Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-01-10
rHE EASrERN SHORE RIIhROdD
Additional Particulars Regarding
ITS Sale Who We're the Purchasers
On to GherrysfOue in the SnrIt.-

On to CherrysfOne in the Spring.
SOmsuet Herald.
Rumors alleging the sale Of the Eastern
Shore railroad have been riff. for 10 DAYS
past, and DOR We can detipitely state that
the said road has changed hands, IN
other words has been sold. The sale WAS
contaminated the latter part OF December
and the only question to be settled Is
who ID the real purchaser. Some of the
city papers state that The Pennsylvania
railroad company IL the purchaser but
this, We think, is not founded on tac..
The pennsylvania company may, per
haps, be behind the Scene, and may uiti-
mately get possession Of the road
IN question, but the present purchasers
are supposed TO be a syndicate, OF
which William l.. Scott OF Erie, Pa, and
A. j. Cassatt of Philadelphia, are tile
most prominent members, Among the
few things which We can state rs
stubborn facts in this connection are
The Eastern Shore road il to liz
thoroughly repaired, or we had better say
rebuilt steel rails will take the plac- Of
the old iron ones, aud other improve
mentb will be- made. The price psid for
the road is $500, 900, two-thirds cash
balance in bonds. 1t is stated the money
ID to be paid aud the road transferred the
18th OF this month
The purchasers Of the Eastern Shore
railroad are very much interested in tin.
SUCCESS OF the New York, PlilAieInhia
and Norfolk proposed line The PROPOSED
line Was to nave been built from letmsr
TO focomoke city; thence through Woy
cester county to aud through the ;Wo
4 i4aaf & h.. 4
10 point on tue chesapeake bay shove
Cape Chsrlea We now learn that .hat
portion Of the proposed line which liss
hetween focOmoke City and Delmar.
has been abandoned. This means
that tine Eastern Shore railroad will b.
used by the NJ. Y, p. q N. Co a. The
main stem of the through line south.
Active preparations are now being uada
Tor extending that branch road wlIrA
runs from Peninsula Junction to psc,
moke City through to Virginia. PsriI
sula junction is located two and a half
miles below Princess Anne, and Tia.
branch road spoken OF is named the N
l., +. " N. railroad, and We Understand
that the entire line from Delma. to the
terminus In Virginia, will be called by
the same pams.
pnAu'ieb are now being built for ItSliAu
lsborera, who have been employed Dy ID.
contractor, John Keller, to construct IA,
road. A car load OF immigrants cams down
yesterday, and will be put to work. Tho
course Of the road to P0uomok. CITY will
be changed st the curve IN LsGktord'4
hsld-s mile or 80 below CosLIli's station,
,-aht will take a straight line to The
Ioconoke river ; crossing said river lear
Ciark'a mill, inst below the town. Large
steamers are to ply between the termn,9s
aud Norfolk, and fast trains will h. pnt
On the line 30 that eouthern travellers
may reach the northern cities as speedily
as possible.
The bridge across the Pooomoka riy.r
| is TO be built as early as possible, so tia,
construction trainH may pass over loaded
with iron aud other railroad material Tor
tina. portion Of the road between pono-
moke City and the terminus in Virginia
The New York, Philadelphia Il Nnrtolk
railroad company, wants 10 Lav, IL. road
completed To Cherrystone, or any other
point it may select as a terminus. hy tht.
middle or last OF April.