Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-03-24

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e : vAole Ills. ve hops. win sesoss
Insieah eahesosily for the nsaser e opf re
IDort. snd the suegestioa IL eoataiss.-
Having adoptsd this line from gsshing
ton city = Point Lookout. apd believing
this would b the one svsntually bailt
ian Cur s1ggssGioas aee bod % Il, md
81 or srgaoeats tend = hat end. >
| We regard the Southeea liarylssd
Railroad. q some sfnilne inprovement,
= nsessnry, ~ only b osath- wsstsrs
Msryhnd. bat slso 70 ~ city vitA which
Il is inassasd - sonmunisass.
A TIE psPsl.siss II washiagsoa iaersa-
-. he egioa Of cosntry from vhesss
AsRsQ 6Eass obtainsd. must necssa-
~ hded. We allsas psiaeipsl.
= usually sallsd masAstiae.
IllI 49, - sdnis = len4 ospsssasien
and storage. bat must Be SFoasht in FROM
the surrounding country daily. Habit
slooe. % we'll ~ health and comfort. re-
quire these - much - any other Of the
neeessaries Of life. and no one will volun-
tarily live where they caunot Be enjoyed.
As nften a. the population Of the city
10 doubled, 90 often also must be doubled
the area Of country from whence these
6aily supplies arc obtained, until st length.
nothing short Of Railroad speed can keep
up daily communication between the
producer aud the market. 1o the imme-
diate vicinity Of . growing city, the high
price Of land adds heavily to the value Of
its marketable productions. The same
produce could be had from remote dis
tricts at much lower figure. but for the
distance over which it must be transport
ted.
Distance, in . business view however,
10 not to Be estimated by the intervening
miles. but BY the time consumed and the
expenses incurred in passing over it.
Washington city may receive her daily
supplies by the Railroad train from dis
lance Of 20 or even 80 miles. a. early and
- cheap (if not choapsrji as they can now
arrive by the ordinary market wagons
from the diaries, orchards and vegetable
gardens of tho suburbs.
By substituting the r ilroad train for
the market cart, the city becomes the
gamer in several ways, and loses aoth-
ing.
The daily supplies come in. in abuu-
dance, fresh and uncorrupted BY adulter.
ating mixtures or compounds. The trade
Of the city will be extended to the ex-
treme limits of this daily intercourse, for
whoever comes in to sell will generally
wish to purchase. The suburban or
chards, gardens. &C.. will then be thrown
into market, Offering tempting blit for
distant capital. By not making this cub
.titution, the people Of tho Nationsl Cap
isol must very soon become sensible Of .
deficiency Of daily neccssaries. Indeed.
Baltimore has partly supplied the market
on several occasions already. This def
cheney will necessarily bring about high
prices. which must be followed by an ex-
odus Of the laboring clauses. unless high
er prices are paid for labor. Since high
prices and low rents are necessarily in-
separable, the property holders in Wash
insson viii probably take interest in the
matter.
Hitherto, the citis,ns Of Washi ngton
have shown no disposition to open the
trailing facilities with the surrounding
country. They complain of being re-
duced 70 > suburb Of Baltimore, but have
taken NO step to direct the trade Of that
city to themselves. They listen to de.
nunciatory philippics against the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, but make no effort 10
become Independent Of the COMPANY
They have in fact, no trade except
amongst themselves aud With . narrow
belt Of country. including the District
They manufacture nothing necessary to
the agricultural interest, nor do they
buy anything. except what il consumed
amongst them.
The National Treasury is emphasical-
ly the ouly support Of Washington. Its
very existence As city is maintained BY
administering, to the wants, convenience
and pleasures be oficsrs and employ.
ces Of the Fed Govcrumeut. and Of
those -h. y ,;shSGa 81 I'd the capital on
dred exceptions T. lbaEs no change o.
issue. This is not very Aatteriug to the
pride Of the citizens, ba. upon close ex.
animation you will perceive that it does
them no injustice. A family that il al.
ways buying without producing or man
ufac,uring anything for sale. 10 not sus-
tanned BY its own resources. and what il
true Of siugle families is true Of whole
communities. If the Federal Govern.
meut. however. IS necessary. its officer.
and employees are necessary also, and
those who accomodats them are no less
%. Ne odiun therefore can be attached
to the people for occupying this position
the point is. they aim as no other; WHY
not engage in commercs. in manufacture,
and in enterprise in generalf Washing.
ton should be, and may be. to Ameriea,
! what Paris is to France.
What will be the condition Of the Ma
tional city in case the sess Of Gsvsrnmen,
shoald be semoveif What business could
the citizens resort 10 to sustain them.
selves? Where are the mills, the facto.
ries. OF tho trade to sustain or 70 End en-.
ploymen, for 30 large population !? And
Is the removal Of the ssss Of the United
States Governmsnt IN event beyeod prob.
ab;li.y? We know that the idea u otter
treated With ridicule, especially when suc.