Catoctin clarion., 1900-10-04
They Ask For $4,000.
THAT AMOUNT NEEDED TO START
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THAT AMOUNT NEEDED TO START
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Since the appointment of an executive
committee by the directors of the Washing.
ton, Frederick and Gettysburg Railway Co.
steps have been taken toward the early com
menccmcnt Of actual work upon that railway
"If we receive sufficient encouragement"
says Mr. c. G. Waters, secretary of the COM
pany, we will begin work in very short
time. Mr.. Chas. f. Cassel of Thurlnont, n
member of the executive committee, has been
designated as agent to solicit contributions
for stock He will come to Frederick for
that purpose this week, and will spend some
time here. Another agent will be appointed
to 60 over the routes surveyed for the road
and arrange for the ri, Int of way, finding ont
how much the owners of property through
which the railway will pass demand for the
right of way and how much stock they will
subscribe for.
Two routes haye been surveyed. One Of
these go by way Of Yellow Springs, Charles
vile and Mountaindale to Lewistown and
thence on to Thurmont, while the other goes
GU, the O'Possumtown pike and runs be-
tween Hansonvllc and Charlesville TO Lew
istown, thence to Thurmont by the same
route as the other. Which one Of these will
be chosen depends upon the inducements
offered by the people along the routes in the
way of low charges for right Of way and sub.
scriptions to stock. Most of the people are
disposed to be liberal. A Lewistown man,
whose pl operty will be injured more, per-
haps, than any other property along the line
says he will accept very low valuation and
take payment in stock, besides subscribing
for additional stock. five can make salts
factory terms along neither of the lines, the
route over Emmitsburg turnpike will still be
open to u.s.
Our plan is to build at present only sec.
ton of the line. Under our new charter our
capital stock is limited to one million dol.
lars. We propose at present to issue stock
to the amont Of $4,000. If we can sell that
| to Lewistown and after it is built it will be
easy to interest capitalists and secure the
means to extend the line to Thurmont.
1t is not certain, however. that the first
section built will be that between Frederick
and Lewistown. Our new charter provides
not on y for railway from the District OF
Columbia line, through Frederick to the
Pennsylvania line, but for an extension east.
ward through Libertytown to Reistersown
or Pikesyille, in Baltimore county, to con-
meet at either of the latter places. with the
line of the United Railway Company, ofBaI'
timore, the idea being to have lines from both
Washington and Baltimore to Gettysburg
meeting at Frederick. Now, the people OF
Libcrytown and in that section of the county
are very anxious for railway and if they
offer greater inducements than are offered
along either of the routes to Thurmont we
may build first to Libcrtytown instead of to
Lewistown.
People down about Urbana are also urg-
ing us to build in that direction and are off
ering inducements. One man has offered to
give us the right of way through his lane
and to subscribe for $4,000 worth of stock
We expect, Of course, when we build dowr
in that direction to connect with some lint
already running out from Washington. W.
understand that the railway already built tt
Rockville will be extended to Gailhersburg
aud the connection will probably be made a
that point. We are practically assured o
free right of way from Frederick to the Mont
gomery county line.
Mr.. Charles Shipley Of Baltimore ant
Thurmont,' continued Mr.. Waters, II mar
who has made great fortune wholly through
his remarkable foresight and business acu
, men, is enthusiastic over this project III
says he has long thought that there is noth
ing at present offering greater inducement
for investors than this very project Of build
ing railway from Washington to Gcttys
burg - Frederick Daily Mems