The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-10-18

The Republicans held an afternoon ant
evening meeting in the Court House in BE
Air on Tuesday. The meeting was called tC
order by Mr.. s. \. Williams, candidate iol
State Senator, and Hon. W. 3. Baker wa,
chosen chairman, with " Scott Whiteford
secretary. Mr.. Baker, in taking the chair
| made Il short address and introduced the
principal speaker. Hon. LLOYD Lowndes. Mr.
Lowndes was disappointing us an orator, and
his magnetism. as described in the Baltimore
| SIM, was woefalIy lacking. He delivered lis
address from notes, which were referred 10
| frequently. The principal point of his speech
was the promise Of plenty Of schools for both
black and white and large roomy school
buildings.
Charles J. BoEaparte also delivered Il long
tiYade against Attorney General John 2. Poe,
although he dill rot refer to him by name
The coIored brother was SHINY represented
| at the afternoon meeting, and one OF them
when asked the reason for his not being pres
ent at the meeting sageiy remarked. "Dey
don't want us piggerS until election day"
The night meeting was reinforced by 4
special train load from Delta aud sections of
York county. largely colored, who Were eyi-
IDENTIFY more needed than those from this
county. Speeches We're made by y. Hayilaod
Hull, Hon. Harry NJ. Clabaugh aud Charles
| Gather. Jr.
Instrumental music was furnished by the
Norrisville and Delta bands, ara vocal music
by Prof Edmunds, of Baltimore. HE chorus
was led by Mr.. James N. Reynolds
The York Southern Bread dF.IEeG.
The practical completion Of the broad gaug-
ing of the York Southern Railroad has direct
cd the attention Of railroad mes to the effect
upon the roads connection and feeder. the
narrow gauge Baltimore AMI Lchigh. extend
ing from Baltimore to Delta. Pa, q distance
of Al miles The York Southern extends
from Delta to York. 4 distance II 81 miles
Formerly the road were under the same man
agemeut.
Both roads being Of narrow gauge, freight
cars of the Baltimore and Lehi@h coulG rum
over the Yorl; Southern's tracks, and vice
verse.
The first train to run over the new standard
gauge tracks of the York Southern was a pas
seUger. of eleven coaches which ou Thursdal
last carried over thousand persons to the
York Fair.
Thus it is that hereafter all freight passing
between the two lines must be transferred II
the junction point, Delta. This is an
other reason why the Baltimore and Lehigh
should be broad gagged at the earliest posi-
BILE day.
\ leading Baltimore r. Il. man, speaking
of these roads said: ~ will venture TO pre-
dict that within year the Yori: Southern
will own that part OF the Baltimore and Le-
high. eighteen miles in length, extending from
York south To Bel Air, ard that portion OF
the road between Baltimore and Bel Air will
I've owned 10y one of the electric railway sys-
tens Of this city. The York Southern wants
that part of the Baltimore aud Lehigh between
Delta and Bel Air, because that section is OF
some value, from freight as well as . pas
sengcr standpoint. The volume of business
south of Bel Air is mainly passenger traffic,
such as an electric system would hid for, and
which the York Southern would not make
very strenuous competitive effort to acquire.
OF course, there are strong arguments to be
adduced to show why the York Southern, If
making purchase at all, should desire to get
to BALTIMORE
Il seems that the only logical plan is TIE
broad gaugiug of the road FROM Delta to Bal
timore.