Evening star., 1918-12-01

Her 81. 1858. b an item bearing 1pofhi
the matter Of this new enterprfse;
Engineer Partridge OF this road Is
looking about fof the .bssf line of en-,
trance to the city. The line favored-
appears to be by an entrance over
a bridge at the foot Of Virginia ave
nue, near the site Of the old burnt
n street, thencer'by a tunnel through
the ridge to strike the elbow Of the
canal corner o& I'd street. between L
and x. south. thence along the. canal,
In view. however of the probability
that the government would decline to
permit q railroad track to be laid
along the canal to intersect the pub
lie grounds, another route is proposed
by following Virginia avenue. tunnel,
avenue or some street Is tntersected
by which the Potomac shore scAn be
reached. thence following up the
Potomac shore to Georgetown: The,
city depot would then be at sorpe
point in the seventh ward. probably
batween 6th and 7th streetsi'
The latter was the route eventually
followed. save that there was no con-
nection with Georgetown: The sta
ton was estabhshed in the NAH. at
eth street. and was occupied. until
the consolidation Of the lines 1t the
new Union station. a few years ago.
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The relations Of the city with the Bal
timore and Ohio and the attitude of that
corporation toward
Washington and the capital were
~ noted In the
ING A11A1oaos. course Of an inter-
view with Senator John Sherman by
a New York Herald reporter. at his
Ohio home. reproduced in part in
The Star Of November Is. 1868. In
answer to q question regarding the
possible removal Of the capital from
Washington Mr.. Sherman said that II
was matter Of railroads, that Wash
ington was inaccessible through the
action Of the Baltimore and Ohio. a close
monopoly. It was inconyenient and
sometimes dangerous to get there. said
Mr.. Sherman. ''and unless the arrange
ment that enables the Baltimore and
mere suburb Of Baltimore Is broken ul'
the capital will be removed within FIVE
years" Mr.. Sherman expressed the
opinion that Congress had the power
above all state power to regulate rail-
road lines, and tntimated that that
power should be exercised to grant
relief to Washington and to make GER
tain its greater accessibility through
kbetter transportation. The Star, COM
menting on this Interview. said:
"Just now there are hopeful signs
Of relief for Washington. We have
experienced so much of the hope de-
ferred that maketh the heart sick that
we are not yet sanguine. but II ap.
pearances are not altogether deceftful
work IN earnest on both the Baltimore
and Potomac and the Point Of Rocks
roads has been commenced. When
these roads and others contemplated
are built Washington can breathe
easier. She will then be in q position
to build up a business of her own.
quite Independent OF government
drippings, and the habits of self
reliance and energy thus formed will
help immensely in her future growth.
There are those. however who yet
dread that some bargain will be ef-
fected between the Pennsylvania Rail
rad interests and the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad interests whereby the lat
ter will abandon its proposed short line
via Connellsville and Cumberland, IL
the latter will throw up its Baltimore
and Potomac project. Railroad mag
mates do sometimes make such bar
gains and as neither party in this case
is actuated by any particular regard
for Washington. but is looking out
for its own interests. we have the
disagreeable uncertainty before US
whether they will find ii pays better
to trade or to build. Washington, Will
never feel secure until she has a great
Independent through line northwards.
and another great line through Viz
ginia. shortening the distance to Gin
cinnlti and Louisville 100. miles or