The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-12-09
The Western Maryland Railroad.

The Williamsport Pilot says after careful
review Of the condition OF the Western Mary
land, and from all the light which We have
upon the true financial aspect Of the work, we
have seriously arrived at the conclusion that
our people have no reason to doubt It's ultimate
success and final completion to this place.
We should never forget that this road Is sume-
what IN the condition of a man doing business
entirely upon borrowed capital. All its mone-
tary transactions are subject to a committee
acting under an ordinance of the city of Balt-
mOre1 which Is the roads principal endorser.
This committee is required by that ordinance
10 inspect the accounts of the Company as soon
as tho road is completed TO Smithsburg. II
sufficient funds remain after such completion,
then the work on this division will be pushed
forward. Ifnot, we are certain the road will
be completed by a resort to other modes. il
must Do bull TO tie canal. 1t has been misman-
aged in the past. Its funds have not been ju-
dioiously applied, but we firmly believe that
the road Is In better hands to-day than IL ever
was, and that means will be found to finish il
speedily. Let us trust the men who have it in
charge. They ask us for this confidence. They
are going TO make the road.
The Baltimore Gazette says Mr.. Osborne, the
Chief Engineer of the Western Mary land Rail-
road, has recently prepared some maps for the
purpose Of explaining to the new members Of
the Board Of Direction the prospective connec-
tons of the road and It's requirements. The
which starts at Harrisburg, aud runs along the
west base Of the South Mountain to Leesboro',
a distance of 70 miles thence on through
Waynesboro' to point on the Western Mary
land Road, near Chewsville, and thence to
Boonsboro' and Shephardstown, Virginia. The
first section OF this road is being constructed.
The property holders are procuring the right
Of way and preparing It for the superstructure,
which Is to be laid by the Lebanon Valley
Railroad, branch Of the Reading Road,
which will also stock and run the road.
From Carlisle, short road, ten miles in
length, called the South Mountain Road, will
make a connection with the Miramar Road
The construction of the road from Leesboro',
south, Is not yet provided for, but efforts are
to be made to put this portion of the road on
the same footing as that now under course OF
construction.
The advantages of such a road to the es.
tern Maryland Road would be undoubted. The
distance from Waynesboro' to Philadelphia,
when the Miramar Road is completed, will be
$50 miles. To Baltimore ii will be less than
80 miles. This difference Of dis lance will, oil
course, throw oyer the Western Maryland
Road all the grain and -four trade of this dis
trict, amounting to more than 900 bbls.
-four annually, and the return freights of mer.
chandise. OF the tolls earned, at least five.
sixths would necessarily belong to the w este rn
Maryland. On the western end of the latter
road considerable money would be earned by
the transportation oil bitumnous coal to re-
| place the anthracite coal now used in the Iron
Works along the South Mountain.
In addition to this, the Emmittsburg branch
will be extended to Millersiown. The distance
is short, and the road will be built by the pro.
perty-holders, who are DESTROYS of establishing
business connections with Baltimore.
The surveys of the proposed road from Viii
| Transport to Cumberland are being pushed
| steadily forward, but will not be conpleted for
some time to come. There is every probability
that this road will be completed, in time. The
capitalists who are interested in Canton, are
satisfied that il is to their interest to make q
great depot at this point. Their arrangement
with the Pennsylvania Central will enable
| them to control the petroleum trade, and it i.
necessary, for the efficient development of the
property, to establish new and competing
| route for coal