Middletown transcript., 1869-11-06
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"Wednesday next is he day set apart
for the meeting Of those who are 10 favor
of constructing Rsii Road from Massey's /
70 Elksoa. The recent action Of = CON-
mitsee Of the City Council Of Baltimore,
aassrse 70 the proposed Road, but favor
ing. by . minority report. the route to
Rock Hall, in lieu of it, is not creditable
to their intelligence, and ought not to be
permitted to have q feathers weight
against It, or to dampen. in the slightest
degree, the ardour of the friends Of the
enterprise. Indeed, VIC did not know,
until we saw these proceedings Of the
Council. that the idea was entertained by
any one Of appealing to that body, for aid
for this contemplated work. We under
stood that committee had been appoint
cd at the EIkton meeting, to 60 to Balti-
more. but we thought it was for a very
different purpose--the solicitation Of sub
scriptions to the capital stock--not. cap in
hand, to beg the favor of the City Coun-
ell. Subtract from the population of Bal
timore the Eastern Shoremen who have
migrated thither, and the merchants and
commission men upon the wharves who
are directly interested in the trade Of the
Eastern Shore, and you have about. all
who care groat for the Eastern Shore or
her interests. Where is the public en-
terprise, Of any sort, sustained on the
Eastern Shore by Baltimore capitalf 1t
may be, that steamboat or two, plying
upon her waters, is owned, wholly or in
part, in Baltimore. This, we suspect, is
the extent Of her outlay for the benefit Of
the Eastern Shore, benefit in which she
herself has the greatest share. This is
Baltimore absorbing everything, return
ing nothing. Who. then. that knows
her. would be willing to dance attendance
in the lobbies Of her Council to ask aid
for anything on the Eastern Shore. Be.
sides, there are other reasons, at thi.
fine, which make any appeal for aid from
the Council fruitless undertaking. The
proposed aid Of the city to the Western
Maryland Road has been enjoined, and ,
hue and cry has gone forth from the tax
payers against any further relief to thu
counties. There are other reasons still
which it may be deemed strange shoult
have utteranee in Democratic paper
But our politics will not permit us to GOV
or up malfeasance in Office, whether il
friend or foe. Look at the City Hal
muddle. and the inexplicable course G
the Mayor. The Council will be but lit
tie disposed to grant aid to projected RAJ
Roads, while its municipal affairs arc i
such woful plight.
What, then, should be done by th
friends Of the road at the Warwick NEE,
isgf Why, what we supposed was cor
iempiated atthe beginning, and that il
20 appoint active, energetic men. to procul
al the subscriptions possible along Ii
line Of the proposed work, and another
go to Baltimore to call upon the merchan
and business men about the wharves wi
have some interest in Eastern Shore a
fairs; also to bring the subject to the N
tiee Of the Corn Exchange, and Of Il
Board of Trade. II will take persistel
effort, but we think it can be accomplishe
There is n power which 'oius and the thir
is done. Now, men of Cecil and upp
Kent, have you that force of 0iu whi'
win not be thwarted in your purpose. v
learn that the subscription books show a Ii
eral response from this part of New CAST
To say that rail road connection wi
Elkton is not needed, or would enure
the benefit Of other cities more than b
timore. is to ignore the facts of histO
on the one hand and on the other,
fact that Wilmington and Philadelpl
have already close connection by rail wi
the Peninsula in every part Of it.
Let us revert to the winters when
embargo was laid upon trade and trav
by lee in the Chesapeake. They hi
been more numerous than we have sp,
to mention, We shall therefore refer o.
20 few Of the more remarkable. Eve
body remembers the ice rail road VIII
spanned the susquehanna for eight wee
Aad every merchant from the lower col
ties Who has been caught in Baltim
while purchasing his winter supplies. 1
every member Of the Legislature who
to head the bay TO get home to his fami
viii tell you that he only accomplished
in sleighs through the ice and snow a
cost that would have paid second ca