Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-05-31

1HE Uafr5tC HeTdG8 OeglnS It's sew
enth volume with the issue of to-day.
This step Of progress will be signal
zed in N important manner by the
accession Of Mr.. s. A. Cox, of this
ioounty, to the editorial staff. We
congratulate brother Tasker twice.
IT was stated the other day by
prominent gentleman that "had the
Georges Greek and Cumberland rail-
road been built twenty years ago in
all probability the Cleardeld region
would not have been developed. p"
With the fostering care of the Penn
sylVania railroad company, bovever,
it has grown into formidable Compel
itor. Add to this the squeezing policy
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
company towards our product, and
the we.Ssf 10 that we have any trade
at all.
IT ought to be forever remembered
by all our people that the effort to
get coal to market cheaply as possible
does not come this time in the way Of
reducing wages for mining. The
miners have had to come down as far
ss they ought, but the railroad,
which, by the way, has reduced its own
manual expenses to correspond, still
holds to freight rates which depend,
ent coal companies cannot paw. Con-
sequently, as bet Eeen life and death,
they are compelled to build a new
road in order to live. In doing SO
they expect to get out more coal and
make some money out of its carriage
1t least some they are now throwing
away.
Mr.. PERCY AND Mr.. LovERIDGE.-
We copy from the Cumberland Ne1Ds
elsewhere the correspondence between
Mr. James Fl. Percy and Mr.. Hen'v
Loveridge, concerning the liberal and
philosophical action of the former
In granting "the right of way, free
Of charge, through the lands belong
ing to him." to the Georges Creek and
Cumberland railroad. The remarka-
BILE part of this transaction is describ-
ed by Mr.. Loveridge as "the first sub
stantial aid" the enterprise has ere
celved from private sources in this
county"
We say remarkable, because no
public work ever proposed in this
section was demanded BY neces-
stiles more imper tive than this. 1t
is, in short, the last resort OF oompan-
les ground down by freight tariffs
excessive enough to be prohibitory of
production. Hence, it shonId be
alike welcomed BY popular sentiment
and entertained by capitalists with
that hospitality which costs them their
money. the reasons are manifold
and commend themselves even to the
faost selfish. Successfully establish
ell, the road means profit to this com
munity as we'll IS he projectors, 1t
means employment and competency
to the MT sses-indus;ry and better
times ant recovery in large measure
OF lost property valuations to all.
One OF these considerations is suft-
cient, if inc others were not inspara-
bic, 30 enlist the practical support of
every ,Aaa interested in this section.
We ale glad Mr.. Percy has set an
example Of ,ilecaliy 50 telling. 1t
was needed. 1t cane oltunely
to relieve somewhat the shor.-s sight
ed, c!o5a-fstod eay We have in this
county Of viewi- g and dealing with
OUT resources. It cama JUS in time
il re3uho the ua., ~ higaling Of ether
p2rt:ea Over Tie pay they ahou,d Lave
for the privil e Of enjoying aug
monted gaiues which the new road
viii inevitably BRING to them.
In ths light We A-pa his example
VIII be worth something to our peo-