Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-09
CORRESPONDENCE.
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The Wiimihxton and Reading Railroad.
MKssRs. EurroRs tin your issue of 2ad ult., /
notice an Editorial undor the hoad of "Thc
Shipping Terminus,' = In which you set forth very
fairly and clearly the necessity and advantages Of
locating at once, the W. & q. R. R., 70 the Della
ware, or al least to the natural harbor near the
mouth of tho ChristIana liver All agree that the
best route Is the one on the Souhcrly side of the
Chrlstlana, which, from where 1t crosses the
Christiana to the terminus (f II be made near the
month Of the river) would be Of easy grade, and
have sufficient fast land to all the low places, SC
as to make 1t the cheapest as well as the best, To-
cation for ihc road. The cry against the land
owners tl'ut they want enormous prices IL, to say
the least, c'roneous-and gratultous for which
there Is TO foundation. II runs through the land
Of only 1--WE persons, all gentlemen of as liberal
and enlarged views. will venture to say, as any
along the line where said road is located, from
Reading down.
The usual width Of the road Is sixty feet. The
Company however want to have 1t two hundred
feet wide from the Chrisiiana to the terminus
AT 200 feet wide, the road would take from Theo
Rogers, Esq, 8 61-10O acres from John Pugh
Esq, 7c-10O acres, from Anthony Williams, 4
2O-lO0 acres, from james Goodman, z 81-10l
acres, and from Zadock Townsend, to the said
terminus on the Chrisiiana, about 400 yards from
the Delaware, about 0 acres. Mr.. Rogers, Mr..
pugh, and Mr.. Williams will submit to jury
iir Goodman has given the whole; Mr.. Town
'"'d has offered to give the road 60 feet WIDE
n,d i've acres additional at the said terminus in
all about or 0 acres, and take fair price fol
what land is wanted, beyond a road 60 feet wide
and it Is believed that any of these gentlemen
would give the road 60 feet wide but not 200 feet
Wide tut are willing to submit to jury. Can
any thing be fairer or more liberal? In Other
parts OF the road where they only want it 60 feet
wide, most of the landhodcrs ask JUROR re-
quire conditions equally onerous Then ask
why do the Railroad Directors charge the gentle.
men with illiberality? 1t is not true, and can
only be put forth to cover up some design,-what
that is the public must Judge?
The law was intended to carry the road to a
good harbor, at Or near the Delaware, in Tie cit .
Of Wilmington. This was stated when the sub.
scriptions were obtained, because 1t would boneh /
Wilmington, and probably double her business
and population within ten years. If this is not
done, the railroad breaks its contract, and the
subscribers are morally, cquitably, and no doubt
legally absolved from their part OF the contract,
to pay subscriptions, and those who have paid
ought to recorer back the same, If anything can
be found.
There has been some talk, by few persons In
terested In diyertiug public attention from the
real object, that the terminus ought to be up the
Delaware, near Quarryyilc, or on the North side
Of the Chri,tiana, near the Lighthouse or on
the Brandywne marsh, ETC., etc. The route neal
the Lighthouse might do but the whole of this is
believed 10 be the scheme of few persons to
carry Ii to New Castle, without caring much fol
the Interests of Wilmington. Again, why did
the Directors ignore the bids of some of the re.
sponsiblc Delaware contractors, and give the
same t. Pennsylvania Was 1t because they
wanted all the advantages to go-not to Whining.
ton
The Railroad from where 1t would cross the
Christiana, near Belts Iron Works, to the aiore.
said terminus would be only about one and q
half miles; yet this (through land where such d
road could be chcaply made) is great obstacle
All that the subscribers, in and near Whining.
ton have to do to obtain justice, is to withhold
payments, If necessary by paying fifty cents or q
dollar share into fund to resist the bare-faced
attempt to swindlc or cajole the people of vii.
mington out of the advantages of the Whining.
ton IL Reading Railroad, Again oil who have
heretofore given proxies to vote for Directors &c
ought to revoke them or be sure they were In
hands of persons loyal to
WILMINGTON INTEREsTs