The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-12-01
III land After55s the 7roPerty:
Some jneerta tes.

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opened at Annapolis on
II hui 81 Is ~ the Board of II Pub1!es:I
The decision OF the board 70
asesof3 States interest in the
arrived at fter! tbs
srri lli aryI and Railroad GompanS
had 81 nfie q III Willingness to pelr-5
spro perty, or: rather, tie;
card s3of 'fblic Works has the
au9 l1nde err q III act Of the Lessls;
atnEes ef 1892. wen as by section
artic of the Constitution. tc.
erty
state rs int rests in the prop
ealit and any plrchass.
ssf sfhcse rests will be subject
s ID at gdffi The canal is now op-
tesd Ill Isl rviying trustees of
lis bond holders "a 81 .s5z5 They are
srss Hugh Bond Jr., second
ice spresid Of 4 the Baltimore and
Ohio. ana Joseph Brya n, OF III Ri chs
he3 bon dho1 ders Of ia 81 7
Sled AZ: he request of the State
Eant1, til re- sum OF $1.699 80 o5tte
tfle canal, The failure OF
taa sonap al Is pay nterest on tiAi IS
esting Sd vel as onethe repair
bond III s., put he trustees.
De ths bon Hers in possession Of
hiss proI5 er3y These truste have
pos On Of the canal forrsnearlg
nder- decision.ofa the
ssoaIFts appeals announced on Jan
trustees We're ere glX Z.
poss essien 81 the al Unit l$January
a
purpose 81 railroads.
3lless ii All purpose Of the Balti-
NOR and e hio Railroad Company IN
Iirin States 50 in terest is %
canal from falling into
he ham Of a Sriva1 road: The object
81 of GIG Western IN aryland Railroad
eompans s. secure powerful aid IN
ION ~ ich must face II
lding brio ges Yer the Waterway
occupyins as roadbed a pof-
ton lof che canal property, as au-
#sthorfzed by an act of the last seglsla7
Western Maryland Rail
Company, which, as is we'll
sisno5sn, partS Of the Wabash sys-
tenn coil secure entire possession
OF tie property BY owning the State $
ferests and by paying off the mort
bonds Of $40 and the repair
F8S5ondsSo S7S (which, with accrued IL
fgrests$ amounts to millions of dollars;
u z a1iaI1oaint farm excess of the value ot
the spropert for railroad purposes.
Ifas 9th words, a railroad could be
constrncted from Cherry Run. the
present terminus for the Western
aryland to Georgetown, the term1-
nus III the canal, for sum far less
thansWould #be$the ultimate cost of the
canal That portion of the waterwaE'
ss from cherry Run to Cumberland
would be seless$to the Wabash peo
ssa4ple. since they have almost completed
the graf ding of their line between
those two points
Even 4 If the canal were secured FOL
railroad bed. the new owners 5wonlt
faceainterminable litigation, because
~ as tated, the site of the canal wa
S$Ssco,ndesm1n ed Z originals for canal ans
s#ss not far railroad and when not use'
Tor a5g canal the land would revert t
ass$ orig inaI owners, or, rather to tn
thousands of descendants scattere'
Rover the world There is probabl
no living today single orlslna
owner
What will probably happen o.
Thursday will be this: The Baltimor
ss5ss and Ohio bid will be larger thai
tia ts Of the Western Maryland Raj
road, but not large enough to meet tn
$$ xpectat tons of those who believe tina
they ought to receive a larger sur
for the States Investment of mi
ions or dollars. The result will b
mo sale, and the canal viii continue t
S.$s be- what it has for many years
side issue of the Baltimore and Obi
Railroad Company situation
hich the latter company will not o.
ject since the canal is not form
daDle competitor.
is Can 1t, Guarantee.
is :und TODD that Mr.. Hugh
n Bond, - r, is of the opinion that til
s t$s3 State can sell its interests in I'll
canal, but whether it can guarante
those interests is another question
One OF the interesting questions
connection with the canal is what .
SS5 comes of the property If used for an
of waite