Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-01-26

CitiEsns' RaIIroad AaseeIatIoa.-Ro-
pert OF the Committee Appreciated |
60 visit Gov. BowIe.-RemarkH Of
PromInent CitiHsns.
The Citizens Railroad Association held |
their usual Tuesday evening meeting In the |
Aldermenh Chamber, City Hall, last night, |
Mr.. II. N. Easily In the chair, and Mr.. T. Q. |
Connolly, secretary.
Mr. Connolly made an oral report from |
the committee appointed 10 make Inquiry 10 |
relation 10 the Baltimore and Potomac rail- |
road, saying that two members Of that com.
mlttee, Mr.. Elvans aud himself, had visited
tho Governor Of Maryland, At Annapolis, In
order 10 obtain accurate Information. Gov.
ornor Bowie had received them with kind.
ness aud coutesy, and cheerfully entered
into conversation upon the subjects Of their
mission, saying that the welfare Of the whole
State and Of all the Improvements therein,
and mot hoatility toward any interest was his
actuatlng motive. He was confident that
the Baltimore aud Potomac railroad would
be completed within the present year. Its
success was TO him n cherished desIrc. He
was sure Il would DO completed before tho
LIST Of January, 1871.
Gentlemen IRON the Pennsylvania line
beyond Frederick, hoped TO complete a road
through that region 70 tho city OF Washing.
ton, which road would enter into competition
with the Baltimore and Potomac road for
tho transportation Of passengers and pro.
duco and other merchandise, In connection
with tha Pennsylvania svatem IN roads,
~, lo1e,nos Ro;,is ,-aniS Al o..s y. II
Ma ,oyrsT N nromote ~ snecs.s i,ba cam.
petitIon Womb proVe a beneat 10 ali. AZ
honorable competitions generally do, and Ii
is our duty 10 look 10 the welfare Of the poo
pie at large.
Governor Bowie spoke of a free railroad
and aaId that he wouid urgo IL enactment
nv Inc Legialaturc. and thst 10 mai great
conildence In the sniyIt ana nprno.es IN mai
hody In thia rc.nrct Whera1or 4 neonIe
nosseas the doSIre. The antsrnrisa AMI the
rcopisIta mesns he thonght tho ronrss m
yIss lso,slstIon wouid ~ 10 sscilitsts and
not 10 Isnneda thsIr nndert.LInTu
n ,Ssrs 70 iInP ,s 'nen REPRESENTATIVES. Tgenig -,
M.,.S., - CNIs.hi. 4s,o. ass N ~ sJo
D NunoA, HO,elno, pO"te
aooeo, lhs,tna ~ coenee'ep WIN .na' OF
Mrso rgglon OF elAIy Hnu: ine grca.ne ~,
W "v s, sna' Poe " NJ
PoI.I,ons 81 s S.asc, anu i sn1Io was No no
80 gsstIssd Al ,hsy recsnt cSIdsness =; an.
=. H q ~ Ivoo' W 49, ~ III. IN
.erpLss IN mmnington, and looked win
noRsiui1 Ts ~ snen nIu'
~ ,ho o1nSDIi,.o sC ,rers Seaniy "a ansan
eu ia, sno ts ~, aHu sBtoo-
soy imPLe s se ~ .no i' nnls asd gen.
/ ns sPn W ..s,,'.i ~, Do, Sn ~ espe-
nI,.yS \. M. .aSs.,n $500 Peposo
o''0u IN mn ""O'o "0A''"s ~"u u''e'-
~n W. J0h, n R,v.0. ..Id ,h., ..l.,.
| nj. SoIn n ElVsn w., ss'd .na W. one OF
tne com l,h n VINO 'i ps Apnapons 20 Son-
sun W., W. .'. o.i,o, ~ Nosiu s.aso
| that they found that gentleman very courte-
Gus and approachablo. Tho Governor OF
| MARYLAND stated 10 thom that there WIS n
| msIorItv In the Ie0ialatnrn IN MaryIand In
sasns ~ ns.siSo e,.o r.Ii,oad ia ~. ~,
a. ,oI ~ s AmSv y, .ras ~ ~ LOT sns
| now remained for the cltlzena of Washinnton
| n imnortune Con0ress to nass a frce IaiI.
| road law for the beneit Of thla Dlstrict. 10
| he used in Conjunction with the free raIlrosd
laws OF The states. Tho Chair appointed a
| committee Of fourteen, two from each ward,
as general commitsos ON railroad interests.
,oxs, NANNY d. Fmsry Sr oSieio, chsirman,
First Esrd' NIcholas CsIian and w. M Min'
III, $500 80 yUSIsnr n N P,o,,n ~. a. u
n RnrgSss. Third ward, w, A, Coot AMI n
Rail FonTtb Hsrd Msvor Rovsn mi
w NJ No., Flnb Sard " n Todd ~
CisrI, airtb ND Ismes ~ nniIn
80 r n ria,I. Seventh 1SrJ J,senb VII
Hams and d. B. Church.
IN melton NJ, al Rroup Vas oadea IN
On no mToi1n. MI D. q D'0"n was a0aea 70
n anodSra.. .aIa there had beor fro.
I gluNnlatANa 10 he ar hat
| nofhInS nractIcal raj basp hsrotoforo nro.
nossd IL tbs~e nSsatIngS In order ~ ston, 4 ~
eomniaIntS- whIIe Al Inc samc tims indIcst.
ing his own view ~ me ones,Ion be yxonId
nTonose The believing TesointIoa,
Rssolvsd, That This assoc Iation IL rratioel
| To see 4 movement 10 the BOARD OF AfdermsR
looking toward q subscription OF stsek 10 the
Alexandria, Loudoun and HAmpshire rail-
r2aa' WIN the a,,ent o. the people o. ne DIS,
p,sss. I nroeLsr mat og weh as RniS q
, niSht. oomS nm for anal aetion thSv iii 70
oeiye the Joint approbation of The eity govern.
, ment.
Adoniad
auoP'eG. -. , A., -,,.
) some time ago, resumed tue gentleman,
the Loudoun and HampshIre road. n FRIEND
ionr IL ronts IarsxerSd ~. IN ~ n.asou,
7 mad come Ia thSt wah The MAKING 81 =
-srOs nGI Uno las. spring; which oiier was re,
jected, TO my satisfaction since. But lasi
some evil-dlsposed person should conciudG
stu that / may be Influenced by some such
material confederation In advocating this
resolution, l beg leave to cite the ESsHinO
Star, which says "If railroads were selling
for a'penuy O mile, he (my humble sell
meaning) couldn't buy spike" Laugh
ter.
Now, In view Of the answering truthful.
meas Of this lumiuary-its rare, wisdom and
discretlon-its transcendant excellence. and
Its dlsinterested watchfulness OF tho inter.
ests OF the "dear people," OF course what 1t
says can't possibly DO untrue. Hence, after
aVAillng myself OF lts very charitable aid,
for which ought TO DO abundantly thank.
Of 1hIs s'Oity man Railroad Association, /" a.
my very sollcltous friends Of tho Star most
significantly designate US with no allusiou
70 politics, Of course. Laughter
II. N. Easily offered tho following as a