The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-04-09

from Wilmington, and, If Permission is granted
BY the Council Of that city, will enter Whining
ton BY this road. A new line will then be built
from Wilmington to Philadelphia, running TO
the west Of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad If this plan is carried out,
the distance between Baltimore and Philadel.
phia will be about 95 miles--three miles less
than By the road now in operation. The estimat-
ed cost of the road is S. 100000 and it is claim.
ed that there will not be drawbridge on the
line, the only expensive bridge being the one
across the Susquehnnna, which, 1t is expected,
will be of iron and cost 100000 At Phiadel-
phia the road will connect with the Philadelphia
and Reading and Bound Brook Railroads to
New York There is about mile of disputed
territory in Philadelphia which will be necessary
TO form the connection according TO the present
plans. The Pennsylvania Railroad claims the
exclusive right 10 this property, ana so far have
maintained this right in the courts. But the
projectors of the competing line claim that they
will secure this right Of way, or falling to do so
will get into Philadelphia by some other route
The necessary funds for building the road have
all been subscribed, and il is expected to have II
completed within two years
The Philadelphia North american, without be-
| ing able to say whether there is amy reliable
| foundation for the rnmorcd scheme for the con.
struction of the new railroad, is yet inclined to
| believe that sooner or later competing lines Of
some kind are unavoidable. In a long and able
article it shows that the prosperity that has at.
| tended the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bali.
more Railroad is due chiefly to the assiduity and
| intelligence with which they have encouraged
and fosteled local traffic rather than TO the
amount of through trade between Baltimore and
Philadelphia. The Philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore Company now controls and opcr.
ates 400 miles of railroad, and dominates the
trade of the Chesapeake and Delaware peninsu.
las, which in Former times would have been
deemed impracticablc.
The new road will benefit large section OF
the county not travereed by the Baltimore and
Delta road and its construction would inyolv,
the expenditure of nearly a million dollars IN
Hartford county within the next two years.
1t seems to be well settled that the new pro
ject, no matter how it may result, was not con
ceived for the purpose ofinjuring the Baltimore
and Delta road, but is simply a combination o
capitalists, seeking profitable investment fol
their money by opening tt new route between
Philadelphia and Baltimore.
The Baltimore Smt says:
Among the bills which failed TO pass the Legis
laturc was that to incorporate the Baltimore
and Northeastern railroad, which was antago
niZed by the Baltimore and Delta Narrow-G aug
interest. 1t was said that the Northeastern wa
Baltimore and Ohio scheme to secure connec
ton with Philadelphia and Reading via Bount
Brook to New York. 1t is surmised that tn
bill enlarging the powers of the Baltimore an,
Ohio Railroad to purchase stocks and contro
Others line, &c, which did pass the Legisa
ture, conters all the authority needed in con
junction with the Northeastern scheme, SO tina
the failure of the latter is of small consequence
The Baltimore Amerrcnn says:
Preliminary observations for survey llav
been commenced and will be completed in tire
months, when, if not before, work will be begun
To the uninitiatcd outside of railroad circle
there is much mystery rs to the actual projcc
tors Of this new enterprise. 1t is impossible t.
tell whether the Pennsylvania or the Readin!
roads are pushing this forward or whether il i
nm independent enterprise.
J According to the tenor of the most recent re
ports, both the Pennsylvania and Reading ar
now seeking independent lines of their own Il
Baltimore To The Reading the main obicc
would be TO obtain access to the Baltimore maj
kets for its coal and iron. The building of
new line cannot fail to he advantageous 10 Bal
timore and the travelling community generally
Competition has reduced the time between Phi
adelphia and New York to two hours, and com
petition would have like effect between Phld
delphia and Baltimore e.