Smyrna times., 1939-05-04
TWO LOCAL ENTERPRISES
UNDER WAY

TWO LOCAL ENTERPRISES
UNDER WAY
"A meeting of the stockholders of
the proposed Bay Head and New
York Terminal Company was held
Thursday afternoon at the law Of
fee of Bradford and Vandegrift.
Wilmington. The company was
organized by the election of Philip
Reybold, president, John G. Dando,
Sr., of Philadelphia, secretary and
treasurer. The directors chosen
were Philip Reybold and E. G.
Bradford of Wilmington, Thomas
Dando and j. G. Dando and Emil
Thielins of Philadelphia. The cap
ital stock is $4,000 and most of
this amount has been subscribed.
The company is organized under a
charter granted by the present
Legislature, in which it is given
power ito carry by water passeng-
ers and freight of all kinds by
coastwise navigation of the high
seas of the United States and by
inland navigation of any of the
waters of the United States. They
also have power to lease any wharf
or building, or erect the same for
the entertainment of the passeng-
ers before or after carriage. 1t
can be readily seen that the pow
ers on the seas given the company
by the charter are almost illimit-
able. The present purpose Of the
company is, however, to revive
what is known as Collins Beach in
Blackbird Hundred as a resort for
excursionists. a plot Of ground
has been bought from Mr.. Collins
and a large wharf is being erected.
A pavilion will also be erected at
a cost of S2,5OO and the owners
hope to have the place ready for
excursionists during the coming
season. The hotel at the beach
has been leased to William Fell,
proprietor of the Delaware House
at Smyrna. The name will be
changed from Collins Beach to
Bay Head.
The scheme to again put in OPP
Grafton what is known as the Kent
county. Delaware Bay and Smyrna
railroad is again assuming definite
shape. This road, extending from
Chestertown, Md, to Bombay
Hook, through Clayton and Smyr-
ma, was built a number of years
ago, but has never, owing to a
number of reasons, been a success.
The road extends over fifty miles
through farming district Of high
order. 1t at present is owned by
the Central railroad of New Jer-
sey. The moving spirit in the new
road is to all appearances Emil
Thielens, but behind him is the
Central railroad of New Jersey.
Thielens has visited Smyrna sever
al times and is meeting with the
encouragement with the people of
that vicinity. It is understood
that Thielens, who is a Philadel-
phia merchant, has made a con-
tract with the New Jersey road.
1t is proposed to spend 100000 in
reviving the road. An entire new
track is to be laid and work will
be commenced May 1st. The Dia-
-
derstood, will furnish the iron sup
plies for relaying the road. 1t is
expected to have the new road in
running order by July 1st. Fruit
and passengers can then be carried
from Chestertown and the two
Kent counties by train to Bombay
Hook and thence by fioaters to
Bay Side, New Jersey. Here con-
meets the New Jersey southern
road and then by way OF the Gen.
trail of New Jersey to New York
City. 1t is apparent that the New
Jersey Central intends to make an
effort to cut into the P. w. & B.
freight traffic, and the new road
claims that they can land fruit in
New York several hours earlier
than the Pennsylvania. The latest
map of the New Jersey Central
places the new road as one of the
branches. The name for the old
Bombay Hood road has not yet
been selected.