Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-03-10
Proposed Railroad Down the Eastern
Shore.

Queen Anne'S, Burcnlnal, OF Nelit,
Goldsborough, of Caroline, John
son, of Dorchester, and Denuis, of
worcester, and CO.. Philip w.
Dows, OF Caroline, acknowledged
their signatures in ElktOn before
Magistrate John Partridge to a
paner incorporating the Baltimore
and Cape Charles Railroad Com.
pany. The Senators were home
ward bound, and were not COM
PEELED to stop off, as the magis-
tratc Was at the depot when the
train arrived. Senators McCul-
Tough, of Cecil, and Brattan. of
Somerset, two others Of the incor-
porators, had acknowledged their
signatures the previous evening.
leaving Senator Toadvin, of Wi
comico, the only incorporation who
has not gone through this neces
sary formality. This company is
the ontgrowth of movement
started some time since at Denton,
it being then proposed to call the
new road the Elkton, Denton and
Cane Charles City Railroad. The
road is being incorporated under
the general Incorporation law of
the State, article Al, Revised Code.
which requires that the signatures
be acknowledged before a justice
of the peace of one of the counties
through which it is proposed tor
the road to pass. The articles Of
incorporation will be submitted to
the judges of the Circuit Court
The corporators state that their OIL.
.iect in forming the corporation is
for the purpose of constructing.
maintaining, ETC.. a railroad or
railroads on the Eastern Shore, in
the counties of Cecil, Kent, Queen
Anne's, Caroline, Dorchester, Wi
comico, Somerset and Worcester
counties, beginning at point OH
the Baltimore and Philadelphia
Railroad. branch Of the Balti
more and Ohio Railroad, near Elk
ton. running thence in a Southerly
direction by the most practical
route to the line dividing the States
of Maryland and Virginia. 1t is
proposed to extend the road to
Cape Charles under an act of in
corporation in Virginia. The cap
ital stock is named at 100000 and
divided into shares of $50 EACH
The projectors Of the road expect
TO secure legislation at the present
session Of the Legislature securing
over a quarter of the amount. Ma
ny years ago a large amount Of
money was appropriated by the
Legislature to the Eastern Shore
for internal Improvement. OF the
amount $4,000 was for Cecil COM
ty, and the money has never been
used. 1t was appropriated re
spectively to the Elkron and Elk
Valley Railroad, Elkton and Mas
sey's Railroad and Elkton and
Middletown Railroad, provided
they were constructed within Il
certain time. None of these were
built. 1t is now proposed to legis-
late this amount due Cecil county
for internal Improvement to the
Baltimore and Cape Charles Rail
road.-Balto. Sun, March 9Th.
A dispatch of the 9Th, from An
napoIis, contains the following
The Eastern Shore Senators are in
earnest with their proposition to
recognize the company for building
a railroad from the Baltimore and
Ohio at Elkton down the peninsula
to Cape Charles City. Senator
Goldsborough will bring in Il bill to
enlarge the power Of the company,
and it is said there are strong par
ties behind the movement. The
Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
it is said, on March 1 increased its
passenger fares 10 four cents mile
and freight rates one-thlrd on ali
the Maryland branch roads that
connect with the ulain Delaware
road. This action has stirred up
the people on these branch roads,
who complain that the passenger
tariffs now practically cut them of
from Baltimore. This advance in
tariff has given new impetus to
the movement for road from Elk
ton down thp pauiuSu|n.