The daily gazette., 1882-02-23
For the Gazette.
SHIP CANAL

/ SAlH OAN ALE
Mr.. EDITOR IL am exceedingly
glad to see you have taken up for dis
cussion the Maryland, and Delaware
Ship Canal. would like each route
to stand on its merits, and be located
and built where 1t win do the most
good to the greater number. But l
am sorry to say that suca does not
seem to be the aim and object Of those
who have the matter under their con-
troll. In the first place they have very
ingeniously worded the bill, not
naming the route, but 1t is well known
that the delegation who have the bill
in charge in Congress are strong ad-
vocates of the Choptank. Being the
moro expensive than any of the others
of course there are various reasons /
could assign for their strange course,
their favor TO the Choptanls and their
opposition to the Sassafras. In case
the more southern route is adopted it
would be but little use for trade of
any kind save that of ocean bound
vessels, and which could be utilized
in time of war. That, no one will pre-
tend to deny ; but let us not be so con-
tracted in our views. Such narrow
mindedness may do in small matters
but when it comes to an internal inns
provement of 80 great magnitude let
us not try to lobby measure through
that benefits the few, at an excessive
expenditure Of ten millions of dollars.
l say this, that If the more southern
route was to be adopted but little ad.
vantage would ever accrue to your
city or TO the city Of Philadelphia
but ON the contrary, adopt the Sassa.
fras route and you have a direcl
: thoroughfare from West to East al
far as New York city. Now it il
obvious to every one what the Corr
and Flour Exchange, of Baltimore
: means when it drafts resolutions re
> questing the Maryland delegation t.
vote for an appropriation to deeper
the channel and harbor of Charleston
r s. c., by doing that then they WI
claim South Cardinals delegation t
vote for the Choptank Canal. If tn
gentlemen are not prompted by som
: unforeseen and selfish motives VIII
9 will they refuse to take care of Nj
/ Nathaniel Tyler's bill? what is the res
I son that some Maryland delegate wi
: not take charge of it and push it to til
! front, and let us see what it's provision
d recite he interviewed several of th
r Maryland delegation, not one of whor
Q would have anything TO do with il
L aud why? Their excuse is beoaua
y the bill pending don't recommen
y any route, and ! sincerely hope h
i will get some of your honored sons t
l. introduce it for him. The bill i
Congress don't recommend an
route, but it is we'll known the Cor
and Flour Exchange are unit for tn
Choptapk, aud they say the Marylan
y delegation are q unit for the sam
route, and we know the engineers ar
, because they have already recon-
msnded the lower route. They fal
]. purposely to name the route In tn
Is bill fearing the sharp criticism of th
70 press. They well know the lashe
:, they would receive would be wors
n than your 'nine-tails, and the,
i wish 10 shun it. And were the bi
d to pass in its present shape, when ar
a. raigned for their wanton waste of tel
A. millions of the peoples money, thei
:, reply would be, the engineers did il
y they were practical men and we pre-
/. ferred to take their judgment in tn
q matter to ours. When in fact the
A will be behind the curtain directing
q. the whole affair. Now in support @
what say about the Corn and Flou
Exchange Of the ciUy of Baltimor
= being in favor of the Choptank rout
!. they avow it themselves, and further
Of before the bill left the Maryland dele
rs galion to be presented to the Hous
J. by Mr.. Hobtlizel they had membe
. of that venerable exchange to come t
ID Washington aud scrutinize it befor
Ar it was offered, and Mr.. Tyler wa
Ia unable TO get one member to tax
c. charge OF his bill, because it bore wit
n it its title, was frank and meant whs
it said and was Mt clouded and covere
y with obscurity. We now appeal
~ Senators and Representatives to Civ
ID the several routes due consideration
:. and if in their Judgment the Sassafra
n, route is the better, the cheaper, th
- more direct aud the shorter let ths
d be the place to build it. '
l. ANoTHER TAXPAYER.
s. Cecilton, Cecil Co., Md.