Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-02-05
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ne Railroad and tn Prospects.
Asssrs. Editors The last time xas
In your town you asked me 20 keen Won
posted on railroad news.
Well, have delayed doing N bac.nss
we have been humbugged and deceived "a
often that had come To be a Doub,ino
Thomas.
was up the line last week and here.
win send you the result Of my obserya.
tons:
saw a quantity of ties coming on,
along the line and about four hundred T4OOl
men and large number OF cartsat work.
The pay roll must foot up between 5000 70
$500 per day. And on Saturday las,
every employee was paid every cen. due
him.
There is lotof new trucks and tool. on
the works. / have every reason 10 believe
that the engines and cars viii be here and
running even before the stipulated time.
March LIST, next
Col Best Is paying from twenty to forty
cents for ties and the neighboring land.
owners win realize therefrom q pretty
penny One gentleman who recently
bought tract OF woodland win more than
double the amount paid for it
Messrs. Editors, the prospects up here
have 80 signally ard materially changed
since the advent Of the New York I'm
provement Co. that it is hard TO realize that
1t is still the same old place. A few weeks
ago everything was gloomy. There was
no money In circulation land was selling
for less than one third is assessed value |;
the old Southern Maryland Company was
selling It's old trucks, and we felt as If we
were never TO have railroad or be check
ed on the grade down which we started o
few years ago.
They say the darkest hour il just before
the dawn. II truly looks so. am sure
you would agree me If you could be here
and compare with past inertness the rush
and energy with which Col Best is now
pushing everything.
Yet, with all this push and outlay of
money, could you believe there is but little
hope Of the good people living below this
point enjoying the benefits which are now
so freely offered them.
Isay 90 freely offered, for it was only o
few months ago that was talking with
some of the best brain of your section and
| they agreed that it would be to the best
interest Of the county to have o railroad
even though the county had to endorse
the bonds Of said road to the amount of
three or four hundred thousand dollars.
Now, here comes o man of energy and
push who is spending well on TO a thou
sand dollars day on the much desired
improvement and is not asking the county
for one cent The only thing he asks is to
give him a deed for the old worthless
bitches and banks that were cut or thrown
up years ago.
Now. would you believe that two agents
sent out by the gentleman who il making
this great and unexpected effort to give US
a railroad came back, after canvassing for
WV DStWCCu 0AcSuaulCSblllc anu Nal-
ifornia, with deeds covering less than two
miles.
What can il meanf Do they not want
10 see our old county placed where she
belongs. Divine Providence never made
a spot Of earth more blessed with natural
advantages than this country.
But oh, men how little you have done,
how little you are doing to reap these ad-
vantages, but how much you are doing to
keep her where the aborigiuces left her!
Now, friends arouse yourselves. Make
q strong pull, a long pull and pull all
together; give freely the rights of way +;
encourage the strangers who are here or
may hereafter come. and your children
will rise up and call you blessed
HechanicsUile, Nd, Feb. 2.