The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-12-14
WASHINGTON, WESTMINSTER AND GET
TYSBURG RAILROAD.
A Mortgage for $1,sso,o TO Secure Issue
Of Bonds-Routc Of Road Defined.

For about eight months there has been
much activity in the affairs of the Washing
| ton, Westminster and Gettysburg Railroad
Company. Preliminary Surveys were begun
and completed, and now surveyors are max
ing permanent location of the route. Rights
| of way have been secured all The way from
Rockville to Gettysburg. In liils county los
deeds for right of way have been recorded.
On Tuesday deed Of trust or mortgage
from the Railroad Company to the Union
Trust Company of Philadelphia was left for
record in the office OF the Clerk of the Circuit
Court here by James B. Colegrove, president
of the railroad company. The mortgage IS
given to secure an issue of 81 $780, 900 in five
per cent gold bonds, and covers all the prop
erty, rights and franchises of the company In
Maryland. The bonds are TO be OF the de-
nomination of $1,000 and to run fifty years
No stakeholder is personally liable for any
Indebtedness un,ier the issue of the bonds,
and no consolidation or merges shall diminish
or impair the lien and authority of the deed
or mortgage.
The route of the railroad is fixed by the
mortgage. The road is to begin at a point on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, at or near
Rockville, through Montgomery, Howard and
Carroll, by or through Westminster, Union
Mills, to the boundary line between Maryland
and Pennsylvania, from which point rail
road will be built by or near Littlestown to
Gettysburg
The mortgage was executed on December
2, 1901, and is signed by James B. Colegrove,
president, attested by Henry A. Cody. secre-
tary, for the Railroad Company, and by Clar-
ence l.. Harper, president, attested by W. j.
Clarke, secretary, for the Union Trust Com
pany The mortgage contains $50 words.
The construction of steam railroad from
Washington to Gettysburg, via Westminster,
has been under consideration for SIX or seven
years. The first promoters of the scheme
abandoned it, because of financial depression
and distress throughout the country. A little
later the present Washington, Westminster
and Gettysburg Railroad Company was chart
cred, with some of the directors of the former
company, and though they met with little en-
couragement they never lost hope but worked
along until now, It seems, the road is to be
reality. The road will traverse a territory,
without north and south railroad facilities,
equal to the area of Rhode Island. The
country is productive, thicklY populated, and
there are a number oflarge towns and villages
on the route. The road should do large
passenger business, in carrying people be-
tween the national capital and the most I'm
portant battlefield in the country. Visitors
to either point would most certainly go to the
other.
The line from Rockville toyGetysburg is
rs miles and the cost of construction IS estl-
mated at S25, 600 per mile. From Rockville
the Washington Westminster and Gettysburg
Railroad will enter Washington over the Bal
tilnore and Ohio Railroad tracks.
RIGHT FwAY THROUGH WESTMINSTER
The matter of right of way through West
minister was before the Mayor and Common
Council at "A special meeting on Tuesday night.
The following preambles and resolutions were
passed unanimously:
WHEREAS, Edwin j. Lawyer, director IN
the Washington, Westminster and Gettysburg
Railroad Company, has addressed this Conn
ell, and has explained the conditions and IN
tentions of said Company; and WHEREAS the
said Railroad Company desires that this
Council pass an ordinance granting TO said
Railroad Company an entrance into and
through the City of Westminster; be it Re-
solved that this Body hereby extends to Mr..
LAWYER and 10 the officers and directors OF
that organization, its assurance of a cordial
welcome. ResolUed that this Body, represent
ing the City of Westminster in lis official ca
paciy, will grant unto said Railroad Company
its full and hearty cooperation, and so soon
as the final location of said Railroad Com
pany into and through the City of Westmn-
ster has been made so that this Body can act
advisedly upon the subject, and in compliance
with the Statute, then the desired concession
by the Council Of this City shall be granted to
said Company.