National Republican., 1888-04-20

Rubcr lS Trnurv. esq. Or tn" firm pf w. IL.
Truury X Sons. proprietor, of the Capitol
klummg Mill, OF Georgetown, u. g.. in re-
ply to pm editorial which appeared in thi.
parcr The NATIONAL RErrBLicN\ will
always he found advocating every enterprise
nauguratrd in the interest of the general
public of Washington, Georgetown, and the
country uI large. II has advocated and VIII
continue to advocate II belt line railway
which which will permit every railway. com
pary tu run H. trains un lis track under
proper rules at fair tolls, Ia he liVcl hy
mutual agreement. or in event 81
u failure. 10 do 81 by arbitration.
Congress should not charter amy belt
lino or river front railway without
containing the provisions rs stated II Is
Of vital mpUrtaur" t. the future growth ut
Wasllinutuu that the ingre,s aud cgrcss to
aud from the mills, factories. lumber, coal,
and brick yards, docks, whalNes. aud ware.
ho,l>r, 10y rail should be enjoyed lay every
railway entering the District Of Columbia
ON equal term;
EDTOG NArION ~ REruBLIcAN: | notice IN
your rapernn article headed N MuS' Nalru-
ble Franchise" ~ the originator Of the
project you are doing me great injustice, and
/ know you are always willing To make n cor
rection when yon have 9eSR iRpnf Pretended
naiitii,H before Congress have been try
ing for years to get the BALTIMORE AMI ohio
railroad tu barge their cars from shepherds
to Georgetown, and have even gone So far ~
to Offer them a dock tree, winch has bcnn
treated with sculM. Now all we ask ui con
.!rcs. is the priv ilrgc ui buying dock 10 land
our ears ON. and at the earnest solicitation of
almost every property owner oN both sides of
Water street from the AQuedunt bridge tu X
street bridge, Rock creek, to las u track on
said street 81 the cars can be- wloadrd
az our mills. warehouses, lumber
and coal Yards without uny hauling.
The only exceptions tO above petition are
two Or three parties who now have n monopoly
ul the irclghtng tu and from Georgetown, and
who do not forge, To charg" most c&trava.
gantly for said privilege. let any man can
yaSs Georgetown from one end Ia the other
and YOU viii ind II the rarcst exception but
wha, your reply viii he that II will he good
thing sn the town, hut do not believe 1t will
pay. We do not expect to max" money ont
"f the stock, hut will save Il good interest oIl
our investment by what we save in having
! nur goods delivered at our door, instead Of
! having io haul them three Ia five miles, a~
! now. The company does not propose 10 dc
! any towing eNrept the towing of bHlgeS with
cars designed fOr the millerS and merchants
Of This place, II j. diiicul 10 understand
what yuu mean bv controlling the entire tow
Ing hu.incSs of the river. or the control
uf the river front. DO you mean that
The RruniIuNN is opposed In the great
need ui GrOrGctuwns terminal laCil
itics. This company j. composed of business
men who "wn property aud do business in
G,org,iuWILamd II j. simply AN outrage In
suggest thrr" Is any ultrriur motive IN II, TIA,
whole pruplru uf our citywiil stand by II, 0nd
will manifest thrir interest very vigorously IN
itS behalf II Is the only measure that we have
even had that gave Georgetown It's upportu
nifty. II amy one wishes to hear the views ot
uur Iuuplc can very readily civ" yuu the
evidence Of II. If ANY one thinks II Is good
Investment stock. we shall be- glad to have hi
subscription, Nune OF MS are anxious to in
vest, except 10 advance our business interest
| The subscription to stock we shall be very
| glad 10 have mad" by persons who think ihoN
! can see money IN il, provided the strict terms
! Will which we have guarded the bill are car
! lird out Sou have hceu imposed upon bS
| -Omrhody Interested in other matters ar be
! rdll~r thcrri> uu HN 20 grind forthem, Hoping
! yuu will d"us only Justice in this matter,
/ r,mam yours respectfully,
lioEr. u. TENNrl.