Smyrna times., 1859-01-27
The Delaware Railroad and its Exten.
sion,


The North american, in speaking of the re-
port of E. Z. Sewal in reference to the exten.
sion of the Delaware Railroad, says:
1t will be recolected that, upon the compile.
ton OF the Delaware railroad to Seaford, il was
supposed that we should then have direct route
OF travel between Philadelphia and Nrrfolk
opened. The project was not only entertained
but attempted, aud for that purpose a steamboat
was purchased, and placed on the line between
Norfolk and Seaford. The latter, however, be-
lhg on the Nanticuke river, liable to some Oh.
StruclIon which II Is not now necessary to men.
loh IN detail, the entcrprle e, uuiOr unately, did
not succeed In the project now before Us, we
nave mode OF accomplishing the same purpose
past all chance ot failure, and hence the desire
20 call the attention OF our business men and
capitalists to it.
The Delaware Railroad now terminates AT
SeatOrd. From thence it is proposed to extend
1t by way of the villages Of Laurel, Salisbury
and Princess Anne to Tangier Sound, whis is a
portion of Chesapeake Bay. From thence to
Norfolk is distance Of eighty.two miles, down
anu across the great bay, making as direct
route from Philadelphia can be found avail
able. From PhIladelph TO Seatord there is
no" railway in operation, one hundred and
twelve miles long, and the distance from Sea-
ford TO the terminus on Tangier Sound being
hity-o miles. the whole length of railway
from PhiIadel phla would be one hundred and
slxty-three miles, and from Philadelphia 10 Nor.
folk the route would comprise two hundred and
torty-seven miles. Now the advantage to Pblla
delpha of such line of travel and trade would
be various. We should have direct intercourse
with the whole southern Seaboard, without the
necessity Of passing through Baltimore, Wash
IngtOn and other cities, where detentiCns uf an
extraordinary nature are unavoidable. Tradt
seeking Phladelph would not be interrupted
at Baltimore, an advantage our business men
will know how to appreciate.
AT the present time all our southern com |
mercc must pass through Baltimore. The |
southern interior is rich aud popuIous. Being
agricultural, and devoted to the great
staples, tobacco, cotton, hemp, wheat, corn,
rice, etc, the transportation OF supplies Of mis-
:ellanCous articles Of every other description
rom the northern marts OF commerce must
;ecessarlly be very great. Now, when the
railway system of the south is in its early stages
~c should bestir ourselves to acquire an influ-
ance there, before the tide of trade and travel
has acquired a tendency in any other direction.
When the Delaware Railroad was built it
was of course expected, it then stood, it could
lot De pfoH' H'dOle III any IdF9e deFree. from
he first the plan has been 10 construct various
extensions and branches, so that ultimately the
runk line, receiving tribute from all these
sources, might become an important avenue
10 deVelope the capacities of that region, it was
projected, and already it has given u
vast impetus to settlement and improvement
here. New life has been infused into the State
)f Delaware in all its parts and when the whole
system Of railways, of which it is intended to be
he trunk, shall be finished, III the peninsula
will be revlvlied. This road and its iribuia-
res both traverse a much better populated dis.
-rlct of country than many sections of the re-
note west, where millions of ca pit, have been
expended upon such works Moreover, this is
| quarry lying directly at our doors, and it will
require much less eXcrtiOn on our part to secure
i, than some of the fields to which we devote
The most attention.
o. Mrs. Everett, widow of the late David
Everett, author of the celebrated lines COM
ncncng-
You'd scarce expect one of my age
TO speak in public on the stage,
lied in New Ipswich, ~ H., January 10th, in
The SSH year of her age. She survived her
husband As years.