Middletown transcript., 1871-04-29
ESr Me Msdilso~s 7San.erps.


Ma. EriroR III send you q communication. on
the peach trade Of Delaware TINT sesks market
over Railroads 10 Philadelphia and New York.
The State Of Delaware during the war, borrowed
for the bencft Of the general government littlo
over twelve hundred thousand dollars, and taxed
the passengers ON railroads who passed through
Delaware 10 cents per passenger, 10 misc funds
10 psy the interest ON said borrowed money. In
The course Of time the =. W. K u. II. Il. Cc. the,
icssecs Of Dsl. X. R.rrsuscd TO pay snid 10 cents
on passengers passing through Del. Suit was
instituted, and on this branch Of tho suit tho.
State was non-snited, or declared In the wrong.
Ilows and curses, In certain parts Of this State,
were raised against the railroad and the said road.
heavily taxed out Of all proportion, and thea the
said road mxcd the cars carrying peaches out Of
all proportion, therefore making Us peach grow
ers and shippers by railroad pay in The lirst place
rs heavy tax MS other property not situated along
the railroad, then this cxlr, tax levied on us, la
directly through the ruil Dad Thus matters
went en until the late session OF the Legislature,
alea this indirect taxing Us peach growers along
iherairoad double and treble, became fully under
stood. The I'rcsidcn, Of the 7. ". 4 d. II. II. In
speech to tue members Of the Legislature, told
them II they laid u heavy tax ON his company, hc
would have TO lay II on Nc frcighters and busi-
ness OF the railroad tia In the Del. II. X. char
ter there was provision that uadc that railroad
free from tax for tity years. Thus things pro-
grcsscd. the chairman Of the COMMITTEES on iinarcc
the interest ON the State debt he snid about 90
thousand dollars he was ,hen asked how much
his proposed tax hill would produce, he said n
bout 10 thousand he was asked what was tho
usc in raising that amount when o0,0 900 would
pay the nicrest; his rSply wns that he wanted
sinking fund, which was told him was totally
unnecessary, us over 200, 900 OF that debt was
contracted ON general government account, and
that whenever reason and common sense got pos
session Of government Affairs at Washington, Del
aware would he relieved from that dcbt but II
we paid u past Of the principle we would not get
one cent 81 tlA, back. Therefore 90 thousand
dollars is all tina, need have been provided anG
the =. W. 4 Il. X. Il. Go. offered to pay S20, 900
tax, aud NOT tax ina,hts or other prOducts, IN
other words. not p lax 10 their sehednaa OF
frcigh,s aud then they would coliec, the 10 cts.
per Del. passenger, which would yield 81. 900, and
with the $2c, 900 would make 81, 900, or \ OF
rhc whole amount really needed. This compso.
misc proposition passed the lInusc, one Senator
abscn'cd himself and iAat left & Senators, 4 Of
! them voted for, and l against this compromise.
and IL therefore was lost and we ian back on the
new tax, which taxes the Il. X. about $50, 900, or
| in palmer words MS II WAS Intended, the peach
| growers along the railroad treble what It does
o,er rcach growers along the wnter. These
Leg .ui.rs did this act G7iinH ns, r1M hsir epes
ojitH we told them that unless they coud protect
! us against the railroad /, would bc indirectly
| aSng us; their answer was That they did not ser
| hor MrY coufH protect ne, hW6--hhe H. N. WHICH
meant, d-n the peach growers and shippers.
| This bearing Of unjust burdens hy US peach
growers aud shippers Of the peaches hy the u.
Il. has been borne until longer forLcnfancc has
| ceased 10 be virtue. Therefore, cGi on every
peach grower and shipper by railroad 10 meet at
| the peach growers adjourned meeting at Dover,
on the 9th of May, aud there pass resolutions,
requesting the Governor 10 eal nm extra session
of the Legislature, without delay, and when said
Legislature convenrs ilia. IL is the wish OF Tho
peach growers aud shippers on stid II. u. that
said conpromisr proposition Of >32, 900 per year,
| 90 hy ihc Il. u. ani ~ on passengers, making
S32 900 per year, shoad be icgalized aud settled
on. aud irrii,.ior ended. II the Legislature re-
fuses this fair proposition, and still insists on in
directly taxing the peach growers and 'hippers
by railroad out Of all fair proportion, that ihen
| in that cn.c said peach growers form thcinsclvcs
into political COM, inaiion,to redress our tt.ct-
ances In amy manner best suited TO our interests.
but before We proceed to these proposed cNttcn e
measures (which are fully warranted in dt-
ingl that are gire that said Legislature one mors
chce 10 do justice 10 cir constituents dlikf. There
fore, at said adjourned meeting Of The 9th ot May
Honorable Governor, TO call al extra scssion OF
the Legislature withou, delay They need not
be In session three dIys--ihc cxPcnse will
be ,rihing. In proportion TO the good they cnn
do by netting ont even banded justice to the tax
payers, aud thereby l'r.'.n,ing new element OF
irritation in The political campaign Of 1879.
SAurrt TOWNSEND
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