Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-02-16

Oorrespondence of the Commercial.
From Middletown,I went to Wilmington, called
at the Office Of the COMMERCIAL, and looked
around the city, short time, wondering il she
is not going to compete with the Clyde, some OF
these days, in iron steamers. verify believe all
she wants is plenty OF orders. The steamers she
has put ahoat are advertising her skill finely.
am rather proud OF our peninsular city, and
believe the day Is near when our peninsul9r
retail merchants will look to her for about all
they need. Give us cheap narrow guage roads
TO her and we will all be her frequent visitors.
Strange that fogy companies cannot find out how
to accommodate the public and make two dollars
where they now make one also Never mind,
time is working rapid wonders, and II we cannot
have cheap and rapid conveyance on the earth
we will have II dboue the earth, leaving the cum
brous fixtures Of railroads naught but fogies,
freight, fat women and aldermen.
1 next went 10 Smyrna to see the Smyrna and
Bombay Hook II. Il. did not see 1t with the
eye OF sense only by faith. Wonder how narrow
IDS guage will be, or will II be on the velocipede
plAn-one rail on a ditch bank Some one Of
the seven wonders Of the world will have to give
place to that grand 1otilla which is to convey
loade trains across the Delaware and Chesapeake
Bay. The Maryland oyster navy might be de-
tailed as an escort.
Apart from the lunar railroad however, Smyr-
ma is a large and pleasant town, with numbers
| OF fine residences and sociable denizene. The
| town hall is very creditable building, and its
increasing and well used library speaks we'll for
the intelligence Of the citizens. The ME. Church
since it's enlargement, is a superior structure,
elegantly furnished, and is a real monument to
the enterprise and taste to the congregation
worshiping in it. The country around Smyrna
| is more beautiful than that around most of our
peninsula towns. There is more woodland the
surface is more rolling and picturesque, while
| the dwellings on many Of the farms bespeak
| competence and refinement.
By the invitation of one of our most energetic
citizens Of the town, Mr. Oanander, rede out
with him to inspect one Of his farms of 1850 acres
| in New Castle county. saw number Of good
farms, but none to compare with this Whether
| In the well pruned orchard Of ten thousand peach
trees, the neatness and convenience OF the
buildings, the close and we'll clipped hedges, the
productiveness Of the soil, the care in the cuti-
vation Of the crops, the liberality in the use OF
fertilizers, the judcious use Of clover, or in the
numerous and modern farm implements, Mr..
| @. evidently understands in what profitable farm
/ ing consists, and is carrying this farm rapidly up
to practical high farming. All in all, l should
/ call this model farm even In New Castle Co.
After enjoying the hospitality OF Mr.. O. for two
| or three days, and the society Of some Of Smyr-
na's fair sex, (for inherit from my maternal
parent natural procVity in that line an awful
confession for bachelor,) owing to the severity
OF the weather l wendell my way homeward, with
accumulated food for thought and pleasant mem
/ cries WlCoMICo.
Hicopico Co., Nd, Feb. 14h, 1872.