Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-07-25

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RAILR6lD MATTERS
have the ascendency a more closely iden-
tiled with our local interests. The late
decision Of the Board Of Commissioners
while il meets With aiapprobation from q
few. 10 approved By more than two-thirds
Of the community directly concerned. who
have previously proven their confidence in
the "new company" By granting the right
Of way. save in the instances Of few old
maids whose refusal, as friend remark
Cd. was not surprising. ~ they had held
on to their little patches % long no WON
der they didn't want them entered at this
late day.
II is surprising that even these few
should condemn what they term the '.has-
ty action" of the Board with the restric-
tive order of that Board 50 conclusively
guarding county interests.
The 8. NJ. r. r. 90 signally failed to
comply with single promise made the
people for four long exPectant years. that
the prospect Of a railroad in our midst was
booted at. and its prophecy treated as vis-
ionary. The S11 200 expenditure BY the
8. N. Co. without the gain Of . dollars
benefit to internal improvements. was left
unexplained except By an unsatisfactory
survey, and not until forced by the prompt
and earne.t work Of the Pt Lookout and
Washington Co. following immsdidtely
(regularly organized and on their own
resourccs) upon their recognized incorpo-
rated reliability By your last Legislature.
~ we'll as BY the diminishing time for the
fnlfllment Of their chartered contract did
the s. NJ. r. r. Co commence work
since which short time ago their contrac-
tors to sare fhemselees have attempted to
finish ten (10) miles Of the road within a
given time which they hare not compile
ted. and for which spasmoiic effort Of a
! few miles embankment so much credit has
been bestowed by the few who don't
know. nor seemingly don't care. whether
their culverts are constructed of persha-
bic pine .aplings which are being insert
ed, or of iron which they claim for this
long promised Eureka to Southern Mary
land. What better guarantee does the S.
NJ r. r. give you to-day than four years
ago except for the 1esultory work which
has been forced upon them by tho prompt
proceedings Of the new company? They
claim ten miles Of readiness for the track.
question IL they have ten combined miles
/ from their entire scattered work. and kaor
they have no such continuous number at
this terminus FROM whence they propose to
blow their first whistle We are told their
Directors are mouied men. The history
Of railroads prove that Directors money
don't build them. The prominent feature
Of promised road from this terminus was
its direct connection with Washington. for
time is money, and conveniences always
desirable. whereas. the s. NJ. r. r. mot
outstanding its assertions to the contra
lry) intends its road to Washington by
connection With Brandywine. thence by
change Of cars. circuitous route. and de-
lay. over the Potomac road, which our
people must remember is a nursing ofthc
Penn. Central. and whose influence killed
the Charles and Prince Georges appro-
priation during the last Legislative session
for the construction Of road that would
benefit st. Mary's. The Point Lookou,
Co. Gre giving you . direct. Independent,
road to Washington. and thence to the
mines Of the Allegheny. and the leading
marts Of the world. By shorter. more con-
venient and available transit. They work
entirely upon their own resources. and
have asked for naught at the hands of the
county through its Commissioners except
. recognised appreciation Of she g.cs. ben.
eft they proposed and are lsboring to con-
fer BY assisting with the appropriation
upon their faithful completion Of their
track in all necessary details in the time
specified. Ha. this company bolssered
you up With renewed promises! Have
they proposed to do anything they have
not accomplished, and were they under
obligations to do a.ytkings The appro-
priation was left to the judgments Of Com
missioners selected from the people at
large to develop what best tended to inter