Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-17
QUEEN ANs 70 RAILROAD.
Denial OF Rumor That 1t WIN Be = Feeder
to the P.. w. & Il.

TO the Pc, W. &B.
The Queenstown (Md.) News con-
tains denial of the rumor that the
Queen Anne railroad will act as q
feeder to the p. w. & j. railroad. The,
News says:
Tho WORK Of the new railroad now
being built from Queenstown. Md. to
Lewes, Del, is being pushed rapidly
and the construction train has been
within the limits of Caroline county
for three weeks.
But little grading remains to be
done between Greenwood and Queens
town and the rails will be placed from
Queenstown to Denton probably within
three weeks. The bridge over the
Choptank river is not yet completed,
as the work of driving pilings has been
hindered by the remarkably low tides
which have prevailed for several weeks.
w. @. Pollard, the contractor, thinks
that the work will not be bothered any
more by this cause, and he hopes to
complete his work by November 18th.
''The engineers of the Queen Anne's
railroad spent portion of the past
week ut Lewes, Dell, making surveys
in the interests OF the company. The
grading to Greenwood, Del, is practi
cally finished, which is as far as con-
tracts have been made. The next sec
tion ia between Greenwood and Ellen
clale, the survey of which has been made.
No definite arrangements have been
made farther than Glendale, where the
Delaware. Maryland Il Virginia railroad
lie crossed. The rumor has been current
in some quarters that as the new road
was not being pushed beyond Green-
wood, where it intersects the Pennsyl-
vania line, that 1t was possible there
was an understanding not to 60 beyond
and allow the now road to be feeder
for the Philadelphia, Wilmington &
Baltimore railroad. 1t is claimed that
passenger coaches from Baltimore for
Rehopoth could be taken to Harring-
ton, distance of eight miles, and from
thence 60 to Rehoboth. This, how
ever, is not accepted, as the Queen
Anne's company has purchased property
in Lewes and has solicited, through
their attorney. Mr. Wilmer Emery. the
right OF way from Ellendale TO Lewes.
Aside from this, Lewes and Rehoboth
are two objective points important to
any railroad enterprise. Lewes can
certainly be made coaling station and
We stern Maryland coal can be freighted
there by the new road at cheap rates
and and quick time. Who knows but
that it would be feasible to start line
Of steamships again from Lewes to New
York and have the same as an extern
sion of the new railroads projects? To
fruit-growers this idea is fascinating
because it would give them quick
route to the great metropolis for their
fruit and would afford opposition for
the railroad, which charges, enormous
freight on fruit. In the absence of a
competing line our farmers have had
no redress from such exorbitant ratee.
Rehoboth as summer resort has all
the natural advantages to make it popu-
lar with Baltimore and Washington.
Referring to the suggestion that his
line would probably stop at Greenwood,
Del, and become feeder TO the Phila-
delphia, Wilmington a. Baltimore rail-
road, President Bosley of the Queen
Anne's railroad saidTuesday that such a
plan was not under consideration, and
the origjna intention to build the road
to Lswes, .iel., would be carried. out
The line is nearly finished to Green
wood, 35 miles from Queenstown, the
western terminus. 1T is expected to
run trains when the road is completed
to Greenwood. Negotiations have been
in progress with the Pennsylvania rail-
road relative to rights of way across
the tracks of that system at Greenwood
and Glendale, Del. These crossings
have been in dispute and condemnation
proceedings have been resorted to.
''Tbe large warehouses with offices
on the upper floor and the waiting
room opposite the warehouse are COM
pleted and the workmen will go to
Queen Anne to-day to start the build
ings for that place and Hillsboro.