Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-12-02
Southern Maryland Railroad.
From. tie Sun.

From. the Sun.
The completion of the Washington and
81 Mary's Railroad from Washington. ID.
c., to 81. Mary'S City, in ST. Mary's county.
is now assured. A large party OF Philadel-
phia and New York capitalists returned To
Baltimore, Nov. 23rd, by steamer Sue from
visit 10 the terminal point Of the road at
81 Mary's City. The party consisted of
Mr.. William ii. Vile, of Philadelphia, sec
rotary of the company and secretary and
treasurer of the International Printing Tel
egraph Co, John j. Gilroy, secretary of the
Guarantee Trust and Safe Deposit Co. of
Philadelphia, representing the interest OF
that company in the railroad; Z. I. Davis,
representing the interest in the road OF two
of the largest capitalists in Philadelphia
VIM. +. Cutting, of Philadelphia AMI
Rhode Island, representing capitalists in
terested in the enterprise: Lieutenant-COm
mander Edwin 5. Houston, of Norfolk, Va,
representing Virginia capital interested;
Charles II. Middleton and Edwin Middle
ton, Philadelphia capitalists: Averill Bar
ton, of New York, representing New York
capitalists. 4 number of the gentlemen
were accompanied by their wives, who
wanted TO see the great harbor at ST. Mary's
City. The object Of the visit was 10 inspect
front, locate the sites for the hotel, shops,
coal depot, wharves, depot and general ter
minal facilities, all Of which, for the pres
ent will be at ST. Mary's City. The place
has been laid out for large city. Cottages
will be erected this winter simultaneously
with the hotel, shops, employees houses,
and other buildings. Three thousand acres
OF land at this point in one body have been
purchased by the company. The wharf
at st. Mary's City is now under contract,
and the ten miles Of road 90 connect with
the old road nj California is under contract,
10 be completed in four moaths. In six
months the road Is % be in operation from
81. Mary's City to Brandywine, with freight
and passenger trains running regularly.
Connecting with the Baltimore and Poto-
mac Road At Brandywine, passengers and
freight will run % and from Baltimore with
out delay. The company contemplates
purchasing Point Lookout, and already the
running Of a branch road from California
To Point Lookout is being discussed. Later
il is expected to send out branch roads from
the northern terminus Of the road into
/ West Virginia and Pennsylvania, 50 as 10
put Southern Maryland oysters and other
! products promptly in those sections. The
4 oyster interests Of Southern Maryland are
! expected to improve greatly and the lands
/ TO increase in value in consequence OF the
/ building of this road. The road will b.
about eighty miles long. Besides making
the above statement, the visiting capitalists
say the advantages Of St Mary harhor A.
= site for s naval depot and coaling station
have long occupied the attention Of the
general government The company in its
summary for the first years business over
the ruad makes good showing The fol
lowing are some Of the items q the expert
ed business: Oysters in the she'll for
Washington and Baltimore, oysters in cans
for Western cities, early vegetables frumi
Norfolk, freights through Norfolk and Nir-
ginia shore, local freights, express matter
United States mails, passenger excursion
lists. passengers 10 Norfolk boats from -
Mary's City and Point Lookout, cal fol
the United States government. cual frou
Baltimore and Ohio and Pennsylvania
Railroad Companies, ccal from CheSapeak,
and Ohio Canal There has been som,
arrangement recently in regard to the grad
cd line through 81 Mary's county. Tn,
part Of the road now running trom Brandy
wine % Mechanicsville has paid from IN,
start.