Smyrna times., 1889-05-01
Two Enterprises.
TO REVIVE COLLINS BEACH-THE OLD
BOMBAY HOOK LINE.

A meeting Of the Stockholders Of the /
proposed Bay Head and New York /
Terminal Company was held Thurs |
day afternoon at the law Office Of /
Bradford & Vandegrft, Wilmington. |
The company was organized by the
election Of Philip Reybold, president:
John G. DandO, Sr., of Philadelphia,
secretary and treasurer. The dlrec-
tors chosen were Philip Reybold and
E. @. Bradford of Wilmington Thorn
as DandO, J. c. Dando aud Emil THE
lens of Philadelphia. The capital
stock is $4,000 and most of this
amount has been subscribed
The company is organized under
charter granted by the present Legis-
lature, in which it is given power Ito
carry by water passengers and freight
of all kinds by coastWise navigation Of
the high seas of the United Ststes and
by inland navigation of any Of the
waters of the United States. They
also have power to lease any wharf or
building, or erect the same for the en-
| tertainment OF passengers before or
after carriage. Ii can be readily seen
| that the powers on the seas given the
/ imltable. The present purpose of the
! company Is, however to revive what
| is known as C0llins's Beach in Black
! bird hundred as resort for excursion
lists. A plot Of ground has been
bought from Mr.. Collins and a large
wharf is being erected 4 pavilion
! Will also be erected at a cost of s.. 500
and the owners hope to have the place
ready for eXcursionisls during the
coming season. The hotclat the beach
has been leased to William Fell. pro
prietor OF the Delaware House at
smyrna. The name will be changed
from Collins Beach to Bay Head.
The scheme to again put in opera
tion what is known rs the Kent coun-
ty, Delaware Bay and Smyrna rail
road Is again assuming definite shape.
This road, extending lrom Chester.
town, tld., to Bombay HOOK! through
Clayton and Smyrna. was built a mum
Der of years ago, bus has never, owing
to number of r. ,sonS, been success
The road extends over fifty mile.
through "a farming district Of hi.i
order. III at present is owned hy the
Central railroad OF New jersey. The
!
deal by which they obtained the South
ern railroad OF New jersey. Til,
moving spirit in the new roul is to al
appearances Emil Thielens, but be
hind him is The Central railroad OF
New Jersey, Th'elens has vsiter
Smyrna several times and Is mectiu,
with the encouragement of he DeoDll
of thu. vicinity Ii is understood tha
Thielen-. who is Philadelphia mrr
5 chant. has made Il contract with tn,
E New Jersey road. It is proposed tc
| spend 100000 in reviving the road
$ An entire new track is to be laid an,
] | work will be commenced Nav l,t.
+ The Diamond State Iron Works +
r is understood, viii furnish HE iron
p supplies for relaying The road. 1t j.
J. expected to have tHo new road I'm run
b ming order by July T. Frnjt aud uas
2 srngers can then be carried from Ches
r tcrtoUn and the tWo Kent counties b,
train TO bombay Hook and thence b,
{ Holters 20 Bay Side, New Jersey
= Here connects the New jersey South
r ern road and then by way of the Cen
= traI OF New jersey TO New York city
1t is apparent tEat the Jersey Cen
: tral intends to make an effort to ca
$ into the p. w. y b. freight traffic. an,
the new road claims that they ca
4 land fruit in New York several hour
r earlier than the Pennsylvania.
? The latest map Of the New Jerse
Central places the new road as one q
# the branches. The name for the OIL,
, Bombay Hook line has not yet bee
selected. Morning Ne5cs.