Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-07
ALEXANDRIA TERMINAL
OF WESTERN MARYLAND
Could Interests Said TO Be
Planning Extension Through
Arlington County.
SIXTY MILES IN NEW LINK
ConkrcHs Has Granted Washington
md Old Duminiom halfway Right
To Construct md operate bridge
Arroan Potomac niyer,

Citizens Of Arlington county and
or the city OF Alexandria are much
exercised over the probability OF the
Could !nt"rcsts extending the West
ern Maryland Railroad through shat
county. with terminal facilities In
Alexandria. The Clarendon Chronicle
tells OF the coming az the new rail-
road. about forty miles OF which Will
he In virginia. ~ follows:
Previous 10 the war surveys had
been made 10 connect the washing.
ton and old Dou'in!on Railway from
Great Fslls-on- the-Pntomac with The
Western Maryland Railroad IN Mary
land. al point not far from Rocky
ridge. In Frederick County
During The past two mouths tn.
railroad and coal !n,"restg have got
ten together and plans are about
perfected which assure the coming
!n'O Virginia OF one OF the most i'm
portant railroad interests IN Amer
!ca-'hat " the Goulds, who control
the Western Maryland Railroad and
own and operate the New York Cen
trail Railroad
The connecting link which mus,
be built * less than forty miles in
length on the Virginia side and less
han twenty miles long on the MARY
land side. The tracksge WIZ extend
through Fairfax aud i.oudour Coun-
ties TO a point near Whites Ferry.
On the Potomac. thence by bridge
across the potomsc and through
Frederick County. the point OF con
nection with the Western Mar yland.
Already the Congress OF the United
states has passed an act. approved
May IS. 1921, authorizing the Wash
!ngton and Old Dominion Railway
70 construct. MAINTAIN and operate
a bridge and approaches across IN"
Potomac River az or near Point OF
Rocks. In Frederick County. Mary
land.
The road Will be an important part
al the great Gould system, bringing
coal from tn mines In Pennsylvania,
West virginia and Maryland direct
to Virginia. landing the coal at deep
wntec at Alexandra FOR loading on
scagoing vessels. Alexandria IS con
struct!ng wharvcs at the expense OF
the municipality 10 take care OF shch
traffic and oil. minerals and other
raw materials viii he delivered by
steamer. and. in turn. hauled over
the road 10 Maryland and elsewhere.
The general line OF the road. when
completed. viii pass by Mclean.
Cher!y,iale and Hossiyn To Alexan-
dr!a. with IN. exception or che shor,
stretch Of trackaGe In Fairfax and
Loudoun Counties. the Virginia
trackage Is complete.
Probably no enterprise In Airing
ton COUNTY, during the last decade.
means go much for our commercial
prosperity. Certainly no transporta-
lion Improvement and terminal ia
cilities mean 50 much for Alexandria
city, which is Ideally situated for
T. dern-sea port and FOR the rapid
distribution %: raw and manufac
tured products.
Wit nth. business revival which
- well under way. Northern Virginia
Is assured Of her share WIZ this
great increase ~ transportation IA
C!ltties now assured
Tho Gould interests have Ions
sought to enter his fi-ld. but exist
ing transportation companies have
been powerful enough TO prevent It.