The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-01-05

earnings represented fair interest upon its
construction and equipment, and that its iinan-
cial difficulties commenced with its extension
on means insufficient to complete 1t to rcmu-
nerative terminus. The relief afforded at tbat
time by the city Of Baltimore through the en-
crgetic eifnrts nf the then Chairman If the
Committee of WAYS and Mrans of the CITY
Council, afterwards Mayor If Baltimore and
President uf this Company--the Hon. John
Ice Chapman-wOuld have. in connection with
the assistance rendered by Washington county.
IL II had been continuously expended upon CON
struction Of the extension long since have com
pleted.the road beyond its present terminus,
and thereby avoided its financial embarrass.
ments by making available all means expended
upon its construction.
In the early part Of 1865 the Western Mary
land again felt the necessity of seeking relief
from the city Of Baltimore, which, though
promptly granted, owing to legal DIFFICULTIES
was unavailable until January last, when the
people approved an ordinance providing for
the guarantee by the city of 81 400, 900 OF the
Company's bonds. These bonds are now being
sold at price which will enable the Company
To construct and equip an independent line
from the citv of Baltimore to Williamspnrt al
which point il proposes to make such arrange.
ments rs will enable it to transport and deliver
in Baltimore the bituminous coal Oc Alegany
at considerable reduction upon the present
price Of that article.
Early approaching the value and Importance
of the success OF this enterprise, the present
popular Mayor Of Baltimore, the Hon Robert
Il. Banks, has continued the consistent and
earnest advocate Of all measures calculated to
further its interests, and to him especially are
the friends of the road indebted Cor Its present
favorable condition.
During the past eighteen months a large
amount has been expended upon the repair
and reconstruction Of the old portion of the
road, and IT will now compare favorably with
most OF the frst-class railways in the country
II viii be tho aim Of the present man
agement, by atf0rdng every comfort and cen
venience to its passengers, and proper facilities
to It's shippers of freight, to make II the most
popular OF all roads.
The clouds which so long lowered DER our
fortunes are lifting and dispensing. Provi.
dence again SMILES upon our efforts, and with
the completion of the ntcmplated branches
tn Emmittsburg and Waynesboro, and the con-
necti0n with the Pennsy lvania Line Railroad,
which will enable us to furnish railroad facili-
ties To the people Of the adjoining counties of
Pendsy lvania. in addition To the 200, 900 inhab.
itants of the counties Of Baltimore, Carroll,
Frederick and Washington, no reasonable
mind can doubt the ultimate success and pros
perity of the Western Maryland.
Citiz ms of Frederick county, this must ne
cessarily be our terminus for several months,
and we LUCK to you for realization Of our
hopes and expectations. Let every man, wo-
man and child feel that the road belongs TO
each individually, and thtt every additional
pound of freight added, every passenger car.
ried, which increases the revenue. inures to
the benefit of the contributors BY enabling the
Company to reduce its harges
Men OF influence, men of power, men of abil.
NY, men oil wealth, to you we appeal. To your
very doors, TO the gateway that leads to your
broad estates. ne have brought means Of inter
ans NstFaa. Al. Al.
country, thence over the broad ocean with the
whole habitable world. Permit not this, the
time OF your great opportunity to secure per-
manent prosperity, to pass by unheeded, but
rising in appreciation to the demands of the
occasion, make the solemn resolve that the
Western MARYLAND Railroad shall be a success
John Wills, Esq, was the next speaker.
Mr.. Wills said that year ago he had heard
Senator Clarke, in speech he made in Me-
chanlcstown, assure the people that there was
iron ore enough in that vicinity to load these
freight trims daily for hundred years to
come. When the road reaches Hagerstown il
viii command trade from Chambersburg, Ship
pensburg and other Hourishing towns 10 the
Cumberland Valley. 1t will be one Of the best
paying roads in the Union.
Captain John Richie, member of Congress
elect from the Fourth District, being called
upon by Mayor Banks, said, 10 passing along
the Western Maryland Road he had been as
up within year or two. IL seems "a if Aladdin
had been along that road Each of the villages
and stations will become centres, from which
the rich products of these valleys will be pour
ed into Baltimore to be returned in showers,
Heavens own process,
Mr. John Smith, of Wakefield, a former Pres-
ident of the road, said that when application
for assistance .was first made to the Mayor and
CITY Council OF Baltimore, after six weeks of
arduous, and what he then considered hopeless
labor, he had come TO the conclusion that there
was but one earnest friend OF the road in Balti-
more city, and that was his bpnored friend,
John Lee Chapman. Mr.. Smith then gave
some account of the assistance which the city
subsequently gave, and of the happy results 1t
had brought.
W. L. w. Seabrook, Editor Of the West
minister Sentinel, in response to a sentiment in
honor of the press, said that in moulding pub
lie opinion and infusng life into great enter
prise the press plays no Insignificant part.
For much OF the success over which the peo-
pie this day rejoice they are indebted to the
press.
Mr.. J. X. Longwel spoke Enthusiastically of
the progress Carroll county had made in the
last decade, and attributed il to the Western
Maryland Railroad. Frederick county had
hemmed herself in with wall which had now
been broken through. Mr.. Longwell conclud-
ed with the comfortable assurance that every
man who invests his money in railroads is GER
tain to get il back.
Remarks were also made by Hon. WIN. T.
Hamilton, OF Hagerstown; Hon. James G.
Clarke, President Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal; Father McCluskv, of Emmittsburg;
Hon. WIN. p. Preston; Hon. James A. Buch-
anan, and Hon. John Lee Chapman, of Balt-
more. Letters we're received from Gov. Bowie,
Ex-Mayor Jesse Hunt, VIM. @. Harrison, A.
Seyestcr, Robert Irwin, j. N. Du Barry, and
others. the train left Mechanicstown at 4, p.
NJ. and arrived In baltimore at L 40