Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-04-13
Patuxent Dam
Project Protested
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Frank M. Ludwick, Washington
attorney, who will lose much of
his 1O0-acre. estate at Ednor if the
dam is built, declares that property
in most of the affected areas is be-
ing sold at. the present time for
prices ranging from $1,000 to $250O
per acre. A 22-acre tract near
Burtonsville adjacent to the Pa
tuxent River, Mr.. Ludwick pointed
out, was recently sold for approxi-
mately $4,000, and acre plots at
Ednor, that do not have the benefit
of the river surroundings are
bringing 1896 FER acre.
Paul Thompson of Highland, who
depends solely upon his farm for
his livelihood, will lose his house,
Sc acres including three barns,
corn crib, three hen houses, sew
eral hog pens and will have re-
manning only So acres = mostly
wooded =, on which to earn his
living. Mr.. Thompson points out
that according to an article in the
Washington Evening Star news
paper of August 8, 1949, Dwight
Gait, Chairman of the Washing
ton Suburban Sanitary Commits
sion asserted that the Commission
has "ample raw water" and that
IT,, only urgent need is for more
filtration facilities. Mr.. Thompson
further asserts that surveys by
competent engineers show that the
Commission could procure an ade-
quate supply of raw water from
the Potomac River, and not "dis-
rupt the lives and plans of more
than 80 families"
/ To this, the WSSC is said to
have replied that the "howls the
Laurel property owners are put
ting up aie nothing compared to
the yowls of suburbanites if con-
nections had to be laid through
their lots from the Potomac"
Many of the smaller properties
affected are owned by people who
lead busy lives in the city during
the day and cling to their hope for
quiet, peaceful nights. Several
doctors and lawyers are among the
group of river front owners. In
cluded are attorneys Henry J. Lii
enfield, Frank M. Ludwick and
Raymond w. Cotton. DR.. Wilton
R. Earle, who is connected with
cancer research at the Washington
Institute, is another hard-hit by
the project, according to Howard
E. Metchlfe who would lose half of
his 40-acre tract.
Others are: Samuel S. Aitcke-
son, Elliott Baldwin, Johanna Bald
win, Lloyd o. Barnes, Paul Barnes,
Frank E. Bassler, Richard E.
Beall, Robert L. Carter, w. H. Col
ler, James W. Connell, Joseph S.
Cunningham, Howard Gill, Joseph
B. Glenn, Harry w. Golf, George
H. Granel, Richard w. Hall, L. P.
Haw, Bernard Hitson, Carl R.
lager, Emory M. lager, George r.
lager, Charles johnson, Ellwood
Johnson, Norman Kruhm, Harold
Kuhn, Clifton C. Link, Lottie B.
Link. ...i-. -.
Frederick Lyle, M. C. Mellott,
Howard E.. Metcalfe, Verna Met
calfe, Otis 7Mauck, w. w. Mauck,
t9hn &C. Martin, J. T. Murphy,
Mrs. Mamie Murphy, G. c. Munro,
Francis D. Nehouse, Lois A. Poole,
Gilmer B. Randolph, Mrs. /. Ryan.
John j.. Ryan, David Russ, Albert
F. Sisson, Dan Sisson, Carl P.
Somers. Thomas Stansfield, Earle
B, Stradley, DIR. w. C. Supplee, w.
G. Ttylor. ~.
Joseph H. Thompson, Paul
Thompson, B. C, Thomeson, H. r.
Wainwright, David, T. Watkins,
Mary L. White, Norman L. Wilson,
Edward Brown, Ashby Burton, L.
S. Julien, Rosa Dustin, John Cob
son, Murray Pfefferman, Mrs. Reu-
ben Brigham, Mrs. Connor (Sandy
Spring Realty Coz, Floyd F.
Smith, Miss Mary L. White.