Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-22
Up With the Times.

LONG STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AND A STRONG
INDICATION OF THE VIGOROUS MANAGEMENT OF THE
B. & o.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company has
just issued under date 18th inst ant and over the
signature OF Robert Garrett, president pro tenn,
Circular No. q, which is herewith given in full as
It's great Importance juStlfieS:
with view OF promoting settlements and the
establishment OF manufacturing and other In
duStrieS along It's lines the following Inducements
offered corporations land and building sssocia
lions and individuals locate on or adiacen: to he
roads owned or operated by the Baltimore and
ONO Railroad Company, 10 take effect September
1St. 1884:
u. he transportation. over this company's
lines. OF household effects and building materials
Tor dwellings. or structures intended exclusively
Tor manufacturing purposes land situated on the
linz OF the Baltimore ard Ohio Railroad or its
branches. 1T onehalf freight rates. accord
Ing to classification.
80 The TRANSFORMATION of workmen employed in
making such improvements at one-haf the regular
rates. during the time engaged In making such i'm
provementS.
ID Free transportation over It's lines for the
families and domestics OF the first occupants OF
dwelling houses constructed under these conces-
sions, Journeylng TO take possession OF them, and
thereafter favorable Communication rates.
Il. Free care and transportation on passenger
trains OF marketing and other household supplies
not bulky IN character.
=. These concessions apply only to suburban
ana other country settlements OF less than TO- coo
Inhabitants
ID The establishment OF stations. switches tele
graph and express offices. soon as warranted at
points from which present facilities cannot be u1l
lied.
~. Increased train facilities as RAPIDLY as the
growth OF population will Justify.
' "0ther special Inducements may be given manu-
actur1ng corporations, land and building aSsOcta-
tons and individuals contemplating the eynendi
turS OF considerable SUMS in cons rucrion To which
end correspondence should be addressed to The
second vice president OF the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad company.
Applications should be made on printed blank.
which Will be supplied by this company TO any in
diVidual or association which NAV be organized
untier This circular. This company reserves the
privileges.
application for these privileges on the Main
Stem. Parkersburg. Washington, Alexandria, Me-
tropeitan, Frederick, Washington county and the
Harpers Ferry and Valley branches and the Valley
railroad, should be addressed 10 Mr. S Spencer sec
ono vice president Baltimore and Ohio railroad
sion. Pittsburg and COnnellsville railroad itts-
burg diViSlOnl. Salisbury Berlin, Somerset and
Cambria, Mt.pleaSant and Fayette county branches
20 MI Thomas NJ. King. general SUPERINTENDENT
Pittsburg; 10 the Central Ohio Lake Erie Straits
VIE and Chicago divisions and branches 10 MIR
u. D. foreacre, general manager, Newark, Ohio"
THE Mccoy MEMORIAL SERyIcEs-The services
held at Asbury NJ. E church last evening in memo.
~ OF the late Benz NJ. Mccoy, who was promiDent-
y Identified with the Grand United Order OF odd
Fellows , ;, IN america, were largely attended. AS
stated In yesterdays STAR the exercises were In
charge or committees representing Past Grand
Masters Council, No. 4, and Union Friendship
Lodge, No Ssi The exercises were conducted in
the Following order Organ voluntary, Miss E. "
WOOD invocation, p. e. NJ. Benz. j. Cant: int rOuc-
tory. NJ. V. +. Chas F. Murray; reading Resolutions
secretary ss:ns sulogy' NJ Ghas H. shorter; aa,
=. p, David Warner; benedtction. Rev Richard A.
Reed. Vocal music was rendered by the choir of
Asbury church, Prof T. p Bell chorister.
MARRIAGE LIcENsEs.-Marriage licenses have been
issued Oy the clerk the IN