Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1907-10-10


they will, but their coming will depend
entirely upon the attitude of the people
in and near this place.
Commenting on this very point The
Chronicle, under date of August 3, 1906,
had this to say: Casually one OF the
greatest obstacles in construction OF a
trolley road is the indisposition of people
to Immediately grant rights of way
through their property, and the inevita-
BILE result of such indisposition is future
regret on the part of those who hesitate
or refuse to grant such rights of way,
by reason of the fact that in many cases
the line, in consequence, is diverted from
! it's original course, with a correspondent
inconvenience and loss to the property
owner.
ut might be we'll for farmers through
whose lands proposed surveys will run,
to reflect on this point with a view to
facilitating and not hindering progress.
1--WE need trolleys and it is to our own
; interest to expediate their construction. -
"But it must be understood that the
promoters and stockholders of any trolley
line that is to cover considerable dis
lance and connect various towns, and
give service to the intermediate popula-
ton, must of necessity be dependent up
on capital derived from these sources,
and must build one section at a time with
the money subscribed by each section OF
the population. Hence the logical thing
for the people of this neighborhood to DO
is to prepare to take stock in and to do
all in their power to complete any road
that may be constructed and in full oper-
alton up to comparatively few miles OF
Emmitsburg. In other words to guard
their investment and be applied to this
and not another end of road.
We produce the very able article
above for the benefit Of our readers
it rejecting the sentiments which we
have so repeatedly urged in these col
umns from time to time concerning
the benefits and advantages to be OBJ
tanned by the building of a trolley line
from Frederick to Thurmont and
thence on to Emmitsblrg and ulti-
mately Washington and Gettysburg
Some persons in every community
take kindly to the advice given by
their local paper-others scott at it.
1t has been particularly true in the
instance of the road now building to
this place and Emmitsburg from Fred
erick. We do not mean to say that
majority Of our people are opposed
to the road or lukewarm on the sub
ject, but very respectable minority
have been persistently and premici-
ously at work trying to discourage
those who are interested, or trying
to make them believe the road, if
built at all, would not be built to this
place. All of this showing hostile
spirit engcndered by jealousy and
selfish interests in a number OF in
stances. Our esteemed contempor-
airy, the Chronicle, will likewise find
in his immediate community knock
ers" who will do anything in their
power to prevent trolley line enter
ing Emmitsburg except as they might
want to dictate both as to route etc.
ETC., and this especially so with ref
erence to the line now being built.
To meet the spirit of enterprise in
every community with frankness and
fairness is the proper thing to do. And
where interests conflict, the proper
thing to do is to try and get together
and adjust differences. Laying Stun
bling blocks in the way rarely pre-
vented ultimate ends being reached,
especially in the building of railroads.
Those in our community who will
persist in legal proceedings being had
are inviting trouble for themselves as
well as annoyance to the railroad.
Some people are litigiously inclined
and of course law is the only thing
that will satisfy, so let it be so.
We join hands with the Chronicle
in the sentiment expressed. We have
been driving on the railroad subject
for years and we shall continue to do
so until the trolley line is completed
from Frederick to Emmitsburg. We
ask our neighbor to keep the subject
constantly before his leaders for it
will not be very long before they will
be tested for the sincerity of their in
tcntion both as their liberality on
rights of way and subscriptions to the
stock of the road.