Daily Republican., 1880-03-29

Tho r. W. d u. n. n. r..
Talked OF Rival-A Conpanl
with wiimiBgion Pds,,A,se
Col. MeComb's Ssys.
The subject called up bv -,
an opposition line to The PM, ~ slt
Wilmington and Bal,imCrs ; n
presents an aspect that IA ysr ~Si "
esting to Wilmirgtonians. ~ NY NY
cooperating the Maryland ra ag ~
the road, now pending in ia, g ~,
Legislature, names IL az the R.' ,A'
and Northeastern Railroad I, 'aa
capital $500, 900. The inoOrpgr,,oo;'l
John Moores, Johns II. jaime T.
D. Carter, Thomas Q. Primro,g Y Y
c. Robinson, John B. Dough-, =" ny
ter II. Francis, William calbo2n,.
George W. Wharton. II will
from Baltimore to Belair, VIM
right to construct branches ,,ou
main line to other towns or placss :,
in the limits Of any county ,b,
which the railroad may pass. 4'V'
II may be extended In a por,b.,.
~ direstion, by any eligible ror,s
far as the boundary lines Of MAIL,
Delaware and Pennsylvania, II =.
point within the radius Of Tho ;.
where the lines Of the thre. y.
join. The road will extend 10 ps'
delphia, passing through the cqn,,a
Hartford county, and crossing ,bs \
qushapna river at SEINE point bstv,
Conowingo and Lspidum. All
money needed for the work ba,
raised, 1t Is stated, and all tina, Il
ed Of the people Of Hartford and n
more counties is the right of vsy
road Is to be built by small cout,,
and is to bs completed within
years.
1t is expected by the Chester con,
people that the proposed road
unite with tho Philadelphis and a
ter railroad, and the probabilities
that it will either do this or rau tb,oI
The country between this ,oai aud
line, and connect \
he Philadelphia and Reading
Bound Brook roads. Ono ,hipr
east Is certain, that tina road
20 through Oxford, Pa. and on, broI
hat neighborhood. This will arorj
EXCELLENT chance for direct oonpec
With Wilmington by means tft4e D
ware Western Railroad, tie coup,u|
which now has q charter to sx,sud
line from Landenberg to Oxford.
quite likely that should the ro,i
quilt, this plan will be followed BY
D. W. R. R., as the connection W
% one Of great value.
This matter OF the connection d
Delaware Western with the rsg
lSs another aspect. The chalte IL
will enable II to RAJ lis
Loross the Christiana creek lu. ID
he Braudywine, and up the Dha
o the Pennsylvania line. 1eaha
whose opinions on railroad m.Iles
'aluable, say that they think yay
connection conld be made bstVpeu
wo roads by extending the D. VI
!. on mp into Delaware eon'y
dining it with the other after il pa
Yess Chester.
In alluiiug to the purchase Of
}. W. r. I. on Friday last, rjrd
ppears to have been done CO.. 4
icComb. he assures the aFrraa
hat no waited upon gentlenpn
ected with the Peunsylvania Railrl
ruVioas to purchasing the J VIC Sd
Delaware Western stock, TAioh
ow holds, and they informed
hat there was no desire on The pal
heir corporation, TO secure cQatrO
be road.
He also says that since his Tafc
Q offered to extend the Dels'
Western road 10 the Delswsrr aud
nitable wharves for the loading Of
c., when the company, or tho'4
g considered authorized 20 aPtsktO
eolined to have anything 10 do'
he proposition.
1t is but justice 10 the R2Pu5lICA
~ that the beliefthat the PeursyF'
,ad was endeAvoring to 5ocnr" COZ
the d. W. X. r. At the time
OIL. McComb was pu-cha8i1E 81
as almost general, and was Adde
y fact that Mr.. W. T. Carter
ook holder in the Pennsy!Vsnta
any, was purchasing th"
rough Wayne McVeagh Esq
ounsel for the above MENTIONED