Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-07-22

fIE nEi.AM ,Hi. RAILROAD AND i1s INFLUENCE
--sEAIoRp's GROWTH NEW HNTERPRisEs,
ETC., Elc.
SEAT. RID, July I9th.-Those BOT acquainted
with the early history of the Delaware railroad
are surprised that the road was not located nearer
such towns ms Milford, Fredeiica, Camden aud
smyrna. The TACT is those lowns could not st c
that q railroad would be of any advantage, and
when il was offered TO them refused TO raise the
stock. They saw their mistake whcn IL was ton
late. Our town claims the honor Of giving its
most enthusiastic support in its commencement
aud early struggles. Judge Harrington, the
President, often Discouraged by the hardsbips
attendant upon Il new enterprise OF that nigni-
tude, with the then limited resources Of the State
to what ii Is now, saw with prophetic eye the
future ben, fl it would confer upon the State.
Often, in conversation with your correspondent,
he contemplated, in Imagination, the vast peach
orchards that would spring up, the towns II
would build up ut,ug the ruid, and The new
bLisi',ess II would create. lie always found ardent
friends here.
Milford, mortified to see herself left some six
or eight mites III tie main trunk, with rival
t'wn ,prnging up Ut this print, 10 make the best
ef HI sad II mistake sought charter and COM
nienc'd buildiug branch, which is being flushed
To Lrwes
But having fairly got the key and the prize 10
eur lpssrss u, being located (is you will observe
by the map IN III, vely centre IF the Peninsula,
with the m,iu ltulk running kurth and south,
we had only 10 stretch out our arms east au'i
west We Immediately ubtlined II chart r from
this point to tientBet,'wn. Owing TO the delay in
building The Lcwes Rad we have NOT yet COM
mrnct d putting IN the councctiug link between
that puiut and this.
Cambridge, On the Eastern Shore, walked up
and determined 10 have railroad. and seeing the
great advantage of connecting ut this point with
tue Delaware railroad. and also thereby connec-
ting the Chesapeake and d. aware bays, located
her Rad 10 this poiat. Our people gave this
road its nnst hearty support AS this road will
s'iOn be Completed and running, Georgetown aud
Lewts Will suUn want To shake hands with iis.
Our ciiizrns are now apitaing the building OF
u Canal iruln this pout euun, citing The Delaware
and Chesapeake bays LIT us build The railroad
frst.
These public improvements have so taken up
timu aud mUney that We have neglected. other
matters at great Interest.
Some Fix yeaIs ago we obtained II charter for a
seminary. Alb ut the same ilne we found
we had no bank. The State banks were
winding up aud the National banks were taking
tueir places. Tbs direct.,r at the old State bank
ut Georgetown wera indifferent aud gave the cold
shoulder to the National bank sysen With
characteristic for, sight wO started the First
National Bank Of misunderstanding every nerve
to raitc all the capital We could command at that
time. We have siucc found It impossible 10
increase the stock, your city with its large capi-
tai having absorbed the bulk ufil.
IL Is we'll, perhaps. that Tho seminary has been
postponed until this time, ns We were rot then
able 10 put up such bnilding ms the Importance
If our town demanded. Now, that We ure in.
creasing 80 rapidly In population AMI must be
the principal iulaid t.iwn or city, aud IL Is be-
c miiig generally known that have the most
beautiful aud commanding lochi)n, rem Tx IDLY
] healthy, aud water equal 10 thu Crrton, WE hope
10 ECO cur citizens sum put up nnile structure
| fsr lhe tdlculion Of our youth 81 home us wei
| Us abroad.
We ars picasrd to see Kent comfy waking ul
70 this nubt enieA ahpi uni loae SlssVx will no.
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