Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-02-25

TUESDAY NorEINC rebru-Fy 3, 20
Trr parxr L.5aKorr 4 4 I'VE learn
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Trr posi- LooRorr r 4 We learn
e >. The PR, TYlacco T'.mst hat j. l.
,f4-j E.9r he Commissioner appoint,
= H. receive suD.c.::p ions 70 me capital
trsyk II the PUN; Loohout Railroad IN
L. srI4.. IS at sogk and Is meeting Will
r. considerable 1couragernent from the
4 1eop!c Of tia. county. Thir'y-f7e
.hsre. $3.50 hare already teon sub
-;i,ei, and hg Informs the 7i1o That
lie -t,ery assurance that the people for
~ raj miles adjacent to :hc road VII
u2t au,y give their moral support, but
material AID II. land, and many tothe Ut
.ao,t # their ability, and he hopes 70 ind
iii. the case in a corresponding degree
.tlouch.ut the entire county" The
yn,s has an allie article OF IL disposi-
,.ou ef,ic Ca.r.es County flud, tu: We
r.~~.. t. FIJI l 4 .he Editor Eavor5 Ion
iate.,ar,.rn on tho Ia7'e Il lis county
e.,aui,s.euor= Ie,wrcq Tie Point Look
...,su.5 Pa,.m~c roads FIR the P-e-cDt
Wr.w.urdLa,e thought :Aat The argn-
n Il. gr oet;en, one way or the ether,
va. to c. ar f:r contest Tie present
+. c,rsaiu}y a ,it~l T,riod in tue life OF
.so pint Lookout road We cant build
The fcad without the moral and material
a,I If ClM!e.-wi,h his aid tie road at
ro., becomes fixed fact This rests Oh
Demonstration. To withheld this, there
fore. Is 70 let slip golden opportunity that
may re7cr return. " Strike while the
iron, hot is the maxim ofprogr.ss. A.
"a cri.ical moment like me present, the
ca,ntcralce Of Charles would De thrice SIS
,lu.l.u TO us rs at ary tine hereafter
The Iublic mind Of this whole section Is
r-,ircpd inGamed and ''bla.t from out
tho luglc horn Of Charles At this mo
m.,t would rally force TO the support
r cur road Tat would make is success
certainty. The point made hy the Times
hat tie fund, If now appropriated, might
r-t Re exrended on Charles county SOL
} efficiently answered. We think. by the
.,at.oe,+ that the read will commence
N Washington and be built ly Washing
I'm and other outside means at least to
the Charles county line, thus ensurlng
the expenditure on Ler soil OF every dollar
tina, Charles may contrilue The letter
e pr Morgan. which we give below,
,,.,y,.... it vii be seen, that the road
hail commence at Washington and not
~, Point Lockout, and Ne have yet to
hear the first whisper Of objection to It
If .his objection of the Times shall Re re-
moved bv positive stipulation. will the
Editor then advocate tho appropriation OF
the Charles county fund to the Point
rookou, road ? Bat to the letter OF Or,
Morgan.
Np Ep,1oR: Feeling as citizen OF
Washington and a property holder !
should do all in my power to ma Ike Wash
inston self-supporting and independent,
,,ay, accerted the appointment OF agent
men books for subscription to tie
p,.nt Lookout Railtoad-tho profits and
.t,v, duties Of the position l have de-
c,,L,d The road proposed 50 bc built
Uses through a country seventy ,nVe
MI. IN xtcnt, with the most of which
49,, have had heretofore 40 trade or com :
mere, but which, geographically oonsld-
cred, should contribute TO this city =.
The gentlemen who have charge OF this
,oad are men Of honor md enterprise, and
arr worthy Of on. confidence The Corpo-
r,t,on and citizens of Washington are now
.,(l,d on to assist in building 1t, and TINS
! b.hsve we should do 70 the utmost extent
Is our abilities. There IS enc point. how,
aver 70 which / think it MY DUTY to Gail
,s,ntlon. This railroad, ii commenced
n Point Lookout, may IS finished to
Rrandvvinc. where il intersects VITA the
BALTIMORE and Potomac Road, and the
,nrl. being exhausted, Baltimore. ana
not Washington. may receive all the pen
81, resulting from It's construction. In
erG,r 70 avoid this calamity, and secure
beyond doubt the tradc-properly belong
,n5 10 us. I propose that the subscriptions
Il our Corporation and our c'tisens sDaI-
Il made u til the proviso that the t2n-
,truction Of tLe road shall begin at tue
Washington terminus OF that our money
- all be used in building the road from
Brandywine to Washington. II the road
: mmenced at Washington. each sec
,on, as finished, can be made profitable
liz ut once running cars on Ii. and thus
opening the country 10 trade, and afford
,nc facilities not otherwise attairable for
l. transportation Of the heavy material
,...,s,:.ry for its construction. 1t COM
1.eac,d =, :Lc Point Lockout terminus,
il cannot he beneficial or profitable until
Completed to Brandywine or v ashington,
nd il may take several years 10 accom-
ISL hat end.
Your obedient servant.
Jxrs I Nsgc.N VI u