Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-09-21
Railroad Conn nents,

"The Thurmont CLARION says that it
means TO keep hammering away until public
sentiment grows 80 strong that II would be
impossible to prevent an electric road from
being built between Frederick and Thur
mont. That is the only way to secure the
road. The REGISTER did that very thing,
printing columns and columns of railroad
matter, until the people became stirred up
and subscribed the money in order to stop
our lncessant railroad talk. Pitch in broth
ers and keep ever lastingly at it and you'll
win in tho end Valley Register.
The Register is right. and we recognize
that there was no force 30 potent as that
evinced by the keeping -eyerastngly att
spirit of the Register, which so crystalized
public sentiment, that 1t made it possible to
build the Frederick & Middletown Railroad.
We recognize too that it was Country
ewspaper-something that is often looked
upon lightly, if not despised at times be-
cause OF their extreme activity in their ad-
vocacy for improvements and betterments
of their community. We say without fear
of contraction that the Register contributed
more toward the formation of public senti-
ment in favor of building the F. s. NJ. Rail-
road than came from any other source, and
their success shall be our inspiration, and we
shall be AN humble imiator with the hope
that our efforts shall eventually be crowned
with success.
A railroad connecting US with Frederick
and Emm,tsburg, means so much to us; so
much to the country through which it will
traverse, and, even more to Frederick, that
we cannot conceive of anyone saying that it
would not be a paying venture from the very
start Geo. VIM. Smith, president of the F.
s. M. railroad says, ut would be one of the
best paying roads in the State of Maryland"
We believe it because Mr.. Smith says 80.
His judgment on this is sufficient for us to
quote him. Mr.. Smith has not been fail
ure 10 life. He has made success of every.
thing he has undertaken and therefore his
views in this matter carries all the more
weight
The Frederick Daily Neps in their casual
comment has this to say:
"A member of the board of directors of the
Washington, Frederick & Gettysburg Elec-
trio Railway Co. makes the prediction that
within two years ThurmoIt and Emmits-
burg will be conn ected by trolley line with
Frederick. This project, which has been
dormant for several years, is showing signs
of reviyifcation and the promoters oft, who
are all residents Of Frederick county, have
by no means given up hope of success. The
building of the road is greatly to be desired.
The railroad connections between Frederick,
ThuImont and Emmitsburg are poor. The
construction of the trolley line would en-.
courage travel from the towns in the upper
part of the county to Frederick, and vice
versa and while it would be of advantage to
Frederick it would be of equal advantage to
the smaller towns. Doubtless the road will
be built some time. That the time may not
he far distant will be the universal WISH"
Now We must look to our esteemed con
temporary TO espouse this worthy CASE and
il they will keep this matter constantly be.
fore their readers it will make our success
all the more certain, and that too in a very
short while.
If Frederick will subscribe as literally TO
the stock in the W. F. 81 G.. as they did to
the F.. s. NJ. the road will be built in less
than two years. The surveys have all been
made and all that is needed is here and there
few minor changes, and it is ready to 20 to
work on, after all rights of way have been
secured.
The railroad must be built let everyone
resolve to help in some way