Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08

man ~ Amos Kendall. A. r Shepherd,
w. G. Metzerott. Lewis Clephane,
Henry Polkinhofn. y. c. Forney, NJ.
G. Emery. William Orme. James G.
Berrett. Samuel Norment and John
date spoke thus Of the meeting:
The report OF the railroad COM
mittee looks like business. II blocks
out IN q matter of fact way the work
to be accomplished. sets forth with
precision the they evils Is. under , Which I'VE, we
for them. That Is what we need.
Frothy defamation and vague gen.
eralization will do nothing for US. We
want facts and a plan of action. 1t
is proposed to apply to Congress for
charters to build the four lines Of
railroad radiating from WASHINGTON
city. The first is the National Rail
road North to intersect with the
Northern Central, near York. Pa, and
the Pennsylvania Central at a point
east Of Harrisburg. This. In the opin-
ion Of the committee. would make Il
first class road to New York city (via
Allentown route) and to Philadei-
phta (via Pennsylvania CENTRALLY. 1:
will be but few miles longer tnah
the present route (via Baltimore AMI
that 1t does not pass through Balti-
moro or around the suburbs of Phila-
delphia and will be free from long
stretches of dangerous trestle work it
cost. It would also make the best con-
nsction with Pittsburgh and Buffalo
to the west and northwest. and In
short woulo be the trunk line to the
National Capital from all the north
ern and northwestern states.
Next is the National Railroad
South to connect with the Loudoun
and Hampshire and Virginia Central
railroads at a point to reach Cincin-
natl. Louisville and st. Louis by a
much shorter route than any one now
in use. The committee holds that IL
this road was open the price of farm
products in our market would be re
duced at least 20 per cent. And AS
both roads contemplated reach the
finest coal fields in the world. their
construction will at once reduce the
cost Of that article to consumers here
& i
"a third line is proposed to Point
Lookout. to be known as the National
Chesapeake
Warrington Hurt railroad
by Freight Charges. to the near-
est eligible point on the Chesapeake
bay, to be known as the National
Transportation Company The two
latter routes would open up large
portion of Maryland now without
railroad facilities, enabling us to ex-
change our goods for the much need
ed market supplies of that rich dis
trict and putting us on a short line
Of access to deep water navigation.
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the committee in regard to the eN-
actions made by the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad upon the United States.
on the people visiting the capital and
for freights sent to and from Wash-
inston, Is very strong and abundant
" sustatns the complaints made by
our citizens heretofore in the same
connection. The important fact il
here developed that most of these ex-
actions are made by the compan.
without the shadow of legal right. 1t
is shown that the charges of freight
on hardware from England here are
less for 5000 miles of ocean trans
portation than for thirty-nine miles
of railroad transportation from Badu-
more to Washington; also that the
charges from Chicago to Baltimore
are less than the charges in and from
Baltimore to Washington: also that
freights are taken from Baltimore to
points in Virginia and from places
in Virginia TO Baltimore, passing
through Washington. at less rates
than to and from Washington:
''The committee. In summing up.
comes to the very just conclusion
that ii the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road would carry freight and passen--.
gers as required by its charter; II it
would connect with the Northern Gem
trail and other roads upon principles
of business and fairness: if the Point
of Rocks road and the Baltimore and
Potomac were finished, still we would
demand the privilege to build other
roads to give outlets north, south,
east and west"