The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-07-22

PaoJEcrKD RuiRoAn. Maj. lIoyne, an
experienced Civil Engineer, has been enga-
ged lately running line for the proposed rail
road connection the Western Maryland, with
the Mt. Alto road. Col. ALL, President of
the Harrisburg and Potomac road, one OF the
most energetic railroad men in the State, nc.
companies the corps part of the time. Maj
Boyne gives favorable report rs TO the
practicabiliiy OF tho line run. Between the
two roads on most OF the Inns the grade Is
very light which will make the road easy OF
construction and the cost much below the
average for such work. The probabilities are
that part of the line between this place and
the Western Maryland Railroad will be put
under contract at an early day. The Harris.
burg and Potomac Railroad which is to form
u conjunction with the Mt. Alto Road, traver-
ses one of the most fertile sectiotis OF country
in the State in an agricultural point OF view,
aud besides has the advantages OF ineyhans
tble beds Of iron ore. These are important
considerations, and the country West on this
side of the mountain affording similar advan-
tages should tend to remove all doubts as TO
whether the investment would prove profit
able one. A committee appointed some
years since for that purpose after close sta.
fiscal examination reported the tonnage OF
Washington and Quincy townships alone at
upwards OF tireRty thousand tons annually.
Although the railroad question has been agl'
tated in this quarter from time to time for
period Of thirty-five or forty years the pros
poets of success are now, we are led to
believe, brighter than at any former period in
our history as community, and we cherish
the hope that people here will at once awake
to the magnitude and importance of the pres
ent project. Our nearest station on the line
of the Western Maryland Railroad-about
miles may be taken as an instance Of the folly
of Indifference and delay Wdyaesboro' Pa.
Record.
HIsToRicAL SKErCm.-Col. John X. Long
well sends us the following, in addition to
what was published in our last. Other add
tons will be supplied as the matter comes
to hand
Several omissions occurred in the Histori.
cal Sketch of the region of county now en-.
braced within the bounds of Carroll County,
as read at the Centennial celebration at West
Minister, on the 4th of July, 1876, some of
which are referred TO in the snbjoined:
Previous to the creation of Carroll county,
Evan Mckinstry represented Frederick county
in the House of Delegates in the years 1880
and 1891, and DIR. Jacob Shower represented
Baltimore county in the House of Delegates
in the years lS35-36-37.
The Frederick and Pennsylvania Line Rail
Road was omitted under the head Of Rail.
roads, although referred to in another place.
This road runs from Frederick across the
northern section OF our county to the Penn.
sylvania line, near Littlestown, where n con
nection is formed with the Pennsylvania
system of railroads. In addition to the facil
tiles afforded that section for travel it has
effected quite n change in the fertility OF the
soil by largely increasing the application of
lime to the red lands in which limestone is
not found. The crops of wheat and grass are
reported to be exceedingly good.
Under the head of railroads, an error oc-
ours in stating the amount of the first mort.
gage bonds OF the Western Maryland Railroad
instead of SlG0, 900, it should be S800,0O0.
In the original districts Hampstead was
unintentionally omitted.