Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-06-20
coHxryIcArEo.
IT, ns Commi'saorers # 7ox Of s.. Ma
,s's Cosnfy.


IL d4 Commi,aorevs # Tdz Of s.. Aa-
's's CoSMfy.
cexAsrea:
4 question Of considerable imp rtanee
1 IN tho uatseial Interests Of State snd eosn-
yet prsseas neaseot sogrosser the minds
~f our people. 10 exseusively csnvsssed.
end at no distant date will Be brought be-
fare your b0oors6le body for dpposal and
hnsl adjudication.
Before entering moro fully upon the
subject. i, is necessary TO premise and re.
call to your recollection that the State Of
Maryland. in her ben.6cen. wisdom. has
granted to this county the sum Of Sl73.-
200 for purposes Of Internal improvement
iRailroad. said sum to be paid BY Treas
rrer Of the State. upon the affidavit Of the
president Of Railroad, that N amount
at least equal to the internal improvement
fund had been subscribed to the stock Of
laid Railroad" Il is further provided.
that the action Of the Treasurer shall Be
determined BY the recommendation Of
the County Commissioner" Further. it
provided that said grant shall not be
paid in any greater iss,allment than "of
tue whole sum so granted in any one year.
aud that the State shall reosive stock Of
Company for its advances at par value"
&c.
Two claimants for this fund It Is nm
dcrs;ooI will appear before you. to Wit:
The Southern Md. r. r. Company. char
tsrod In 1869, Of which Mr.. smoot. Of
Washington city. is President. and Mr..
FAINT. Of same city. Treasurer. on the one
side. and the Washington City snd Point
Lookout Railroad Company. Of which Col.
=. T. Suit. Of Prince Georges county.
Md. is President. and Gen Duncan g.
Walker, Of Washington. is Secretary. on
the other side.
The first named Company (Sou.bern
Md } AFTER an unexplained inaction Of four
years and after having failed at the las.
hour to make profitable sac of their stock
and chartered rights and privileges. both
in the City Of New York and Washington.
have within the last few weeks common.
ced to ccus.ruc. road through this coun.
~. having its Northern terminus at that
great commercial centre. "Brandyrine.' -
loruied on the Baltimore and Potomac
branch ofthe Pennsylrania Central Rail-
road. and they. propose by aank more.
ment. on and along said b. 4 P. branch.
to connect With the Bait. 4 Wash, branch
Of said Fem. Central Il. r. at Hunting.
ton. and thence BY = long stretch to
Washington city and District Of Columbia,
which short cut. ~ above described. will
10 longer by nearly 26 miles than a d.
ret route from Brandywine to City Of
Washington would be. On the other
hand. the ". C. & P. l.. r. K. Co, char
tered on 22nd Of Feb. Of present year.
under the provisions Of the General Cor.
poration Act Of 1870. has in its earli.
est infancy and in advance of all other
competing Companies aud its venerable
and dilstory predecessor. the Southern
Md. commenced and already surveyed
and graded many miles of Railroad. hsv.
ing its southern terminus at Point Look
out. and its Northern at City Of Wash.
ington in District Of Columbia, and il
proposes to connect with Metropolitan
branch of b &. y. II. r.. and through il
~Nh the coal tielda Of Washington and
Allegany counties.
]. may be necessary in this connection
70 state what already has been publicly
asserted aud is well known to you. gen.
tlcmen and the readiog public, tha. Col
Suit aud Gen. Walker. acting on behalf
Of the gentlemen now constituting the W.
G. l. Z. l.. X. r., on..overture. made 10
them. ard in order to avoid unpleasant
eOmplieasions and possible controversies.
we're induced to attempt 80 sricable ar.
ransement with the 8. Md. Co., and With
such views entered into written eontrsc,
With the said 8. NJ. r: Co.. through tn
authorized agent. to psy . sum Of Is. 900
70 said agent. on transfer and delivery to
them Of said Coupany's stock. charter and
chartered rishss. It Is further veil under
stood that said arrangemen. fell through.
owing to the inability and eonssqueu. fail.
are Of the authorised agen. Of S. Nd. Co.
20 deliver and hand over the stock and
ebasser at the time agreed on between the
contracting psrties. and further. tbs. .hi.
inability and failure we're owing to the fac,
thai the stock aud charter. so contracted
10 b delivered. were in possession Of
Nss York City capitalists. Who held them
~ sol!sseral security for sdvssees made
to parties representing the 5. Nd. Co.
The question nov being saavassed By
The public. and which viii Be very soOu
presented for your consideration. aud 1. 10
to be hoped 6asl disposal. is j: In the 6rs.
p'as. which senpany d most verify e
TIA State, kopnsx rr1 -. ss,,s~s N.l..l