Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-02-04

purchase the Potomac River Line
and also build ell Of the Ssosmers
that this Corporation Is nov operat-
Ing 90 the Pa,uxent, Potomac nd
Rappahannock Rivers. Ts. pra~rnt
schedule being operated on ne Pa'ux-
emf. RIVER is jist about the poorest
that could possibly be pu Ia op RI
ton aud an apt illustration of the
parsimony Of the Md. Del q Va Ry
Co, and its attitude towards its
patrons.
We have boat that leaves Balti-
more at 4P N on Tuesdays and at
2 p. NJ. on Saturdays making ell Of
the Bay Landings and greater part
Of these In the River In the dead OF
night (about 10 in alp oitiimes
landing passengers who have TO
travel many miles to their homes,
in the dark and cold. / know oil an
instance In my neighborhood where
only sfew weeks ago . gentleman
and bis wife had 10 land al midnight
and drive three miles 10 their home
in the bitter cold and upon arriving
the wife had suffered 30 from ex:
posture that she was threatened with
pneumonia and is still confined 10
her room. Another time gentleman
went to the wharf ct the hour sched-
uled for her arrival and had TO walt
the entire night almost in the rain
and sleet before she came; this hap
pened only a few nights ago.
II one wants TO go FROM st. Mary's
to Calvert County he 10 compelled TO
take and land from the boat In the
night. and II you have to land at one
of the Bay wharves you are not GER
tain that she viii land you, for In
rough weather one half the time, the
steamer cam ot make these landings
at night, AS consequences the
shippers OF poultry and other perish
able fright from the Bay Landings
awake some mornings TO find that
the Steamer has sailed on by leaving
their produce to haul back home and
return with II the next trip only to
run this same risk OF having II left,
and yet we are told that this night
schedule is run for the convenience
OF our shippers in getting their pro-
duce into market early In the day.
II this be the real object of the
company and not that one boat shall
do the work Of two. az II seems
from our viewpoint, We thank the
company for having our interest so
much o. heart; but respectfully
state that the present schedule does
not accomplish the end In view for
their steamer has never been on
schedule time on her down trip, but
often six and seven hours late, and
on her return trip has reached Bal
timore so late that produce. which
according TO schedule, was TO have
been put In the city in time for the
early market. was not sold until the
day after her arrival 10 port. Thus
instead OF beneftting MS. the sched
ule has worked TO our detriment, as
ofttimes our poultry has been In
transit. two nights and day, and
this. situated as we are. hardly 80
miles from Baltimore.
IL Is currently reported that one
Of the officials Of this company stat.
cd that ut don't make any differ.
ence what the people say, or II we
lose one of the 49, old boats some
night, that schedule Ia TO continue
| In operation" trust that this Ola.
cial does not reflect the attitude 81
the entire official staff.
The Md. Del. d Va. Ry. 90. Is Q
public service corporation and 81
such should consider the interest o
It's patrons as well as those Of its
stockholders. Give Us day SEIZED
ule with adequate transportation
and reasonable rates and our pa
tronage and support will more thar
Offset the few extra dollars spent IL
extending TO us helping hand.
A PATRON.