The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-07-14
THE MARYLAND CENTRAL.


The Baltimore San. that so violently opposed
Central Railway BY the city Of Baltimore, seems
10 have SOfssned considerably towards that enter
prise In Tissue ofilth inst, says sdtorially
"The completion Of the Maryland Central Mar
row. Gauge Railroad 10 Bclair, In Hartford county,
and the regular running Of is trains 10 that point
twice day, opens up to travel and traffic part
ofMaryland that has long stood In need Of quick
aud easy communication with Baltimore which II
has at length obtained. To the people Of Baltimore
and Hartford counties Il must be subject Of con.
graduation that, BY the subscriptions obtained
along the line ofthe road and In Baltimroy, and by
the sale Of the bonds issued BY the company, the
road has been built TO Belair, and By November
next will be extended 10 Delta within short dis
tanee Of the Susquehanna river, without munich
pal or State aid. AZ Delta, tho road will connect
with the Peach Bottom Narrow-G uage Road, run
ming thence 70 York, Pennsylvania, with every
reasonable expectation Of profitable interchange
Of freight and passengers between the two roads
thus brought together. Besides this the MARYLAND
Central will have communication eastward BY the
link OF the Peach Bottom Road, which crosses the
Susquehanna near Delta, and striking at Oxford
the Philadelphia and Baltimore Central, runs
thence BY way Of Kennel Square and Media 10
Philadelphia. There seems, therefore, no reason
why the Maryland Central should not receive q
fair share of the business VI all that region. Even
without counting on this, and looking al Il simply
IS local road, II ought 10 do well u we'll built
and kept in good condition and economically
managed. IL passes through some Of the fnest
agricultural lands In Maryland, and, apart from
those products Of the soil that can be made 20
furnish no ineonsidcTabe amount Of freight 10 the
road, there are quarries Of the finest Limestone on
the line Of route, Of slate at ts terminus at Delta
aud great quantities Of canned goods from the OK.
tensive factories that have been established Of late
years In Hartford county. Prom all these sources
Of supply, and from the passenger travel that will
be attracted TO the road, q revenue ought to be
derived which, as In tho case Of all roads running
through districts that had previously to depend
upon the tedious transportation Of ordinary high
ways. will naturally Increase from year 20 year
unless by the building Of other roads competition
would set In TO divide up the business. II 10,
however, common experience that every new
railroad that Il built benefits largely the region Of
country through which IL passes. II not only en-
courages and promotes agricultural and Industrial
activity, but II enhances the value Of all kinds Of
landed property within from Eve 20 ten miles Of
either side ofth road. Looking at the Mary land
Central in this aspect alone, tho increased value
that Il gives 10 the lands along its line Of route
and the saving effected by those who use u in the
cost Of travel and traffic, and In shortening the
time OF transit FROM any given point Of the road
TO Its nearest market. would more than compen-
safe for the cost Of building IL. But II We view Il
ffom higher plane in the light simply Of q bust
moss enterprise. the Maryland Central, with its
local travel and freight traffic, and with the roads
east and west Of the Susquehanna that should 10
some extent serve as feeders 10 u, ought 20 be
able. with good management, TO do well and TO
justify aud give warrant for its construction"