The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-07-27
A BIG RAILWAY PROJECT.
Washington to Gettysburg, With Eumer
Gus Branch Lines.


dent brown Is interested IN the project, and
has suggested additional plans by which
large section of several of the inland counties
of Maryland could be opened up, not only
for Washington, but for the city of Baltimore.
The full outline of the proposed routes is as
follows:
Washington to Gettysburg, through Cooks
vile, SykeSvile. Westminster and Union
Bridge; total distance - miles.
Cooksvile eastward on the Frederick turn
pike to ElHcott City, and thence 10 Balti-
more; total distance, - miles
Eldersburg. Carroll county, eastward on
the Liberty turnpike to Gwynn Oak Park.
connecting there with the Traction Company
line; total distance. ~ miles.
Westminster. eastward to Reisterstown, u
miles. connecting there with the Baltimore
and Emory Grove Electric line. recently com
peed; total distance To Baltimore. - miles.
rHF MAIN LINE.
The main iine from Washington to Gettys-
burg Is believed by President Brown To be a
profitable investment. The idea of connect
ing the nations capital with the nation ;
greatest battlefield, he said yesterday, lis
81 splendid one. Encampments and reunions
Of many military organizations are held there
every year. and besides the thousands that
90 there from Washington now, there wond
he thousands of Others Il direct route could
be huilt which would take passengers through
at a good speed at all seasons Of the wear
without causing them the Inconvenience Of
I changing cars. The number Of SOutherners
/ who visit the battlefield Is increasing rapidly
/ each year. and the proposed electric line
/ would give them a good route. wish oniS one
/ change Of cars at Washington.
local PASSENGERS.
.'Of the need Of a line for local passengers
/ la this direction | do not think It necessary
( to more than point oui the fact thai between
Z the y. 4 O. and the h. & p tracks 90 Wash
( iugion aud the railroads Ia FredericE county
{ there IS no line running southwark across the
I State Of Maryland. Passengers for Washing
( ton from any Of these inland routes have to
( come To Baltimore or 90 Ia the Relay and
E change cars 60 Washington very round
F about way.
WASHINGTON II wESTstNSTEE.
The route Of the main line from Washing
7 ton acrnss Montgomery. Howard aud Carroll
counties Ga Westminster hiss not yet been de.
tcrmined. hat it will stick CLOSELY to the coun-
q roads new running ia fairly direct line
I between the two places. Rockville and Tn
adelphia, in Montgomery county, Cooksville
and Hoods Mil. in Howard county. aud
Sykcsyille and Freedom. in Carroll county,
E are among the towns which Il vii probably
strike President Browns home Is at Spring
field. just north OF Sykesyille. The whole
country through which it wiIl run Is a rch
farming district aud a. a good share of III"
new company proposed business will b. the
( carrying Of light freight it viii give these
rlBn,ies = new market for the produce -
F th.ir truck farms IN the cts Of Washington.
wgSrstx~rEa u, sgTTYsBVKG.
The portion oi the main bar from West
minister o. tieityshurg !, q part OF President
+ BvuWus long .ehrrishea plan for An electro
aiw4y trnn Baltimore o. ietiysburg aud
she people - tina, past ut Carroll county and
she vicinity II Gcitysharz IN Pennsylvania
F hsve already raised q considerable sum by
.abscrpiiou f,,r Us construction. Al eurhu
{ .iastic nsreliag, held last Aggasi ia Wessln'u
Z SEER. arnase8 such an interest over the intro
3ncsiou IF rapid Ssansig IN the cpanty thai al
maa the vuiirr sum necessary 10 bu;id ihe
( r.ai hstueea Westminster and Jaion Niils,
T a 3i,taHys. q miles. sas assured.
gNtnX xmas sNrEXsfaN
+ The naferrx 81 the Westminster and I niaa
Mil Railwag are President. T. Herbert
~bryrr ysee president, Charlie +. Sse~ass;
ITeasufrr. Wiliism 3. Thomas; secretary
+ Chnlis4- IL Kznderforsl. directors. Governor
{ Brown. NcsssS. Shuvrs, SsewaEi asi Thomss-
I iiv1osc r. Webb Charles e. torsHch. 3. J
F lauvrr and John l.. Reifsuaicr
Z The line from nlou Nijls to icuyshagg.
T a. snilrs E e. b. IA eStenssan e.! she Uiettric
Z iBs uhssh n0s runs -oaih ~ard sron the tozH
. Ut Gruvslars j1 lne battlefield. The eiti.
.ens ~ iitfjesippa, hasiIins PeausYiraass
+ s.,ae IhFuazh which the rad ~. pass. have
f asi-ei e5n.gsa to hslp hg'id.
ntsra&gr s1sasszs-
The f-asIers eastward irysga she auasB ,trlu
f aluu. three q shr old ,ssapik~s remaining Ja
+ Raluuorc, Is e ciaius-i by PFrs'isni Bro~u,
aii. nog oalf brius the people ~ . barge ax
trul ~ irFrlfart several a.rs gsases o. iisll
norr thap they auw srr has Hlil give them IS
Z .Jnisk mrIhud oftausflpriiaz the3y s"g~tafsls-
8na Arm psotugss iu this esty.
Tie odd Frrsisrlck isrnpisr raHs ia 40 IT
7 rsa-i direct iisc lsUm ge1ksvllic, sh.rv he
mes aisciriy liac viii iuierseei 70, go Eliicutf
tiy 7, Iklrlcra miles EoaR. aad as the
rauntfr Z. Ihicklv settled ghgnugh which IL
{ pa-sss ihr ruad ]. mpeh ased. particularly ty
( those aio ulsh 80 srt Ca Eil.ept Cts. uhsgh
+ IS tbe culn,y sr4i of H0uanl sauaiy, Chas
Carroll II Casyulion famous estate, Dough
1rrsau Mausr. nos occupied hy - GuverRaF
. l0ba ler Carroll, s. one II thc p.srss ataGz
F thr line and nrarhr ( ;. ta4yts College
A E,isoaa Ctry the fsosiar sjli Couuacg
+ ujih fsa iints eh;eh arr .horils g. De hsja g.
F Baliiusrv nue hy the Cts sad Sshurbau
+ Railvay CamFaBy alaoE ihis end ~ the pike
thrHazh CaIogisfills, and she other hy the
. CnlamIsa and Maryland Houlevard Lime
F through the uppsF rud VI ta'sassillc and into
F Eimansl,aH avenue h1iA route, vill BE-
T si-oai niue miles long. making the total dis-
I lance irs,m Baltimore p niiles.
sBoaT. nisECT Eocffs-
Ths. irlp sa Baltimore will b. very much
shortened tor residents II Howard county By
{ thr uss electric line, as the main line If the
Z Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad follows the
devious vjndiuzs 81 the valley 81 The Paiapsco,
/ shiIr the electro hBe Wili run ia an almost
[ iirce, route, climbing she hide ai0as the way
aui i,og Obliged ~ siigk g. small grades a. the
I steam railroads have in 10, Residents Of the
Z vicinity Of Cooks,ille nov have 10 drive SIX
miles 20 Syke>yilis 10 get iFaiu to baltimore.
/ thirty miles asaf shcH 6y the proposed line
J Raiiimure sill h. oniy twenty two miles asav.
AtnSo rHr usgETi EnAp.
The chief merit 81 the Liberty rusd feeder
xiil Dr. that il will open up r8ch section of
Baltimore county Wing between the Baltimore
aud Ohio Railrasd ca the south and the West
en MARYLAND Road on the northeast. This
/ include. such towns Pnwhattan Roekdale.
T, Raudallsiown aud HarriSonville. The lower
end Of Carroll county, between the saue
roads. will also be opened up The eonuec-
| non with the main stein viii he made AT q
tsiut very near % President Brown rlsse al
Springfield. probably Al kidarsbuFg The
distance ram iharr "a GWyuu tlak viii be-
I sixteen miles and the distance trom GwyRn
( Oak "a the ceatre Ot the city IS called six
/ miles,
FAaRY GROVE INA,
I The biggest part of tbs third feeder w Bal
ruiarr IS already iH Successful operation.
+ This IS the road from Baltimore through Pixies,
/ vile and Owiugs' Mills to Reisterstown, six
teen miles. Il Is proposed to continue this
along the pike To Westminster, twelve miles
away The principal town which this will
reach directly is Finksburg. IL will bring
Westminster siN miles nearer To Baltimore
/ than it now Is by railroad. and make Gettys-
/ burg 80 miles of instead of -.
BRqAp CHARTER
The legal authority under ich this net
/ ynrk of new railways would ha constructed is
/ To be found in an amended charter granted BY
| the last Legislature OF Maryland 10 the Mary
| land Immigration and Trust Company of Bal
+ tinore. formerly called thu Southern Real
/ Estate and Trust Company President Brown
allied the attention OF his Washington visitors
/ Ia This charter. and it was easily seen that Its
mowers we're 50 broad that the proposed com
many could construct their lines without further
( legislation.
! The act provides that, in addition to loanlng
money. holding capital stock in manutactur-
| ing companies and corporations and land I'M
prny6ment companies, the Company shall act
1 as a bureau of immigration for Maryland,
shall encourage immigration TO Maryland and
/ hill ,,urobase and sell lots Ia immigrants in