Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-10-29
The Lower Pcn,nsuia Railroad.

CHANGE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE WORCESTER
Il. R.-THE Proposed AIR LINE TO CAFE
oHARLEs-sTRUGdLEs WITH THE RIVAL LINEs.
[specia Correspondence Of the Commercial
BERLIN, Oct. 26.
Tie Worcester Il. r., running from this place
to Snow Hill, has been operated by the w. Il p.
ever since its construction until the 1st inst,
when the Worcester Locomotive Co. took con-
troll of it. This company has purchased a fine
engine, same pattern OF the W. Il P.'s '.Sea-
Side," only 81, 800 lower, and of the p. W. q b.,
the car that WAS leased to the Newtown road but
withdrawn becarse the latter road failed to pay
the rent. All the additional rolling stock has
either been already secured, or is upder contract
at the shops This looks like. and evidently
means, business Its extention to the Delaware
line, where it Will meet tire Georgetown n
Franbtord IL a foregone conclusion. when ii will
command all the trade throughout this entire
section of country.
The idea of this important junction was con-
ceived in tho fertile brain of DIR. Hammond, OF
our town, about two years ago. At that time,
also, he was piovidentially privileged to com
municate his already well matured impressions
OF this line to some enterprlsng railroad clpi-
talists, then stopping at Lewes, Delaware, main-
ly for the purpose of comparing the rival lines
offered for the great Air Line TO Cape Charlie.
There the doctor met two prominent lawyers
from the Eastern Shore of Va, aud a prom
inent gentleman from Newtown, Nd, who were
present for the purpose of recommending n
route by way of Princess Aane and NewtOwn.
large map of that section was provided and
spread before Messrs. Wright, Smith & Carpen-
ter numerous advantages by this route were
pointed ont and pledge given to build all the
Worcester line should they agree to carry the
| road ON. But DR.. ii. had no map ard could Of
| fer no help save the right Of way. All the work
must be done by others. But of its superior adj
vantages the Doctor could speak adyisedly and
| eloquenfly.
| This line would be more direct; hence short
or line. Then again, this line would lave the
sea coast all the way up and would thereby com
mand all the lsh and oyster trade which on one
coast ia very important item. When the DR..
grew silent, his auditors evidently were persuad-
| cd that this was the way to Cape Charles But
now began one of the stifest railroad fights. On
| the one side were ranged the Delaware, Eastern
Shore, W. & r., Newtown and z. W. " b., while
| on the other side stood the solitary DR. Ham
mond but as defiant as the rocks of Gibraltar
| For two years the fight went on and with no de-
| cisive results. But when the old dominion
Steamship Line got control of the Junction IL
| BrealSwater tue Idle was cast, Dr. ii. was tri-
umphant. Freights are lowered on the rival
lines to keep capitalists or our extension, but
the Air Line is sure ria Berlin to Cape Charles
The W. q p. has extended their line to the
sea and will put in our bay steam tug to scow
fish and oysters up for their line ; but the now
road has the inside track after ALL for in addi-
! ton to the drectnesa of this route, and their
nearness to our waters at Bishopvile, they will
! wind right along the sea shore below Snow Hill.
The best policy of the w. Il z. ia to draw trade
over their line in this direction, from Salisbury,
and quit their nonsense Ii they fail in this,
their road il bankrupt, for lack of trade.