Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-01-25
PROPOSED NEW RAILR0AI
WILL RUN THROUGH SNOW HILL Z
The People Are enthusiastically i'm Favor of
Movement.
l. RUN THROUGH SNOW HILL.

The one topic of conversation in Snow
Hill and vicinity this week has been re-
garding the proposed new railroad route
down the Shore to run through Col
bourns District tn Snow Hill, on9down
to the Virginia line and then over TO
Chincoteague The MESSENGER tried
to point out to the B. G. & A Railroad
projectors the advisability of coming
this way from Salisbury when that road
was built, but deaf ear was turned TO
the idea. Now the Queen Anne's Rail-
road Co., according to the Cenierriie
Rscord., is considering the project, ii
brief account of which was also pub
lished i'll the Baltimore papers. The
Record says:
The Love Point extention of the
Queen Anne's Railroad is expected to be
fully completed and in operation with
i'll two weeks. 1t is learned on good
authority that the proposed extension
to Easton. Trappe. and the Choptank
river, opposite Cambridge will then
receive the attention or the railroad Off
cials
In addition it is understood that the
business men of Salisbury. Snow Hill.
and Chincoteague are agitating the
question of inducing the Queen Anne's
Railroad to build further extention to
their towns. The matter has been
, brought tn the attention of the railroad
officials and is being seriously consid-
cred by them. The proposed extention
would leave the main line of the Queen
Anne's Railroad at point between
, Denton and the Delaware line Ii would
go directly south to fredericksburg. From
Salisbury to Snow Hill From Snow
, Hill il would run to its terminus, which
would be point near the Virginia line,
not far from Chincoteague Island.
The Maryland Legislature at its COM
| ing session will be asked to exempt from
taxation for period of years the pro-
, posed railroad line in the counties of
| Caroline, Dorchester. Wicomico and
J Worcester The landowners along the
, line of the proposed railroad are reported
, to be willing 10 give the railroad suf
ficient land for the location of its track
and depots. With these two induce
mcnts il is understood that the extern
. sion To Salisbury. Snow Hill and Chin
coteague Island will undoubtedly be
t built
, The proposed railroad would mean II
great deal to the section through which
/ it would pass. Baltimore, the metrop-
oils of the state. is the logical market
| for all the products of the Eastern Shore
, and Love Point. the Eastern Shore ter
minus of the Queen Anne's Railroad,
is nearer To Baltimore than any other
railroad or steamer landing onthe East
ern Shore. The distance between the
pier AT Love Point and Light Street
wharf i'll Baltimore is only twenty
miles and will be covered by the boats
of the Queen Anne's Railroad in one
hour and forty minutes. The quicker
ern Shore can go To aud from Baltimore
the better it will be for them.
The proposed line would bring Sails
pury within four hours of Baltimore.
This is an hour and a half quicker than
the present time. which is five hours
and half. y saving of an hour and a
half each way means three hours saved
on the round trip. and three hours more
i'll Baltimore. 4 resident of Salisbury
could leave home at seven O'Clock in
the morning. arrive in Baltimore little
after eleven. and after spending nearly
five hours in the city. leave Salisbury
at four o'clock. and reach home AT eight
that night.
Snow Hill would reap more benefit
from the proposed railroad than Sails
bury AT present Snow Hill is q miles
by rail and water from Baltimo e. BY
the new line the distance wonl, be re-
duced to los miles, a saving of 80 miles.
At present il takes over six hours and
forty minutes TO 90 to Baltimore, by
the proposed line less than five hours
would be required BY the proposed
line resident of Snow Hill could leave
home at half past six in the morning,
get in Baltimore a little after eleven.
spont over four and half hor : in the
city, leave for home at OF 4
reach Snow Hill before nineo't
night.
Chincoteague Island, with !
lation of three thousand peopl,
also be brought into direct cor
ton with Baltimore. PocC
Crisfield and Somerset Co,
not be far from the new raj
very short branch line "
people of that section