The daily gazette., 1883-02-28
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o.,as IntentlOn Of the P. X. X. Conn
many to Ran Boats from Oxford and
cambridge.

xyan0rted Int0nta~m " SAV = - 80 D~AAa-
osny to Run Boats from Oxford and
Cambridge .
The frequently reiterated statements that
,he d laware railroad, Of the Pennsylvania
svstem, since the recent purchase Of the Dor
seLaStar and Delaware railroad ,-haa In view
the establishment OF sfeamOoat connection
VI. ll',h baltimore, are believed TO have solid
fnnnda,ion. A correspondent Of the Sun at
nwrord Md, SAYS A special train be-
,onSjng TO the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
nony arrived in Cambridge on last Tuesday
PISteTnoon, having on board superintendent
Mills and a number Of railroad officials.
NJ Mills is the superintendent OF
ii the penInsular railroads owned
Su m the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
gho marty proceeded directly TO
he wharf OF the Potomac Steamboat Com
nanv and boarded the steamer Georgeanna,
rrble6 had Just arrived. They made q
,boroueh inspection of her, remaining over
two hours. On leaving the boat thev went
directly to the train and departed. 1t was
then learned that the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company had determined to run o line Of
Steamboats, from Cambridge and Oxford TO
Baltimore, and the visit Of Mr.. Mills and
marty 10 the steamer GeorgeannR was TO
ascertain Whetnef hno NSeAa butt ~ ohS VI
the boats on the route. ~
aWhen the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
many took possession of the Delaware and
chesapeake Railroad, from Clayton to
oxford, last June, they expected 10 be able
10 secure large shipments OF grain, poultry
and fruit for the Philadelphia market, but
their efforts have not been crowned with
success. The farmers here say that Talbot
county grain will sell for 10 cents per bushel
more in Baltimore than In Philadelphia, and
low freight is no inducement for them to
sblp 20 Philadelphia. The -Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, finding that they must
get the grain raised here into the
Baltimore market, have resolved to connect
steamboats, with their railroads, SO as 10 be
able to freight by rail from the inland farms
to oxford and Cambridge, and thence to
Baltimore by water. 1t is stated that the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company will run q
day and night boat from Cambridge and Ok
ford daily, connecting with the railroads at
Oxford and Cambridge. One Of the directors
Of the Pennsylvania road stated that the COM
pany had boat ready to put on the line
about June which could make the run from
oxford to Baltimore In 81 hours. They have
extended their pier 1870 feet, and propose
to put up grain elevators for loading grain
from the cars to their boats. They have set
out about 600 choice trees upon ten acre
field near the depot at Oxford, and propose
to build large hotel and dancing pavilion,
and run regular excursion trains from VIII
mngton and all the towns along the road to
Oxford during the summer season and will
make Oxford q special point of attraction
and advertise 1t as q summer resort"
The officers of the Potomac Steamboat
Company in Baltimore say that negotiations
have been going on with the railroad
officers II Is said that the railroad company
has found II impractlcable to divert trade
up the peninsula from the rich Chesapeake
bay counties, and are ready to 90 into the
business of carrying 1t TO Baltimore by rail
and water routes. The steamboat company
has wharf privileges in Baltimore, which It
is probable they would have TO buy the
Georgeanna TO secure. The Dorchester and
Delaware road runs from Cambridge, Md,
to Seaford, Del, on the Delaware railroad.
President Ensign, Of the Maryland Steam
boat Company, which runs boats from. Bal
timore to Cambridge and Oxford, said be
had not been advised Of the intentions Of the
railroad company In the matter. He had
heard rumors of the proposed steamboat
venture, but none of them had reached him
from an authenticated source. When the
railroad was sold at Cambridge, the Mary,
land Steamboat Company wished 10 pur.
chase the wharf property there, but the
Pennsylvania Railroad people secured AZ
Injunction restraining the sale OF the wharf
except the railroad went with 1t. As mat
ters stand, the steamboat companies are
lessees of wharf privileges from the Penn
sylvania Railroad.