Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-07-19
he Baltimore and Potomac Railroad.

Vne batt1mOfe ana FOtOmaC railroad
The Baltimorean says: The completion of
this road to its depot on Townsend street, has
been hailed with universal satisfaction. In
Washington, along its line and in Baltimore,
the whole people mingle in the general joy.
So long have the citizens of two great COM
mercal marts, and a widely extended section
of country, been compelled to submit to a
grinding and oppressive monopoly, that they
now feel as if an enormous milestone had
been lifted from their backs Apart from this,
the fare on the new line is only one dollar,
and the road traverses a most charming and
inviting section of country. A gentleman of
large experience and much intelligence. who
has recently passed over this road from Wash
ington, writes '"Ihe Potomac is one of the
best new roads we have ever travelled on, and
the country through which it passes is most
beautiful and picturesque. The cars are new
and of elegant and convenient design, and the
'hcers and attendants polite and accommo-
dating. The present terminus of the road is
within three squares of the street cars, and
passengers can. after few steps, be convey
ed to any portion of the city" There are six
trains per day each way, except Sundays,
when there are only two. Edmund L. Du-
Barry, Esq, the General Superintendent, and
Ed. S. Young, Esq, the General Passenger
| Agent 10 fact all connected with the Balti-
more and Potomac, are gentlemen of educa-
ton and refinement, with whom it is really
a pleasure to transact business. No boorsh-
ness nor inciviity encountered here. No
wonder that the trains of the Baltimore and
Potomac are already running crowded every
trip.
The following is from the Marlbough Ga
zette of this week:
the main stem of this road, from Huntington,
on Monday evening, July 8; the first car
load of gravel being signal for a general re-
joicing-the progress of the ballasting trains
has been very rapid, the road being already
finished to Mitchellsville, about four miles
from Huntington. To give additional grounds
to the report, that we should have the passen-
ger trains here in two or three weeks, engi-
neer franklin has sent corps of workmen
under the charge of Mr. Redmond Callahan
to Marlboro, to build the necessary road to
the gravel pits, situated on the lands of Col.
Glenn Hill. Mr.. Callahan has under him some
forty hands and about dozen teams, busily
engaged, in throwing up side embankment
for the switch for the gravel trains-the road
will be ballasted from here towards Hunting
ton, and in about two weeks the working
parties will meet, thus finishing the road bed
for passenger trains from Marlboro to the
temporary terminus in Baltimore.
We learn with pleasure that Captain With
ers who has been so long in charge of the
construction trains has been appointed Con-
ductor on the passenger trains between Hun
tingtou and Popes Creek we think the selec-
ton good one, and a fit reward for long and
faithful service. Captain Withers was cordi-
ally endorsed by all the Engineers. We are
Indebted to Lieut.. Morris for a pleasant ride
on bis Engine to Huntington, and also for bis
kindly instructions in trying to show US show
the old thing works." To Engineers Frank
lin, Carter and others, we are under pleasing
obligations for the courteous reception given
Us on our arrival at the City with two names,
and to the projectors of the Baltimore aud
Potomac Road, for one of the most agreeable
rides, over one of the finest roads in the coun-
try. We regret that our hurried trip render
ed it impossible to give a more minute dis
cription of the road and its advantages.