Middletown transcript., 1871-09-09
RAlLROAD PROF JECTx.

On TINS Penlnsula railroad projects are
always on the tapis. Recently two new
enterprises Of this character have been
started, one Of which, wc doubt not, is
quite feasible. il not probable II is TO
give the lower part Of the Peninsula. Wi
conico, Somerset and other counties. a
short cut by rail to the Lcwes steamers.
These steamers make Lewcs nearly as con-
venient to New York as we Of this section
Of the State are, and the rates Of freigh,
are less by nearly half. Consequently
there is desire. in the lower part Of ihs
Peninsula to connect with them The
Snow Hill Messenger, Of Saturday week
publishes the plan Of the projectors, which
it says. is 10 construct n rnn'l - from 81.
Martins station on the Wiconiico aud POGO.
laoke Railroad, 10 interscct the junction
and Brcakwa,cr Railroad at some point
between Gcorg,town and Lewcs, perhaps
! miles from the latter The WirOmico
and Poeomoke rpad is line Running from
Salisbury to Berlin, and is soon 10 be cx-
tended southward 10 Snow Hill Tho
proposed line is to run through Mill-bor-
nugh, Sussex county In this mode Girls.
tiell. Princess Aunc, Salisbury. Ph,ssille
aud all intermediate points would be put
IN communication with New York The
Messenger says that there are charters for
the whole ruu,c. anil urges Deliwareans
10 take hold Of the matter, as most Of the
road would ho in this State. St. Martins,
the starting point, is four miles south Of
the Delaware line. in Worcester county
There is project, however. that may in
tcrlcrc with this, viz: the Seaford and
ticorgctown route n long projected, II not
partially cousumultcl enterprise, By
building n short line OF road diagonally
from Sca!ord to t;eorgetown, Salisbury
aud thr towns below are not only given
the connections sought for in the above
proposition, bat direct railroad line
cross the Peninsula would b. formed by
connecting with the Dorchester \ Della
ware roal, which runs from Scafnrd to
Cambridge. This would be a shorter
rou,c to accomplish Illc sime eul
The other scheme referred 10 is that
mentioned IN the Kent News pf Satur-
day week. /, says that there is u project
= on foI, 10 eannprt Nrw York and Bal.
m,gr by another railroad. The plan is 10
CONNECT the waters IL the Delaware and
Class ptalr, aud hy the New Jersey Cen
i tral tarm direct line between the Two ci.
tics The line is to ran through Ken,
county { MI aud by IN ,an, Of irrry
boat. tho train i, 10 he carried across ,he
i5y Thi, 'cme, iil;a most Others that
cont mplA'c steamboat transit across the
bay. viii d.uNtless end in speculation.
thoYcli the News understands that " tbs
mraHs Ii make ihe rall are already pro.
siicd, aai the parties who haze hold Of
il juttul build il II such road is
fenllv contemplated however,, the most
iaasioie route We should suppose wHull he
10 tap tic Kent County road at Townsend,
A. H. we.tptn terminus i, 10 lta NJ Deep
I.tnlius, on the Chesapeake opposite Bal.
il more.
since the above was w,iiten We have
seen an article from the Nlw York Sun.
u August 18Th which gives more cS
plieit statement Of this eHtarprisa. Il pro.
tHtzls with ,leiuilel aecannt II III Rafi-
TN y ID luware Bay rnai AMI IL e4nner.
lion with tn Ninrnni road. aud the al-
iluro ni fbR rnal with III" SMYRNA nn3
Delaware Bay r5ai. The article then
states that the proposed connection Of the
:. x Del Bay roal with the Maryland X
+ b5ilware raal is ta oran a rapil eanmn-
niealian with ,he South sia Norfolk anil
+ Oslatl. whils pef rante i. Ia he built
II connect with Btliia5re, The sun
says:
/ 4. From tie s1mt point. Smgrna a new
ra,l will shortly b. constructed arfas, the
Peninsula If the Eastern Shore Of Mary.
land. thirry.y miles. to tn Chesapeake
opposite Baltimore. wairh vii bring New
+ lorl, into communication With that city
/ BY new aui independent raate
W suppose This . he theraal n which
the Ken, Nsws refers. atl # Which the
public Il, large in this section know
nothing The above statement, there
fore. Is very important, II true .SayfnH
Tians.