Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-04-21

a SxAsoNABLE WORD IN Favor OF CoN.
PETiNG Inns or Observation-Disclosures trancss
against granting the right of way through Bal
;imore 10 any but City Passenger Railway
Companies were yesterday presented TO her
City Council, signed by some twenty residents
ard property holders of the northern section
Of the CITY The communications are aimed At
the interests of the Baltimore and Potomac
EaiIroad Company, whose application for
night of way Is now under consideration by
SPECIAL committee Of tue CITY Council. Those
opposed TO he grant declare thai the passage of
the railway in the nsig hborhood of their prop
eTty-eNen II by tunnel uadergrouno-would
o. seriously detrimental 10 their interests, and
would decrease the value OF their property. la
opposition 20 these Old fogyish vi-ws, the
A-7SrtoGr, Of that city. commenGs the readia-s,
OF the city authorities 10 grant 10 the Bal
tiInore and Potomac Railroad the privileges
1t asks for the construction OF a tunnel under
the pcpuIous part OF the city, by which
q viii form a direct connection with tbs,
Northern Central Railway. and ultimately.
through he link supplied by the Union Rail-
read. with the Philadelphia road; and advoca,es
broad ard comprehensive policy, liberal in
regard 10 new railroad enterprises, and Jus,
ard accommodating with regard TO thos.
already IN existence IL says I'VE must get
nd OF our fear Of new railroads, welcome com.
petition between cOntendIng and even parallel
lines, and where demand is made for passage
through or under the city, grant il as far as
possible. consistent with the right and safety
of the citizens al large. Trade cannot be m ade
20 come here or stay here by arbitrary attempts
to stop its passage through the city Give the
facilities for bringing 1t here. req uire the rail.
way corporations 10 deal fairly With the city
IN giving the advantage OF Just pro rata freight
nd
men. the inducements they offer to customers,
the advantages they eau prefer as a marxet
for the distribution OF the products of the
country and point of supply for the commo
dries required in exchange, must do the rest
These Just ana liberal remarks apply lust as
well TO Washington. The same paper saws
tnat the construction OF the Baltimore and
Potomac road Is alike a necessity and an az
cushion; necessity because the public con-
venienoe As Well IS the national sentiment has
demanded secons line of railway to Wash
Ington. and an acquisition because IL will help
70 develop an important aud hitherto much
neglected section OF the State; and adds -. We
make NO charges against the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad when we saw II has not done
what might have been done toward the foster
Ing of tie interests of the counties lying be-
tween Baltimore and Washington ana the en-
Courasing of their local trade. If II has been
10 better, a. least il has been NO worse than
other railroads which hold an entire monopoly
of travel and transportation in a particular di-
rection. But with the two roads running par.
allel through the same section OF country We
may expect competition which will force
each 10 strive more earnestly for the local
trade, 10 encourage its growth BY judicious
and liberal measures. Lung between Baltl.
more and WashingtOn-twO cities, each grow
ing with great rspidity-thsre Is no reason
Why that section OF the State should not ran
IDLY advance in prosperity and population"
The arrangement which Mr.. Garrett has an
nounced for the transportation Of through
passengers and freight by ferrIage across the
harocr, Is commended as improvement in
the night direction. which should be applaud
ed and encouraged There is no reason why
through passengers or through freight sh,uId
be dragged by horse power for tjEo miles
through city, and the 4Hericrn thinks that n.
true policy Of the Baltimore and Ohio ROAD will
hnally BE- found IN the construction of a tunnel
into which the trains Will enter on the south
SIDE OF the harbor, pass undrr the river. aud
come out on the north side. beyond n. popu-
ious part of The city. Such = work NAV s-artI.
the Company now, out II will AZ some rot dis
tsnt dsy hid the necessity OF taking it into CON-
sIceratiou.