Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-01-28

tic.
To the citizens of Philadelphia: Some
years ago suggested, through the Philadel
pbia and Baltimore newspapers, that these
two great towns should CO operate in getting
up line of weekly steamers to Liverpool
Some Americans expressed appreciation Of
the plan, but nothing was done at that time.
and the disastrous civil war which has
brought such afflction upon our country has
prevented much consideration of the matter
until the present time, when peace ard re
turning prosperity will fully justify the revi
val of this scheme, which will he so benefi
cial to both Philadelphia and Baltimore, al
well as to all the west and southwest of Oui
common country.
l propose that weekly line of steamers
shall proceed from New Castle to Liverpool
and vice versa, for the accommodation OF
the immense trade of our great and rapidly
growing cities, and their dependent inland
districts andinterior country. Neither Phil
adelphia nor Baltimore can individually car
ry out the plan of weekly steamers. but the
two together in fraicrnal co-operation can do
the thing most successfully. In union there
is strength. BY corporation the most gi-
gantio enterprise of the last thirty-five to
forty years have been effectuated. New
| York, possessing the extraordinary advan-
ages she does, is growing 10 be the London
of the west, and can easily put down either
| Philadelphia steamers or Baltimore steamers;
hut together these two cities can make u
perfect success. l contend. however, that Il
| weekly line Is indispensable for success
New York has three or four Arrivals Of reg
ular lines per week, and she has seven or
eight irregular steamer arrivals per week
| from Liverpool.
PHILADELPHIA and Baltimore must have at
least one weekly arrival from Liverpool, 9th
erwise the jobbers OF each city will continue
| to import via New York, and the merchants
and traders will continue TO export the pro-
duce of their country to Liverpool via New
York. BY the admirable port of New Cas-
| lie, which is equ lily convenient both to
| Philadelphia and Baltimore by means of the
railways and water communications between
| the three places, the steamers may MAKE
weekly departures to and have weekly airi7
| walls from Liverpool. Deep water, freedom
from ice excellent port abundance of the
nest DlluIninUus aud autiir aonc coal coming
from Baltimore and Philadelphia, furnishing
fuel much cheaper than New York can, are
strong recommendations for making New
Castle the midway shipping port of Phila
dolphin and Baltimore. We all know that
New York is SO crowded that facilities for
loading and receiving merchandise through
the cuslom-house do not exist, whilst through
Inc comparatively quiet New Castle, Phila.
'elphia and Baltimore custom houses and
ports every facility for rapid and convenient
| business arrangements abound. If the two
great institutions the Pennsylvania Central
Railroad and the Baltimore and and Ohio
Iaailroad-will each furnisbf 80. 600 for the
steamers, little additional contribution from
the citizens of the two great towns would
supply all the capital for weekly steamers
But should, unfortunately, cooperation
from these two grand railroad companies
not be furnished, hope the citizens of the
two towns will not fail Ia carry out This en-
terprise, which, ii judiciously managed,
cannot hut he great success.
am, my fellow countrymen,
Yours, faithfully,
GERARD RALsToN, Of Philadelphia
No. 10 Langham place, W., London, Dec
10 1868