The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-09-16


A Few Railroad Points, etc., etc.
UrrER FALLS. September 18th, 1852.
Editors UHioH How much expression and
force lies In the "Amerieanism" Of drumming =
thing into the ground" and what national trait
Il Is. We possess, Of taking up idea or . custom
yes, even our pastimes- and wearing Il thread
bare, ad aaHssaS. This IL the season Of the year
when the locust and the cricket and the katydid
abound. as Artemus Ward would call them. "fes-
tive cusscs" and Il Il also the day Of our tourna
ments, our "Don Quixotcs and kosmantes, and
almost daily We can hear In stentorian cries,
Number ten! knight Of Cumbally machorigai,
prepare 20 charge, Charge! Sir Knight" and he
charges, dashing away on his "yalier" nag, he
his sharp. bean. pole through IN ivory
ring pokes at another and as his brave steed fall
tiers he shouts out "geot up" and triumphantly
carries Oh the third ring. Then away dash the
heralds TO escort the hero and brass band strikes
up Yankee Doodle. just imagine Ivanhoe or the
Black Prince ousting In the lists 20 the music Of
Yankee Doodle. know II is . strange incongru-
ity, but Il reminds me Of the equally strange one
in other days Of Massachusetts and Of Boston
merchants sending out vessels 90 Africa, loaded
down with frying pans and New England rum
and bringing home ship loads Of negroes taken in
exchange. Joking aside, don't you think II about
time this nonsense had hole punched into 10 -
Il Is such farce that :he only excuse for II. IL
gives chance for young folks 20 afterwards In
dulge In the merry dance and trip the light fan
tastic toe 20 the music Of the fiddle.
Since my FIRST letter upon the condition and
mana cement Of the Bclair road have received
much commentator and thanks from the residents
all along the line. The only complaint they make
about my structures IL that have not told half
the truth. Meantime I have been busy gathering
together many items Of useful information con-
corning the inside ring management Of this con-
eern, showing how the travelling public are syste-
maticaly imposed upon by exorbitant toll rates
r .ffa ri Il L..
holders money all sunk and lost. the provisions
Of the charter continually violated daily and in
tentonally not complied with. while the syndicate
aud mutual admiration society who govern the
concern spend the money among themselves BY
acting a. road supervisors aud reparers, and in
the meantime the road itself Is getting into that
condition that illustrates the passage In the Bible
where "ihe last state of the man worse than
the first" Joe Snyder tells me that the managers
have acted 50 towards him In the past that he l.
! absolutely afraid 90 put any work on the road
without getting individual security for their ulti-
/ mately paying him. Therefore IL - n pertinent
! question 20 ask what becomes Of the toll money
] Well. I am told that what Is not swallowed up In
interest IL used up 90 paying bi' incurred BY
otiLe directors 'rork done BY fAen',ire.. Thats
the heaviest thing have heard Of.
/ In order TO be sure u my facts as 10 the eondi
ton of the road. walked over IL last week aud
! thorough ly examined II. and as George Hawkins
/ Williams would say. Dem IL. tie horrible" |
/ lid not tell half the truth about II. ! found
wagons that came in from about i've miles out
after "brcwers' grains" took the Hartford pike a.
far a. Erdman's avenue. then crossed over. |
asked them the reason and was told that they
could make better time aud save wear aud tear Of
! man, horse and wagon. and 20 | found them all
along the line turning oil at the fret cross road TO
reach the Hartford pike. Richard Francis. super
intendent of the Hartford pike. tells the that natur
ally the Bsiair road 10 n much better route than
81 rasft
which IL passes can be kept in good order At much
less cost that Il ought 20 have a good superin
tenient or supervisor. A il IL now Il seems 10
me to be a Kind Of pot where every fellow makes
dive, grab. all he can. whilst the eountryman
suffers.
Il would perhap. be a good idea to have a meet.
Ing. take some action locking 60 a writ Of quo
,-arraa'o from the court or q saandamus on the
company 10 show cause why the charter should
not be vacated sor continual glec; Of ,s require
tnents Anl provisions Then ultimately get the
county In possession Of the lower cad Of the road
with the toll gate at san Domingo abolished and
a new company formed 10 take the road from Putty
Hill 10 kingsville. or else put the whole road on
the county free from toll gates and make an add
tioual levy Of taxes that portion Of the county
benefited by that road. am sure that all Of the
people living on i: OF passing over !, will gladly
par more taxes 20 have a good road, b-,luse they
then would have mean. Of getting about aud the
extra taxes would not amount 10 onc-Aalf VIA,
they now pas Ia tolls. The directors are sill
higsling with Snyder about nendins the road.
All hO is not willing 90 do anything until he sees
some way of getting back his money. Meantime
the people are waking up aud pretty soon will
surprise Mr. President and his associates by doing
something themselves tina, will result, very differ
entity from the last time aud which will not be
killed Of by ho; dinner or free passs. through
the gates.
Another de,e.,abIs road in the 18th district 1.
a.. It a
tuissionsrs-Mr. PArietts-to CrotnuslIs bridge.
don't know who the supervisor IL nor don't care,
bat wish Pare,t would get sick for week and
could &C, In hi- place would jus; boost tha,
man 90 qaiek a. 20 a.toani him. aaI how PArle;,
stands IL beat. the out. for he mus; know IL.
don't want either % walk over IL ifive over !,
any more until /; 10 hxei ba, I shall hammer AZ
4; In the papers until something 10 done. an! IL IL
Is not soon done ,he supervisor may get hi feel
Ing. hurt.
atn sornewhat amused at the hullabaloo con
tinuaiiy kicked up about tue Delta railroad. II
reminds me Of the foni parents" and the tirs,
baby. Let ne assure you tha; there 10 no danger
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad capturing IL.
In the Hrst place they don't want IL IN the second
place they would not have il IL they could get IL.
and lastly they could not get il II they wanted IL.
The Baltimore and Ohio wants a short roHi, %
Philadelphia. sp,.sfg roH'e 20 beat the time On
the Philadelphia. Wilmington AMI Baltimore road.
They must have direct roHis. The Delta il the
reverse % aN these requirement.. Another thing
Is that there is an undertaking between the
Delta managers and the Pennsyvania Managers
thaiif ever the Delta does change hands the Penn.
sylvanians have the preference. That shuts ont
the Baltimore AMI Ohio company. Again 10 i.
almost = certain fact that the PeunsylvahiA CON-
pAny intend 10 extend their Yves; Chester line
down 90 Belair. there connect with the Delta
thence the real 10 ariness o. the change Of name
and make a middle route 20 Baltimore and proba.
big call the whole road Maryland Central" The
baltimore AMI Ohio compFny last winter at An
n,polis had authority granted them % extend
their present charter 60 build n road through q
Philadelphia With the RICH; 60 pa, bridge acros.
the sasquehanas Having these Chartered rights
they are not hankering after any others.
ffthe Delta or Maryland Central would kindly
think enough Il their passensers to mitigate tho
internal einder nuisance IL would be great bless
ing and save much CRASHING of teeth and other
kinds Of "eussing' from all hands. aud the young
ladies nice white dresses would not be ruined by
the dirt and ;reasiness flying about or laying hall
inch thick On the seats. Yours,
BILLY BARLOW.
cS-The contest 10 the Second Judicial Circuit
Of this State composed u Caroline, Talbot, Queen