The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-07-08
Railroads iii MARYLAND.

MARYLAND was 4 long time SOFT o1 Single
railway State. The Baltimore and Ohio
road was the RoBIS$oS CErSuE OF roads in
MARYLAND. 1t was the throat between
the North and Washington. Nobody could
20 around it. It WAS everything TO Bati-
more. and like all monopoicS it used It's
power rather ruthlcsSIy at times.
But the Pennsylvania Central Railway
Company got n road called the Northern Cen
trail from Harrisburg TO Baltimore, and lav-
ing set Itself down in the " Monumental
City" began to study how to get through it
to Washington. Much stratcgcm and cum
min" was required TO succeed in face Of tie
great power of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
way. The Pennsylvania Company was equal
to the occasion, and held out benefits TO the
people of Maryland, which finally carried the
Legislature and gave them the right of way
to Washington. Their road was opened last
week between the Federal city and Balii-
more. Owing TO the failure 10 make terms
with our Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac line. the Pennsylvania Company
have not been able to reach this city yet.
One of the benefits held out to Maryland
was the construction of Il branch line through
Charles county to the mouth of Popr's creek,
on the Potomac, opposite Aathias's Point,
in King George, Va. What is intended to
will not pay as mere ncighborhood road,
aud it has no railway connection through
Virginia. II is said in Maryland that the
purpose OF the company is to build Il road
from Richmond. or on some point on the
Richmond. Fredericksburg and Potomac or
Chesapeake and Ohio road to Matthias
Point. and Ia connect there with the Mary
land road hy lcrry-hoat with track on
deck for the trains. 1t is assumed that with
this road complete the time between Rich
mund and Baltimore may be rct,lrcd to t;u!'
hORr&.
There is still another railroad Question
quite inlcre>tn" To the people Of Maryland.
There are two railroads in course of coll
Stricton in Southern Maryland which are
for many miles located parallel and close to
each other. The Way of both is opened wide.
and the road-bcds arc in progress. One Of
these is the Washington and Point Lookout
railway, and the other the Southern Mary
Ennd railway. The former. us lis name tells,
is TO run from Washington city TO Point
Lookout. and is regarded rs Il continuation
of the road from the Point of Rocks, on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, to Washington.
IL is expected that the great coal TRANSPORT
tation will I've carried on by this line. \
coal depot will be established at Point Look
out. and the Government ships will make it
Il cualinS station. just here people of Rich
mond may sec the alSurdity of fearing in
Jury TO their city by the extension of rail
way for the delivery of certain pondcrous
tlcights nearer the sea. What does Bati-
more care for the Point Lookout dcp0t?l
The Southern Maryland road was first
and has seine aid from the State of
Maryland. The two roads run near together
upon the same ridge for SO great distance
that it would seem TO he great folly not to
unite them, at least until they reach point
OF departurc-one going to Washington, the
other 10 Baltimore. 1T is suspected that will
be the upshot of the whole matter; but ut
present things arc going on very cirilly--thc
engineers of the two lines work near together
in amity, and are very accommodating, each
avoiding conflict in the matter of location.
The game now is for each TO set the best of
the hargain-a game railway companies are
exceedingly cunning in the playing of.
ltis proposed to make Il great sca-bathing
place at Point Lookout, and much business
is expected from that enterprise.
These roads through the peninsula of the
western shore will be a god-scnd to the wor-
thy people there, who have been impoycr-
i>hed by the war. They were in warm SYM
patty with the South, aud were made to
suffer terribly therefor. They are 80 like
our own people that ii Il man were set down
on the western shore i'll the night when day
came he would think he vas in Virginia.
The blessing could not fall upon more
gentle Or Il more deserving people.
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