Smyrna times., 1867-08-21
COR RES PONDENCE.
Adams Express Co., and e. O. Sew.
all, superintendent Del. RaiIroad

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AZ an NEW YORK, ErorLitant anil 4rLI,ol
:" q Ffe'9htS By Drlaware Rmlroud in WIKI
70 among other statements and facts, the follow
~ ~ ing paragraphs occur UNIV
=. As one of the results of such arbitrary co,
Il dltlons and bad management of This R,ilroa
l. Company, the following occurrence will scrv
: as an Illustration :" "''' ''1
a. A gentleman in this locality, largely into,
Il. cStGd IN peach growing along the water conrS,,
: aud who had planted IA number of trees r., r.,
If years since. OF choice, early fruit, with = vie,
solely OF shipping it " ErptrSsy" by Eailro,d
sent on Thursday last, lst inst, two Lundrc
D crates to the Depot, to be shipped bv Adam
;, Express to New York. The EXPIRES, Co 's N"'t
r hau engaged to ship the fruit, ami telegraIhn,
Il 10 the superintendent Of Del. r. II. q f,r
It car 10 snip 1t IN. The agents answer was tha
tothe agent of Adams & Co. 5 ExnrnSs =, Ilieu
f delphla, who had car sent thronoL tba ~" U'l
= Perntendent OF the Del X. Il Go h,, H. H.
u0Wh passenger train at noon. which wac L,aJ
ed III time to be sent by the , o'clorL, - Yao
| passenger tram going north. But o,y;n,, u" ~
the neglect OF the Superintendent to ~
the conductor to take the car on his tr,in ~
~ olou'I nave beeh done with other Exnrn.S
'o' '"c Goilluctor refused to take il with bis
tr"aI.' "'S,t tIe car was left standing ON thn
rack. subsequently, it WAS arrano,.d Char ~;
ear ear Sho4id be taken by the freight tr'n ''i'' -,
"iIa"GlphIa ana there attached fo tbn n;oL.
liI"HSh passenger Express trainto New Val.
""'ci! "o'lit have been in good timo fn, ,.,,
loThlhS market, but by similar nnoi.ct 10y
1'a management the car was Inft st,nd;n,. "'','
~ o,ie Track at Philadelphia, but finally arrival
g. Jersey CITY late Friday afternoon MA
i mult meantime, by delay being much iniuroJ
n"m lFIy Iu w 'he c"n'i@nee at a loss to the shin
per OF between 500 and 5000 II viii h. rp ~
uAHulDencI, too that tho e.: -
crate i'0' VI ~ cents
Io Next day the same gentleman with others
oiteo another Express car with fruit. which
IN IKE manner with the first, owing to ba5
aagGment aG:I OF the Railroad Company, was Irit
In your issue of I4th of August comnu
S',r'.W ,,r'iI' aPpcarS over the signature Of f. o
''.' te'1l sup |. Lel. H. Il. Co., in which heaf.
Ter contained in the above paraor,,I,S a'I
C.''ar"Gtrrzes the statement as '.~hoHlDutr,,n >
:"lH there are more things Of the .,mn SOW,
1n 1n YOUR correspondent letter. iutnrn.t;,,,,
I"ct9 see your Your editorial naragra,,b ,,Ij,
!'ltn; hut | will contcut myscif ,rM crn{,;
t"9 ms 11", IN which am personally ronc,.r,,
ca an from which the cure and urcyc,,c,, ~
"'G "'1f@r ca" be eJ"IiJcd by your readers '"'
Vow the writer of the article to wh;ah
f'''S ,II ITa + wen acquainted with Mr. f. G. Sew
= an - lie IS quiet, gentlemanIy person dnc;. +,
4i.GIy reticent, and always non-cnmmittal AL
,I ulnlclIt - understand. We believe he i =
hcn"er OF church in Wilmington, and a.
TENDS the services and listen, attrntivciv 70
sermon g! every Sabbath. He has filed ,La i
~ 'iiic', OF Superintendent of the Del ;
,i,r d number OF years and, as far as we /
'lI"i ,o'l .'le 3'hlahy have no cause to Sunpr- G
W i,', " g" more efficient person Indeed
u 9"re tiilcI"nt man for the position. than n. O
:. ~ NrwaIi, though we never kn, " wb,, H.
's' Nv" " ihltIaI> OF his name was oris i,tendad a
~ x; he doubtless performs his dnti.s u
: = "a II uIiT a, he knows how for the intrra,t
. n '3e Il. H. Co.. and when he noticed tbot fo
IIo,'3't1t"" r against the Company, hy wLirb IT,
vs. VI from S'J) to 5000 was incurred m n,
n;.I "I one car load of fruit and being -
'; ,igh Wilt'd Tor all Railroad nan,pnrs oro
uleN "ittrdl 1t occurred to him at once a., H.
'"rt> OF Nent County might be an,l;nd - tn
e e IcufeSS' and the sooner he made y da,,iai tn
the statement by characteriZipr i ~ .t,rIl|
"|nH" and ln>inultins As to the :, ,,co,,.,'
/, y y "' T T'"" and lntimatinr the 'roaders vi
'no 1 "''S can Judge" hy his (SrwaIr.I Ell
"'eilI't .I ~ ne would have the verdict of rho go
cope II not judgment in Court ''ic
lhe writer of this comnunio,t;on - I'll
e one referred to by Mr.. +. O. Srwai1 r. IN Wen ven
.te to the TtmcS does not intend 70 Ia, 10 Il" ms
JuStlce' nor state that which is '',rLoU, 'a'' ~,
1f' nor to make mi,statcmcnts and i ,nr SPG;
.'Y willing the " care uid nc3tror,," or' H.
ter shall be judged either bv the 'I,,cs 700 ' "ri
IS IS or himself Aud as an evidence of tba Mn
I'cf car" and accuracy" in maxim tbo .
i'emlent , I.; referred to by Mr. f. Q. Scwall for
writer writer uhhesltatingly states that as tbo ncs
:, appeared IN print so it was stated IN con
II ny agenteman whom the wyjtc, L,L.,eJ or d
" T"hL" dad ridLIc, anal Lcf,ro = ,c,. 8
mt0 the printers hanLs II ,r1s carcf,,W' maxi
~ - or"T by tie rrier to this ;of,,,1o|,.%t at Il
me GHcs'ion 0SLf linn Is tL,,;; L;'n" n ".,'rt the
! ,r tr"r Hsg rrpLy ,ras, YES it Is. Ana 60 VAN VAN
ocleVed 1t then and see nothing in Mr. SetT. IH''
notc 3I DENIAL to satisfy us yetit is ,rLoL "'""
ndlI. LI ne does not deny that he was teln-
- 4 a. '"e instance OF Adams 4 Co. 3 Ex in Fl
- :, Agent' at Clayton, for car TO load tLo .
y nor does he deny that he dil nor 6ran Iic sih.
d car as stated to load the fruit but SIN;
contents hintself" with Ljx rt,I.n,ai. H'", r,ry
ch ne expects the poor simple minded ro" lie a.
OF the ItDcs to believe is trun anJ ia "a 6.
enGnt en- ~ OF the writer's informant '~boW, CUT,
"' the s
Uvs ,,vs rT; r. u Sewall as Superintendent Of l..
w. va haiiroad Company control the rum. Pecnl
OF m trains over that road ACCORDING to tha fitted
Table, to which his name is a6neUdI .U o,ie than
oes he not? Did he give Adams Exnro., per c.
notice IN writing how many cars that esne1. o. o.
tram or any other train could take '1 for any, a"g
ana no more, or did he not? Was he I"U R"ra, =
rnphed to, by, or at the instance Of amv m doiIs {s
Jam Express Co. S Agents, either from 1 tbo:o oy
ton or Philadelphia, or elsewhere, for 3, |
load the fruit in question, or was he nc not do sell
dld nc send car by the down noon train, the lou
rmlt car which may have been at Ciav' reJun.
70 load the fruit with the intention Of i 10.
taFen by the O'Clock, p. NJ train co. to be C
orth or did he not? ''" go IL.
th these questions answered negatively, :, with
not be difficult for an intelligent Kont able Ii
y jury or the simple minded readers 'nf Of funding
1ne% ~ to Judge of the accuracy'' of No ton in
i denial, or the statement OF tba WI an; rePoric
Informant, hor would it be dificult 70 VIII nl HaI
2 where the responsibility rests " "S
ne various communications wc have ,.:.
mas not been our intention to do in;ms %i,s
inc Del Railroad Co. or any Of its i"6us- au'
s. nor do we complain of imEositionSe e'll. M
ions on any freight shipped over tbot ot EER
ther than peaches to New Yort wt;nn tndt suffered
Dhe Interested knows is SO rxorl;4 Ttlc DTGay
le Shippers have lost money Iargely n 10 III or II
IN this road, and have b1ay been sly m Smisrrr.
81 put IN running Orlor on1 -. ''''O ~ r;,,