Montgomery County sentinel., 1890-02-21
WASHINGTON AND CUMBERLAND
RAILROAD

So far as Montgomery county is concerned
all cries of "ring," "lobby," &C., are false
Montgomery county is nearer unit in favor
of a railroad down the canal than it has
ever been on any issue before our people
Ill parties, regardless of politics, favor
railroad and are opposed to being burdened
with either good or bad canal. Our peo-
pie know the value of railroad, its great
advantages, and they also know by sad ex-
perience the uncertainty and unreliability
of q canal.
We want railroad and nothing else will
satisfy our people. A railroad is offered to
us, for nearly forty miles our county bor
ders on the proposed route; will our legis-
lators leave that portion a comparative
waste and pauperize the landowners, or
will they heed the demands of the present
hour and make it the most fourishing por
ton of our county?
THE RAILROAD BILL WILL PASS
The one subject now interesting the peo-
pie of this county is the building OF rail-
road on the bed of the G. & o. Canal by the
Washington and Cumberland Company.
The people seem TO be unit in favor of the
lease to the railroad company, the passage
Of which is at present pending in the legis-
lature. Another large delegation from all
parts of this county visited Annapolis on
Tuesday last to urge the delegation to sup.
port the lease, the consideration of which
on its second reading having been set for
Wednesday in the House Our entire dele
cation in that branch showed themselves
favorable to the lease by casting their votes
TO defeat the motion to refer the bill to the
Ways and Means Committee with the pro-
posed lease of the canal to be maintained
as waterway by mythical company,
originated in Cumberland. Tuesday the
proposal OF the mythical canal company
was considered in the Senate and with the
railroad lease referred to the committee on
Finance. We learned that in the latter
branch that proposal would not slumber
long, but would be readily disposed OF.
Senator Wootton gave it as his opinion that
the bill to lease the canal TO the W. d G. Rail-
road would finally pass his side of the legis-
laturc. Wednesday, in the House Mr.. Kill
gour made an eloquent speech against de-
laying the bill by referring it to commit
tee, which was many times applauded by
his constituents present and other specta-
tors; Dr. Shaw, of Carroll, also made an
able speech in the same line. The motion
to refer the bill was championed by Mr.
Rich, of Baltimore county; Mr.. Malloy, OF
Prince Georges county, and Mr.. Keedy, of
Washington county. After the motion to
refer the bill to the Ways and Means Com
mi.tee was lest the House adjourned until
8 O'clock in the evening, when the question
was againepostponed to Thursday.
Alsora large and enthusiastic delegation
of citizens of Washington county was there
in behalf of the passage of the railroad bill,
and Allegany had two delegations there,
one for u railroad and another advocating
the maintenance of the canal as water
way.
The delegation Of citizens returned home
Wednesday highly pleased with the favor
able attention they had received at the
hands of the delegation in the legislature,
Messrs. Hugh Townsend, Jas. p. Bays, II.
A. Garrett and Spencer G. Jones, and the
prospect of the passage of the railroad bill.