The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1872-10-18
Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad.

The following paragraph, taken from the
to the citizens of Hartford and Baltimore
counties-especally those along the route of
the projected railroad:
There was left for record in the office of
the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Baltimore
county, on the I'd of October, 1872, mort
gage from the Maryland and Pennsylvania
railroad Company to Philadelphia Trust
Safe Deposit and Insurance Company of
Philadelphia, Pa. The consideration ex-
pressed in the mortgage is 100000, payable
on the first day of October, 1896. The road
is to be double track, narrow gauge, to
start from some point within the city of Bal
timore and extend to the Pennsylvania State
line, at or near point where said line cross
cs Octoraro creek, in Cecil county, n dis.
lance of forty five miles
The surveys of this road between Balti-
more city and the Susquehanna river, we
learn, have been completed, following, for the
most part. the survey made last summer by
Col. Johnson.
We are inclined to the belief that the ac
ton above indicated is something more than
q feint on the part of some wealthy corpo-
ration, to prevent rival company from oc-
cupying the ground and our beliefs founded
on the fact that the railroad facilities now eX.
isting between New York and Baltimore are
inadequate for the transportation of the i'm
mense amount of freight to be carried, and
for the proper accommodation of the local
traffic.
Whether the movement be fcint or not,
q proper degree of encouragement to the en-
terprise, on the part of the people of Hartford
and Baltimore counties, would not be wasted.
If the projectors of the new road mean
business, such encouragement would render
success certain. If, on the other hand, the
movement is only feint, our willingness to
assist in building road through this section
might be made available in other hands to
bring about the desired result
The bonds of the projected road will prob
ably be offered for sale, instead of soliciting
subscriptions to its capital stock These
bonds would be first lien upon the road,
and therefore a safe investm and a profit.
able one, provided the road should be sue.
Oooo' hC FoiuC vi tHCoC uOuu5 vi course,
would depend entirely upon the amount of
business done by the road. or this every
man can judge for himself. We believe that
the moment the road is ready for travel and
freight, it would begin to pay; and no one
who has ever bestowed the smallest attention
on the subject, can fail to see that such road
traversing, as it would, the most fertile and
prosperous portion ofthe two counties, would
dcvelopc the farming interests in each, to u
most wonderful extent.
In the event of the construction of the new
road, Bel Air, it is stated, would be made II
prominent point upon the line but the poo
pie Of this neighborllood should not be de.
TERED In their efforts to procure the Bel Air
and Magnolia railroad, or at least have their
subscription papers filled to the requisite
amount necessary to build the road They
would thus be in position to secure for
themselves and for large portion of the
county BESIDES. q road under their own
control. ia" gaa tta ee
Our friends Of the Delta and Towsontown
road in case the new road becomes fixed
fact, might also make the construction of q