Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-03-20

variety of condiments, which season the travel ,
ers meal In whatever State or Territory Of the
Union he may visit.
+ A ehalybesie spring al Falkland, formerly
much resorted to, Is now In railway conmuni-
cation with Wilmington, and will recover its
ancient prestige. Under the ownership Of Mr..
Mathew Nswkirk the late railway manager Of
Philadeiphia, = large hotel ct the Brandywine
Springs was filed with rich Southerners for
many summers, but the how Of visitors turned
aside. One Of the smaller houses, with accom-
modation Tor two hundred guests, Is the present
claimant for watering-place custom. Its situa.
ton, with the ine waterscsnery, and natural
coliseum of wooded hills, is very attractive, and
the restorative properties Of the spring are
proved and valuable.
One more interest attaches to Falkland
4 Close by were the eaIthworks where Washing
ton protected his army, expecting the British
attack, but, drawn from his intrenchments by
flank movement, was tempted on, to sustain
disaster at Chadd's Ford on the Brandywine.
We have just mentioned the site as in rail-
way Communication with the city of Whining
ton. It is time TO speak of the town in its re-
lation TO means Of transport and as a railroad
centre.
The location of the burgb, so neal the ocean
on tho beach of an immense river, and in the
clasp oftwo smaller but partly navigable streams,
| railway Improvement. Its naval facilities were
thought to be sufficient for what business it
| had. The Baltimore line from Philadelphia
passed through 1t, and could move its freight
either north or south. with the development
of its iron manufactures, however, the necessity
| of other co INJECTIONS became pressing, and In
| 1869 a road was opened to the coal-regions at
Reading, crossing the Pennsylvania Central at
COatesvie. Another road leads to New
| Castle. And now short road has been open
cd TO the westward, through very rich region
| for way-freght; and with some notice OF this,
an artery for various mines and Quarries, we
finish our duty toward Wilmington as rail-
way nucleus.
The Wilmington and Western Railroad has
| not yet got over the excitement of being con-
structed. The creating spirit, it may be said,
was Mr.. Joshua I. Heald, an enterprising Will
| mingtonan, already director Of the Whining
| ton and Reading line. 1t was he who drummed
i up the stock-subscriptions among his fellow
ItOwnsmen.
On July s, 1871, he struck the first pick into
the line as PRESIDENT and in October, 1872, the
road was opened for travel as fas us Landen-
berg in Pennsylvania. The Wilmington and
Western Road crosses Christine River in the
suburbs, then follows the valley Of Redclay
Creek, past all its mills and local improvements
sends visitors to Brandywine Springs, and
passes the birthplace of inventor Oliver Evans,
while its contemplated extention will pass il
close to the birthplace of Robert Fulton, in the
Peachbottom slate-region Of Pennsylvania
No bad omen for steam-road, to have had its
ground first broken at the cradle of one steam
inventor and to lead to the cradle of another!
Regarding map, TO the west of Wilmington
we sec that there Is a continuous tier of counties
from one extremity of Pennsylvania to the
other, which has no great railway running eas
and west. A few Of these counties are pene
4 lr r 49, Al. n.
| or by other lateral roads, but they are nat open
eddy any general comprehensive system; ye
this section Of Pennsylvaniais one Of the riches
in mineral wealth. 1t has limestone, slate
iron ore, bituminons coal and other deposits
From one extremity to the other 1t is regior
well worth developement, and sure to rewart
by large and valuable traffic the line of rail
, way which will carry its products to the tide
. water markets for sale or transhpment. TIL,
road is still an infant, but good symptom is
that within six weeks of its opening the gros
, earnings Of the company had reached sun
more than equal to the weekly interest on it
bonded debt. Its extension to Oxford and th,
Susquehanna River is a matter for the imme
date future. tt
So much for the facilities Of moving Whining
TOMS many products by railway. 1t would b.
too unjust, however, TO pay court to these roads
: which are matters OF yesterday, and show m
, attention TO the system of water-transport TO
, the sake Of which her site was chosen two hun
dred years since.
Long years ago, Wilmington millers, wishing
to ship flour to Philadelphia, used to walk dow
, | to Market street wharf, and pulling a bellcor
q that hung outside little brick office by th
q river, summon 10 his duty the easy-going an
: cheerful freight-clerk Of the transport line
n The old sign, with the name Of "IVarner" III
on ii, Is still upon the office but the bell is gon
!. and the premises of Charles Warner & Co
i have blossomed out into st0re-sheds and Goa
. sheds beyond oil calculation. The guiding in
!. stinct of the firm was found 10 be concentrate
: in the handsome head of Mr.. E. Tatnall lTal
1 ner a son and now partner; and 1t was
Il who sketched out the amplitude Of the store
" houses, and determined to bring the line int
II victorious competition with the rail for all tn
" freight Of the port that would bear slow moy
:, | ing. The wharves Of Warner Il Co. now eS
= tend from Water street to the Chrstana Rivel
!. and from Market TO King streets. There ar
"a three communications daily with Philadelphi;
/ and tri-weekly ones with New York and Bo:
! ton. Their Philadelphia line consists Of tw
d steam-barges OF one hundred and fifty tons, an
# they are constructing third at a ship-yard W
/ have yet to examine-that Of the Jackson ,
q Sharp Company-of two hundred and fit
q tons burden. The four railroads of Wimingto
the Baltimore line. the Wilmington & Read
p ing, tie Western, and the Delaware Road-a
+, whaves OF Warner & Co., where freight i
transferred from cars to steamers with extrem
, rapidity, by four steam holsters placed on th
ground for the purpose. A stationary engin
also takes hold of the cars and moves then
about on the rail as wanted. The hand
= ling by steam power-a great change from til
days of the old bell under the caves of collrs
, reduces greatly the necessity for mere human
porters. The steamers ply to wharf at Chest
I nut street, Philadelphia and also, as aforesaid
10 New York. In respect to the latter port til
Messrs Warner anticipate an early day whe
81 various novel manufactures established at Wi
mington will demand new freghts from tn
, New York market, and to hasten that day the
q offer very strong inducements for return cal
= goes. such is specimen of a transport offic,
transformed from old-fashioned ideas to III
|, newest ambitions of the time. While the iro
= road will always collect large portion Of mo,
% ing merchandise, there will still be anoth,
large portion for which the superior cheapne:
= of water transport will be a successful Undue,
7, ment.
n Go be concluded in our next.)
is There was a martial strike of the enoine Il,