and the right Of way, on nearly tie whole
line given it +; and that the road can be
built from Benuing's Bridge to Point
Lookout, rs miles, for about one million
of dollars This road, running from
Washington through the three counties
Of Prince George. Charles. and St. Ma
rvs, Containing about 40, 900 inhabi-
tauts, ! on the narrow belt Of level land
dividing the waters of the Potomac and
Patuxent rivers, on each sile OF which
arc as fine farming, gardening and frpit
growing lands as any in the country, de-
stned, as Washington and Baltimore H.
crease, to be filled with thrifty popuia-
ton administering to the wants and wealth
of tLa oitv The timber on tine l,vals
furnishing profitable empIoymen. to the
road for years to come, with a continual
is increased produce trade Stimulated by
.his road, that ike the road through De-
aware. would pay on its stock i handsome
per cent, passing on BY the mouth of the
Patuxent, the grand harbor Of the coun-
try. where an immense lumber OF vessels
continually congregate from the lmmense
oyster beds of the Chesapeake aud Its TIL
butari,s, waiting sometimes for week
for the northwest winds to cease, to make
the port of Baltimore They would also
nour its treasures over this road, and be
distributed northeast and west, and from
whence coal can he shipped cheaper. COM
ing over the Point OF Rocks road, or the
Loudon and Hampshire, from the cold
fields, than it can from Locust Point,
Baltimore, in consequence OF the heavy
grades that il has tc pass II gong ~ Bal
timore. Thence on to Point Lookout,
destined to be as watering place to
Washington and Baltimore what Cape
Nav is to New York and Philadelphia.
lis beach as fue, its water as salt, ana no