Smyrna times., 1858-02-04
Spirited Enterprise. What has been
D0ne.

C. Done.
E. IL IS not unffequently the case when any tri
ID fling improvement, by which the public nav b.
" oeneh'ted, is talked Of in our town or vicinity
l. that some one present may be heard to utter
J. Ihere Is not public spirit enough to carry i
j. through" or "It can't be done, because the
$ people hahn! got no enterprise" or " That We
cant agree among ourselves" or some other
I equally SILLY remark, that would sound rather
better we think, coming from q child ten or
twelve years of age than from those who fire.
quently make such remarks.
When we recolect that it has only been
lew years since the old steamboat Kent" first
made her appearance in the waters, affnrding
facilities for the residents of Smyrna, and we
may say all the lower part of this Peninsula,
to visit their friends in Philadelphia, and OPEN
ing to the farmers large market for the sale
OF all kinds of agricultural produce they never
dreamed OF, is it worth while for any man or
any set OF men to cry out, when they merely
see the shadow of an improvement, " it can't
be done; 1t will prove failure like every thing
else! There are to be found in every COM |
nunIty, we know. men who have more money |
Than brains. and who never look at any new
idea IN any other light than to further their
own selfish interests men, too, who owe much
10 Inc community in which they 1--we. If our
memory serves us Alright, the steamer Kent"
did not prove failure ; but, on the contrary.
the traffic and travel rapidly increased, soffi-
cient to Justify the running of another boat in
objectionable Napoleon" thus atfordin0
daily communication with Philadelphia, and
ahordlng to farmers and others double facilities
Tor visiting and marketing their produce. After
the Kent " had been run few years and be-
come Somewhat unsuiled TO serve the increased 4
demands OF the public, she was disposed of. a nd
larger boat--the Zephyr was purchased
10 run IN her stead,-that the increasing de.
nands OF the public might be met in a satislac.
ory manner. sharp and spirited COMPETE
ION existed at the time between the rival boots C
md very soon after the " Zephyr" was put on {
he route, the opposition, not easily dsunted I
o'u TIE " Napoleon " and purchased larger, g
more roomy, and faster boat, the :. Balloon" Il
'hch was run TOR long time in opposition to Il
he "Hephyr," between our town and Philadel. Il
una. Both bolts, however, continued TO do &c
Tood business, and we believe earned fair divi- 81
ends Tor those persons interested.
lhus the spirit of enterprise continued, until tt
o"ut year or SO since, when the Delaware ~
-aIIroad was agitated and began to be seriously th
ilked OF. Here fruitful subject and fine nm. it,
'r'unlty' too, was now offered for those few
on progressive individuals to open their mouths at
5aln' shake their heads, aud exclaim, "A be
'"roed Why, 1t Will ruin the county !''-and. tn
ire enough. ten chances to one if YOU happen Pr
IN at the Post Office, at any of The cornor =,
'ger s'orcs' or at either of the popular drug. bv
S's' You would hear the fainl exclamation of on
'he one there congregated, ut can't be ira
'"ei "lt wont pay" or "They can't raise hp
oney enough 10 put it through" Now, how. n
er' 1t was done; they did raise money enough M,
put !! Throughout, owing to the enormous
unties they had TO pay to owners of land ~
'u 'u"' we OeiieVe' II Ma
eSnt Pdy very large dividends, or rather il
not yet,-though, be ii remembered, it has D
1t been completed. What it will do in the 49,,
nrSe OF one or two years may be surprise
all interested. Well, now these cant. nav I
aPs' who are always predicting failure in e"' Uee
cry undertaking, are TO be found everywhere. '0
- couldn't-be-done chaps are nowhere, and '0'
money that couldn't be raised, acas raised. U
The railroad put in good running order, un. say
tunately, however. for thoso ,,JI;,, - Me
Il said It couldn't be done and used all their md
oric 10 put it down. Happily, however, it to
done and these poor, unfortunate fellows Jud
ly disappointed. 'ira
Weed We write more TO convince the peonIe '"er
omyrna-we mean the progressive, lire 'OU
P'e'-not your dead men, or men insensible u
III except their own private interests,-that cove
'me things can be done as well as others ~, Sec
,, we want to say one more word. We wan, ty z
townsPeople to again think of forming n was
company, and in the next issue we wilIen. o.
Vor to make few suggestions. Will tbev Mes
It! The town of EasIon, Md, we see. bava st.
Ir works in very successful operation.- lngt
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