Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-10
WEEMs DEAL COMPLETED.
Terms Finally Agreed Upon for Trans
fer of Steamship Property.
,h to The Evening Star

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
BALTIMORE, Md. October 1O.-The
consolidation of the Weems line, Queen
Annes Railroad Company and the Balti-
more, Chesapeake, Atlantic Steamship
Company is practically an accomplished
fact Nicholas P. Bond, who has had the
deal in charge, stated this afternoon to The
Star correspondent that the negotiations
for control Of the lines had been success
full and that the deal would be closed late
this afternoon.
Asked as to whether he would make
formal statement Mr.. Bond said: mo.
will hardly have time to prepare state
ment today, but will be ready to announce
the details tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Henry Williams, president of the
Weems line, when seen by The Star cor
respondent admitted that the line had been
sold to the interests represented by Mr..
Bond, but declined to make any statement
as to the terms of purchase.
The closing of this deal marks one or the
largest transactions in the history OF steam
boat and railway companies in Maryland
1t is generally understood that the Penn
syIyania railroad is the company repre-
sented by Mr.. Bond. The acquisition or
these lines will give to the Cassatt interests
nra ctical control of all the territory on the
peninsula including both sides OF the Ches-
apeake bay.
The Weems line runs steamers to Fair
haven Plum Point, Davies, Governor
Run and down the Patuxent as far as Ben
edict, to Fredericksburg and Tappahannock,
on the Rappahannock river and to WASH
ington, Alexandria and all landings on the
Potomac.
The B. c. and A. Company operates the
following lines Railway division, from Chat
borne and intermediate stations to ocean
CITY: Choptank River line for Easton, Ok
ford, Cambridge and landings to Denton
trappe and Tuckahoe river to Waymans;
Wicomico river line for Wingate's POINT,
Deals Island and landings to Salisbury; Nan
ticoke river line for Deals Island and land
ings to Seaford, Del; P1ankatank river me
for landings on Great Wicomico river, Cock
rells Dividing Dymers, Indian, Antlpolson
and Jackson's creeks, Milford Haven Mia,
limbs, Reedville, Indian creek, Ocrans ana
Piankatank river to Freeport, va; POGO
moke river line, Fords, Crlsfield, Onancock
and points on Pocomoke river to Pocomoke
CITY, Crisfield, Finneys, Saxis pier and land
ings to Pocomoke City and Snow Hull; DC
cohannock river line for CrlSfeld, Pungo-
league, Nandua and Occohannock river.
The Queen Anne's Company operates lines
to Love Point, Queenstown, CeAterviile'
Denton Greenwood, LeWes ana way std
tons and connect at Delaware and Chesa-
peake Junction for Easton, Oxford and way,
and at Greenwood with Delaware railroad
for all points south on New York, Ph1la-
delphta and Norfolk railroad.
The price agreed for the Weems hne Is
slightly more than $2,000,0O0 1t was stated
nv a party supposed to know that the figure
named by Mr.. Williams was So, oOO,0Oo but
this Mr. Williams declared to be entirely
too high The old Weems line, which has
been in the hands of the Williams family
for nearly century, will probably pass into
the hands of the new owners the last of the
week, or as soon as the necessary papers
cap he drawn.