Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-02-19
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Prospects
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Once more he & y ach Of Spring
brings TO Cur n. the vista oi
Railroads, te!eeragas, telephones
and other agencies which stamp
nowadays community as civilized.
For some time passed having en-
deavored 70 enlist capitalistic sym
pathy for some Of these various en-
terprises may b. permitted to oc-
cupy little OF your space in order
that may bring before your read
ers some OF ny experiences. When
| had made my choice aud settled
IN ST. Mary's county after leaving
Europe with my family Is in num-
ber) | soon found that Maryland
was a wonderfully situated PENN
sula not only for American and Eu-
ropean trade but also on account of
its climate and soil which certainly
entitle il o become the garden spot
of the Eat.
Fully iubued 18th the belief that
a great future ats Southern Mary
land has 3 TO a considerable time
by pen and tongue and personal calls
upon many wealthy citizens and
Corporations in various parts OF the
country tried to enthuse capitalists
On behalf Of the Railroad, the tele-
graph and the telephones for our
district, and as a general result
most of them looked upon me as the
advocate of a dream.
| have heard many outside of
Maryland make uncomplmentary
insinuations concerning the indus
try of the people, the back ward
state of the public mind, the hope
lessness of everything in Southern
Maryland. | was often met with
the remark that what the people
aimed for was more land to die the
poorer, and as to a railroad or a
telephone being wanted they looked
upon it as joke thinking no doubt
that we only wanted railroad or a
telephone as a toy and not as a ne
ceSsity.
Persistent efforts from many
sources are beginning to bear fruit
and one is glad to acknowledge that
there are indications pointing at the
present moment to change of opin-
ion respecting our possibilities and
there is no doubt that had ] been
able to show ON several occasions
that there was an earnest desire for
a Railroad and Telephone they would
now be working to our great con-
venience and profit.
1t may interest your readers to
know that at the present time sever
al financial groups are seriously en-
tertaining the idea Of building the
Railroad and such is the hopeful
prospect that on two occasions with
in less than three months have /,
myself gone to Philadelphia TO buy
for cash the road now working from
Brandywine TO Mechanicsv;lle, the
capitalists | represented having
made up their minds TO push further
the existing line. Unfortunately or
fortunately as the case may be, ow-
ing to other parties having prece-
dence or options [ had TO return
without making a deal. Whilst
ON this point l would renew the
warning l gave out last year to
property owners not to give rights
OF way unless it was proven to them
that the parties applying for them
were in earnest aud financially ca
pable to build and equip the road
as otherwise it may hinder others
who have the means from doing it,
as it is well known that capitalists
neither like litigation nor to wait for
the expiration Of the time limit of
the rights OF way. The consequences
being that capitalists seek other
avenues for their investment and
therefore rights of way should only
be granted for a short and specified
period.
Personally shall feel no disap-
pointment ifothers carry the Railroad
through and quickly; on the contra
ry | would give them whatever help
| could so that we may at last enter
on the era of prosperity that such