Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1881-02-24
more aud Ohio.

AoComp VIII Do sOmoGhRt ohagrtne
when he hears that the committee q
Dover last sight agreed 70 report tn
Delaware Western bill with a iavorSbl
recon- neodation, bat with q provis
pfonibiting 1t from forming q CON biua
tior with any road running across III,
| State.
Amongst those present yesterday q
t'ts mesting OF the Directors OF she p.
w Il b. Z >tlroad was John W. Davis
ons OF tAe Vice Presidents Of tho Bhli
plore and OHIO Railroad, and who rep,
resented, Of course, ths com oinatior
side OF the question. Mr.. Davis express,
ed surprise that Col McComb should
speak OF the transaction as a bold spec,
nlation, as the sentiemsn in!eres. ted In
making the oonbinasion we're prudent
capitalists who seek Investments thai
1re safe and permanent In sir cL Ar.
Ao'er Mr.. Davis protested that the
b, Il o. Railroad wAs sinosre In the
'pr1psslti0ns made to the Delaware
Western, but tae hostility shown u
tie ro&d by the Legislature caused Sc
tiOus doubts ia ths minds OF the oapi.
.slists who we're TO furnish the none y
whether the bill would pass, and these
doub,S isduoed the capitalists to aosepr
Tho proposition to Duy out controlling
lIttl est in the P, W. 4 B. road.
Mr.. Davis gays If the bill had been
passed cary last wesk those who have
purchased Ihs Pnilade!phis, Whining
ton h Baltimore would have stood uE
to the original project, and could have
pu't cd itthrough.
In speaking Of the change that would
probably result &r, Davis said the b
Il . K, K has naiursI sympathy >
with al portious Of the Peninsula, d
which the Hssteyn Shore OF Maryland
oonstltute an Important element, and
| sincerely believe that the e1mpauy
will adopt such wise policy Of s-tAb.
fishing proper regulations for trans
porta!ion OF passengers and freight as
shall contribute lsrSely 10 the enoour-
agsnent Of produu.ivs ami other in,
, Gustries OF the Peninsula ani the Stat.
lgeusrslly.
He did not know whether the name
Of tAe road would bs ohsbg ged or wLel
81 there would be any change in tn.
oti ia! m&LaGement. He understood
that the Pennsy ylvapia Railroad Comps
ny wsrs 10 b. of RED facilities suoh al
ttey now have If they desire them
ShIoh he thought they would aecsp
nj lsss tley chose to construct q shor'
line to another point ia the Northern
Central Railroad near Baltimore.
II is generally conceded that tht
officers OF the company will b,
removed TO New York and that the
road will De worked from that city
but it Is not thought that the SHOP
vii be removed TO any other poins
at least for some time TO come and per
haps never, though there are MANI
who fear their immediate removal.
eOme OF the employees OF the P. "
Il b. Railroad who took an &ctive par
in circulating remOnstrAnoes agains
she Delaware Western and the BAlti
more 4 Ohio Bill feel somewhat restiV,
now that the men they demonstrated
against are their masters an,
could discharge them If they saw prop
or TO do 80. There is no cause for fea
however sS 1t Is not believe1 tue Rev
management would descend TO that.
TIE Adams Express company fnd
itself in q complicated position as ii il
understood that the Baltimore 4 Ohi,
company will not permit the Adam,
Express to use their roads.