Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-01-04
Gal reat,s Cpn n eealne Line.

| GOst y SummoCshoe AsWOs
| Rumors Of renewed endeavors on the part
ofPresident Garrett, Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Rsilroaa Company, to gain an entrsnce
into New York by means Of connection
through PhlladeiphIa are again current on
the street this morning. 1t was stated that
well-lnformed parties in Baltimore report
that within the past thirty days President
Garrett has bought largely OF New Jersey
Central stock, on scale orders, for the pur
pose Of obtaining control Of .he road with
this end In view, after the property shall lave
passed from the recevership. The contest
for the control promises TO be exciting, with
violent 1uctuatiops In the price of the stock
during the coming few weeks. 1t Is said that
the Wand rbilt Reading interest have also
bought 'arEe'y, and Tint the Wabash inter-
est will make fight to retain control. The
Baltimore and Ohio people are repoT trd as
declaring that they will control the next cleo.
ton, cost what 1t may.
In order to connect with the New Jersey
Central the u imore and Ohio must first
ge; into Phia'elp In from where It can by
hiNfh0 VI NV hChhluS INhllTb u 'OH pdny b
Bound Brook divsien, Join the Gen tral at
Bound Brook, The greatest difficulty seems
to be at the start. The question Il, how shall
IL get to Philadelphia, and this the ma mage
ment has solved by arrangements to buy ont
tn, Philadelphia and Wesl Chester Railroad
which by Its char Ell. has the right to come
1to Philadelphia as far as Thirty.first and
Chestnut streets. Tho rou,e OF the Pn,ladei-
phia and West Chester Road from this point
in through the village OF West Emo, across
CObb's Greek, through the little manufactur.
Ing town Of Darlington, across the West
Chester Turnpike about two miles beyond
and running less than mile south OF Coop.
erstown through the valley Of Darby Creek
to Newton Square, thence near White Horse
village, Su Iartown and 4osbenyille to West
Chestcr. From West Chester, by way OF the
Forks OF the l'randywine, the route runs
through Copcville 10 DJsninglown, while a
branch from the FORKS o. the Hrandywine
runs through Uniolyi'e west of West Ches-
tor to Dos Run. After leaving the village of
Cardtngton, on the OutsB irts Of West Phila-
deiI hia, the route to West Chester, q stance
OF twenty one miles, la in clese proximi to
the old West Ones er turupike, the second
Oldest road in Pennsylyan'a. The bread It'll of
country between the present Pennsylvauia
Railroad line to West Chester and the pres-
ent Philadelphia aud West Chest Road, for
the distance rom phila ielphla to West Ches- I
ter, varies from FIVE to fifteen miles The
company, which was organized in 1879, con.
s!sts OF president and six di ectors. The /,
president Is Thomas S. OK, of WiliistOwu,
Chester county, and the directors e. Allen, |
ID. J. Stevenson, X. ID. Allen aud Samuel |
Work, all of Philadelphia, and j. Clemson |
Sharples', Of Radnor, and Levi Lukens, Of |
Upper Darby. Although more than sl75 900 |
has already been Invested Ia the road. the |
work until within few months ago had pro |
gresSed slowly. OF the above sum there has |
been expended for gradl x purposes over ISL,
0E and for bridging and eng neering purposes |
0vor 80. 900. The bonds Of the company, !
amounting to sT50,O00, are made payable in |
twenty years from the first day OF February.
1879, and b5aring interest ut the rate Of Six
percent. per amman, cleac of taxes, p yable
semi annually on the first day Of February |
and August in every year
The proposition OF the Baltimore and Ohio
Company Is to buy this charter and to run
Graach OIL from pc at rotr thy vi laSe OF
Vest Fad GA the outskirts Of Yves Pailsdel-
phia in northe1Ster!y dire ton and cJnnec
" tn the Reading al pJtRL near WAyne /