Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-03-07
Correspondence Of the Beacoh-)
Annapolis. March End. 1872.

! In ury communicstion OF the %oru ost..
informed you that ''legis'a;icn in farih-
erance Of Washington and Point Lockout
Railroad" would be introduced. and that
responsible parties were prepared to take
hold Of it," &C. Before I speak Of the
Legislation that has been introduced.
both in the General Assembly Of Maryland
and the Senate Of the United States, I will
say one word in respect to the new char
ter obtained under the general railroad
law Of so and of the gentlemen cous,i-
tutins this "Ae1 Corporat;on."
This charter and new corporation is dis
tinct from the corporation chartered in
1868 OF the diffcultics that have so far
prevented the last :lamed corporation from
arailing themselves Of their corporate
rights and privileges it is unnecessary to
say much-"Point fArgens. pain. de
S,eiss"* explains the whole matter Of de-
lay aud disappointment. With rights and
privileges as ample as those granted to the
last named, the new corporation "of the
Point Lookout Railroad is composed Of
solid men. earnest in pushing forward to
a speedy completion the work they have
taken in hand. The names Of Corpora
tors" as find them listed in the Upper
Marlboro Gazette of the 2Sth ult, are as
! follows:
Mr.. Henry A. Smythe. late Collector
Of the Port Of New York. now President
Of the New York State Trust and Loan
, Company. S. T. Suit. Esq. gentleman
of most ample means. millionaire in fact,
and citizen of Prince Georges county, A.
F. Wilmart, Vice President and manager
of the Home Insurance Co. of New York,
Capital $4,000. O00.) s. C. Pomeroy,
of the L. s. Senate. with large means and
deep interest in property situated at Point
Lookout, Gen. d. S Walker, Of Wash
ington city. and others in New York whose
names it is unnecessary to give now, and
who are all interested in this undertaking
and its speedy completion. On the ad-
vnntagcs that will accrue to Southern Ma
ryland from the successful completion Of
this road. it is unnecessary for me to d.
late. Land which at present is unsalea-
bic at any thing like fair figure. would
be sought for at once. and what would not
now bring So per acre, would command
from S15 to $50. The basis of the tax
able property Of the county would be in.
creased and great relief would accrue
thereby to every taxable article in South
ern Maryland In view of these advan-
tagcs. it is to be hoped that the right Of
way will be granted and that our people
will sanction at the proper time the legis-
lation which is being introduced in furth-
crance of this grca. public work.
1t is proposed tina. the counties of Prince
Georges. Charles and St. Mary's be en-
powered by law to subscribe severally to
the capital stock Of the company the sum
Of $500, 900 by issue ofcounty bonds pay
able within twenty years, and under and
guarded by wise and special provisions,
and that before the said law shall be of
force or binding effect, it shall be left to
the vcters of the respective counties, to
decide by ballot, at an early day whether
they will sanction or reject said law so
made and provided An act similar in
its provisions has been introduced into
the General Assembly with view of Civ
ing our sister counties Of Anne Arundel
and Calvert an opportunity of voting on
the expediency Of aiding 10 sane manner
the Drum Point Railroad. 1t will meet
the assent Gas l have been informed) of
the citisen-taxpayers of said counties. and
l trust that St. Mary's county will not be
behind them in public spirit aud far see
ing wisdom. As county we are with
out life Enterprise or railroads. We are
for practical purposes cut of great part
of the year from the great centres Of COM
merce. and owing to the uncertainty of
steamboat navigation and facilities rs to
time and the delays consequent thereon.
our orchards are at present (bo,h peach
and apple) failures. Give us direc. and
continuous route to Baltimore, New York
and Philadelphia and the large capital a.
present invested in peach orchards, will
be rendered paying and re,uunerative.-
An influx Of 'rhite iGtorers will follow.
Our staples. tobacco. wheat or corn. will
not be iee-bound three months in the year.
and mos, of our garden and farm products
at present completely worthless. will ac-
quire moneyed value.
Such has been the uniform result, wher.
! ever railroads have been introduced. and
it is to be hoped tina. the lower counties
aforesaid will lay held of,he golden oppor-
tuni'y that now present. itself-of remedy
ing in part the evils which the uuius, action