Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-07-30
Proposal TO Divide Sussex County

In recent conversation with gentleman who
has, like ourselves, given much careful considers
ton To the material interests and future develop
meut of our State, he stated to us hs conviction
that the time would come when Sussex would
have 10 be divided into two counties separated
by line running III northerly direction from
point where the Poeomokc river enters Maryland
on the dividing line between Broad Creek and
Dagsborongh Hundreds to point where the d.
vidng line between Nanticoke aud Cedar Creek
Hundreds touches the Kent County line III or
near the village Of Stytonyillc.
Such line Of division would be compare
lively direct one, AS u glance ut the map will
show, and would throw into the Western County
the Hundreds Of Northwest Fork, Nnntcukc,
Bread Greek, aud Little Creek, all Of them very
large hundreds The Eastern County would he
composed Of Cedar Greek, Broadkiln, George
town, l.ewcs X Rchoboll, Indian River, Days
b0ro, and Baltimore Hundreds, embracing
somewhat greater area than those in the Western
Hundreds aud somewhat larger population.
The reason stated as to why this change was
probable, was the great change the railroad sys-
tens had made in the means of communication
and intercourse. The greater part Of tie people
in the section named as the proposed Western
County are almost entirely dependent on the
| Delaware Road for railroad facilities and their
means Of communication with each other are
easy and expeditions. In the section suggested
as the proposed Eastern County the Junction and
Brcakwatcr Road offers the principal railroad ia-
cilities and will offer much greater ones when il
is completed to its legal terminus at Lcwes. II
the talk "a IN
Hundred were built, its means Of railroad com
munication would he us perfect us could reason-
ably be expected.
II the County were thus divided Scntord would
br the geographical and railioad centre oi the
Western County, and would probably become the
county scat. Georgetown, though not the gco-
graphical, would be the railroad centre Of The
Eastern County and from this reason as well rs
the beauty Of the town and the cxcellance OF il.
public buildings, would of course remain til,
seat Of that County.
The idea, which we do not profess to hay,
carefully considered in all lis bearings, at first
sight appears feasible, and practical solution Of
the difficulty the people Of Western Sussex now
complain of, inconvenience Of access to th,
county seat If the people Of the County desired
the change 1t coud probably be brought about
though the possibility Of making Republican
County in the east might throw some difficulty
IN the way of getting the necessary legislation
that portion having gone Republican ~ the last
election by the small majority of AZ votes. Thie
might be compensated for, by giving the Democ-
racy county in the West which they might, as
parties now stand, be reasonably sure of and al
low them to concentrate their whole energies on
the now doubtful Eastern Hundreds.
We express no opinion on the subject but
merely give the suggestion as an interesting mat
ter for our Sussex readers to talk about and VIZ
shall be glad to lear from amy of them briefly
whether in favor or in opposition toit.