The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1883-03-23
The Baltimore and Ohio ChurchyilIe
Route

To lie EaiL0r Of The .hgiS d inteHigenca!
Mr. EDrroR: ] cordially endorse the sen
timents on the above topic advanced in yeul
editorials and in the letters of your CORES
pondcnts The people of Hartford cannot he
too strongly reminded of their present Cd
porlunlty, nor too urgently exhorted to rouse
themselves TO its Improvement. There never
| has been railroad prospect in this region SC
| bright and promising rs this one, and hence
| every citizen should he anxious to do his best
| to secure the road People elsewhere have
done great things in defiance of obstacles
| towards getting railroads; and will we be
silent and inactive when an easy chance
| comes to our hand?
The impression seems to possess many that
the present efforts are only a fororn hope,
lnasmuch as the Baltimore and Ohio desire
II quick, through route to the north, and will
therefore not care to run several miles out of
their course in order to accommodate middle
and northern Hartford. Over against this
idea there are some considerations which
turn our apparent disadvantage into pro
babIc advantage on this point
j. The detection is not very great and
would make no material increase of the route,
nor hinder the celebrity of movement of this
great railroad
g Tine people along the present survey
do not desire the road They have the p, w.
Il b., and do not want another. some of
them are willing to pay the second one to
stay away from those parts. And hence, g J
The Baltimore and Ohio could get the right
Of way through their farms only by having
the land condemned and paying II good
round price" for every foot of it. Nor would
they give the road their good will, which is
no inconsiderablc item. Thence it follows ::
a. That if the people along the proposed
northerly route promptly and generously
step forward and give the right of way free
and then hold out a hearty welcome to the
road, the inducement will not be triiling As
matter of course the Baltimore aud Ohio
will take the sOuthcrly route il they have To
pay their way because they would have to
pay more for the land via Churchvile, on
account OF its greater intrinsic value; and
unless they arc otherwise informed they have
no right 20 suppose or believe anything else
than that the northern landowners will fight
Tia, m as strongly rs the southern. If they
must fight their way, they will go where the
least is to be paid and the route shortest =
But if the land and the good will are freely
given by us, will not that donation 20 VERY
far towards otlsellng the slight increase of
distance? Furthermore, o. The extra
freight which will fall to the road from this
section, is an item worth keeping in view as
an argument IN our favor. And C. the Sus.
quchanna river may he more easily and safe.
ly crossed 0n.this route than lower down
These considerations, joined with those al
ready made by others, and ovcrshadowud by
number of other familiar arguments, should
stimulate every citizen to do all he can in the
present opportunity. The road is worth
working Tor, and VIC have reason to expect
its attainment through assurances given by
the railroad officials, provided the people do
their part. Therefore let every man turn ont
tomorrow and attend the meeting at Church.
vile, and show by his presence that he is
alive to the Importance of the movement.
This is all in the interest of
EETERPRISE