The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1872-02-09
For the -Egts d. Inteliigencer.
The Railroad Question.


The ordinance passed by Baltimore city au-
thorizing a subscription of $4,000 to the
Maryland Central Railroad having been re-
pealed, it is now for the people Of Hartford
county to take such steps at once as will show
that they really desire a railroad, or forever
after hold their peace" The only practical
BILE course now left them is to require their
members of the Legislature, at the present
session, to secure the passage of law au-
thorizing the Commissioners of the county
to subscribe say 100000 (by the sale of
bonds of the county, payable in say twenty
years. to the capital stock of railroad
formed under the general railroad law of the
State, passed in 1870-providing that said
bonds are not to be issued until 100000 of
stock is subscribed for, by individual subscrip-
ton of residents of the county, and say $780,
600 is subscribed by other parties; and pro-
vided also that the line of said railroad be To-
Gated to run from the east bank of the Sus-
quehanna river crossing the same near the
mouth of Deer Creek and running within
mile or two of Bel Air. and from thence eth
er by connection with any other railroad,
or by continuation of the same to the city
of Baltimore. Hartford county can then with
some propriety ask from Baltimore city-or
from other railroad companies with which
their road may form connection and thereby
for such aid as may be necessary.
Should the provisions of q bill suggested
not be complied with, Hartford will have in
CURED no liability whatever, as no obligation
will exist. By the passage of such bill as
is suggested, which must be submitted to the
voters of the county for their approval at the
next regular election two years hence the
county will show they are ready and willing,
if approved by majority of the voters, to
help themselves at the proper time. Should
no such bill be passed at the present session
of the Legislature, four years must elapse be-
fore anything can be done by the county to-
wards the construction of the road
A railroad connecting directly with the
Columbia and Port Deposit Railroad on the
east bank of the Susquehanna river, nearly
opposite the mouth of Deer Creek, as recent
ly surveyed by Col johnson, will be much
shorter line to Baltimore city from that point
than any other, and with the traffic and tray
ell that will naturally pass over it from that
road together with the local trade ofthe coun-
ty must make it tirstcass dividend paying
road to the stockholders. Hartford will there
fore, in addition to the increased value of
property, receive such dividends ON stock
subscribed as will pay the interest on her
bonds and put the stock subscribed for above
par-which a short road, say from Bel Air
to the P.,W. g. Baltimore road, as suggested
by some of the citizens of Bel Air, will never
accomplish.
The above suggestions, Mr.. Editor, were
prompted by conversation with gentle
man thoroughly posted by experience in re-
gard to u railroad, so much needed by our
people, and who is perfectly familiar with
all the advantages to result to the owners of
property in the county, and the difficulties to
be encountered. If you think the above ar.
ticle worth place in your paper, you are at
liberty to publish it. OBSERVER.