Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-04-15
THE QUEEN anne RAILROAD
Formally Opened From re ,n-
wood to Queenstow.l.
INITIAL TRIP AN EvENTFUL ONE
Was Enjoyed by Citizens of
Two States.
Deiawars's Legislature aud Constitutional
Convention Guests of the Railroad or
fieiaia---ThursdaS Observed as n Holiday
Along the Route of the New Road.

wood and Baltimore was formally
thrown open for business Thursday.
and the beginning Of new enterprise
was never attended with greater sue
cess. No better evidence of this fact
was necessary than tha expressions of
satisfaction and delight which were
discerrahle on the faces of President
W. II. Bosley, Attorney Wilmer Emory
and the other officers of the company
who took part In the great event.
The Delaware Legislature and Con-
stitutional Convention we're there, both
bodies having accepted Invitations from
the management. Tho presence of such
distinguished gathering on the open
Jog day should bring any amount of
sucGess and good fortune to the young
enterprise.
The Delaware lawmakers left Dover
on the 9.56 a. NJ. train. attached to
which wore two special cars which
had been put DIT their disposal by Su-
perintsnient n L. Holiday of the
Delaware railroad.
The party consisted of Chancellor
John r. Nicholson, OK Gov. William T.
Watson. Speakers Harrington and
Riggin, Senator'S Pyle, Meredith,
Handy. Alr;chs. Fenimoro and Pierce,
Representatives Cheairs, Short, j. II.
Hopkins, Dempsey, Taylor, Mccoy,
Martin, Whitney, johnson, Davis,
Adams. Smith, Thompson. Dukes and
L. S. Hopkinh, Chaplain Vincent,
Clerks Spicer, Jones and Gum, Ser
geants.a arms Hazel, Quillen and
Hutchins, Constitutional Convention
Delegates Mobrc. Clark, Murray,
Smithers. Cooeh, Evans Cooper, Car
Isle, Herring, Martin, Cannon. Horsey,
Sepp, Ellegnod, Hearne and Dasey.
State Auditor B. L. Lewis, State Lii
brarian Perer Q. Gruwell, A, G. Cole,
John F. Salisbury, George A. Milling.
ton. OK Senator Records, W. Fl. Tunis
and others. They were the guests of
President Bosley, Attorney Emory,
Secretary W. w. Busted. General
Manager Isaac w. Troxel and Directors
John Ponder add Philip L. Cannon.
At Greenwood the Deiawareans
boarded special train, which was in
waiting at the new station. The train
left that point at TO- 30 o'clock and ar
rived on the wharf at Queenstown at
II O'Clock, having covered the So miles
from the Delaware railroad to the
Chesapeake bay in one hour and FIVE
minutes.
Of course, the guests were inclined
to critirise among themselves, but all
criticism was exceedingly fiattering to
the management, and Attorney Wilmer
Emory, to whom is due. in a great
measure, the construction of the road.
has Just cause TO be proud. For nine
years he has been thinking about the
road and all that time working for a
realization of his hopes. For several
years be has been to the Legislature
asking privileges, which have been
granted and which nobody has any
cause to regret. Atptimes il took a
great deal of persuasion to get the
members of the Legislature to think
his way, but now they are perfectly
satisfied that they were open to con
victien and permitted such commend
able enterprise to locate in lower Della
ware.
The trip Thursday was to demonstrate
that the company had acted in good
faith with the State, and their maguiti-
cent equipment is ample proof that
they have. The guests were agreeably
disappointed. They found roadbed
very evenly ballasted and a Compound
steel rail track, upon which the heavy
train ran like as il il. was passing over
one OF the old standard roads of tine
country, one that had been in service
for years Tho ride was a pleasure
seldom en- joyed on such occasions. The
cars are large. roomy and comfortable
and the locomotives are powerful and
in hrst-class condition. In fact the
| rolling stock is up to date. Ruomy,
comfortable and attractive stations
have been built at tho towns along the
trouta, aud every facility is offered the
people for rapid transportation OF pas.
seagers and freight anywhere between
Baltimore and Greenwood.
Those 10 the inspecting party were
also favorably impressed with the OK
ceedingly fine appearances of the farm
lnnds through which the road passes.
which will undoubtedly give the com
pany great deal OF business.
But one of the chief features is the
| terminal at Queenstown. Here the
company dined the visitors in splendid
style and they had ample opportunity
10 make critical examination. The
company has built long pier out into
| the water, where boats of considerable
depth can land. The road runs out to
the end of tho pier, where there is a
large freight warehouse. There is also
waiting room for passengers
| The freight house is two stories in
height. the second story ia the main
! offices of the company, and here every
thing is conveniently arranged. The
terminal facilities are said to be the
best on the Chesapeake bay outside of
Baltimore.
The several stations are connected
with each other ana tile main office
with a telephone line, over which train
orders and other messages will be sent.
Tne company ia running two trains
day each way.
After dinner at the terminal station
Thursday afternoon speechlnakine was
| INDUCED in, and at l.30 o'clock the
| party lett for home. reaching Dover at
341 aud Wilmington shortly after !
O'Clock. The day will long be remem.
hered, and those who had the good
fortune 10 he in the jolly party will loss
no opportunity to tell their friends
what excellent facilities are provided
| by the Queen Anne Railroad Co.
! Work is progressing on that portion
/ OF the line east of Greenwood, and it
/ will probably be 10 operation within n
year. The company means business
and is losing no time in the con-
str1ction of the line.
/ day the new road know nothing
but success and prosperity was the
| general sentiment expressed by those
who accepted the hospitality of the
| management.
The people living along the road
made the day sort of holiday, and
everybody for miles put aside every
thing to go and ses the line in opera
| tion, Men, women and children were