Smyrna times., 1871-08-30

hAILRoAD PROJECTS.-On this Peninsula
railroad projects are always on the tapis. Re
Gently two new enterprises of this character
nave been started, one of which, we doubt
not, Is quite feasible, if not probable. It is 70
give the lower part Of the Peninsula, Wicom;-
co, Somerset and other counties. n short ont
by rail to the Lewes steamers. These sto,-
mers make Lewes nearly as convenient 70 New
1crk as we of this section of the State arc
and the rates OF freight are less by nearly half
Consequently there is a DESIRE in the lower
part OF the Peninsula to connect with them
The Snow Hill Messenger, of Saturday last
publishes the plan Of the projectors. which il
says, is to construct road from ST Martins
station on the Wicomico and Pocomoke Rail
road, to intersect the junction and Breakwater
Railroad at some point between Georgetown
and Lewes, perhaps miles from the latter "
The Wlcomico and Pocomoke road is limo
running from Salisbury to Berlin. and is soon
TO De extended southwark to Snow Hill Tho
proposed line Is to run through Mill,boroupb
sussex county. In this mode Crisfeld Prin.
cess Anne, Salisbury, Pittsville and all inter.
mediate points would be put in cop,municat;on
with Ne" York. The Messenger says that
there are charters for the whole route. and
urges Delawareans to take hold of the mattor
as most OF the road would be in this State
OF Martin the starting point, is four miles
south OF the Delaware line, in Worcester
1here Is project, however, that NAV inter
1ere with this, viz the Seaford & Georpoto,vn
route long projected, if not partially con.
summated enterprise. By building short
nne OF road diagonally from Seaford 70
Georgetown, Salisbury and the towns below
are not only given the connections eorobt
ior IN the above proposition, but a direct rail.
roau line across the Peninsula would be form.
ed by connecting with the Dorchester g. D,la-
ware road, which runs from SeaforJ to Co,n
bridge. This would be a shorter routo r. ao
compEsh the same end.
The other scheme referred to is that mon
toned IN the kent Nur8 of SATURDAY. Il s.vs
that there is a project "on foot to connect
~, 1ve" ! 'rA mn "'.. HHe by another railroad.
A0 pau waters Of the Della
ware aud Chesapeake, and by the New jersey
Central from direct line between the two
cities The line is to run through Kont
county. lMd.) and by means of ferryboats the
train Is to be carried across the bay." This
scheme, like most others that concentrate .
steamboat transit across the bays, will doubt
less end IN speculation, though the Ne,cs u.
derstands that "the means to make the road
are already provided, and the parties who
have hold of it intend to build it," If su, h n
ROAD Is really contemplated, however, the
most feasible route we should suppose would
De to tap the Kent County road at Townsend
as It's western terminus is to be at Deep Land.
ing, on the Chesapeake, opposite Baltimore.
Since the above was written we have seen
an article from the New York Sun, of Aug
18th, which gives a more explicit statement of
this enterprise. 1t proceeds with detailed
account of the Raritan 4 Delaware Bay road
aud Its connection with the Vineand road. and
the alliance of that road with the Smyrna & Del
aware Bay road. The articles then states that
the proposed connection of the S. G. Del. Bav
road with the Maryland Il Delaware road is to
open rapid communication with the South
VIA Norfolk and Oxford, while neao route is
to be built to connect with Baltimore Tho
Sun says:
-, FROM the same point, Smyrna. a new
pu Ioau WIZ shortly be constructed across tho
I,ehinsnia OF the Eastern Shore of Maryland
tpnlfty-nve miles, to the Chesapeake. onnos;te
"A'ulaore' which will bring New York into