Middletown transcript., 1872-01-27

rosd. which il will use temporarily In COM
plssing the line 70 point at or near New
arb, where il will connect with the line
from pomcroy. Pa. to Delaware City.
where both these roads will pour in their
products on = common shipping point
These products will consist Of the lumber.
petroleum. grain. slate, chrome, &c. &c. I
from the Susquehanna. and coal from the
Pcnnsy ylyania mines aud lime from the
productive quarrics Of Chester county.
The distance from Delaware City to
Columbia is GO miles; to Harrisburg so
miles; to Rcaiing 55 miles; TO Philadcl-
phia 45 miles; /, Cape May so miles
The distance from Philadelphia TO Harris
burg is 100 miles from Philadelphia TO
Cape May is % miles; from philadelphia
TO Harrisburg. via Reading. the coal
route. is ilsl miles. Thus making sa-
wing Of distance in transportation by the
Delaware and Pennsylvania Railroad and
its connections TO Delaware City. Of TWEEN
~ miles over the route to Philadelphia,
aud thrty-cight by the way Of Reading,
in addition Of forty five miles of water
transportation making a total in favor Of
Delaware City over Philadelphia, diieet,
Of 90 miles, and over philadelphia by way
Of Reading difference of over s3 miles
Delaware City is the first harber afttr
i leaving the Breakwa,er, and is certainly
the safes, icc- harboi upon the ri.er or bay.
During the entire winter the harbor is
filled with large fleet Of vessels Of almost
all descriptions, from The tiny oysterman
to barks and ships Of cigh. and twelve
hundred tons. all safe and secur, This
adds much to Delaware City, as regards
the welfare of ship owners and their inter
tercs,s. Philadelphia during the winter
months when the river is obstrurtc1 hy
ice. is almos, inaccessible. aud always
attended with great cost aud a still
greater risk, while ~ Delaware City they
are safe in a good harbor, less the cost
aud no risk.
Besides the obstruction to the nasiga-
.ion Of the Delaware by ice in winter. the
Horse Shoe bar is an obstruction at all
times, summer or winter The Philadcl.
phia Commercial List recently said '',he
bar is fast increasing its proportions, aud
il something is not speedily done in the
way Of dredging and removing the mass o
, mud and sand constantly accumulating
this port will be intimately shut out from
foreign commerce. The difficult, Of keep
ing the channel Of the upper Delaware fre,
from distractions Is growing greater eve
ry year, and the lca i. rapidly gaining
strength tha, Delaware City will ultimate
3 " become the entrc-pori and outlet Of ih'
heavier aud more bulky articles whicl
make up the commerce of the Delaware
The water at her wharyes is Of suficien
depth for the largest ships. aud there ar
3 neither shoals nor bars to o5s,ruct ,h
channel Of the river from that point IL it
. mouth. There the Chesapeake aud Della
aware Gnnal afford. ready and cheap trans
it for any class of mer cbandize boun,
south, and there the Pennsylvania ani
Delaware Railroad will have its lower ter
minus. depositing the rich product. Of tn
; coal mines Of Pennsylvania for shipmen
/. 10 foreign ports and eoas,wise at an i'm
mensc saving in freight and other expcn
, ses over Philadelphia. The construction
Of this road and thu building of extensiv
, whar,es to facilitate the shipping Of cen
/ at that place, points to Delaware City a
!. one the most important business loealiiie
upon the river 4 new era is about I
dawn upon Delaware City, to which Ger
!. tain of her own citizens. cooperating wit
!, certain capitalists aud business men {
Philadelphia, seem fully alive. and ar
. preparing to take at the food the tide :
!. prosperity which is evidently about to 5,
j. in spon her.
= so wrote the Philadelphia Commerce.
a List in June last. aud We concur in a
!. ,ha. is expressed in the foregoing exirac'
= Docs any intelligent, shrewd businc,
!. man. who looks into the probable futu,
n Of Delaware City. believe for momei
IS tha, the picture We presented in the OUTS
y Of this article Of her growth, prosperit,
J. and Importance. was as all overdrawn
n Let her citizens. aud all who are in an
Il way interested, renew their efforts TO pus
!. forward her .riumphsl car. And abos
e all. let steps 1t once be taken to make III
to Canal Of sufficient capacity, to accomn,,
l. date the largest ships. then there will |
10 no sufficient inducemeut for the State