Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-05-03

\ long hrucie on Jay GOuld's new freight |
line, In which 1t explains that the New |
Jersey Southern runs through q country |
whose chief product Is rattlesnnkes. and |
thinks that though the natives eat them |
a sufficient outside demand Is not likely |
TO make them a profitable article for |
freight. We clip from IL as follows.
rhe New York papers note the fact o.
New Jersey Southern Railroad stock
having been sold last week at s25@F8O
Ter share, under the manipulation OF Mr..
Jay Gould. the reputed owner Of large
quantity Of that fancy. Some of the
money writer's In the metropolitan press
are also throwing heavy bats to hook
gudgeops on this otock, by giving daily
hints regarding q great Southern and
Western new through route, which Is TO
he seventy-ilve miles shorter IN distance
from New York to 81. Louis than the
Erie. and of which the New Jersey
southern Is to form an important link.
New Jersey Southern Railroad stock to-
day ls not inherently worth five cents on
dollar, and If the road, franchise and
all It's belongings were put up at auction
next week, enough money could not he
realized by the sale to pay the fret mort
gage bonds. The through road scheme
amounts to just this; Mr.. Charles X.
Lands, possessed OF the Idea that his
modern paradise, yclept Yinelaud. was
destined to become a great railroad cen
tire, secured charter to build road from
Vlneland ID ASTON, where II connects
with the New Jersey Southern, aud south
or west from Vlnelaud to Greenwich, q
small town at the mouth of COhansev
creek, on the Delaware Bay. To build
this road Mr.. Gould loaned some $500 900
IN Its mortgage bonds, which have been
ioreclosed and the property ordered sold
sometime IN June next. Whenever the
sale takes place, Mr.. Gould, or his agent,
VIII be the undoubted possessor Of another
railroad, and have control Of line OK
tending from Sandy Hook to Delaware
BAY. To cross Delaware Bay AT that
point ieTlage Of some twelve or fifteen
miles would have to be maintained, and
several months in the year It is impossi-
bile for anything short of n large steam
ship to cross, even when there Is no ice.
Once over, there Is a narrow peninsula
and then the Chesapeake Bay to navigate
before reaching Baltimore. Mr.. Garrett,
or no other practical railroad man, ever
had the reinotest idea of Joining JAY
Gould in any such crazy project as at
tempting to establish a through uassen-
ger or freight line by such route. Mr..
Gould would probably like to unload his
South, I'm New Jersey stock, aud that is
what his newspaper putfs Of the projected
enterprise mean.
TnE wLMINGToN a WESTERN RAILROAD
VIA NEW LONDON.
The survey of the extension of this road
from Landenberg to Oxfoid, by way of
New London, recently completed by Chief
Engineer Jackson, demonstrated the fact
that that route Is much better one than
was anticipated. The lire was run in
nearly straight course westward from
the bend In the road short distance south
Of Landenberg. II passes through the
eastern part Of the village of New Lon
don, making a cut of only two or three
feet on the State road, near Eli Logan's
cabinet shop. while at the summit, on
lands of Robert Ford, Hopes johnson
and James Ewes, the cat will be about u
feet deep. The crossing of the east branch
Of Elk creek, near Elk Ridge VI. E.
Church, will require only moderate
length and height of trestle and bridging.
Engineer Jackson reports that the dis
tance by this line is thirteen miles, the
heaviest grade so feet to the mile aud
that the grades are easier and the line
more direct, than was expected. He
thinks that the cost OF graduation and
masonry will not materially differ from
that of the line from Wilmington &c
Landenberg. This direct line is about
three and quarter miles shorter than tn,
Kimbleville or Franklin school hous,
route. go Oxford Pres.
THE BRRAKwATER FRANKFORT ROAD
A large and enthusiastic meeting, II
the interests of the Breakwater & Frank
ford Railroad, was held at Millsboro', OF
April l9th, and the following directors o
the company were elected John Hick
man, of N, Benjamin Button, Charles c
St0ckley, Elisha W. Cannon, WIN. A
Ginu, John 7 Long, Joseph Morris, JOIN
VI. Houston and Capt. Henry Hickman
Judge Layton was elected tempOrar
president, and r. W. Tunnel secretary
After we adoption of resolutions thank
ing the Legislature fOf the aid exterde
10 the road, the meeting Adjourned Unit
May 10th.
NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE CENTRAL
Monday a number Of the corporation
of the New Jersey aud Delaware Crntru
Railroad met at the Clayton House f
. the purpose of organizing, but owing /
the fact that not a Sufficient number wei
/ present, to permit of the company hein
) formed, an adjournment was had unit
. Monday next. Offers were made to tai
/ the amount Of stock required before Il
Q company caH organize, but could not
. accep ed for the same reason that pr
a hibited the company organizing. II wi
doubtless be offered at the next meetiT
and accepted.
: MORE ABOUT THE BOMBAY HOOK RoAi
! The Smyrna Times Of Wednesday say
4 "Thc Bombay Hook line is-moving alor
n apace. Four gangs are now grading b
A tween this town aud the Bay, and sever
a. new squads ofworkmeu have arrived sin
Monday, together with carts, horses al
70 other appurtenances for building "a
l. roads. The engineers are working fin
n survey for the route from Clay ton
n Massey's, and the line will be located
n morrow, II Is thought. The contract
N for that part OF the route arrived 10 tOV
"A from New York on Monday evening, IA
1 II is understood he will 20 to work
,e soon as the line is located. IL seems ne
,e that we are to have two lines of railro
in from Smyrna to Clayton, running side
side. On Thursday last the engineers
the Delaware roap arrived in town, fro
IS Wilmington, and surveyed a route
he Clayton, through Cemetery street q
d. same that the Bombay Hook line ~
en- through, and on Saturday they Sieve
e up" preparatory to grading. Tbisis
be new line for the Smyrna Branch road.
II. occupies the south, side of the abo'
he named street, while the B. II. oeeuT
ok the north side. The talk is now that
in two roads are to have IA union depot
M the Mrs. Barrett lot. This, howeY
a is merely speculation, and as such
nh give it,"
lr- MEETING OF DELAWARE AND CHEsAPEA
rs RAILROAD COMPANY AT ODESSA.
NY Pursuant TO notice, a meeting of
" subscribers Of the above railroad '
en- held Thursday at Chances Hotel, Odei
10 and organized by calling Chas. Tatm
Esq, to the Chair, and j. L. Gibson '
or. appointed Secretary.
an On motion, II was resolved TO hold
Of election for niue Directors and Treasr
,et of the Company, which resulted as
led lowsi Directors, VIM. Polk, Jos
,ad Cleaver, q. Watkins, j. B. FenimoTe
ne G. Vandegrlft, of Delaware, and s
en-. Robbins, Edwin A. Ford, Jos. X. Lip
NE colt and B. +. Smith, Of New Jers
ONT Joseph d. Paneoast, Of n. j., Treasu
icb After this the Board of Directors
re. ceeded to the election of officers, whe
,di. b. Ferlmore, ESQ.,, was made Preside
, 10 4. IA. Robbins, Vice President X
No Rensselaer,, Chief Engineer and D
he Corblt, Secretary.
DR., A committee OF ave was appoiute
ned prepare bylaws, and The Board adlou
cen TO meet AT call Of full Board Of Direct
the The meeting was well attended and