The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-04-17


THE NEw EAILRDAb.-Thc corpofAtors Of tho
projected new railroad from Baltimore 10 Phila.
delphia, BY way of Bel Air. failed to obtain a
charter from the Legislature, the bill being ham
pcred with - many amendments in the House
that Il could not get through, for want 81 time
II Is stated that notwithstanding the failure to
secure n special State charter. the work will 10
begun in few days. upon charter from the
court. under tho general incorporation Law.
According 10 tho Wilmington Er,ry Er..is,.
the incOrporatOrs represent the Baltimore and
ohio Railroad. the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad, and Col. u. :. McC1mb. Who owns the
Delaware Western Railroad. The road viii eros
the Susqnchanna about three miles from Port De
post. and will probably connect with the Della
ware Western road about ;hree miles from vii.
nington, and, IL permission j. granted by the
Council Of that city. will enter Wilmington by this
road. new line will then be built from vii.
ningien To- Philadelphia. running e. tho wc.t "r
she Philadelphia. Wilmington anil Ia .,i,,.afr
railroad. u THIS p!an .,'r3c,l nat .ic dot -c
between Baltimore ah'. l.a.ic ..hia will be bout
- mile. i!ite" uics .v.s than by the road n..s,
ia operation. The estimated ...i o.; u. g.aI IL
sA."h".n uu. AMI II l. rla.r."I that ihcr, a.l MT
y" draN drudge "n the Inc. tie only cNr.h.i, e.
bridge being the one across the Susturhanu.
which. it j. expected. viii be- oi iron sad r..t
S'"nUun. 4, Philadelphia the s,ad will ,."uu,r.
with the Philadelphia. AMI iva ia. anil Bound
Brook Railroads to New NoTl. Thee o.. about a
mile of di,pu,el territory IA Phiaio'uhia which
will bc necessary To- form the cunusiiiun ac-.ul-
ing I" the present plans. The pcnn.yltai.i. T.
X. claims the exclusive RICH; To- this property, aud
80 far have INA intancl th. light IN the courts.
Hut the projectors Of the "1iupctiE: line claim
that they will secure the right "f Wa. ar iaiin.
to du will get into Philadelphia by sotnr other
route The necessary funds for building tho roai
have nil been subscribed. sui Il {. ovt, .,,i 20
have j; completed within two wear.
The Philadelphia .N.,i5 i,q..,,,,.. without
being able 10 say whether the. {. any reliable
foundation for the rumorsi .chs,rc for the cor
siruciiOn ~ tho new railroad j. set in-'inel To-
believe that sooner later c,mrtiin. line. of
some kind are unavoidable. H. iuns anI able
article II shows that the prosperity that has ~.
tended the Phila.. Wilmington anil BALTIC. Il. r.
j. due chiefly 10 the assiIa:y and intelligence
with which they have encouraged ami it.irfr /
local traffic rather than 70 the amount # fhr.u.b
trade between baltimore ami Phiiadclrhia la.
Phila.. Wilmington aud lia,tD. Co.. now controls
aud operates iun miles OF failrosi. AMI dominates
the trade Of the Chesapeake and Delaware peuin.
salas. which IN former times wOui have been
deemed imprarticablc.
The new road will benefit a large section %: the
county not irAvcrseh by the Baltic. anil Delta
road. and it, construction would involve tie *
pcn'iiturc Of nearly million dollar. in Htrsnrl
county within the next tw" YEAR.
IL seems To- he we'll settled that the new project,
no matter how il may result. va. ~ cuncc, red
for the purpose uf ihjnrinS the Baltp. sni bci'a
road but j. simply combination - cspiis,.,is.
seeking profitable Investment for their money
by opening new route between PHILADELPHIA 4
baltimore Beirir .Iyi., g'h inst.