Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-09
OUR RAILROAD INTERESTS.
MEETING LAST NIGHT
Important Statement from Mr.. Par
tridEe, EnEInesF OF enc BaIu-
more and Potomac Road.

Dor, City Hall, tho vice president, 8. 8.
Baker, In the chair 7. Q. Connolly, secre-
tary.
The minutes Of the last meeting having
having been read, Mr.. J. sayles Brown re'
quested the association 10 hear a statement
from John A. Partridge, engineer Of the
Baltimore and Potomac railroad.
Mr.. Partridge said that enterprise was OF
vital Importance In this city. The Balti-
more and Ohio railroad has beleag uered this
city, and II ls now proposed to release II.
Il 10 the design Of this road to connect
Washington with the coal mlnes and lumber
regions OF the North, make fuel cheap here,
and also connect with Western roads 10 get
Western travel and products. They had
been working quietly for fear Mr.. Garrett
would Illustrate their plans, but now they
had 90 far perfected them that they did not
fear him. By their connection with the
Chesapeake and Ohio road, the distance
from Washington 10 Cincinnati Is but $40
miles, while the distance by Mr.. Garrett'l
line Il $40 mlles. The price OF coal At NIL.
lernburg, on the Northern Central railroad,
$50 miles from Washington, 10 % per ton.
Allowing one and half cent freight per ton
per milo, coal could DO sold here for $685.
per ton, making u s4.75 per ton cheaper
than II Is to-day. The consumption In this
city 10 about $50 900 tons per annum. Thus,
BY having competing road to bring freighti
down, an immense saving would be made 10
this city In the item Of fuel alone.
The road asks the city TO give aid In Its
construction by subscribing for $500, 900
worth Of bonds. The capital stock being
u, 900, 900, that will be one-eighth OF the
stockg and we propose to give one-seventh OF
the directors. From the Patapsco river 10
the District line the road Is all graded except
1900 feet.
Mr.. Brown asked II they had not been
playing into the hands OF John W. Garrett.
II not, why had there been such slow pro.
gross. .
Mr.. Partridge replied that they had only
been endeayorlng TO throw dust into Mr..
CARROTS eyes. They had a great deal OF
difficulty In some Instances In getting tho
right Of way, having been served with In
janctions which were threatened 10 be made
perpetual. Mr.. Garrett had proposed II they
would abandon the construction Of the road
he would abandon the Connellsville and
Point Of Rocks road, but they had declined.
DR.. Pardon inquired why, II they were
backed BY the Pennsylvania Central road, as
had been stated, they needed funds, as that
road was abundantly able.
Mr.. Partridge replied that rich men needed
money sometimes as we'll as poor men, and
the Pennsylvania Central was Interested In
the extension Of several Western roads. pra
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Mr.. Connolly. How far ls Il from the
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