Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-27
NEW RAILROAD SCHEME.
Interesting Activity in the Project Of the
Queen Anne Railroads.&c. Connect With

Interesting Activity in the Project Of the
Queen Anne Railroads.&c. Connect With
Dontun.
DENTON, Mp, Dec. 20.-The activity
now being manifested by the promoters
of the Queen Anne railroad scheme is
having the effect to renew railroad in
terest such as has not been felt since the
proposition was voted on, four years
ago, to subscribe 100000 to the pro-
posed Greensborough 81 fredericksburg
railroad, which was to connect the
Delaware & Chesapeake and the Cam
bridge Y Seaford roads. Failure on tho
part of the Pennsylvania company to
construct the road after the proposition
had been voted on three times and after
assurances md been given the people
that o favorable vote would insure its
construction caused disgust with rail
road projects.
1t 10 the observation of most men
whose business calls them to the various
counties Of the Eastern Shore that Caro-.
line county for the pust fifteen years has
made more substantial progress and
shows more genuine Improvement than
any county Of the section named. One
condition more than all else has con
tributed to this result, and that is the
growing of berries and small fruits.
Caroline county land, taken as u whole,
is inferior for the growth of the cereals
TO land in the counties above, and while
they have tenaciously chung to these
staples as their principal and almost sole
crops during recent years of depression,
tine Caroline county agriculturists have
been slowly and steadily drifting away
from wheat and corn, with most salts
factory results. But the portion of the
county, perhaps, best adapted for the
culture of berries and small fruits has
never been utilized, simply because
there are no shipping facilities except
by waterway, and this Is too slow and
gives no choice of markets.
The Queenstown route as laid down
by the Queen Anne Go. contempla:es a
railroad for Denton, and possibly for
the section of the county referred to.
This county cheerfully gave charter to
the proposed enterprise during the last
Legislature and agreed to exempt such
road from taxation for 20 years. All OF
this work. together with the survey
made, failed to arouse much interest,
for the people were in no frame Of mind
~ ASSNA'N ANANhNA ih4i4OttA
But in the past few weeks there has
sprung up feeling of confidence that
the promoters OF the road are sincere,
and there now promises to be unusual
efforts to comply with the requests OF
the company.
The right of way has been practically
obtained and over $4,000 of the 5000
asked for has been subscribed by in
dividuals. w. II. Bosly of Baltimore,
the president Of the enterprise, was here
last week and feels quite confident that
the road will soon be commenced. He
has made d careful study of the route
and is agreeably disappointed to find so
much valuable territory which is with
out proper shipping facilities. His OBJ
| iect is to continue the road to Rehoboth
Beach, Delaware. Baltimore interests
are much involved in the project, for
now New York and Philadelphia get
the great bulk of our produce, whereas
with quick transportation our metropolis
would receive the larger share.