Smyrna times., 1894-05-23
A Peninsula Trunk Line.
BY CONNECTION, THE BALTIMORE L
DELAWARE BAY TO BE REVIVED.

BY CONNECTION, THE BALTIMORE L
DELAWARE BAY TO BE REVIVED.
1t looks now as if the old Bombay
Hook road was going to be an import
ant line and considerable traffic to be
carried thereon. This ought to be a
pleasing fact to our citizens. If a sue
cess, which looks probable, it may put
some lite in this community, such as it
has never had, and though we are not
central, Smyrna will be one of the most
important towns along the route.
A description of the proposed PENN
sula Trunk Line is given below which
is clipped from the Baltimore Sun.
Arrangements are said to have been
completed by which the Baltimore and
Eastern Shore Railroad Company will
be taken out of the hands of the re-
ceiver who has operated it for the past
three years. The same arrangements
contemplate extensions of the road on
the Eastern Shore to make direct con-
nectiOns with the Baltimore aud Ohio
Road and to give II rail traffic through
out the entire length of the eastern
peninsula of Maryland.
The money necessary to meet the in
debtedness of the Baltimore and East
ern Shore Company and to release it
from the control of Receiver ThOmp-
son will, il is understood, be furnished
by the Baltimore and Ohio and the
Central Railroad of New Jersey, which
latter road is also to profit by the new
deal.
The Baltimore and Eastern Shore
Company has now a rail route from
Ocean City, in Worcester county, to
Claiborne, in Talbot county. An act
of the last Legislature chartered the
EastOn aud ElktOn Railway Company.
This road will be built under the ar
rangement, making direct connection
with the Baltimore and Eastern Shore
at EastOn.
The new road will be extended to
ChestertOwn, in Kent county, where it
will connect with the Baltimore and
Delaware Bay Road. which is con-
trOlled by the Central Road of New
Jersey. From LambsOn Station, on
the Baltimore and Delaware Road, a
line will be built to Childs Station, on
the Philadelphia division of the Balti-
more and Ohio Road. This will give a
direct connection for the Baltimore and
Ohio through the Eastern Shore coun.
ties tapping nearly every county town
in that section and running through
the most prosperous agricultural por
tions of the peninsula. The length o
new road to be built, to complete this
connection, is between forty and fifty
miles.
The incOrporators of the railroad mel
last week at the law Office of John S
Writ and took steps toward the con
struction of the road. Subscription
books for the capital stock of $350,Oo[
were opened. OF the incorporation,
H. H. Brady and George S. WooleS
have withdrawn aRd George N. Ben
nett. of Chesapeake City, and w. II
Mackall, of Elkton, were put in thel
places. The board now consists o
George Biddle, David P. Davis, u. Por
ter Lusby, John J. Williams, George N
Bennett, John S. Writ, w. H. Mackall
Manly Drennen, DR.. Howard Bratt On
If reasonable rights of way can be Sc
cured, it is probable the original rout,
will be followed from Childs to Elkton
Chesapeake City, St. Augustine, Cecil
ton, FredericktOwn, Galena to Lamb
sons. on the Baltimore and Delawar
Road. 1t is said that a corps of en-
gineers will survey route this week