The times., 1897-11-26
S completion will be delayed for the

its completion will be delayed for the
present.
One of tie leading members of tie pur-
chasing company said that the whole line
would be built for operation by electricity Y.
The charter of the Columbia and Mary
land Railway authorizes the use of any
power.
1t is interesting to note that Senator
German was at one time in control of the
Columbia and Maryland Railway A paper
in existeI &c shows that for sufficient ana
valuable consideration a. p German ct
al. assigned to the Baltimore and Cations
Vile Construction Company 1880 shares
OF the Stock OF the Columbia and Mary.
land Railway Company" 1t is likely that
the completion CT the whole line between
Baltimore ard Washington might be fol-
lowed by some sort of traffic agreement
with one of tie Southern steam lines
reaching Washington to carry its business
to Baltimore.
AS the gauge of the Columbia and
Maryland conforms to that of steam
roads, this idea is considered feasible. and
is a part of the plans Of the new owners
with the view OF enlarging the earning Gu
pacity of their property. The Catonsyille
Short Line, which is operated by the Penn
syIvania Railroad under lease that might
tie broken on short notice, would be used
: an entrance into Baltimore for such
traffic. Those in close relationship with
the Southern Railway ridicUle the idea
that the Southern proposes to come to Bal
tinIore over the line. 1t is pointed ut
that the two objective points in the east
ern territory for the Southern are Wash
ington and New York.
If it did secure it's own tracks TO Balti
more, the Southern, it is figured, would
have to spend millions for terminals IN
both Washington and Baltimore, and after
getting anentranee into this city would still
have to divide its business 10 and from
New York with the Pennsylvania Railroad
and the Baltimore and Ohio at Baltimore,
as it now does at Wash gton.
The route of the Columbia and Maryland
Railway begins in Baltimore at Saratoga
and Howard streets. 1t runs west on Sara
toga street to Monroe, to Franklin, under
the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad, to
Calverton road, to Edmondson avenue, to
the western city limits.
Continuing into Baltimore county from
the city limits, 1t runs out Edmondson ave
nue. to the old Frederick road and, N a
westerly direction, to the Patapsco River.
Passing from Baltimore county into How
ard county, it runs via savage to Laurel,
AluiIkirk, Ammendale, BeltsvilIe Berwyn,
Lakeland, College Park and RiveTdale to
Hyattsvile. Running through Laagd1n,
Brookland and a Portion Of lexington, in
the District of Columbia, it passes under the
Metropolitan branch of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad to Rhode Island avenue,
which is the washington terminus.
BY this route the line is 36.5T miles long,
with a branch line into EIlicOtt City of
2.75 miles OF this mileage, all of which
is double track, there has been- completed
nine miles from the Washington terminus
to Lakeland 7.46 miles within the city of
Baltimore, and $50 miles in Baltimore
county. This makes the total track laid
and completed 2o.26 miles In addition to
this there has been 6.4T miles of the Bal
timore division on which work is partially
done, and 4 mile and a half of the Wash.
ington divisc L.
The roadbed is practically completed be-
tween Baltimore and Ellicott City, and T5
per cent of the ballast furnished. The road
bed from Fourth street, in this city, TO
Laurel. is about completed. Ballasting has
been done on the line from Lakeland to
Hyattsville. The power house at leicester
is about two-thirds finished, and the one
at Lakeland is about haIf-wa y toward com
pletion. 1t is estimated that it will ia Ke
about 81, 100000 to complete and equip
thewEoIeline between Baltimore and Wa sh-
ington,