Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-12-07
Railroads.


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from the oxford Pess u the t.h last
The prospects Of Oxford becoming at no
distant day an important railroad centre,
If 10. a great inland commercial city, are
still as bright as ever. We might Justly
be pardoned for expanding the idra, ind
exclaim that her eXpectant glory is still
undimmcdl But as facts are suIer found
aliOns than fances, we shall only dwell
upon what has been, or is about TO be-, re-
yealed, and leave the pregnant future TO
unfold itself.
If we take the new map Of our town -
the latest profile, we mean-we see upon
IL, # YOU Please, Il focus or central point
1 from whil!l rldiates eight lines represent
/ ing the resent aud projected railroads
running into and through The town. Let
us enumerate There is the present Phila.
| Il Baltimore Central, coming in from the
East and going out west, aud its conntc-
lions, the Quarryyille and Lancaster road
] from tie norih the ElktOn road from tie
south the WILMINGTON a Western from
the east; and the Juniata Il state Line,
almu,t parallel with the fret named. Truly,
if the ink lines on paper should ever be-
come iron lines on land, with their narrow
guage and broad guage, and double tracks,
our fame shall go ABROAD even rs the Uni
eago of the west Is known
But this Is speculative and we want to
deal with prosy facts. Well then, how
many and which Of these projected roads
will be built
at, Tue Peach Bottom, with the Quar-
, ryvile, Lane ,stei and nor,hern eOnnee-
J tious; its York and western LINKS. because
work is going forward on tia considera-
5 bic portion Of the q iding being done.
el The Elkton road. Because il Is In
40 81 nltlp and active
Z men whose business interests demand H.
1 and who, from all that can be based or
q their actions and intentions, mean business
Sd. The Wilmington q Western. BE
d cause that company must Ego west - Of
J, starye. From Wilmington to landenbera
l.. 10 miles-will never pay, ana the people
\ of the former city will never rest until tn
r link between Landeuberg and Oxford i
4 built. And then westward no ever tn
l. Peach Bottom line.
d An. The State Line & Juniata. B7caus
O a strong company Of New York and othe
/, capitalists wsst 20 make money by reach
If ing inu the great semi-UNbni.nprs ca
~ fields of southern Pennsylvania aud trans
q porting that ariicle TO the seahoard De
:. sides making a more direct and shOrte
~ connection with the national capital. FL
Z. these objects the company has alread
v, spent thousands of dollars IN surveyin
Id aud locating their line.
10 Thus, by looking at all these proleets !
the light Of reason and necessity, we IN
4 that even the most remote Of them are M
OF improbable, and that they pottend
G. bright and expansive future for the no
at town, then city Of Oxford, which hapncut
to have the good luck 10 be located JUS.
7 the right place. But We must close, f
he our pen can scarcely refrain from joitiI
he down what our eyes see as they peer I'M
ed the near future and catch the e liter l
le. hected from the spir,s aud towers 81
4 o smoke-stacks Of the great city Of the plal
Vi ETC., etc.
g.. PERsPEcTtSo WESTWARD.
To- The same paper also says Engine
ty, Hood, Of the Oxford & Peach Butto
ii, Road, went to shippen-burG this week {
per thepurpose of prospecting OVER The cuuut
ere betNe cen that town and York. Engine
ar Norton and his corps, Of the Juniata
be- State Line Company, are still Opersii
HE somewhere In that region. Shippensbu
is on the route Of the line westward
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