The herald. (Smyrna, Del.) 1870-1871, 1871-01-07
Miscellaneous.
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For the iierald. '''' -'- IN
Queen Anne and Kent Coun-
+! ai''tyAR Railroad. n

" NH. EbTToR This road ~ twenty six
miles in length, from Massey's Juudtion
to Centrevilie, ND. AT the first named
place IT connects with the Townsend
nrancis nft he Delaware Railroad, which
in a length Of nine miles unites with the
Delaware Railroad. Said branch road is
under tie joint lease OF this company
and tho Kent County Railroad Com pa
NY, both of which are running trains
over it. The grading OF the road is near
ly completed, and fourteen miles oil
'"ach ar5 laid, over wli>h land the
Townsend branch) cars are regularly
running, and yielding small per cent
age over expenses.
The remainder of the work is under
contract, to he completed, wi h water.
tanks, switches, &c, and put in complete
running order. for $4,000.
II order to avoid the great competition
with cheap water transportation, tae
road is located as far AS practicable in
the interior of the country, and with
each additional mile of track laid ship
sey's. where it connects with the Dtla
ware branch road, is small village, but
since the location of the Railroad il is in
creasing rapidly in population and bust
ness. Ere M thence for four miles the
road passes through highly-inproved
and productive portion of Kent county
to Millington, Il town of SEQ inhabitants
and attracting large amount of trade;
thence five miles, through wealthy
farming region, To Sudlersville. Queen
Anne county, town of 200 inhabitants;
thence three miles, TO Cox's Station,
through fertile farms; thence six miles,
10 Hewitt's, through heavily timbered
country; Thence four m les. to Carvilies
station; and thence. through higilly-inl-
proved lands, to Centreville, a town of
200 inla bitanls, and tho business point
of Il large and thrifty agricultural re-
gl0n.
Al Hewitt's and Cox's the road is in
close proximity TO the thriving villages
of Chur h Hill and Beaver Dams, both
of Witch are centres. of considerably
trade. Queen Anne is one the largest,
wealthiest, and most rapidly improving
counties on the Chesapeake peninsula.
Its-crors Of grain.as shown by the CEN
sus returns of 1860 then amounted to
nearly one and a haf millions of which
at least one nm part will seek railroad
transportation. Large numbers of cat
tie, heretofore, driven to Northern mar
kets, will be shipped over the roads. dc
nand for such transp9rtllions having
already been made to all extent which
hasiildltted The Goinnanyto make am
pie arrangements therefor. The con-
Neysnce of fines, which is being so ex-
tensfvely used in The inIpro, ement of
farming lands, will be all important
item, as wiffaiso that Sc coal, the con-
,stilG ption af whiclris rapidlyinrYasing. |
The pedch trade will be large source
of revenue, Last season though the
crop was short, and the road had reach
ed u point, but five miles from nav ga,
bile water 140 car loads were sent to New
York oxsr the lfaes Of roads. lksit ad-
vances further into he interior, the or |
chsrds now. planted, and their rapid ina |
crease, Justify the assertion that, the |
number Of baskets Annually shipped
will soon exceed 100000. To this may
be sdsied' arge,qnantitiesge gef small fruits
and " getables, for tte production of
which oursoiha and climate sae admira.
bly, adopted. In addition ibe county
has many other esources. Weinention
among them its abundant and valuable
water power now only used to ApropeI
gfist mills, with tilAe singled
exception of one on which is located, the
extensive woollen factory Of the Messrs.
Mallalieu q brothers whose cloths, cas-
liners, blankets &C., find read y sale at
home and abroad, and are excelisd by
none of theirciass in the United States.
MaDy.streams now idle will be sought
afteras sites for other factories, and for
merchant Mills, where the miller. can
ample supplies of wheat and
corn close to the gelds .ofpsoductfon, and
find ready transportation for his flour
and meal on the railroad. The wide
bits of woodland through, and near
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