The Baltimore County union., 1883-04-28
The Mnrvlnnd central Road-A oood

completion Of our little railroad 10 Delta, BY |
means Of an endorsement of the fret mortgage |
bonds by the city Of Baltimore l. practically set,
tied. the managers and other friends ol the onteF-
prise are seeking additional revenues from other |
sources. As the road increases In length and the |
large demand upon is rolling stock i better ua-
dersiood. there is a growing conf denee In tho |
value Of the road and Of is ability 10 pay the |
interest on a larger bonded debt than b now car
res. With this increase Of confidence there comes |
talk, In well Informed quarters, Of trial Of n- |
come bonds-a second mortgage. preferred stock. |
or some other second lien. on which 10 raise funds
90 complete the road These securities will only |
DO taken by men having money TO invest, and tho |
investors will naturally and properly require all /
the security for repayment and all the safeguards,
a TO the stability of management, that the CON.
paay can give. They will require more. In tax. |
ing second lien the road they take the risk |
Of delayed interest and the loss Of principal, aud
naturally require margin for profit commcnsu. |
rate with the risk involved. Now what can the |
people living along the line Of the road and in |
tercsied In Its completion do 10 diminish the risk |
involved and insure it, completony Perhaps II IL |
too much to expect them 10 take the whole |
amount Of the bonds necessary if IL u not, they
have but 10 come forward and get then. II they |
cant take the larger part Of the bonds, they can |
do something aud do Il with safety. All the larger
farmers, eanners and other business men living |
within three or four miles Of the road will use IL /
as soon as finished. II Is safe TO assume that the |
classes referred to will pay annually from three
five hundred dollars Tor freight. aud will save |
nearly as much more by reason of the road. Why |
can't these gentlemen give their obligations 10
pay 10 the company that amount when the road |
l. completed 90 Delta. and accept In return n
traffic agreement that all their dues for freight |
shall remain In their hands until the company's /
obligation 10 them il cancelled? by this compact /
they will not be called upon 20 pay until the road
Il finished, and when the road i finished they 1
will repay themselves fast their dues for /
freight accumulate. There is no risk involved.
and they simply pay their freight bills few
months in advance Of their maturity. We are
informed thatthe narrow guage road from Oxford
TO the Susquebanna river was finished In that
way. Il their less wealth, less business enter.
PRISE less appreciation Of n railroad between Bel
air and Delta than there was between Oxford ags :
the Susquehannag We think not. There will tc !
In the company possession, and paid for, afi,r /
the road reaches Bcair, four miles Of rails, ani ,
along the line of the road eight miles of crnsi. /
ties and tresilc timber. and in the opinion Of con
pcicnt engineers a hundred thousand dollars onlg .
Is needed 10 finish the road. Can u be possible I
that paltry hundred thousand can't be raised 10 +
build seventeen miles Of railroad and connect I
Baltimore. TowsoniOWn aud EclaiF with the .
Rocks of Deer Creek the slate quarrics, another .
railroad AMI the Tide Water Canal. by which the I
value of property will be so much enhanced and I
the cost of living and of farming much re- /
ducod, To think - say 80. l. a reflection On 1
the manhood ug the county. and all the people "a
est in thu enterprise. We don't think and !
won't -, until the business men u Forest /
Hill, The Rocks. Pyic.sillc and Del,a. and 'hc I
farmer between have me; together and decided I
tha, they will not io their part
A Reporter Stroll.-A Baltimore H-rad
reporter struei into our county the other day by
way q. Druid Hin Park. and gives VITA, he siw
the trip:
Here and there u willow was putting forth u /
tender leaves. The air filed with noisy sptr-
rows. and other fcatheTci wnrbcrs were heard
under the trees. la, the reporter could not dw. I
here his mission was onward.
Moving noTthwaFi you come Co Park licsh.s I
Hotel three mile house. Arlington station.
on the Western Maryland railroad aud Pimlico I
and Pikesvilie railway. As You turn towards Mt.
Washington the wooden walls of "pimiico" arise
before you. and looking from an eminenec you
get n view q the track and n number Of the club
giving their favoritcs exercise. Then descending
gracefully from Rogers' avenue To- the cottages of
Mt. Washington. pact the ". T.. church, crossing
the Northern Central Railway. you pass the cot.
ton mill uf Mcssrs. W. L. Hooper Sons and
cottages attached. You cannot iofbear booking
back up the steep descent you have made.
The company here Is augmented and they en-. =
joy journey by rail to Melvaie. two miles south.
Taking dinner at the large and commodious ,
boarding house. they pass the newly fitted up dis
iillery on the banks of the much abused Jones
Falls.
"Thc party take short cut by Cold Spring
lane 90 Gross Keys" on the Falls road turnpike.
Here resides Rev Edward Scott, pastor Of Tyson
Chapel \. VI. =. church; Perry Knight. grocery
and liquor dealer. on the borders Of Local
option
"Thc party here found ex-senator Thomas S.
Davis, Of Towsoniown. alone in his glory. refus-
ing TO be interviewed; and as they passed on they
beheld fair hands" engaged in beau;ifying the
rural residence of ". II. 4. Rutiedgc. ESQ. The /
] Oh he. L. IL.
| wondering passed on easteTiy toward Roland
avenue. Here reside Robert II. and George - !
Fin Hooper. the last named gentleman being the
person who lately purchased Iampden Hall. on
| Roland avenue, in an unfinished condition
In Honor OF Old England. The 81. GEORGES
Society Of Baltimore celebrated the anniversary
OF their patron saint by dinner at the Mer.
chants Club on Monday evening. Among those
present was Rev. 4. J. Barrow. rector Of 81, I
Johns +. L. church, kingsvillc. this county. .uho
responded e. the toast "Old England her bnl. I
warks are the hearts and strong arms Of her chill.
dTcn. Her standard protects the oppressed of al
nations. lie said since the last annui 4 meeting
Britain has added Sir Garnet Wolseiey TO her
military heroes. Unfortunately John Bull has n
crown in which there Is an emerald. and he has
just found out that Il contain ynamiic. fIaagh-
ter. Irishmen not alone responsible fer this
There are influences at work which foster these
fearful eonspiraeirs in every country. and !; be
hooves Americans to 20 hand in hand 20 suppress
them. Where would our railroads and canals he
II !, had not been for John Bulls pockeil Where
do you 90 to-day for money TO build your rail. !
roads II il were not for John Bull the world
might as we'll shut up shop. Laughter and ap-
piausr.l
est. Georgc's Day. and All Who Honor H."
was responded TO by Hon. GEORGE Hawkins vii. Z
ans. also of this county. lie said this was the
anniversary Of the birth Of our patron saint and
Of Shakespeare. II you consider literature You |
have only TO think Of Shakespeare liberty aud
Law are found where the flag Of Il. GEORGE hoats
iAPpiause.l In the past sixteen years the ST.
George's Society has furnished physicians to the
sick and grave-yards to the dead. lie congra,u-
lated the society upon IT, noble. charitable work.
Opening Avenues.-A large number Of tax. !
payers of the lst and 18th districts have peti.
toned the County Commissioners TO open two
cross avenues connecting the Frederick turnpike |
with Ednondson avenue. The fret il about a !
nile in length. beginning at the intersection Of
the old Frederick road with the Frederick turn
pike in the village &c CarTollton. using the bed of
Dorsey's lane for n portion Of the uay and tbene.
in straight line 60 Edmondson avenue.
The other proposed avenue. to be known a.
Athoi avenue. begins at the intersection Of the |
Frederick turnpike with the property Of Mr.
Charles J. Baker. and binding ON that property
runs in y straight line to E,lpnopd.on avenue. a
distance of about three quarters Of a mile. The
opening Of these cross avenues will add largely
10 the value Of the property within their bounda-
ries by bringing into the market many beautiful
building sites which inaccessible. The |
residents Of the lot and 18th districts seem inst
now to be fully aroused on the subject of r0ads
and avenues.
Improving Breeds of Stock.-The Ilass,.-
town Mail says "COmmeneing with horned eat |
tie. the Sehnebleys have brought the Durham /
breed into general prominence and ship pare |
registered stock 10 different parts oi the Union.
whilst our own graded cattle have been greatly |
improved by the introduction Of that blood. The |
Jersey cattle. have, under the auspices Of such |