Middletown transcript., 1872-12-21

tho extensive Spoke Mills Of Messrs. Phil
ips x Bro. and at Falkland tho largo
Grck Spice Mills Of Franklin. Fell and
Sons, established in 1766. Mr.. Fell is
the present owner Of tho Brandywinc
Springs estate, once the most celebrated
Summer resort 10 America. From far
and near, people Aockcd to Brandy wine to
enjoy the beneficial cfFccts Of the waters
Of i,s mineral springs. Remains Of Sum-
mcr houses and arbors. which doubtless.
had they the power Of speech, could re-
veal many secret whispered within their
walls. can still be seen scattered through
| the once beautiful, but now deserted and
neglected grounds. The Il. II. now wcnds
its noisy way through the ANCIENT park.
and tho scream Of the Locomotive echoes
where once only tho merry voice Of plea
sure seekers was heard.
At Wooddalc are located Alan Woods
Rolling Mills. where great quantities Of
galvanized iron are yearly manufactured.
just beyond is Cuba Hill, said to bc the
| highest elevation in the State. At its
base are Speakman's Flour Mills, and at
Ashland, only ten minutes ride from Mt
Cuba, are Sharplcss Flour Mills, and near
there W. Il. Carrots celebrated Upper
and Lower Snuff Mills. These arc the
most extensive works for the manufacture
Of Snuff in the United States. The tax
annually paid by Mr.. Garrett on his man
ufactures amounts to S22 900 per month.
Near here 5lr. c. called our attention
toa Tank House, to which water was con-
vcycd from spring on the hill back Of
the house by means Of pipe, which he
had laid under the ground, thus furnish
ing for the uso Of the Iron Horse. con-
slant supply of excellent water, wiihou,
any expense to the company for pumping
machinery
Thus fir the Railroad has followed the
Valley Of Red Clay Greek, crossing that
winding s'7cam eleven timcq. by means Of
as many bridges, but at Auburn it leaves
the Red Clay, and enters the " Kaolin
Valley" At this place are located Trucks
and Parkcr's great " Diamond State kao-
lin Mills" from which immense quantities
Of white clay are annually shipped to the
Trenton. y. j. Pottcres. for the manu-
laciurc of Porcelain and Quccnswarc. \
.hort distance from these mills on Gra-
hams Summit are " t,raham's kaolin
Works and just beyond, " Lacy & Cos
kaoliu Works" SO that the digging Of
clay isa great business in this valley
W. next enter llockessin Valley,
whence are Obtained great quantities of
excellent Lime and Marble. Here are
situated the " jackson Lime Qnarrics.
the value of which are duty appreciated
by all housc-kcepers on the return Of
every house cleaning aud white washing
season.
At Broad Run VIC pass over n trestle
work 300 feet long and 30 feet high, re-
miniing II. o. The eatawissa
AZ Lani, nberg, the terminus Of this
short bu interesting road. are situated
the extensive Woolcn Factories of Martin
l.andcnbcrgcr aud Go, which are said to
contain some OF the finest and best ma.
chincry in the country At this point
the W. X W. Road intcrsects and be-
comes emerged in the Delaware City aud
Ayonlae Railroad. which, in its turn is
swallowed up at Ayondalc by the Balti.
more Central, which uniting sith the
Pennsylvania Central forms continual
railway to the west. At Landenbcrg the
company are busily engaged in lcvelliug
off the billy ground, preparatory to the
erection of suitable depot buildings aud
] ear houses The turn-table and engine
house are already erected.
The " Wilmington and Western bears
, the enyiablc reputation Of being one among
the very few railroads which have paid a
) fair percentage on the capital invested in
) their construction from the beginning
Passing through the valley of Red Clay
! Creek, il opens means Of transit for the
immense productions Of the many mills
, and factories which line the banks Of the
, Red and White Clay Greeks. Hence the
freigbts are already very heavy. while the
, passenger travel. We are assured by the
Superintendent, is almost always equal to
5 the carrying capacity Of tho cars, and is
constantly On the increase.
\ Unlike that Of many other new railroads,
; the rolling stock of this road is entirely
I new Not an old engine or an old passcn
) ger ear disgraces the excellen,ly graded
track
r The road is under splendid manage
, ment, and everything works--scrcncly
: The many neat. comfortable, home like
farm-houses with their handsomely shaded
lawns the fine, large barns and stock
0 yards. and wcll-tilcd lands bear strong
evidence of the thrift aud prosperity of the
people Of this section On the return
. trip We had the pleasure of meeting the
Chief Engineer in construction Of the road
aud former member Of the State Senate.
John g. Jackson. Esq. to whose arduous
labours, joiued to the skill Of NJ G. Con-
well, Esq. the Company are mainly in.
a dcbted for the smooth, excellent manner
in which their road is built. The road
runs through the middle of Mr.. jackson,
highly improved and valuable farm. but 90
q high sense did he entertain of the bone.
Z fit of the railroad that hc did not claim q
cent Of damages
In nlensant ranyersaiinn with Mr. ]