Evening star., 1869-09-04

ehsuoiss forage, meats aud vegetables nsces-
ssry 20 supply 80 large a number OF men and
horses.
trsdees have been permenentiy com pleted, aud
the long aud expensive bridge over toe PatuN
ent nyer is well under way. OEe single item
for az alone Is five hundred barrels OF cenenf,
which we had shipped TO Annapolis aud
Transported over toe Annapolis and blEridge
road, TO which company and its sceommoda-
ung and liberal president ano omeeFs gen
orally we are under great obligations Tor aC-
commodaucns. courtesies and facllines eN-
tended. The grading of the long " "" whtch
connects this road with ours, hss been lately
the track from their read 20 the PaiuxeEt river
Immediately, 20 facilitate the transportation
over our own road OF the heavy materials for
the building OF the bridge. More than hun
dred tons OF rails have been furnished 10 tue
contractors for the grading on the two sections
near the rlver, 90 expedite their work WHERE
the hauls We're so long as 10 make the progress
by horses and carts slow.
The General Assembly Of the State meeting
only hiennIally, and our charter expiring bv
Limitation before % will again meet, IN Ies2, a.
ture for an extension OF charter. Win our
people united In its favor, and the road being
vigorously prosecuted. there can be no doubt
o. me resui, OF our application. Division and
dissension, however, among the friends of tBe
road may lead 10 unity OF purpose and con-
cert OF action among those whD have herato-
fore opposed ns, and may emoolden them a.
other acts of opposition. This makes the
efforts of those who have embarrassed rs with
litigation the more serious and damaging
They are not aware, or have not stopped % re
fleet, that by the course they are pursuing thel
msy destroy the road entirely.
IL should be constantly borne m mind that
this u the only railroad ever attempted 60 b.
built in Mary land, and possibly in the United
States, without State, county or city aid, either
by subscription 20 the capital stock OF endorse
ment Of its bonds. IL should also he remem-
bered by those most interested in. snd most vi
tally benefited by Its construction. that tAeV
have not been required either TO subscribe 10
the stock or guarantee the bonds; aud that. ex-
cepta very small subscription 20 the stock,
tkey hare done hetther. This simple mention
should be sufficient 10 liberalize the intention
of those who. ever bent upon greed, have been
casting their nets" for the heaviest hauls. Are
they NOT 70 be found IN the building OF the road,
or are they 70 b. secured by the payment OF
lawyers fees, expenses OF Juries, court costs.
interminable other expenses. and a few more
dollars than the free gift of the rIght OF way.
proper and gust sense Of interest by the com
pany would impel the payment Off
Since the report OF Mr.. Emack, Chief Enei-
neer, was handed in, three other sections have
been completed, and we are informed oy ham
that Of the whole forty miles now being graded
all but about five miles will be completed on
or before the first OF November nebt. These
are sections on which we have been en Joined,
and those on which the work was 80 heavy
and the hauls so long as TO inducethe company
10 supply the contractors with rails 10 expe-
dite the work.
IL will BE- observed that the Chef Engineer
asserts in his report that but for the legal de-
lays interposed against its progress, the road
would have been completed and running from
Baltimore TO Washington, and Upper MarIbo-
rough, by March next. It was this assurance
given by the President of this Company 10 the
Congress OF the United States winch did 50
much to defeat the ''air line" PROJECT last win
ter.
IL will be further observed that the Engineer
declares that the road can and Will still be COM
pleted during the next summer n it receives
the sshearty cooperation OF all those Interest
ed" Such being the case, we unite with hi N
the belief hat the next AM nual meeting OF the
Stockholders will witness the completion OF
this part of the road, and great progress made
on that part Of IL between Upper Marlborough
and the Potomac river. This part, e1cep; n
few miles below Marlborough, can be very
rapidly and cheaplv constructed, and that
from Baltimore 20 Washington and Marlbo-
rough completed, will enable the Company TO
place their bonds so advantsgeously that all
financial difficulties will be removed and the
whole road from Baltimore 20 the Potoma mac
river speedily completed.