Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-03-08

wine. shellpot and Edge Moor. we nave a
railroad from ths "centre" fright mere
atthe CLAYTON House, Of course) up Deia
ware Avenue and to the Kissing sun,
which Is coming up in the west rather
than in the east. We have projected ana
partly constructed a railroad from fenns-
grove, acr ,es the river, to connect win
the railway system Of New Jersey ana
give us a new route to New YORK
and the summer resorts. We have tne
Reading Railroad which from the centre 4
meanders up the Brandywlne and thence
TO Reading and to the coal regions, boih
scbuylkill and Lehigh. with tributaries
north. south, east aud west. We have
the Western Railroad running from tine
NCentre'' to the modern city OF Landen
berg. with asplrations north, but more
particularly, as the name wo I'D Indicate,
TO the West West West touching, OF
course, all the important, live places, and
winding up on tue coast Of the PAclnc,
provided Its ambitious protector are satls-
lied to stop short Of China. We have our
Peninsular system, radlating from inc
the centre already comprising over 500
miles In running order, with an air liue to
Norfolk and the South, and multiplying
branches intended ultimately to reach
every town and village, II not every house
of tue State of Delaware and Peninsula.
Last, but not least, We have enc
great-may we not say the model
line OF tue Philadelphia, Wilmington "
Baltimore Railroad, connecting us at one
end with Philadelphia, with the metropolis
of the country aud with the great cities
and industries of the north, aud NJ the
other end with Baltimore, with the
nations capital, and with the entire south
and west, and so, friends, we mean here,
after to assume and assert, nlodestlB, OF
course, that the city OF Wilmington Is nc
longer way staff IN, but q great railway
centre. The moral Of all this may b,
summed up thus Have something worth
owning, appreciate your own possessions,
assert your superior advantages, advertise
them to the world, but be sure to do IL al
" modestly."
AT the conclusion Of Mr. Heald's speech
that gentleman called on Thomas M Co.e
man, Esq, Of the Philadelphia Ledger, 70
a song. Before singing Mr.. Coleman salt
he would simply state that since listening
to those who had preceded him he ha'
concluded that If he was possessed Of AT,
business talents he got them here, for h
spent every Saturday In Wilmington. II
contende that the newspapers of Whining
ton would compare favorably with thos
of any city of Its own size, aud conclude
by expressing the hope that the Clayto
House would be successful on the prime
pie It has been established that of ten
perance. He postponed the song ealle
for until future day.
0. Wilmington enterprise abroad 1t
felt in the railway system Of tho natlo
as well as our local routes. Responded
by Col. McComb. The Colonel aske,
I What have railways not done for WI
, mlugton What Is not directly trsceab
+ to railroads During his shot life Il
= first railroad was built In this country At
since then the nation had made the mo
! prodigious ttlldes aud developed to
great extent, the mighty resources
/ America. Railroads and the t"lrgral
the great civllzers, have done every thin
for Wilmington and the country. III
0 United States have more railroads IN ru
\ ming order and being constructed than Il
= rest Of the world combined, and this
4 attributed to the same enterprisiug spit
!, which has been manifested here so Oite
q 10. The Great West The strength al
pride of the Republic. Responded IN
!. snort steech by Gen. q. II. Black,
!. Chicago. Gen. Black advocated self a
4 vertising and pointed to his own city
n an illustration of what it would do.
e promised thst, should Wilmington be col
O p lied to suffer from unjust lmposliio
e and mighty monopolles, the great We
Il would help her free herself, and enab
l. her to assert her rights.
a At the conclusion of the Generals a
/. dress, 12 o'clock, the company dispersc
e the guests from abroad seeking the Il
v rooms and pleasant beds Of the Claytt
e House, whilst the Others wendell thu
"A way TO their homes, well pleased a
/. highly graIiled at the success Of the ba
lie quet.
Ie The whole affair was voted a grand 81
n cess, a most suspicious opening of
q new hotel, and reflects great credit on q
10 manufacturers aud merchants and
~ etiicial committees who acted for the
re Especial credit is due to Mr. +. T. Warn
a Chairman Of the Eexecutive Committc
"a and 10 great extent the originator a
II promoter of the uoiect.