Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-25
LOCAL NEWS.
An Undcveloped Virginia CITY

IT'S BIRTH, ITS SUDDEN ARREST OF DEVELOP
MENT AND ITS GREAT EXPECTATIONS
one Of the effects Of the panic OF 1873 was to
defeat certain railroad projects In Virginia and
suddenly check the growth In its infancy OF q
grandly laid out city near Quantico In Prince
William county, In that state about 30 miles
down the Potomac, and on the line OF the A
and F. railway. Anson Bangs and Jesse Hoyt
two well known New York capitalists, the for
mer the advocate OF cheap transit rail and
steamer routes, With others, about ten years
ago, conceived the idea OF railroad from some
point on the Potomac to the Kanawha river.
They procured charter for such q road, and
a1ter having examined numbers OF locations
as the best location for the terminus OF the pro
posed road on the Potomac. Accordingly they
purchased there tract OF land-ab5ut 1000
acIesM,exuen1ing from Quantico creek to Chapa
back distance OF about miles to the Tele.
graph road This tract they laid out In streets.
avenues and squares and
NAMED IT POTOMAC CITY.
Tie principal avenue, Potomac crosses the
r. F: and P: R.R. a few hundred yards below
the depot at Quant1cO, and runs, on one SIDE to a
feet water In the Potomac-distance from the
railroad about half mile-and on the other
side luns back into the woods on the west side
OF the projected town. This avenue was grav-
eled, and on either side young shade trees were
set out. and thus far Ii is about the only street
In the town used to any extent.
Between the railroad and the river the land
lies rather fiat, but westward it is rolling, and
much OF 1t is In timber. Mr.. Bangs was so
confident OF the success OF the enterprise that
he Immediately had erected near the intersec-
uon OF Potomac avenue and the railroad large
hotel.
HOTEL IN A CoRNFrKLD.
This Is concrete building Of four stories,
containing 1872 rooms and cost S6S, 900. 1t Is well
arranged and finely finished. This building,
DOW occupied only by some one to care for It,
has long been wonder to those who have
caught sight OF 1t from passing cars or steamers
twice been cultivated In corn, gave 1t q still
more singular Appearances hotel In q corn
field. Northwestern from the hotel Is hill
site for
CONFEDERATE BATTERY
during the war is known as Battery Hill, and on
1t there is now frame building used for church
and school purposes, with a reminder OF the
war also visible-an iron columbiad. The view
from this hill Is extensive and beautiful, the
There are In the city, mostly located on the
principal street, about twenty houses, including
two brick stores zone kept by F. II. Franken-
berger, who represents Mr.. Bangs,l restau-
rant, blacksmith and wheelr1ght shop a bot
tlfng establishment and several dwellings. At
the upper end OF the town, near the railroad
wharf and the bridge, there are two neat log
used by the railroad men. The most of the
Inhabitants are engaged on the railroad, and
some are getting out railroad ties consider
dUiC uuuUCI vi WulCu Sulpp0Q 10 New 1OTk.
Those living in the place, although they have
seen no increase in the number Of settlers for
some years. have an abiding faith In
THE FUTURE OF POTOMAC CITY,
and recent visit OF Mr.. Bangs was not at all
needed to cheer them up. From the fact that
Mr.. B. left number OF blank assignments OF
the right OF way for the Potomac and Ohio R.R.,
It is believed that he intends now to push
things. He spoke quite hopefully OF this road
when he was there last week, and said that II
the Richmond and Allegany Valley r. R., is
built he will run branch to tap 1t near Colum-
bia, F1uvanna county, and should this company
fail or the kanawha project fall through he has
charter to unite with the Manassas road and
It Is highly probable that he and his associates
having expended now about s25O,OO0 In this
locality will make strenuous efforts to secure q
return OF their outlay. At any rate the Potomac
City people are sanguine that the day is not far
distant when their town will be the terminal
point OF at least one railroad.
SUITS AGAINST DIR. C.. c. Cox.-Yesterday
Capt. A. Grant by his attorney Mr.. w. E. Meloy
Gently appointed Z. 8. commissioner to the
Australian exposition, for an account (growing
out OF his occupancy OF one OF the residences In
Grants Row on Capitol HilN and also asked
writ OF ne ereat, which will prevent the removal
Of effects out OF the jurisdiction OF the court.
About the same time Mr.. j. c. Fay for Mrs,
Maly A. Poole, entered q suit on the law side of
the court against DR.. Cox to recover 81 900 and
also for an attachment against his household
effects to secure the debt 1t is said in the last
case that money was loaned on deed OF trust
given on 100 lots In the town OF huntington
tBoWie) p. G. Co., Nd, and that the title there
TO Is imperfect DR.. c. on getting wind OF these
proceedings, this morning called on Judge Ma
ment was made not to serve the writ of ne ezeat
until tomorrow, and In the meantime effort
Will be made by DR.. c. to arrange the matter
SATISFACTORY.