Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-10-26
NEW RAILWAY Project.


from the oxford Upa , Press oct. o.
The great event of the week to oxford
was the arrival on Monday of the locating
engineers of this projected road. lhey
have arrived this far in their westward
course from New York, ria Philadelphia
aud West Chester. From here the pnriy
under chief engine Norris Will 90 to
York Pa, and 70 on westward 10 Getlys-
burg netofe the winter sets In, leaving lhe
balance of lhe route from OSiOrd to Balt-
more, Or rather to TIE Susquehanna river,
at the mouth of the Oc,oraro to be finish
I'd by another corps. On this latter part
Of the line. Capt. Mcdowell is now making
preliminary survey. The line as located
by the party at present here, fIoia Union
vile to oxford, is pronounced a very
satisfactory one.
Thy passed near White Horse, Russell
VILE, and came into our town east OF he
Fair grounds, crossing Market street with
in 100 feet Of the tuck Of the ?. Il b. G.
X. X. Con the north side) making an easy,
straight line, in which IL strikes only two
mimportant buildings, on the lot of Ills
Worth. From here W stward to the coal
regions, and further west, where II seems
to he the intention Of the Company to
strike the Peach Bottom Railway us far
as York which will probably be used, rs
the company are making no surveys on
this part of the projected line
Is there any serlOrs Intention on the
part Of those engaged In making this sur
vey. or Is ii mercy feint In answer
We can only say that company whose
headquarters appear to be 10 New YORK,
and who seem TO be solid, Intelligent,
business like men, are nuking survey
and locating a double track narrow gauge
rJad from that city TO Baltimore, with u
line branching Off at oxford westward
through Lancaster, York, Adams and
other counties TO the biIumlnOus coal
fields. Preliminary surveys have been
mode and the location is gong forward oil
most of the lines, and the right OF way Is
being obtained In some sections. rms
much in Pennsylvania, while in Maryland
from the Susquehannn riser. opposite the
mouth of the Octorara, to Baltimore, tue
location has been made and in some places
the contractors are reported at the work
Of grading. This certainly looks Ike bu-
s'ncss. We wish the company IL they
mean business, goOl speed We give
some Items in relation to the project from
our exchanges.
The Bel Air Hggis has The following
paragraphs IN ie'at.on to the Maryland
portion Of this road
1.-THE following paragraph, taken from
the Baltimore county papers, will be Of
interest to the citizens Of Hartford and Bal
timore cOunties-especally those along
the route Of the projected railroad
There was left for record IN .he office of
the ERIK Of the Circuit Court for Balli-
more county. on the I'd Of October, lst2,
mortgage from the Maryland aud Penn
sylyauh Railroad Company TO Phi'adcl
phia Trust Sate Deposit and l"rurance
Company Of Philadelphia, Pa. The con-
sideration expressed In the mortgage is
$500 900, payable on the first day of Oc'o-
her, isge. The road is 10 ~, q dOvblc
| track, narrow gauge, to start from some
point within the city Of Baltimore and eN-
tend to the Pennsylvania state line, at or
near point where said line crosses OetO-
raro creek, in Cecil county. distance Oi
/ forty five niles
The surveys of this road between Balti-
more city and the Susquehauna river, we
learn, have been completed, following, fot
the most part, the survey made last sum
mer by Colonel Johnson.
We are inclined TO the belief that The
action above inlitWdd is something more
thar FLINT ON the part Of some wealthy
| corporation, to prevent "a rival company
from occupying the grounds aud on hriicl
i founded on the flct thnt the rai'rUid "a
cl'idrs now existing between New YORK
and BaliAorr are inadequate for the trans
p'rtatiou of the immense amount of freight
to be carried, and Cor the poler nccOmmo
dat.on Of the local traffic"
TOwsuntOwn, (Md,) JONrhdl referring
to this project under the head of 'th'
MARYLAND " Pennsylvania X. r saY-
This company. which PROPOSES to huil'
double track narrow gauge railway
from Baltimore city to the Pennsylvania
State linr,th to connect with the 'stat'
Line aud Juniata Railroad," making {
through line to Philadelphia, has heel
making pre- urinary surveys in Baltimore
county Tor some time, and asccrlaning
through it, agents, what material aid cai
he relied upon i'm our equity. Sullicien
foreign capital has already be II secured
to put the road under contract, and t.
pay fully one half the cost of it. WI
learn from conversation had with a gen
tlcman connected with the enterprise tina
no subscriptions to the capital stock j
solicited from our citizens, hut merely al
Investment in the cumpany's seven pc
cent g1ld interest houds, secured by mont
gage ON the road. This aid is not require
until the road shall have been gHde
ready to receive the rails.