Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-05
From Washington City to the Penn.
sylYania Line.

MEETING IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, ND.
Pursuant TO public notice, a meeting was held
Saturday. December Soth, to axe into consider. .
alton the feasibility OF securing railroad to the
city OF Washington.
ON motion Of Mr.. Francis Miller, the meeting
was organized by calling Il. j. Hall to the chair
and selecting III. Ridgely as secretary. The
chairman explained the object of TIE meeting;
alter which, on motion, Colonel Washington
Bowie; Francis Miller, Hazel ID. Cashell, Capt.
L. w. Owen, and Thos. Waters were appointed
q committee to draft resolutions expressive of
the views of the meeting.
The committee retired, and on their return
submitted the following report and resolutions
The committee having maturely delberated upon
me- sS h ssfrsd :" IN, peg r PORT
fast Of Roek creek as well as Of large R?r,ons 81
ros with fSe ey u which
u their natural market; that IN th,ir opinion the
Communication with the Pennsvly ania system of
railroads, and through them with the northern,
line 81 ra h tat can be controlled in the inter- IT.
ssis Of the city Of ashiDgtOn that the construction
syi1anis line will afford to the counties Of Mont.
gOmery, Howard and Carrcll the means Of re lchiny
in direct commnncation with the coa'. iron IRON
and lumber regions Of Pennsylvania and with the
great con mSnWesltR' Sna viii es:abish ina,
new and independent route from the political
finally that sucb a road can be constueted through
very favorable country, with length not exceed
u a
of dollars For these reasons, ard for others that
need be htIe set forth the COMMITTEES regard the
building Il fhe proposed read a matter Of the
greatest impotsnCe 10 all interested therein an 4
they II commend TIA in dist- action be taken to
ascertain he feasibility of Obtaining means for j.s
constr uctiOn, and q bring the subject before the
people 81 Mont g merry, Howard. AM Carroll coun-
ties aJd OF the DiStTict a Columbia, as well a.
those Of the adjacent counties of Pennsy lvaua and
20 obtain FRI m the Legislature of Maryland a char
ter for said road; anh in fuTtherance of these OBJ
jects they recommend the passage of the following
resolutions:
RsSolrsd That illism Henry Farahar, Beprv
&. HallOwell, and Edw ard W. Owen, be appOinfe1 n
mittte to nd with the citizens Of this
county ard Of Howard and Carroll counties, with a
view 10 secure their cooperation in an effort In OBJ
tain a charter for railroad from Washington to me
PenBsJ lvania line from the Legislature of MARY
lard, and to arouse an interest in said rOsd
ResoIred, That Francis Miller. Hazel IL. Cashell
n. j. Hall, Charles Albert, Frederick p. Stanton
and Capt. John III. Strain be appointed COMMITTEES
iouTge upon he citizens and The authorities Of the
line Of road TO the District and 10 secure their aid
in its construction, and also obtain charter for
said road through the said District.
Res0irsd, That T.. J. ii All, A. Il. Davis, Washing
ton Bowie. ID. II. Gather, Francis Miller and HAIL
Ii: Cash.ll be appointed committee TO cooper ate
with any other committees that may be appointed
for that purpose elsewhere to prepare a charter for
the said road, and 10 secure its passage through the
legislature of Maryland.
The report and resolutions were unanimously
adopted, and they were ordered to be published
in the newspapers of the District of Columbia
and OF Montgomery, Howard and Carroll coun-
ties.
The meeting was composed Of the best and
most substantial of our citizens, and much in
terest was manifested in the object that brought
them together. l.. j. HALL, Chairman.
II. RIDGELY, Secretary.