The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-12-09
THE ELKTON AND SOUTHERN.
At a Meeting in Elkton committee Is
anno,nted to Incorporate the Road.

Announced
A we'll attended meeting of the persons
interested in the. construction OF the pro-
posed railroad in this county from
ro;nt q, the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
to Lambson's, Kent county, was hel1 In
Elkton ON Tuesday morning, and the
preliminary steps were taken In the
incornoratiou of the Elkton and Southern
Railroad Company. The property owners
of the First. Second and Third districts
tbrou oh which the road would pass were
vel, represented and their interest IN the
matters indicate that the project Is being
generally ADVOCATED in this section OF
Cecil. 1t is a we'll known fact that the
TRANSFORMATION facilities for the shipment
of grain and other merchandise in the
First and Second districts are very insult
| 6cient to say the least and system
whereby better and adequate communl-
cation can be established with the ready
markets of the country is urgently
needed, for the agricultural and busl-
ness development of the lower districts
The proposed road would connect with
the Baltimore and Delaware Bay Rail
road at Lambson's, and the projectors
are confident that upon the building OF
this line in Cecil depends the establish
ment of a link which would ultimately
prove one of a continuous system extend
ing from the mining region OF Pennsyl-
vania through the entire Eastern Shore,
connecting ::Elkton, Chestertown, Gen.
treville. Easton and the various other
county towns which are urging Cecil to
take the initial step.
The meeting took place in the office OF
the Cecil County Agricultural Society in
Odd Fellows Hall and was called to
order at II O'Clock by John S. Writ, Esq.
Samuel c. Rowland, of Port Deposit,
was made chairman and George r. Ash
acted as secretary.
Mr.. Writ made few remarks upon
the object of the meeting and discussed
the advisability of building the road and
the conditions under which it could be
constructed. He prefaced his remarks by
saying that he attended the meeting In
the capacity of small land owner IN the
districts through which the line would
pass and as citizen interested in the
progress of the county. MIR. Witt stated
that the amount of about S55, 900 existed
in the State, treasury applicable to the
building of the road which had been
appropriated to the Elkton and Massey's
road a number of years ago. Mr.. Writ
stated that he had assurances that suftl-
cient financial support would be forth
coming provided determined ard sue
cessful effort we're made by the citizens
of the county. After a free discussion
of the subject was INDUCED in the fol-
lowing resolutions respecting the incor.
poration of the road, were adopted:
/. ResoEued-That a committee of
nine 90 be appointed by the Chair with
instructions to incorporate Railroad
Company under the general law of the |
State for the purpose of building Rail
road from Singerly or some point on the |
B. s. o. r. R south to the Sassafras |
River, or to such other point as said |
Committee may deem most expedient.
2. Resolued-That the details of such
in corporation be left to the discretion
of said Committee, with the suggestion |
that the par value Of the shares of capt. !
tai stock should not exceed $50. per |
share, 80 as to facilitate popular sub
scription thereto.
3. Resolged-That the cooperation of
all our citizens in the proposed enterprise |
is earnestly invited especially of those |
persons, through whose property the
road will pass.
4. ResolUed-That it is the sense OF |
this meeting that systematic effort |
should be III de to secure subscription to |
the capital stock of the company, how
ever small, from every person who will
be benefited by said road, and that the
road should be promptly located, and as
far as possible, rights of way should be
secured in exchange for subscriptions to
Capital Stock, as our past experience
shows that it is only by such methods
that we can reasonably hope for the
success of our undertaking.
5. Resozued-Thas our Senator and
Representatives be and they are hereby
requested to obtain the necessary
legislation to transfer to the said Rail
road Company from the Elkton and
Massey's Railroad Company the funds
now in the State Treasury, belonging to
Cecil county. The object of the proposed
railroad being the same for which said
funds were originally appropriated by
the State.
6. Resolued-That we appreciate the
services already rendered by some of the
county newspapers, and invoke the cordial
assistance of the whole county press to
assist US until success shall crown the
enterprise.
7. Resolped-That it is the sense of
this meeting that said Company should
be incorporated at once, and that the
organization of the Company and the
prosecution of the work should be
entrusted to men who will make a
| vigorous and persistent effort to carry
the project through to final complet-
ion.
In compliance with the resolution the
committee upon incorporation was 70 (
| pointed by tho chair as follows: Georye |
Bidde, David P. David and Z. Porter
Lusby of the First district; Geor,e
s. Woolley. Henry H. Brady and JohnJ.
Williams, of the Second district AID
John S. Writ, DIR. Howard Bratton AID
Manly Drennen of the Third distrLt.
The committee will probably meet IN
Tuesday.
Among those interested in the proect
and who attended the meeting arsW H.
Deshane, E. E. Marsh, d duncan, r. "A.
Duhamel, z. P. Lusby David P. Davis,
]. c. Price, Jr., Sahuel Frazer, Thomas
G. Cruikshank, James Watts, r. B.
Merritt and i. N. Gill. First district; J.
Polk5teele, H. H. Brady, George S.
Woolley, Robert Bouchelle, J. W. Will
sen, John ]. Williams, John Banks and
DR.. Karsner, Second DISTRICT Manly
Drennen, Rev. William Scheuler, Col. A.
w. Evans, G. G. Crothers, W. T. War
burton, George McQuilkin, John Gilpin,
DR.. Howard Bratton, Frank P. Price,
Dr.. r. G. Mackall, F. R. Scott, W. Ii.
Mackall, Frank J. Kerr. john Partridge,
| George r. Ash and John s. Writ, Third
district; s. G. Rowland, of Port Deposit,
| and others.