Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-08
One MonopoIY Less.


"Ihe Chicago Mail thus notes gratifying fact:
Inc monopoly SO long enjoyed by the PhIladelphia
and Baltimore Railroad OF the frelS ht and passsn
ger business between Washington and Bainmore,
and between those two cities and Phlladelphia, Is
hkely soon to experience more affactnal check.
Col Tom Scott has made arrangements by which
ne Will soon have in operation cDmpstng line
from New York to Washington"
Very good; but the Chicago Mail and Col. Tom
scott must not crow too soon. Col. Ike Hinklav
has yet too speak. What does he care Tor Col
Tom Scottt Has he not brought the impndent
Legislators OF the State Of Delaware to grief for
daring TO enact law contrary 10 his approval p
Ana oid no not condescend 60 visit Dover, and say
70 the Legislature what he would do and what he
weuld not doS And did not he scare Speaker
bigRs into his views by threatening the Peach in
terestr Col. Thomas, you must be careful; this
mighty bualfFOm YssnkeedOm will issue an ukase
:. ,nSt Wha oe naroer 10 Withstand than the CRoaEt
Mo0llier. To be sure wa now have an early train
TO Philadelphia, with fare reduced TO 80 cts. when
one week ago we paid dollar aud a quarter. But
don't Halter yourself, Col. Tom that your opening
OF the fenhsyivania & Delaware r. r. had any
thing to do with this concession of our lust rights
Not at all; and then we have a late evening train
ron Phladelphls, with fare at 80 cents but don't
tnroW up your hat Thomas; keep il on your head
1ou will need cool brain to talk these old dutch
fellows on the other side out Of the eighty millions
needed to finish the s. p. X. r., and while you are
about 1t, get few millions more to meet the stra-
getic movements of Col. H, for yousss he is smart
ne knows how ts handle folks. Why he keeps
sammy Townsend, the swamp Angel OF Apo
qulnImihk, In calm subsection through peaches, and
egen Billy Dean the irrepressible straight out and
outer of White Clay, got a big bee in his bonnet
| when he trod on IsaAc's corns. You win hnd out
alter while that you have some work ahead to
break down the great r., w. 4 B. and Isaac.-
You may induce New Workers to 60 to Washing
ton via Alaska, but Isaac will put up the tariff
between Newark and Wilmington to 60 cents,
although the distance is bat IL miles, and then
| take you from Wilmington to PhiIadelphia, 2S
miles, for so cts; and il you iniurs their frsIght
receipts hve dollars per car on the they own,
why he will charge the peach growers on each car
load shipped, seven and half dollars per car, al
though more than one half of the cars used in car
rylng the peaches are furnished by other railroads
Now don't think he does this because peaches are
Perishable articles. Not 30. lis because peaches
are peaches, and will only be marketable for "a
hours, and the p, w. 81 b. controls their Shipment
And u circumstances over which Isaac has no con
troll anects the company's receipts per cent. uT
goes tariff on peaches 2 per cent. Therefore, Col
Tom, your route from New York to Washington,
via Harrisburg, will only serve to drew forth from
Isaac some wonderful pronunciameuto, and lit
tie more tariff over those portions Of the railroad
without opposition Of any character So while yoJ
are Growing over the destruction Of the p, w.
b. Il. K. monopoly Of through travel, remsmba
since your company has always been noted lor IT
sympathy with local interest, that We may aufFs
Tor your interpldity, for Isaac is mighty at Broa(
and Prime, and where imposition can be pFacsiCaG
with lmpunity, never hesisAtes 70 impose, as 70
instance, freights from Philadelphia to Port De
pOsit, "A miles, one dollar and a half less pc
car load than to Nework, 4S miles, passing thrOug
= Newark to reach Port Deposit. Ia conclusion W
will do the r., w. & B. r. r. Co. the justice to sa
they have fine cars on their road, and do througi
! rates cheap enough, but We OF Newark. although
1 good local station, have been shameiully imposes
! on. Now with the Pennsylvania s Delaware "
can receive frelehts VIA Delaware City, and the p
1 w. Il b. need not hold quite 80 high head. W
at least have opposition and viii avail ourselves
: It, unless We are treated very much better in tn
future than in the past Having used ali the spae
l IN the GAzETTB the ease is worth. We conelud
: with the injunction, beware, Col. Thomas, OF Nj
1 Hinckley. C,
= Newark, July 4Lh, 1873.