Evening star., 1870-01-04
Our RaalRO0A Interos4s.
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In what Am going 10 say in this csmmunica-
tion 1 don't meaa 10 intimate tAae 10 etey re
h lacking in seal, or b falling hort Of In duty
in urging the importance Of increased railroad
facilities for Warrington. lt II doing we'll, and
has done In this regard; but 70 want "line upon
tne point Of esrnes. and de deter%n.d sesioS sS 70
Nothing but agttae IN, loud and persistent, II
left m, or can save ~
Whist b TIE situation? IL alleged on III
hands that We are In the tolls q the great rail-
ROAD corporations Of surrounding and adjoinine
States. That the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company has treaty ohensive and defensive
ID ns% S Sf oas ro s s , snd q s%e S
sideration Of certain concessions and advau-
tages to them outside Of the District. That
when MI. Garrett makes demand on the
strength which these corporations command in
Congress they can defeat every measure not ap-
proved by him. The signal and utter failure Of
the measures introduced into the Senate BY the
roads running north and west from this city. is
cited as an instance Of the fact that Mr.. Garrett
commands the situatiOn here, and II able to
hold II at the will Of his company. This is tine
situation. The town is corncred. What can We
do? What can the press do? We have no
money to compete with these corporations
They command influence in Congress and the
courts which we a. citizens do not. The
most feasible and useful projects for rail-
road communication 70 this city find little
favor In Congress, and We have no power
and have little hope that 1t win grant us such
power. What, then, Is left to us, fellow-citixens
but agitation? We must create . public senti-
ment here among ourselves that will be absorb
ing and earnest to degree that it will be felt in
Congress. If the statements made in regard to
conspiracies against our interests are true II
Congress and the Courts are under the control
ing influence Of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road, let us say 50. Call public attention here
and elsewhere to the facts, repeat them on all
proper occasions, let US escape from this mighty
incubus on the increased growth and prosperity
Of our city at all hazards. We hold railroad
meetings at long intervals, when q few men
wake mp afresh to the Importance of the SUBJ
tect, and then all enthusiasm and effort subside
again, the years 30 by and nothing is done. A
to discuss the situation. We ask bust
ness men to come out to them and the press to
aid them. Our object Is not to get new Charters
for projected railroads or to aid those Already
I'm existence. Time and money enough has been
spent In these abO1tive attempts We must 90 To
the people with the subject, get them to speak
out, the local press, the press of the States one
land oil to cry shame on the policy, whether sus-
tained In Congress or permitted by the nation,
that puts q Chinese wall about the capital CITY
and permits one man to stand at its great north
ern gate and demand his unlawful head money
from every man, woman and child who visit
the seat OF government. Come out to the meet
ings, and talk about railroads to your ueiQhbors
is the way to break this spell under which the
subject lies.
We hold meeting this evening at the CITY
Hall and expect interesting addresses from
several gentlemen. j. SAYLRs BRowN,
Chairman of the Executive Committee
Of the Citizens Il. X. Association.