Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-11-29

en 20 e1plsin what a ,nisnome- Gus
tee" is as signature Of some fellow
who, like "Ta1rayer,' thinks he
knovsit all. Tbs doctors lanced him
thoroughly, however, and now it is
popularity supposed that Justice" and
Taxpayer" are at least CLOSE kin. Z.
The SURVEY OF TIE DELAWARE AND
CHEsApEA1E SHIP CAIAL-1o connect
the Delaware and Chesapeake bays, t pro-
ject whic has several times been referred
to in this department, has been finally com
pleted, Cuder the supervision Of Col.
Craighi'l, Of tie e1gueers. The route se-
1ectcd, arid which wil'lhn recommended in
the report TO thc next session Of Congress,
will leave the Chesapeake at Queenstown,
Md, and connect with the De;awa-e Bay
five miles Above the Delaware bre.kwater.
The total ,ergth Of the canal by the route
will be 81 miles, tie whole length of which
will require to be excavated. The canal
will be 200 feet wide and IS feet deep,
and, therefore, capable Of accommodating
vessels of the largest class. There will be
no locks except tile-locks. The report, it
is understood, will recommend an appro-
priation of 10000 900 for the execution
of the work-an estimate VIII oh will have
amargin OF about $1,000, OtO.-Engneer.
ing and Mining journal. ..,. ..
As cited last week in this coiumn
this great work should be constructed
with soma view to the wants CT this
region as well as those of Baltimore.
The Queenstown route can be mada
available as connection of our pro-
ject but at larger expenditure of
money and labor, and thus an in
creased difficulty of obtaining the
Chess peake and Ohio canal extension.
Baltlmcre's route to the ocean is as
nearly direct by the Choptank route
as the Queenstown, while by the
former ous line would be as direct as
could be desired. The question then
is, would it not be better in the gen
eral interest for Baltimore to forego
her -dyocscy of the Queenstown for
the Choptank route? This same mon
ev gill build tie latter, and less
money will construct our water way
to connect tharawith
This is subject which should be
closely studied by our representatives.
in Congress, and, moreover, by the
members Of the Legislature with
view to cooperation OF tho one i'm
provement with the other. In fact,
the construction Of either demands
TIE construction of the ether, fer each
without the other will be incomplete.
If Congress- vii ADOPT tbs Chop
tans soute for the ship cana and the
Legislature will provide: for the O. :,
o. e1tersioa flom Georgetown to
a pain. at or near Fairhaven or
the tay, the coal interests of Mary
land will be allie to defy competition
with the world.
TIE biennial talk of "ret.ench-
ment and retcrm" il nrevsi'ing. Like
the scarlet fever or measleg it has It's
day JET at tbs time every odd year.
A writer in the Gun beriaEd Times
-do1btless an econ onicsl mcralst o.
the spasmodic species writes pros
pectus for 1880 81:
The Board Of County Commissioners
recently elected to serve from January 1,
1850, are generally recognized by the peo-
pie sa being chosen for their fitness and
ability, rather than for their pol,t,ca' in
clinutions. Thus far they are ndepend-
dent. whether or not the majority of the
board demands that political views shall
be requisite qualification of every ap-
pointee, the board in its independent
character can do good work before the
consideration Of appointments come be.
fore it by unanimously agreeing upon t.
seners reduction of tie salaries Of its ap.
poin:ees.
That sesms to be a good preface,
but let us gee:
Let lfem commence with themselves
and reduce their per diem ten or twenty
per cent.
Commissioners, we believe, are Us
ually selected with regard to their
qualifications and standing as bust
ness men, and this view assumes thai
they have business of their own which
is competently and successfully man
agea. Their per diem is So, and mile
age 10 cents. Whether large or small
the pnblic requires them to surrender
their private business to attend that
Of the county. There are many citl-
zsns of this stamp in Cumt erlaud
whom the psr diam woull not REIN
burse for the neglect Ct their owa af-
fairs, while ut Westernport or Barton,