Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-21
Corresponds CE.

Wilmington a4Ad Repaine Rasrro al.
The article signed ~BtockhsldsF,'' IL yester-
days Issue, I read with much regret Il tends TO
damage this great enterprise, alphabetically no
doubt on the part Of the writer; he has been mis-
informed on the subject and s161i try and place
the matter faiHy before your readers. Nsls e
LIST. The Rond Il located to the d. w. limit Of
our city and neariy mile this side of New Gus
tie junction.
2nd. Our Gas Co., at the request Of the Presi-
dent of the +. Il. Co., have made an offer for the
lot adjoining our Gas Works, to be used for the
erection of q freight depot, Id.
3D.. All of our Directors, without an exception,
l think, desire to extend the Road to the Della
ware, on the south side of the Christiana, and
would have so located the Road had the properly
holders there shown the least libefallty toward
the Company. tr
4th Releases could not be obtained for more
than onc-tenth Of the land South of the Christi
ana think, certainly not one-fourth and then
the Board concluded to locate the Road for the
present, only, to the City line, aud In such way
that It can be conveniently taken across the creek
and down to the River, us soon as property hold
ers there show some sign Of liberafity In relcas
Ing land damages and subscribing TO stock.
| 9th. II is rather too much for them to ask 9TH
ers to take more stock to enable the Company to
buy their land, and build an extensive bridge and
two miles of railroad to Improve their property.
9Th. hazard nothing in saying that not a sin
gle Director, here, or In Pennsylvania, owns
cents worth OF interest In the wharf Improve
ments at New Castle.
eth. 1t is due to the Pennsylvania Directors,
| who, by the Pennsylvania laws, must be seven ii
| number to our six, to say TINT In no single in.
stance have they carried out their views in oppo.
| sltion to our votes and wishes; ON the contrary
they started out with the idea not to pass upon
any measure Of policy concs rling interests at this
end, without the approval of nearly all of iht
| Delaware Directors.
Sth. If this Railroad goes to the river anywhere
tmust cross the w. & b. Railroad, and partic.
from above can hence ship coal or anything else
to New Castle or ~ny point above or below it
so II should be and SO hope II will be, for in al
our published estimates of trade submitted to oui
people we based our calculations on large trad,
| from and 10 the Delaware Railroad.
9TH There need be no fear of our Directors
building this Railroad to New Castle, and thereby
neglecting their own city ; II no other considers
tions prompted, their selfish feelings woud stand
/ In the way.
This New Castle shipping port Is nothing but ,
scare-crow it has been tried and found insult
| able, as three great Railroad companies know, Il
their very serious cost. 1t Is not probable tina
VIC who have not particle Of interest In it, will
try to revive it after their finding out that It's ma
tural location is against it.
The Wilmington and Reading Railroad is now
on the very eve of success. after years of labor
Wilmington, for subscription Of three hundred
| thousand dollars, gets public improvement tim
would be cheap to her at a subscription of mil
lion. Let us not by quarrelling among ourselves
over trihing details, hazard the loss Of so great
work. DIRECTOR.
WILMINGTON, Nov. 10, 1867,