Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-09-01
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TuuRMoNT, Md, AUGUST 25, 1885,

TuURMoNT Md, AUGUST %, 1885,
Mr. EDITORIALS you have always
taken great interest in everything appcrtain.
Ing TO tho best interests OF this community,
believe you will willingly publish what
shall have to say. You have kindly opened
your columns to hear what may be said for
and against the proposed new Electric Road
| TO run at least from Frederick city by way
of Thurmont to Gettysburg. l have not
much to say, and, do not know that what
shall say will weigh Tuch in influencing
your readers.
| I do not hesitate to say, that such an en-.
terprisc would prove great benefit to any
community. 1t will bring travel and traffic
which otherwise would not be brought.
People. many people will see the place with
its surrounding advantages and attractions,
who would otherwise never know of them
and many might find inducements to per
maneptly locate here.
What is any place without population and
euterpriseg Some seem to have the opinion
it would take trade away. Surely nobody
would 60 away If they could get accommo.
dalions here, and if they can not get it here,
they will go where they can get it, anyhow.
In my judgment it would bring vastly more
persons here than it would take away.
well remember when they were about to
locate the route for the Western Maryland
Railroad. The engineers and the pal ties
deeply interested In the enterprise ran it
through Reisterstown. Mr.. Andrew |.
Banks, who had considerable influence and
who owned three fourths of that place,
stoutIy opposed Its coming through that
town. He argued it would bring all the
Rag Tag" and bob Tail" element to the
place. He finally succeeded in defeating
that route. 1t was changed and made to pass
through what was then almost a wilderness,
but is now the thriving, live, busy and beau
tifu place called Glyndon. If you wish to
knew what Glyndon is, n trip there will sat
lsfy you of its attractions and prosperity.
The people Of Reisterstown including Mr..
Banks himself when 1t was too late regretted
only once the defeat of the passing of the
railroad through their town, and that was
all the time. No doubt the railroad has
built up that place and it would have built
up Relsterstown.
Some say, why did it not build up Mechan
icstown, likewise. am only recent conner
here, but, if have been correctly Informed.
that want of energy and enterprise has been
great drawback to Mechanicstown. that
even when industries proposed to come to
this place, cold water has been poured upon
the enterprise. They have not only not
been encouraged, but actually discouraged
by those who, every one would think, ought
to encourage industries and enterprises OF
all kinds, as they build up any place. Every
body knows that, wherever these cheap fare
yet rapid transit electric roads run, they
have more or less built up the place. What
has built up Blue Mountain section, Bucna
Vista and lhe Summit region but the rail
road, and that the steam railroad. An
electric road with cheaper fare would much
more do SO.
have no doubt if the road were to run
from Washington to Frederick in addition
to the now proposed route it would be far
better. No doubt, if this end is built, the
rest would soon follow, and for all time to
come, there will be a tceming population that
will travel between our magnificent National
Capital and the ever memorable great battle.
field which decided our unfortunate civil
war and which has SO many attractions,
some sad and some glorious. This would
be more so now, as we are one people, no
north, no south.
Cheap fare with rapid transit would bring
thousands and thousands of people to these
scenes. Some would come for recreation,
some as eXcursiouists others for summer
homes IN this most beautiful high and healthy