Daily Republican., 1880-02-12
OUR STATE RAILROADS.

n what 10 Proposed 90 be Dome Tn,
j. New Line from Dover 500, 90,
. for the Construction OF q New
Road Raised-Five Hours Acros,
y the Peninsula to Cape May.
. Special Correspondence OF tho Republican.
HARRINGTON, DBL., Feb. 1lth, 80.
The amount Of growing existing
y among the farmers, railroad men and
. others over the construction Of new
r. railway lines, the extension Of others
and an abandonment of certain feeders,
is fast becoming q chronic affliction.
Next to politics 1t Is the absorbing top
ic. As everybody knows or ought to
know by this time, the Delaware rail
road company have decided to construct
new line from Dover to Milford pro-
vided they can obtain the right Of way.
The friends of the Breakwater and
Junction road oppose this most cordial.
| ly; in fact It is the only thing they
hsvs been unanimous upon for many u
long day. Should the Delaware road,
they say, build this line the Junction &
Breakwater company would have to
abandon altogether that portisn Of Its
line running from Milford to Harring-
ton. This is not all. The prospective
road does not contemplate stopping at
Milford, but will run on to Rshoboth
city provided charter for this pur-
pose can be obtained.
To the friends OF the junction &
Break water road We would say that as
that corporation is indebted TO the State
of Delaware for some $400, 900, it is not
in ths least possible that the next or
any subsequent Legislature would per-
form an act whereby this debt would be
jeopardized. The only line therefore
that can be built will b. that already
alluded to between Dover and Milford.
This has already been chartered. Those
mostly in favor Of It's construction are
the farmers and land owners in the
vicinity Of Frederica, Milton and other
villages on the route.
Those who oppose it are men whose
sympathies are with the Old Dominion |
Steam Ship company, owners OF the
Junction Road, and upon whom the
Sussex people mainly depend for their
New York market. They have no
doubts as to the success of the new
road financially, from the fact that it
intersects the finest produce bearing
land in Kent aud Sussex counties but
they really think that there should be
some consideration shown the old Or
ganized and less wealthy corporation
for the undoubted good it has done the
entire State. 1t is somewhat specious
argument, but strange to say, it has
many supporters, all of whom are in {
hearty accord. {
AS the matter is in agitation it would {
be well to say that when the Del. R. R.
was constructed number of the farm
ers along the demanded.l lime, which was G
straight from Smyrna down to Milford
hoping to benefit by the new enter i
prise, exhorbitant rates, which, in a
stead of being paid, changed the line /
from rich district to poorer one, s
hat through which 1t now runs. By s
his constant agitation the corporation 81
IS annually made aware of the deep and o
asting regret under which these pur.
blind individuals are laboring. As
oon as the titles ara made clear and all
regulations closed the company will "
ct about rectifying this mistake made tc
ONE time ago, which will proba- a
'ly be during the present summer. 81
The bare possibility of the Delaware p'
company swallowing up the Junction ~
nd Breakwater road lends additional di
interest to the situation and inten- th
ities the feeling in Sussex county sc
mong those particularly interested a
'hich number comprise the peach men sh
that district who assert that instead W
their crops being taken to the New be
ork markets they will be compelled in gr
lew of a change to deliver them over the TO-
elaware Railroad at charges exorbi- te
mt and greatly disadvantageous 10 &c
lem. MI
1t is held by the railroad men that or
e vigorous rivalry between the two lol
Operations will be productive of much tn
ID, and will have happy effect upon m'
@ junction & Breakwater road nv ins
eating All active competition for or
Q New York trade which is after all bu
9 legitimate channel for the peach str
ade of the lower districts. In secu- sol
az this carriage the conveniences of to
9 people of the county will be con- me
Tered and proper efforts made for Ho
cir relief. In view Of the increasing Tn
siuess which would thus be brought nor
the surface the result would bs diff all
nlt to anticipate. Off
In case Of probable extension. the The
st available section to tap would be WI
at between Harrington and Queens spe
vn, a distance of forty miles. A the
,rt steamboat line from Queenstown day
Baltimore would thus mplete the
nectiOn between Lewes and Balti ,
re, which would open to travel =, '
te that by reason its natural advan- Mat
es could not but be paying one. soul S
this route excursions from Balti- Als
re could be carried to Rehoboth in v was
hours at the furthest. M ne
this route is to be obtained it will mrs
g to be done quickly, as there are anu anu
, contemplate the construction of Mar
b a road. III W
HAT BOSTON CAPITALISTS ARR DOING.
hese gentlemen are regularly Or ~,
tbe Raltimora Cboso. Anne
sNN ASAoj SAoo" Eo,t
ke and Delaware Bay railroad. At nas: ,.
Bo.;on men made nrcnositions 10 ing I
ance $4,000 provided the city of Dulk
imore would advance 5000, 900, the 10 y
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