Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-03-30

The Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Com
pany and the Washington and Richmond Rail-
road COMPANY make a through line between
Baltimore and Richmond. really under one con-
troll and run in one interest.
Gov. Bowie, OF Maryland, is the president OF
the baIiimoFe and Potomac, and Mr.. q. Is. Rot
erts, OF fhl.adelphts, II president OF the Wash
lngtOn ana Richmond rOld-and both are to be
run ~ connec.ion with the Northern Central
and Pennsyl ya1.s Central roads
Be GRE July l.. cars will be running betyeen
Baltimore and the Washington tunnel and this
company viii sell tickets and check baggage
from Washington city through direct tn Harris
ouICs Eimira, Rochester, Buffalo and Niagara
Fallsr 20 PIttsSUrg. Chicago. Omaha, 80. Paul
CmetInstti. and ali points NOhh or West, and
10 California
On the WASHINGTON tunnel tue work has been
DELAYED because the company could not procure
The stone a. last - needed. The great amount
OF stone used on the bridge employed all the
stOneeutteTs they bad 81 work, but row they
have one thousand men at work quarryiRg
stone and laying the same, and expect TO have
this tunnel completed by December I.
The Baltimore tunnel will be completed
within a year, and then trains will be run
between Washington and New York inside of
sessh non h0IIs, Iaakine this the through line to
The new brt<ge over the Potomac IL being
built OF iron, at Chester, Pa, and will be ready
and on The stone piers-now being ereeted-by
All the pile work is to be taken out and
solid stone piers, $40 feet apart, substituted
anu NIolc hiIuctuIe 10 De or stone
and iron, and will be divided into three saparate
paIts-a railway bridge, a double carriagewaT
OF surcien Mt width for carriages to pass easily
anu bridge for pedestri sns-and each separate
snd apart from the other, but all on one
foundation.
large force is at work on the Baltimore
tnnpei, and the work. is progressing on the whole
me as fast as possible. They will commence
LAYING the track on Monday next at Baltimore
and viii lay from half q mile TO a mile day;
WI CONNIE nee also at the Annapolis crossing
and work sonth- The rails between Baltimore
and W aSh ngton are 10 he steel, of the Heaviest
pattern, laid on oak ties, and ballsstsd with
stone and gravel, and in July, 1s7 l. the time
between the two cities will be one kour and
twelve minutes.
Tie road will be open and running TO Rich
nond oy the first OF JaBu nary next, and then this
CITY will have the benefit of fast EXPRESS trains
10 Richmond in three and a half hours. ar han
he present fare; and what is better for the
gre mass of the people, 10 will bring down the
p-ice OF living by bringing into our CITY each
morning, market and milk rains from Virginia
xnu i1oin MaIE 'anc, and give US fresh milk and
fresh vegetables at greatly reduced prices.
1hese companies pay cash for everything on
nt hVery and ash no credit, having funds in bank
needed. and are doing for Washington Whsthas
never been done before. With their road con-
necuDg With all through lines North an,, South-
Esst ara est, and their depOt near tba ~
.ess center where It will be accessihIs u.s.,
-ero GeEYsnifnt 10 the markets, We shall See onr
city better ACCOMMODATE IIan the most san
guJne had ever hoped.
With the opening of this road the price of coal
will he reduced full - ton, and lumber fully
So per thousand, and fuel al least fifty per
cent, from old prices.