Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-04-28

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suthorisiag its corporate authorities. upon
the favorable action Of the voters Of the
city. 10 subscribe to or endorse the bonds
ofshe company to the extent of $500. 900.
It Is likely tina. the road .aihorisies are
waiting the action Of Washington in this
matter and have delayed putting the road
under contract until that city shall have
spoken.
At the meeting, shove referrA 70,
Col. Johnson said, that. although he wac
president Of the Point Lookout road, he
did not come here to speak as such. nor
- il be Was in sny wise connected with
Il. He spoke a. any other Of those pre-.
ssot might speak. He was Of the opin-
ion that the road would advance the in.
terests Of the city moro than any other
road that could Be built. Twenty years
ago, when the great Western systems Of
railroads we're 6rst projected. be predic.
ted that they must Be consolidated and
verge toward the seaport towns OF the
East, and they had.
When the Baltimore and Ohio road
was 6rst built. the great coal basins Of
Pennsylvania and the products Of Nary
land we're entirely ussless; now almost
the entire product 10 used O the Attain
DO sssboard. The 81 300. 900 worth Of
coal would soon be 90. O00, 600, and that
also voald seek the seabosrd. And Il
he's bees fairly proven that all products
rsauirinx trsnsits will take the nearest
route 70 . market.
He took Il for granted that The saving
Of two hundred miles. a. the Point Look
out road would save. from the mines Of
Psnpeylvania to che seaboard, would guar
,antes he bsildisg Of The Rad. and that
saving made this road inevitable.
The proposition vas 70 give aid to the
persoue vho propose 70 build this road.
and IL vas 10 the interests Of the city to
build Il. There was not doubt bat that
this read. when Il Vas connected With the
aiDss. would be paying rosd. II. how.
<Vse, il vas not in the interests Of the
city. they should have nothing 70 do with
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The road would opsn seventy miles into
three coesties. Ill Of which would en-
hsses :he valas Of that land threefold.
and nothing can be done 70 benefit them
that would not accrue 70 this city. At
the eastern terminus Of the road we're
oyster beds that nov made trade that
soployed ct least ten thousand men, and
in ivs years the increase will bring the
uurbsr up TO if,y thousand. This road
opened 1t once direcs and quick line to
the Mississippi.
II the road we're built. in q very short
tirae there would spring up Ut its eastern
terminus $1,000 or 90. 900 inhabitants,
snd il would make Washington seaport
town. and throw millions Of dollars into
the hands q the people Of the city. II
that road had been constructed during tho
war il would have saved the Government
So, 100000 This road taken through
to the coal mines would give the inhabi-
tauts Of tho metropolis communication in
two hours with the great field for fuel in
this country.
The road, then, must be built, and The
question wss, would Washington aid it I
He had spoken - he had that the people
might know that there was no risk and
il the aid was extended, the road would
be built Immediately. This was to be an
expensive project. bat it would take the
coal trade from the hands Of the Balti-
more. and Ohio road that rad could not
keep il. because the aouthern Maryland
road saved 200 miles Of frcightage, and
opened market to the entire eastern
section Of Virgins.
The speaker said there were in this
city two kinds Of people-extravagaus
and economical. The latter class when
they carried their economy into railroads
made Il much worse than exsravagauce.
The three counties had every disposition
70 give. but the Constitution Of Maryland
90 bound then that their help oosld not
mseh b relied on; bus If the city gave
their aid he rood would b bailt By next
kll. and in . lev years i would add more
than the cost Of the rod 10 he v.lus Of
he property Of this city. He hoped that
they voala give l. their eoa.idesssiou
The road voslA run 10 this city, and form
. jsnesios With he great Western sys-
ten. He Gid nes think that any road
sosA Il isss,f - psoesabls.
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sinsty uilos. and b soald take aboat
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