The evening times., 1898-12-09
CURRENT EVENTS
IN GE0RGET0WN n
orrosrTIoN TO MEMORIAL nRIDGE
Relieved to- he II Railroad scheme.
Views Of George ". king-Death
of Mrs. W inship.


The memorial bridge project. having
been thoroughly Investigated by George
town men. is now believed 10 contain .
great railroad scheme What appears on
its face To bo simply 4 grand expression
OF patriotism is believed 10 he a big screen
behind when the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company Is hiding for the purpose OF
crossing the Potomac in an underhan,i
way in order to avoid righteous opposi-
tion.
When asked for his opinion on the mat
ter, Mr.. George w King, OF the Citizens
Association, and one OF those who sturdy
opposed the railroad companys efforts to
cross the Potomac at the foot of G Street
said: The project as outlined tallies in
every way with The Pennsylvania Rail-
roads last scheme with the execution
that the memorial idea is made the giar-
ing feature of The bill Unnoticcd. though
almost, by the casual reader OF the bin
is Il clause permitting the occupation nf
the bridge for railroad purposes. This IL
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's
open door.
Although the railroad company at
present enters Washington over the Long
Bridge, ii is but question of short
time when this bridge, on account of its
age, having been constructed during the
thirties, and on account of its obstruction
to navigation, causing n filling of the
channel, an entrance into Washington by
another route is absolutely urgent. Then
again the Pennsylvania Railroad pronot-
crs, who are pushing the bill, have in
mind the exclusion Of every other railroad
from enjoying an Independent Southern
connection.
by monopoliZing the bridge entrances
into Washington II will compel every
other railroad TO pay it rOya ty on all
Washington and Southern trade oominS
over its tracks of necessity. The Penn
sylvania Railroad own a strip of land on
the opposite side Of the river from the
Acqueduct 10 the Long Bridge. TIL : 4 +
fectually blocks any independent road
from crossing the Potomac below the
Acqueduct Bridge.
Another evidence of The monopOlizinS
spirit of the Pennsylvania Railroad is
shown in the opposition that they silently
eNerted 10 prevent the Washington. AR
lington and Fort Myer Railroad from ex-
tending its track into Georgetown over
the Acqueduct Bridge, which is desired
by Georgetown people as they wish to
retain the Virginia trade. The cpposi-
tion which they brought to bear succ So
fully against the Norfolk and Western
Railroad Companies bill wh:ci asked
for permission TO cross the Potomac by
means of a new bridge 1T that roin, m
the river known rs the Three sis e-s is
another example of this spirit.
A third example of the Pennsylvania
Railroad -Companys desire to keep out all
other roads was shown in the defeat of
the bill introduced by Mr. King the
Western capitalist, who was the builder
of the Washington and Arlington road
This Western mans bill asked fer Il bridge
across the Potomac between the Acque-
duct and Three Sisters, his design being
TO use 1t for railroad purposes. Mr.. Cor
man, however, who is said to have repre-
sented the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany's interests, introduced an amendment
to the bin which prohibited its use for
railroad purposes, thus defeating the
prime object in view.
Nhile the Georgetown people are not
opposed to the building of Il memorial
bridge they are opposed to the turning
of the hand of the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad
Company against them again, to the ok
clusion of more desirable roads and TO the
detriment of their shipping trade. They
claim that the day is not far distant when
the bed of the old Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal will be used for railroad purposes.
When this design is carried out the coal
trade of Georgetown will bs so largely in
creased that the river traffic will assume
very important proportions, and every
bridge below the town, unless elevated to
permit the passage of trading vessels, wi
seriously operate against the prosp- Tity of
the town by affecting the river trade"
Mrs. Margaret j. Winship. the mother
of Henry c. Winship. of the firm of Mere
dith. Winship & Co, died yesterday at
1l:45 O'Clock at her home, at the advanced
age of ninety-one years. She was also the
mother of w. w. Winship and John Win
ship, well-known business men of George
town. She was a native of Maryland. but
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