Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-02-18
RAILROADS.
LEASE OF THE PENSA, d DEL. BY THE WILMINGTON
q WESTERN,

1
d WESTERN.
Although it has been known for some time
past that negotiations we're pending between the
| Directors of the W. d W. r. r. and those of the
p. d ID. r. r. whereby the former were to oper-
ate the road Of the latter, no definite conclusion
was arrived at until within day or two past.
We are now prepared, however, to say, that ar
| rangements have been made, and terms agreed
upon, between the two Companies, and
| that, hereafter, for an indefinite period, the W.
W. Il. Il will operate the p, 4 d. II. Il. be-
tween Landenberg and Pomeroy.
The running of the regular trains, We are in
fofmed, will commence In q week or ten days,
or as soon ~ a'Y" is laid at the Pomeroy end
to enable the locomotives to turn.
The running Of the trains Of the w. 4 W. Il.
to Pomeroy, also opens the new mail route to
the same point, authority having been given
some time ago, by the Post Office Department.
to extend the route over the W. Il W. Railroad
to Pomeroy as soon as the p. q ID. Railroad was
put into operation.
This new arrangement will be of great benefit,
not only to Wilmington, but to the people along
the route generally. Il opens up direct com
munication from Wilmington with Avoniale,
Chatham, Doe Run and other places heretofore
almost completely isolated from our city for
want of direct Railroad communication.
The time Of the running of the trains has not
yet been settled, but it is almost certain that the
time OF the departure and arrival OF the train
will not be changed.
n BpociAf tfhlnt conveying tn6 OfncorB, Dtree-
tors and few friends Of the w. d W. Railroad,
went up over the road to Pomeroy and returned
to-day.
THE OXFORD, ELRroN Il MTDDLETowN n. R.-soNE
ORGANIZATIONS AND sUGGEsTIoNs FOR THE con-
FEDERATION OF IT AND THE W. q W.
An Elkton correspondent sends the following
A meeting was held at Elkton, on Saturday, in
aid OF the proposed Oxford & Elkton Railroad
but owing to the absence of several prominent
vyh m ~ he antt that aatst
WAS small The COMMITTEES on subscriptions
were not ready to make full report, but stated
that $40, 900 had been subscribed, while only
partial canvass had been made. 1t was further
stated that the charter had been procured for
the extension OF the road to Oxford and that
the termini would be Middletown, in Delaware,
aud Oxford.
Our correspondent further says We likewise
learn that the friends of the W. IL W. Railroad
are Duslly engaged in raising money on what
they call the "Frankland School House route,
which ID about one mile north of Kimbleville.
They have Just commenced the Canvass and re-
port 100000 subscribed, with far prospect
OF obtaining enough money to grade the road
and pay for the right of way. .r
The Oxford. Elkton Il Middletown r. r. is to
be narrow gauge. This will serve the purpose
of bringing lime and coal to the Little Elk Mills;
but, we think, it will be found necessary to lay
third rail on at least part of the road between
Elkton and Oxford to enable their shippers to
send goods to Wilmington and Philadelphia with
out change Of cars. If the Co. will lay a third
rail from Elkton to the Md. line, and then allow
the Wilmington ~ Western to lay third rail
front thence to Oxford, it would be an inducement
to the latter Company to unite with them near
the line, thus running these roads more central
ly between the roads already built (Balt.& Penna
Central and the p. W. IL b. } giving to the ship
pers choice of roads, and securing all the ne
cessary accommodations to the friends of both
roads, without cutting up 80 much land.
AtI R.
MARYLAND AND PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
The Bel Air 1EJis says The agent of the Ma
ryland and Pennsylvania Railroad, Mr.. s. b.
Coughlin, has notified the subscribers of the
road at this place, that the terms Of subscrip-
lion were not satisfactory to the Company, and
the names must therefore be stricken off. A
new and mutually satisfactory arrangement, it
e rumored, will be entered into 1t is not at all
likely that the project will be abandoned on this
account. In the meantime the contractors on
the lower end of the route are pushing the
work along as rapidly as possible.