The daily gazette., 1880-03-30
FIRST EDITION
Rumors All Around.
RAILROAD TALK IN WILMINGTON =
PROPOSED COMBINATIONS, ExTEN-
sIoNs AND NEW ROADS.


sIoNs AND NEW ROADS.
Railroad feeling in Wilmington is
rapidly acquiring fever heat, and one
rumor "doth tread upon another's
heels, SO fast they come" Some Of
them are based upon actual facts, while
others are merely predicted upon de-
velopments, present and prospective.
The leading topic just now is as to
whether the recent lease or purchase,
by the p, w. & B. r. r. Co., Of that
portion of the Pennsylvania g. Della
ware Railroad lying in Delaware, will
work injury to the Delaware Western
Railroad by diverting from its tracks
the western freight traffic that now
comes over them to this city, from the
Pennsylvania Railroad at Pomeroy.
Such state of affairs could readily
be brought about This freight comes
to the Delaware Western by way Of
the Pennsylvania q Delaware road,
running from Pomeroy, Pa, on the
Pennsylvania Railroad, to Landenburg,
the western terminus of the Delaware
Western, which road was for awhile
operated by the Delaware Western,
put Wdb ICCCltiy bOtu unuCI u lOlOCtOb~
ure, and is now practically owned by
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
1t does not stop at Landenburg, how
ever, but proceeds to Delaware City,
crossing the p, w. & b. r. r. about
half-a-mile below Newark, and thus
making direct connection with this
city, by way of the latter road. 1t al
so crosses the Delaware Railroad at
POrter's station, u few miles north of
Kirkwood. .II. r..I.IH 81
The Wilmington connection with
Landenburg by way of Newark is just
about the same distance (twenty miles)
as by way Of the Delaware Western,
and is supposed to be more convenient
by reason of the superior speed of
trains on the p, w. 81 b. r. r. And
now, since the p, W. & b. II. II. Co.,
has purchased that portion of the road
running from the State line, through
Newark to Delaware City, will the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company CO.
| operate with it in the shipment of
western freights manifested to this
cityp The general impression is that
it will and the organization in this city,
yesterday, of the "Newark & Della
ware City Railroad Company" which
owns, (until the sale to the p, W. &
b. r. X. is confirmed) the Delaware
end of the road from Pomeroy, seems
to confirm this belief.
This newly organized Newark and
Delaware City Railroad Company" is
distlnctively Pennsylvania Railroad
institution. The President, Strick-
land Kneass, ESQ.,, is one ofthe assist
ants to President Scott, of the Penn.
r. R., while ]. N. DuBarry, one of
the Directors, occupies a similar posi-
ton. Of the other Directors, Edmund
Smith is Second Vice President, Geo.
b. Roberts First Vice President, and
Wistar Morris and Samuel M. FELTON,
directors in the great Pennsylvania
corporation. The other Director Isaac
Hinckley, is President of the p. W. &
b. X. r. Co., and Samuel M. FELTON, is
also President of the Delaware Rail
road Company.
| Such an organization clearly por-
tends cooperation between the Penn
sylvania and p. w. & B. Railroads,
and it is clearly apparent that this CO.
operation would greatly damage the
interests of the Delaware Western
Railroad, which does handsome bust
ness in freights for this city that come
from the Pennsylvania road. The
prospect has evidently struck the ID.
w. Directors with considerable force,
for, although to- day was the time for
holding their regular monthly meeting,
special meeting was held yesterday
morning at 1890 o'clock, in the Com
pany's Office, this city. The proceed
ings of this special meeting were kept
profoundly quiet, and when a GAZETTE
reporter called upon one of the Direc-
tors he was courteously, but promptly
informed that mo business was trans
acted that the public had any right to
know" Among those present at this
meeting was Mr.. VIM. I. Carter, OF
Philadelphia, who recently attempted
to purchase a controlling interest in
Delaware Western stock, in the inter.
est, it is said, of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, but was beaten by
Col. Ii. 8. McComb of this city.
The proposed renewal of operations
over the line Of the road from Pomeroy
to Delaware City has revived the old
story to the effect that the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company intends establish
ing coal shipping port at Delaware
City. There is probably no truth in
this story, but that the interests oi
Delaware City are to be looked after
was apparent by the presence of Mr.
George b. Money, of that town, at the
meeting of the "Newark & Delaware
City Railroad Company" in this city
yesterday.
THE BALT. & PHILA. r. r.
The revival of talk in relation to the
: proposed new road between Baltimore
and Philadelphia, has assumed phase
decidedly interesting to Wilmington,
, According to the Baltimore American
the road is to be run from Baltimore
to Belair, single or double track
eighty feet width Of rigbt-of-way, and
! right to construct branches from the
. main line to other towns or places
within the limits ofany county through
, which the railroad may pass. Authori
ty is given to extend the road in &
northeasterly direction, by any eligi
a BILE route, as far as the boundary linei
t of Maryland, Delaware and Pennsyl
vania, at some point within the radius
4 of ten miles of the point where thu
J, lines of three States join also to con
tract with other persons or corpora
! tions for making or equipping the pro
. posed road.