Evening journal., 1910-08-04
TOWN WANTS
CONNECTING LINE
CentreVille Business Men
Aroused Over Failure Of P.
R. R. to Join Its Roads
MARYLANDERS WOULD
BE GREATLY BENEFITED


CENTERVILLE. Nd, Aug. 4.-The
business men OF Centervlle, the
county seat of Queen Annes county,
and of all the other towns touched by
the railroad lines in this county are
aroused over traffic facilities to and
from Baltimore. Ever since the com
pletion of the Maryland, Delaware
and Virginia, then known as the
Queen Anne railroad, the project OF
connecting the two roads-the Phila-
delphia, Baltimore and Washington
and the Maryland, Delaware and Vir-
Virginia-has been urged, but so far
without avail.
A citizen of Barclay, Queen Anne's
county, even went so far as TO get up
a petition, and with the names of
1000 people of the county affixed It
was sent to the officials of the Penn
sylvania railroad, asking them to con-
meet the two roads at Centreville and
run through train from Townsend
to Love Point, thus placing passen-
gers from the upper part OF the
county In Baltimore at an earlier
hour, enabling them TO transact their
business and return home the same
evening. The petition was disre-
garded.
Routes Proposed to Connect.
Two years ago officials and engi
neers of the Pennsylvania railroad
visited Centerville on an inspection
tour. but their object was really 10
look over the proposed routes of con-
nection one of which they would have
to take in order to join the two termi-
nails. One plan was to make a half
circle at the southern end the town
from the Pennsylvania yards TO the
Maryland. Delaware and Virginia.
The other plan was to eliminate the
big bend in the Pennsylvania tracks
entering Centreville on the east and
take an almost straight line across
the northern part of the town and
join the Maryland, Delaware and Vir-
ginia above the ravine known as
Bryan's cut The latter route was
partly staked out, but was deemed inn
practicable, as a small creek and
low march lands would have to be
crossed, which would necessitate the
building of bridge at least 200 yards
long.
The former route could be taken
far more cheaply than the latter, as
It is not only much shorter, but the
property through which the right-of-
way must pass could be purchased At
comparatively low figure.
Advantages 10 he Gained.
The stand which the Pennsylvania
railroad has taken against the con-
nection of the two branches is puz-
cling as the joining of the lines would
undoubtedly be of as much benefit TO
the company as TO the travelling pub
lie, for the company would be able
TO easily do away with two or more
train crews.
The advantages to the public are
many, as farmers, merchants and
business men as far north as Town
end, Del. would go to Baltimore by
way Of Love Point and return home
the same day. But with the present
schedules in force such a thing is
impossible Take. for instance, peo-
pie living In Sudlersville. the most
northern town i'm this county touched
by the railroad who wish to shop In
Baltimore. In summer they can take
the Pennsy train about $50 a. m, go
to Baltimore by way Of Porter or
Wllulublons anu Ntttn Antit nbpi
after II a. m. To return the same
day they are compelled to leave the
city a few minutes past p. m, ar
irving home about 5.15 p. m. If they
wish TO go by way of Centrevile and
Love Point they must either come
down on the evening train, reaching
here at g. p. m, and then rush for
half a mile TO catch the 6.36 train on
the NJ, ID. and V. for Baltimore, which
puts them In the city about 10 o'clock
that night Then comes the expense
of hotel accommodations. Returning,
they must leave Baltimore about Z
a. M, and lay over at Centerville
from 1890 to 256. or leave Baltimore
on the afternoon boat and lay over in
! Centreville all that night before they
/ can get a train for their homes. thus
] mourning another hotel bill. During
the winter they must come to Cen
! treville in the evening and stay
until next morning, as there is no
/ Baltimore train on the NJ. ID. and "
road i'm the evening I'm winter.
The people of Centreville and Queen
Anne's county Will await with anx-
iety the outcome Of the investigation
| by the Public Service Commission