Democratic messenger., 1912-09-14
THE RAILWAY
A CERTAINTY
The Deals Island Snow Hill Line
To Be Started By The First
OF Next Year.
The Baltimore Evening Sun says:

The Baltimore Evening Sun says:
Marking step ahead for the future
development of farming lands and paw
ing the way for the Eastern Shore to
become the home Of large manufactor-
les. the proposed railway line from
Deals Island TO Sncw Hill. Md, is now
assured. according to information re-
ceived from a person interested in the
project The new line will be ~ miles
long and work on laying the tracks will
be started by the first of the year. II is
understood that the bonds have been
secured and that European capital is
largely responsible for making the rail
road certainty.
The new road is known as the Eastern
Shore Power, Light and Railway Com
pany. A charter was granted the COM
pany by the last session of the Legis-
lature and the right of way has been
secured.
The building Of the railway means
that in order to keep the trade of the
Eastern Shore in Baltimore conr ecting
lines will have to be established. The
future success Of the road from Deals
Island to Snow Hill seems assured, as
those behind the project have carefully
studied out every detail from source
of revenue productiveness and persons
living in that section have purchased
stock in the concern.
A feature of the railway is that sid
ings will be placed at every half mile
and this will mean that farmers may
load an entire car of produce right on
their farm for shipment to other cities.
From Princess Anne. through which
town the road will pass, it is only sew
en-hour run TO Philadelphia
The proposed line will have 100000
square acres of farm land from which
to draw. At present the output Of this
land averages about five acres Of truck
per 100 acres. With the railroad il is
expected that the land will be worked
upon a larger scale, and will yield on
an average Of II acres of truck to the
100 acres.
II is proposed to build canning houses
adjoining the farms. Sweet potatoes,
tomatoes and other products which have
been allowed to rot owing to the poor
market will be canned Then these
canning factories only run five months
in year. and il is proposed to utilize
these same plants for the manufacture
of crates, truck baskets and barrel
slaves from the timber which abounds
in that section.
Farmers will be encouraged to keep
large herds Of cows that creamery
products may be made in that section.
The Eastern Shore is one of the best
sea-food sources in the world. and the
express delivery in that line bids fair to
assume large proportions. Several
plants are now located in that section
which pack large quantities Of crab meat
The oyster trade is also expected to
boom.
With the opening up of the line a
closer relationship will be established
between the Eastern Shore and nearby
cities. Resorts may be built, and the
picturesque water front of the lower
bay may mean the establishment of
summer place that would pay the inter-
est. Those interested in the new rail-
way declare that they will show 500. 900
gross receipts for the first year Of
operation.
Large store houses will be erected
along the line, and the farmers will be
able to store eggs, butter and creamery
products awaiting sale IN markets.
Princess Anne will be the exchange
station for all traffic.
The new road will be equipped with
either steam engines or the Mckeen
gas and electric cars. As precaution
for the future development of the road
the rails will be bored. which will make
the conversion of the line into trolley
line as well as steam road an easy mat
ter.