Evening journal., 1909-08-13
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Friday, August I3. 1909
pENINsuLA TROLLEY LINE.

ID ALTIMORE is keenly alive to the advan-
ID tages of securing the trade of the Eastern
Shore Judging by the favorable manner in
which one OF the leading papers-of that city IS
considering the proposed trolley to run through
parts of the Eastern Shore and Delaware, Bal
tmore will go after the trade not only of the
Eastern Shore but of Delaware. Baltimore is
reaching out
There is little prospect that the Maryland
metropolis will get any considerable increase
in trade from Delaware, but her interest IN Del
aware shows how alert she is TO watch every
avenue that may bring grist to her mill.
A swift ferry is proposed across the narrow
section of the bay opposite the neck OF land
which extends from Baltimore 10 the bay shore
From the Kent county shore ofythe bay, at
point either Just above or Just below Colchester,
II is proposed to construct ar electric road due
east TO Chestertown, and thence by route
which would approximate closely TO bee line
s0uthVafr 10 a point on the Choptank river, OPP
posite Cambridge. The ferry across the bay
saws the Baltimore paper, is designed to put the
contemplated electric road into quick touch
with the system of the United Railways and
Electric Company of Baltimore, at point not
far removed from the present bayside park ter
minals of the latter company An ASSOCIATION
10 promote the enterprise has been formed
through the efforts of the Travellers and Mer-
chants Association of Baltimore.
II IS estimated that the cost of bringing 10
realization the plans as they have been tormu-
lated will not exceed $3,ooo,ooo. -Four large
Eastern Shore towns-Chestertown, Center
Vile Easton and Cambridge-will, by the car
rving out OF the proposed scheme be brought
into Quick connections with Baltimore, ana
there will besides, be tapped all along the pro-
posed route highly prosperous farming sec
tions.
The promoters have great ambition as they
believe the building of such an electric line
would be the nucleus of a system that would
cover the entire peninsula with trolley lines, An
electric line might be built from Chestertown 10
Dover distance of fifty miles, and this might
be followed by a electric line running down
through the entire peninsula.
Whether such road will be built depends
upon the energy of the Batimoreans who are
interested and the capital they have at their COM
nand The plan outlined seems to be the hrst
definite one with any real hope of consumma-
tion that has been presented. Many trolley
schemes have been advocated in Delaware
companies have been organized, rights OF way
secured and there has been a great deal OF tax
which has ended in nothing tangible
The Baltimore scheme may also end IN tax
but the significant thing about 1t is that Balti'
noreans have realized the possibilities OF such
a proiect and the advantage that it would be 70
them The Baltimore plan will arouse consid-
erable interest in Delaware, especially because
trolley line has been the dream of many OF the
residents of the lower counties. They have been
SO wrapped up in the project that an effort, II
will be recalled was made at the last session OF
the Legislature, TO have the state assist imam
ciallv in the construction of a road in the lower
counties The Baltimore project is also OF inter
est to Wilmington as showing how Maryland
chief city is reaching out for trade. 1t should
inspire our own business bodies to greater ef-
forts to command the trade OF the peninsula.