Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-15
The Midland Read Connections.


Tho monthly meatiag Of the 3. & G. Il. Il. |
directors yesterday, ia Daliu0lc. made pubic
President Garrett view Of The recent charge By
which Tie Midland Hallway has hlcono tide
pendent of outside control.
The address of President John w. Garrett
to tho bosrd Of directors of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company. explanatory Of the
Causes Which led to the sale of tho controlling
interest 10 tho Virginia Midland Railway to TIC
Clyde syndicate is approved as thoroughly vim
dca!lDg tho company from all charges of indif-
ttIenco TO tho interests Of Baltimore in The
important transaction. President Garrett shows
that 10 1870 tho reoplo of Baltimore iu general
election voted doVn 90 act OF tho Oily Council
which provided for tho city aiding in tho Viz.
ginia Midland exclusion; that subsequently, tho
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, OF great inc9n.
renlenco. owing to heavy demands CD its cXche
quor at that time, furnished the means for ihs
extension Of the road south from Iynchburg to
Danvlle and that finding it, Ia effect, ipjudi-
c0uS. because OF tho many pre- cots of even
moro importance requiring attention 10 The
Wcs:, 10 continue to push tho extension, in tho
Taco ct koco aud determined opposition, bis
company linng made On agreement for the eaIr
OF tho road. Mr.. Garrett asya that the present
arrangement With President BsIbour in aig,
measure cOrrtois Tho ellie: of tho municipal
bIundec and 0prGS up for important commercial
laialcha0gs wiih Rslsimorc gij miIos of
railway. including $50 miles Of thc Virginia
Midland Sy+itm, extending through tho richest
seC.lGps Of Virginia. North aud South Carolina
Georgia, slid ultimately to extend through tho
ontNc Stuli. Tho programme. mapped out
10y President Garrett ho remarked 'calno
tan oiasAo baltimore tho central cnterpnt and
city i2r :hn largest MD iaost important inter
changes u! business between the North aud ,iia
South aud Great HrItan and tho continent o!
Europe. Baltimore will thus, ho Gays, Tin tho
variety an,i tX.tut Of is SIulhcru. South
western. Western and Northgeaern relations,
assume n still mofo prominent and commanding
pOalIon, Az important iusuro OF tho or
rnngcm 3j %hlcll has ust been entered into Is
tho contemplated carly construction Of the
North Carolina Midland railroad, and Mr.
Gsfrctt givos Iho gratifying INSURANCE that
President Harbour has obtained subscriptions
10 tho stock OF thet company sufficient 10 i: euro
shn completion o! tho road.
Ii Is arranged that tho traasfar Gstr Ito POI.
tomao river between Shepherd aud AIfy.niria
shall belong jointly to John S. Barbour and his
associates aud tho Baltimore nnd Ohio Com.
paDy. and thu! it shall ho operated on ! int
account.
MIR. Garrett holds that tho Virginia hlidlan,,
Company will 10 Obliged 10 avall itself Of tho
terminal isc litics afforded by tho baltimore
and Ohio Company ia Oll.r TO dcyeiop ami
mako profitable tho extended system Of rail,
roads which it now controls. Mr.. Garrett.
however, looks TO othor connections viii, the
Southwest outside tho Midland road. "ilo
says: Tho Orange and Alexandria road, now
tho Virginia Midland. formed n route lcadipr
from l.ynchburg to Baltimore, whrn would
have boon OF incaoulabIo sdvan.sgo To tho
South if its usefulness had not been largely
destroyed y thcso, who through plans of lcgis
latlon and consolidation. gained the uouiryl CT
tho Virginia and Tennessee road, loading from,
Bristol to hynohburg, and thou refused the
natural and profitable interchange Of traffic be,
! tween tho roads from Lynchburg to Baltimore,
| aud from Lynohburg through tho Tennessee
| and Virginia road to tho Southwest. a route
to accomplish similar objects will ultimately be
opened, because tho permanent inert5ss of thu
Southwest reIuiro 1T. ond nuulhwcsto railroad
organizations must hRvo diroot outlet to Balti.
moro. Lexington will bcuomo tho Oh i,oiiyc
point, and those oombnaions will rtcur1 q
ilrst class lino 10 Washington aud baltimore
| through tho uso Of Tho Valley roal and tho
lines of Tho Baltimore aud Ohio road via Wins
chester. l!arnor'a Ferry snd Tho Metropolitan
Branch Road.
The Committed on FinaLco presented its 70.
port. with tho following resolution:
"tcsolvCd, Ihst tho agreement iorowith
submitted, made on the 23i dry Of August,
1881, between tho Baltimore and. Obio Hailroad
Company and John s. Barbour. ao ing for him
self and his associates, which has bacn fully
considered, is hereby approved and recon
mended to tho board of directors Of tho BaIti~
moro and Ohio Company for confirmation and
adoption" Which was agreed 10.