Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-12-11

their mines in market at less cost, thus
earning the dividends that their stock
holders are so justly entitled to.
They chose the latter course and
asked the cooperation of the other
coal companies to assist them in the
new enterprise. For causes best
known to themselves they refused to
assist in building the road. Nothing
daunted by this refusal the Maryland
and the American coal companies de-
termined to play lone hand, and,
putting it to the plough, resolved
never to look back. Thorough busi-
ness men, as they are, they knew well
that by pushing ahead with their
project they would revolutionize the
Georges Creek coal trade and benefit
the whole community. To look back
then was nothing for them but a
pillar of salt.
The capital was now the one thing
needful, but that was coon satisfac-
torily arranged, as it was demonstrated
by facts and figures that the road
would be paying inGtitution-always
a sure guarantee in any enterprise.
The contract for building and grading
was soon signed by well-known
railroad contractor, whose name was
good security that the road would be
finished. With Mr.. Lloyd in charge
of the financial department, Mr.. Low
eridge took up his abode at this end
of the line where he knew there was
hard fighting to be done. How he
has succeeded is part of the we'll
known history of the undertaking.
Having in the first place secured
the services Of that distinguished dis
ciple of Blackstone, Hen. William
Walsh, of the Cumberland bar, gen.
tleman whose name will be identified
with the litigation connected with
this enterprise as long as the records
of the county last, he is entitled to
the gratitude of the people, for whose
rights he was fighting against monop-
oily. There is no doubt but he is the
Nestor of the Maryland bar on the
rights and privileges of corporations.
On the I'd inst. Messrs. Leveridgs,
Lloyd, Wintringham and Millholland,
and other gentlemen connected with
the road, left Cumberland at 1890
a. m. in one Of the company's passen-
ger cars for the purpose OF inspecting
the condition Of the road.
The first place of Importance reached
was Pompey Smash, which, By the
way, is the summit of the grade. The
citizens of this village have bsen so
accustomed to having railroads built
to the town, and then having them
torn up on Sunday, we're for a long
time incredulous as to this. Believing
at length that this had come to stay,
men women and children turned out
10 see the new passenger car. One
could hear nothing but expressions OF
admiration of it as a model of beauty
and comfort. The new road has no
warner friends anywhere than the
inhabitants of this place.
There is in course of construction a
new station-houss at this point; when
finished it will put the Frostburg
station in the shade.
Right here was pointed out to me
the branch that is staked off to Frost
burg, two and a half miles in length.
The question is-will this branch be
built2 My cwn opinion is-that the
company, after building the road to
this point, ought not to permit to slip
from them the trade Of this important
city which amounts to thousands of
dollars annually, and of a large por-
ton of which they can reasonably feel
assured of securing. On tho other
hand, the citizens Of Frostburg, for
the sake of having a competitive rate,
ought to display liberal spirit to-
wards encouraging the company to
build this short line connection. A
few additional cents levied upon the
taxable property of the corporation of
Frostburg would realize few thous-
ands dollars that never would be felt
by the people, this sum to be gift to
the company, for the purpose of help
ing to build the road.
Frostburg has had at all times a
good trade from Pompey Smash. It
is now in jeopardy, as it is not proba-
BILE that the people will walk six miles
when they can go either to Cumber-
land or Georges Greek for few. cents
fare. The interests of Frostburg and
the comnanY are mutual, and each