Evening journal., 1915-10-22
baltimore HARBOR
Tunnel UP AGAIN
P, B. & w. Purchase in
Canton Revives PennSy
Rumor
ANNE ARUNDEL
LAND ALSO SOUGHT

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BALTIMORE. Oct. 22.-The pur-
chase Of land in Canton by the Phil
adelphia. Baltimore and Washington
Railroad. one of the lines Of the
Pennsylvania system. mas aroused
anew the interest here as to the plans
of the company in connection with
its Baltimore improvements. The
long delay of the company in putting
any definite plans It may have in view
before the city officials. as requested
by Mayor Preston, has sufiiced TO
arouse the keenest concern as to
what the company has in mind.
IL Is well known that the company
cannot go much longer without some
positive steps toward relieving the
congestion here especially IN con
nection with the tunnels under the
city. The suggestion OF building at
least one additional tunnel has al
ready been outlined TO the city. but
beyond this nothing has been done.
Whether the Pennsylvania contcm.
plates some other means of reaching a
solution OF its Baltimore problem. such
as tunneling under the Patapsco rive~
Is matter of conjecture. So far the
only steps known 10 have been taken
has been the sounding OF the river bot
tom at the point where il is desired To
cross to see if the bottom will permit
such construction.
The cost of this work, estimated at
lSl2,0OO,OOO. would not be allowed to
stand in tine way of construction if il
was found 30 be feasible and If the com.
pany concluded that it is the easiest
way Of solving local difficulties The
company Is now IN good shape for eX.
pending money on needed improve
ments and regarded as perfectly willing
TO do this at the proper time and on the
lines II approves.
This last purchase in Canton may
have no connection with tunnel
proposition. but the fact that the land
has heen placed in the name Of the
| Philadelphia. Baltimore and Wash
| ington instead OF the Northern Cen
tral may be significant. The North
/ ern Central holds all the local termi-
nal properties OF the Pennsylvania
system and all purchases heretofore
] htAfN Ht'N AthAFn W IT, Alf lnNl NndI
this road is now under a long lease
to the parent company. It is said,
could make no difference in this poll
/ icy OF having ithold the terminals. as
control is wholly with the Pennsyl-
vania
II has always been stated that any
expenditure for the hetterment of con-
lditions in baltimore by the Pennsyl-
vania for the benefit OF its through
freight especially would have 10 b'
shared by all the constituent road,
| participating This would bring th'
. Philadelphia. Baltimore and Washing
ton closely into the proposition. as 4
is the connecting road Of the Pennsvl
vania between the north and the
south. and the movement Of traffic IN
this direction would be especially IA.
cilitated by the improvements in the
way OF cutoff or a tuanel under
the river
AS bearing on the same matter il
has become known that some inter
ests have been seeking land on the
Anne Arundel side OF tue Patapsco
for some time. This has been away
below the suggested site for the be.
ginning Of the under-river tunnel and
for this reason was not thought 10
have any connection with the pro
iect. How ever. II Is said that If the
Pennsylvania engineers and that a
point farther up the harbor Is unde-
sirable for tunneling. they might very
readily seek place lower down.
where they can, find a good and sat
isfactory bottom
Those who have been seeking this
land have done so under various pre-.
texts and wholly apart from any rail.
road proposition. They have endeav-
ored TO obtain options on the plea oil
wanting IL for residence and farming
purposes. but this has deceived nc
one. The would-be buyers we're moi
given the options though in some
cases a fixed price was named al
which the owners we're willing TO sell
Those engaged in this deal were
seemingly unwilling TO buy thu
land outright. but were prepared Il
I pay a large bonus for a longtime
! option event at the price the owners
/. ask for the land.
! When the suggestion came out tina
/. the PENNSYLVANIA might be revivinl
its proposition to tunnel the Patapsco
those who know Of the efforts 10 Sc
! cure land on the Anne Arundel sid,