Daily Republican., 1880-03-26
RAILnOAD sCHEaEg.


Talk OF o MhVat 10 ahe ~ ", T Rs h'
--The T.. az u. II. R., and Nhat IA Is
Expected TO DO.
A new railroad between Philadelphia
and Baltimore hag been urged and care
fully discussed for some time past, and
1t Is now currently siatsd that there is
a movement on foot to form a com
pany and commence the construction oi
such road as soon as possible. Many
arguments In favor Of the erprise
have been lately used by the Pniladel-
phia "T.mes" and Baltimore "Ameri-
can," and i. is thought that these two
papers only speak the desires and SEN
timents of number Of capitalists, who
control them.
So far as can be learned the move
ment Is already fairly organized and
application will bs made to the Legis-
laturs now in session in Maryland to
grant a chartsr tor that portion of the
Iiae TO be built in that stats. II is 10
be direct lirs from Baltimore to Phila-
delphia, and of about the same length
SIS the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad, and SO far as can
b. learned will be ia the hands Of al
entirely independent corporation. Rsp-
ressntaiiyes Of the Philadelphia, Will
miagton and Baltimore Railroad Com
p&ny claim that they know nothing
definite about the rumor or about the
intentions Of ths parties who are credit
ea with having the enterprise In charge.
Very little talk Is being indulged in
with reference to the schene, owing to
the fac! that the plans ofths originators
are being carefully kept quiet. Some
are disposed to think tina: the line will
ba continuation OF the Baltimore Gem
tral Railroad but the P, w. & B. R. r
are connected with it in measure, and
many say that it will be entirely sepa-
rate from that line on thig account.
Recently, gentleman, uncommuni-
0stiye az TO he is, but, in reality, an
engineer in the employ Of thu capital
is!s, above referred to, has been in Will
mirgtou, suist'y taking view of the
groand, SELECTING points, aud choosing
sites preparatory for its construction
Some surrnise that the Baltimore and
Ouio railroad ere at the back Of this
aud the Bound Brook route (Which
has the new roads from Philsdelphia
to Now York; AZ vol.
The ties that bind the great Pennsyl.
vaaia Road aud i.s appendages to the
Philadelphia, Wilmington 4 Baltimore
railyoad, are being drawn cio2er aud
closer. They a'e having greater
unity Of interest than heretofore, aud
hence the making Of the new road, by
the BAltim ere & Ohio, and the Bound
Brock will tend to bring the Southern
and portion of the Western trade
over thsse two roads last named.
But this is not the only railroad ru-
NOR that exists here. Possibly tho
more important to Wilmington is that
connected with the Pennsylvania aud
Delaware Railroad. The road was sold in
1879 under foreclosure of the mort
gage, and Was bought by Mr.. Dell Not-
lit OF Philadelphia, gentleman large
ly interested in the Pennsylvania Esil-
road. Soon after this quite contest
sprung up for the control of the Della
ware Western Railroad, between the
Pennsylvania Company and Col. Fl, 0.
McConb Of thls city, 1t bsing the
intention Of the former to make Will
nington shipping point for their I'M
merse coal fretghts, ard of the latter
to oppose thea, with view to making
q spscul
Things were very lively between the
two eontesting parties for some days,
when Col. MsComb cane of victorisus,
having secured control Of 1000 shares
Of stock, while Mr.. w. T. Carter Of
PAilsds! pAia, who was buying for the
P. 4. R. secured from l4o0 to 1900
shares. Since then number of efforts
have been made by the Pennsylvania
cempany's agents to Compromise the
matter with Col. McComb, but all were
unsuccessful, and finally the ides was
abandoned and attention was turned
in another direction.
The p. i D. Railroad crosses the p.
W. & B. inst this side of Newark. Not
ing this and the little trouble that.
would be experienced in making con-
nections between the two lines, the
Psnnsylvauia Railroad Company have
recently entered into All engagement
with the ?. W. l. B. whereby that
com pany assumes control Of all the P. &
D. Railroad south OF Newark. By the
bargain the scheme of the Pennsylva.
MIA railroad to secure o satisfactory
connection with Wilmington has been
virtually accomplished, and 1t is stated
on the best of authority, that a con-
tract has been entered into that will
give the company all the advantages
desired.
The Pennsylvania Company will
not only attain their long sought OBJ
jsct Of reaching Wilmington but the ?.
W. & B. Company will partially accom-
plish their plan of securing closer
connection bstwasn Baltimore and the
Eastern Shore counties Of which the pre-
posed Elktoa * Middlstown R K. was a
part. This abatement of course Is not
given authoritively, but is considered
perfectly reliable by gentlemen in po-
sition TO know.
What adds to the conclusion more
than anything else il that the stock
holders of the P. & D. Railroad will
organize that portion lying in Delaware
at the F., W. & B. depot in Whining.
ton ,on March 2sth, at noon, as already
stated in these columns. The fact that
the p, W. u b. had secured the lower
+pd OF tho p. Il D. road was known at
this ofios several days ago. but the
statement was not then made at the re-
quest Of interested parties.