Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-08-22

oonsidess bis ioss TO be very heavy. The coal oil
works Along tho schnylkiil are badly damaged
and men arc going around and into them with
boats, resculng both full and empty barrels, which
are floating about One boat was seen 10 go d.
rectly Into the door Of one Of the buildings. The
loss will be very heavy. s'0
The marshes ,irtwecn here and Philadelphia
are generally Hooded. The Delaware Is high but
no danger from i y apprehended.- Satardy's
ConmereiaL 4iilmil, sIht,sgl Y3 liz
The wfiminGtsn and Resains RsiIread
BRILLIANT FUTURE BEFORE THE xKw ROAD
scHuYLKILL COAL REoIoss-aREAr NERrISo
AT PorTsviLLK.
The Importance Of this road to our city has been
somewhat under-estimated by those who at first
went into the project with view to securing To-
cal trade, and who were disappointed In tho Anal
location determined upon. From present indica-
tons we believe tais road Is destined to become
great coal road, and formidable rival to the
powerful and wealthy Philadelphia and Reading
road. II this becomes the case the policy of the
Directors In choosing the shortest and most d.
rect route between the two points, and in allow
ing temptation In the way OF local trade to lead
them away from such route, will be universally
approved.
The great Importance Of this road as an outlet
from the great Pennsylvania coal-aelds to naviga-
ton appears to be, like many of our city's own
local advantages, much more highly appreciated
by those at distance than by our own people,
The Philadelphia and Reading road by a system
with the Justice or injustice of which we have
nothing to do, has provoked the most powerful
Indignation and hatred Of all persons interested
in mining and coal lands in Schuylkill county
An immense meeting was held In Pottsville on
Wednesday evening, 9Th inst, In which set of
resolutions denouncing the road and pledging all
interested to do all in their power to guin another
outlet for their coal, was passed. committee
was appointed to devise means and measures for
carrying the resolutions into effect.
AT this meeting powerful address was made
by Hon. +. W. Hughes, which we find published
in full in the last number OF the Miners Journal
He accused the Reading road Of systematically
weakening aud then buying upall lateral roads
for the purpose Of gaining control of them, and
where IL suited their purpose, to do so, of buying
partly finished roads for the very purpose of pre-
venting their completion. He also accused them
of running lateral or branch roads for which they
had no use through every possible pass in the
mountains, SO as to gain control of the land and
prevent any opposition road from being built.
He said the company had not only defrauded,
but openly robbed the miners, and were now en-
deavoring to gain entire control Of the mines SO
as to make their monopoly complete.
His speech throughout was one of the stronr-
est and most powerful indictments N a great
oornnrs,,an ~ ..,.., asa, . =. ~.
corporation we have ever read, and was heartily
applauded by his audience.
IJe nronosad os a ron,ol,, 80 .,,,n,u, -, 49,,
-. r -, , ."' ops.i"s vi nv"
outlet and SAID that those Interested in these OUT
lets and al present oppressed nv the PbiIadelnhia
and po.,,n,r .o,a ,norroso,,,,5. -, &c s,on
900 am 80 =, ~ r., s.p's.. "a *AVV'
Wv,Voo, anu aii they need Is UNITY OF action.
Mr. Hughes closed his speech as follows =
In two months from to-day We will be n npit nm
this subject and then we viii ,aLa act;on thot
will give power and practical resnis to that nnitw
Let me further say TINT in the last few davs
have by Invitation met several bodies of canita,.
lists. the evils of which we comnIain are wei,
understood. and il IL as well understood that this
region inclndino that nortion If Inc Nahona,
witch may find n nnt,a. H., tho cohn,i,,,iI ~;
braces over half Of tbe Anthracite coaI 2ennslt. ~
Pennsvlvona W. n,a na,,ai ~ voa a. eep1sNe Vi
rt,nn NM
tonnage oil Zo,oooooo tons per year for centuries
~ eolne. inis - Prlze tnat capitalists see may
i IlnlsI ricn returns ior capital invested, Among
,t hose nave VISITED as before stated, have had
a0o rais c1nnacna assurances that with 900
w o iuiseu W schuylkli county, We secure two
ton roads. BY this route we are at Wilmington
pat one mile further from pottsve than to Port
scbuykiIi Haven over iha nntn wia cost from
per letter of r. A. Wilder, Esq,, which 1 hold in
my hand, Sioo,ooo 10 Reading y viii OF course,
hove n"' o ,v, - ~ cNpeeca tMt tne sum
sired Is that Schuylkill comfy Give nm earnest Of
Its interest in the new roads. A half million to
m;,on y" NIL; VIII iurhisii ts aouhdantly. Ihls
stock. Look 10 the stock of tbe iaSiob R Rl,ns
or our local roads here, before they were swai-
a, up py iiic Reading, all paid dividends from
as coal roads trom the inibrocita nnay r rnJ meh
To raise this million will require but one per cent.
on inc value OF our Investments. Who will not
lat Ia "c, w" re IN, m m. us dividend
the amount invested. I'd, To save Tia nre.e mi
property from depreciation of at least fifty per
te; uhu w. 10 aua 70 us present value from
Did ever so small an eifort nromise n ,noro
splendid rcturni Were ever any people SO strong-
Bride by their lovo ar home bv Their s,;r, ~ ;'
dependence, as we are to make such effort We
engnoa i snceess Is certain our prosperity and
resist this lust demand oi our neonle wv VIE Ne 20
base as to play the tool of the despot that seeks
It will be seen from this that a great body of
men arc looking to our new road for relief. They
SEE that Wilmington Is but one mile further from
them than Port Richmond, which 1t ia thirty