The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-12-07
RAILROAD AND MAIL FACILITIES.
What Some of the Leading Citizens Say Upon
the Subject

f.. this city who does not believe that the W eSterr
1 Maryland Railroad Company does not give
this town the consideration it deserves, and
who does not believe that if the company
would pay more attention to developing local
/ trade and traffic the road would reap more
benefit than by reaching out It's lines in less
/ important sections. On account of disad,
+ vantages in freights. mainly. very important
I industry here decayed and was finally re-
moved. Another very large industry would
/ be removed if it conveniently could for the
/ same cause. and nearly every heavy receiver
/ or shipper of freight complains of the charges.
I This. with an insufficient train service, and
4 with an ever changing and unsatisfactory mail
service mlitites against the growth and
prosperity of Westminster. The railroad
ought to lead in matters of industry, rather
/ than have to be sPurred on IN that matter,
and we venture to assert that if the Western
! MARYLAND road had given more attention TO
/ local points il. trade and traffic would be far
/ greater in volume than it Is. Balumoreans
who have tried Westminster as a residence
had To remove back on account of the Incon.
venient hou.s of trains, and others were
prevented from coming here for the same
reason.
Below are some interviews with leading
citizens on the mail and travel facilities OF
Westminster:
Hon. Frank T. Shaw-We have been
putting up with insufficient mail and railroad
facilities long enough, In order 20 90 TO
Baltimore and transact any business. and
return the same day. it Is necessary to get up
aud eat breaktas, by gu>.ight aud make the
q. 30 train We ought to have "a train leaving
Westminster al o'clock in the morning.
The 4 o'clock train from Baltimore in the
afternoon ought To- run To Westminster IN an
hour, stopping only at Glyndon, as the later
train could carry way passengers.
john l.. Reit,nider-l endorse the article
in the ADVOCATE. ] see Do reason why we
should not have "A tram 10 Baltimore about :
o. clock I'M the morning, and Why there should
not bee d. way mail on the "a a M. tram. as
formerly. fine fast mail Is so uncertain going
east SIS TO be practically Of no vaiue for travel
or mail On Saturday the first mail 10 Bal
timorc did not 90 down until late N the after
noon. Ne want competition, aud the building
OF the Gettysburg aud Harrisburg road. /
believe. wi.i result IH great advantage 90 tins
town and section.
e. G. Gorsuch. OF y t. Gorsuch 4 Son
The ADVOCATE article struck me as timely,
and / have talked Co Is number 90, business
men ahou; Do. Our mail facilities are not
satisfactory. aud there ought 20 oC train
between the G.83 aud az. One Is too eatiy.
except as ais express milk train. and the other
puts passengers On Baltimore too late 90 come
home 5y the I o clock trsD from baltimore.
The G.25 tram up Is too slow ani urcsome.
aud does not land passengers here until a'ier
: az night We ought 90 have some perma.
urut arrangements as Co MAILS and travel. and
the fast mail ought NOS 20 be counted in the
schedule. IS us schedule IS too often changed,
and It's rauuing i altogether unreliable for
any purpose The 4.14 tram shpuld b. put
hack ss ta. ola hour nf - clock.
Nliaa SchacHer, hardware dealer The
mail facilities auw are not satisfactory To
-Tuesiay-th fast mail d,i aoi leave
Westminster until over aa hagF behind time.
sent o. letter 90 New ! ogk Tor goods needed
90 a hurry, but !; wlll u0t make connection.
and VIA. delay the 8rlvfry q. goods FOG tul
day certainly. There Ought e. be a reliable
mai. % Baltimore 5a the morning uot later
thau SO c.1ck- Then persons ordering goods
by frviEbt could receive them re nsSl day.
Az early tram, say Ab1gl 90 c.ezk. Is needed
for passysE,r travel. Boz ocicr 30 give Business
men O iaIl day 70 she CITY, sstbrl1 havgUE DO
come hsme ai ussAs gn s.oa mi.S can TRAM.
Whea ue hai the B.ae M1aaiaa express on,
vlih q lock pogch mail, and The last uai!
-aine Ie~u q, eos lr islsT. uAb and tEayc,
iac..iiiea we're excellent
Eduarl Lynch. q: E8uagl Lynch s Sou
The ArEuCAra IS article SUITS ms yicws a. Far
a.. n goes. The uatl facilities could be- zach
imported. and ! cannot see shy biyUaaH
should hayr better facilities tEsu Wes;miH-
ster. IL the a.lH b. so. tgaia 90 1.yHdon Ueyr
rsu ap ta Wes'En fazser c1tlseas 90 West natnsicE
aud uriEAL5Thood csald. ay eeiug dosn at
az. base a good srns ior business aa4 Feiarn
by sapret imr. Ihe H.ii tsssn should bare
q ,rav aasi az before The last nall often
So la,e lhal mas ranuol be- delivered Bal
umare Ja uue Tor reply she same day. The
g. rs %. w traia for ti4yudaa ogEhi 90 he vE-
tended su Westminster. and II itrrl werv a
t-a.- 8aan iu ghe morning ahoa' O ciocE g
gapii he a great bearat 10 the community
tro-eo T. SbarreF, % Shzrrer Bros be
asa5l facilities nos ara 50 anceft&ta, . baslnsss
man. If sB . hurry. cauBvl wait .lr The snail.
u. can sv Co Baltimore aa3 transact his
business. often. before letJss c4n be ae.Iva
cred ty the fast uaf- ] D. early train 90
Bz.um8gy is tso cAE,y igf ordsaary travel, and
the q =. j. SOC iatc. Nhas IS acedcd is a tram
ab1ai 5 iB ihc morning, ard 3 rstarH ira'1
leaving baltimore about G. u masi scve
uat back on thc g, g., The mail facilities sosid
H. increased as that tgaiB rs reliable and
certain.
Gcorzs u Gear. Cashier If Figs, National
Rsnk-t have ne per.1zzi INTEREST ia thr
uorriuE maii, ihaazh ! See. sb4i che CONNER,
clai community waai& ase1 rr.sAoie mail la
gle mafuiuE b4t abe cvrHsnz msa s. too
early. il susks aAuk Officers hard ,o prepare
thrir 3zI.y paH between and I % clock.
The lass mail az Cos was igs. ihr iainE ior
banks A. go travel. NcsinlEsler should
have q train ahoaE 5.4i NJ : elocs .E she
morning 90, so IS 500 late Then there
shua.d b. arr EXPIRES tr4ia Up 40 The rfeGlns
The Western Maryland does uoi s-en ia ~.
prscia;e s. rstmiasiyr. aUt RH wr evt 'n She
way oj facls8rc. IS Incidental
Dr. J. ~ Herring. Cashier %; the luiaG
NatiJoal Bank b, fe wat change 20 Che
time ul lb, sass maji gotng east lvum West
minister works great Inconvenience 90 thr
business community, aud especially So ihr
backs here. Ne SIRE compelled g. hare oar
uai. ready 60 lrAyr ihc HauE q iittis sitter g.
ta. which ot,-a produces undue horny 10 iis
prauafa siua. or base important letters .eit
over ualil tkc ioli5u5nE day. reaching Bain
more after the basks there have mad- their
daily exchange The lass nsaii gllas J2sn
.u She evening az i-Ua. IS formerly, VAS a
great convenience Jn che business community,
William A. Cunningham. Cashier 90 the
Farmers aud Mechanics BAuk- The ga
mail 10 Baltimore Is TOO early 'og banks.
When she fast mail wsui t0an a. eos the
arrangement was quite satisfactory. II The
mail weut down Il 8 90 clock q wOuld be ai
tha. could b. desired. A. present there IS
often TOO much harry, us 4 day delay. The
wav mail facilities cnuil br Improved, and
travel facilities also. Trains 0ggai 70 be- Tul
at more convenient bours aad faster, and wiit
better conveulcuces business Of the road
would improve.
;. X Herr. Of Herr Br0s--Ihe Nes,err
MARYLAND road eyiaces very little disposition
10 accommodate the business Interests %
Westminster. aud the malt schedules are moi
such Us the community desires. be ias
NAV. east cannot b. depended upon for mas
OK travel. aud reliable way mails should b'
supplied independent Oft. Then there 0ugh
10 BE- a train 10 Baltimore AT I.So OF o clock
and she G.yndou train, u 5.l3, should b
extended 90 Westminster.
Col. VIM. A. Mcheliip-ia m not unmIndtu
of the fact tina, the Western Maryland K. X
has had a struggle !or its very existence almos
from it. conception; that II has 70 srea
extent been hard pressed because of Us pc
cuuiary condition. bot ! trust tina, II has uo~
entered upon a career of prosperity that lev
Of the original projectors ever dreamed OF
IL will be conceded, | think, that NestmInste
is one among the best and most importau
having stations ON the road; that hitherto
has received much less consideration at tn
hands OF its officials than Is accorded 20 man
minor points. That trains are not ran 10 O
through this city to meet the Just wants OF on
pcople Is fact As before remarked, hi
prosperity which has come 70 the road ough
10 enable them TO give US a tram from TIN
place to Baltimore leaving about o clock a
H.. with a train from Baltimore here leavin
r IL rnugf ba pbyipus q