Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-08
THE QUEEN ANNE RAILROAD.
some GOOD R-suIis Which WIN Koi.sw IN.
Opening Of the Lire

Some Good Hrsults Which viii Follow me
Opening Of the Line.
The importance OF the new railroad
connscting lower Delaware with Balti-
more. snd thus giving easy access TO a
new market, can hardly be oyeresti-
mated, says tie State Sentinel. One
of the chief difficulties affecting the
agricultural interests of the State is
that Of getting produce to market, and
il is hardly possible that too many
transportation facilities, or connection
with too many markets can be made.
The promise OF the new road is for
wider market and shorter carriage.
both OF which are important and vslu-
able 10 the section OF the country
ttsyersed.
The importance OF the new road az a
passenger route for summer travel can
only be imagined. The easy connec-
tion which it will afford between the
magnificent ocean beach at Rehoboth
and the great population of Baltimore.
Washington and the adjacent cities
and towns. seems now to ensure the
rapid spd permanent development Of
that splendid seaside resort. The
possibilities involved in 1t may be
anticipated by glance at the relations
and uafic between Philadeiphis and
the seaside resorts near that city
Cape May, Atlantic City and otner
resorts. the population OF Phiia.
deiphra is about !, 600 600. The aggre.
gate population OF Baltimore. Washing
ion and the adjacent toms is also
about 1000, 600. The distance from
Philadelphia 10 Cape May is about the
same as from Baltimore TO Reboboth,
making the relations between the last
named places. with railroad comwuni-
cstiops established. about the same.
Philadelphis seeds annually about
5, 600. 900 visitors to her adjacent sea-
side resorts; Of these 8, 000, 900 go 70
Atlantic City 600, 900 to Cape May and
about !. 200, 900 TO other resorts. II is
not beyond reason 10 say that Rehoboth
will achieve With equal facilities as
great a popularity as either OF these
resorts. But to keep within bounds,
let US suppose that the Queen Aune's
road will carry only 10 per cent of the
number OF passengers carried between
Philadelphia aud the resorts men
/ toned. say 500. o00. and that each oil
[ these people should spend IS, very
small sum - the aggregate would be
/ enormous; s2. 500. 900 would be brought
Into Sussex county TO be distributed
I very largely for hreadstufs, meats.
poultry, eggs, butter ana vegetables.
I This result OF the opening Of the rail.
! road would be benefit TO the whole
( State.
I What the Jew railroad company has
done in building wharves, grading its
roed-bed and laying tracks to the State
line at Greenwood is a guarantee Of
I good faith, in the projected develop.
\ ment Of Rehoboth, and that the road
will be completed. The State needs
this road, and Sussex county needs il
more than any other section Of the
State. II asks no aid from tie State OF
county authorities aud therefore cannot
in any way lie burden on the people.
In addition to all this, as we hare
already intimated, il opens up an ad
ditional outlet for our farm and garden
products in the markets Of Baltimore
ami Washington. 1t gives Suisse,
county market, Baltimore, that Is 81
miles nearer than Philadelphia, which
Is the present nearest available market
Baltimore is 30 miles from Queenstown
and the latter place ~ but 40 milei
from the heart OF Sussex county. Til,
route from Queenstown 10 Baltimore il
by boat and the freight rate is one hal
lower than by rail so that b. tbi
route The distance. counting freigh
charges. from Sussex to Baltimore
will be bot 30 miles. This is an ad
vantage that will be appreciated b!
shippers Of produce.
In all its bearings upon trade condi
tions, the new road appears to be
very desirable addition to trRnsporta
tion facilities, and will doubtless b
heartily welcomed by the people alop
its proposed route through this State