Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-03-07
WILMINGTON, DEL, FRIDAY, MARCH Z, 1873.

connection with the railway system Of New Jer-
ser, by road from the Eastern side Of the Del
aware to Glassboro'. Our Reading road Eeaohes
up among our coal miners, while cur Western
road, now halting in Its course at Iandenberg,
| proposes TO move on West, West, West,
TO the Pacific, and hopes to soon bring
| US into direct communication with China.
Southwark. we have the Delaware
RAILROAD with it's mnltitudiuous connections with
the South and last, but not least, the P.W &
B., perhaps the best managed in the world. We
are no longer way station and hld the MAJ
son and Dixons line bnt have been extended
straight TO the Delaware River, and we bave
had the advantage OF Pennsyiyania laws, we
would have given our neighbor Of the "hofse
shoe" tough race for 1t.
In concluding, he called upon Mr.. Oolempn, of
the Philadelphia Ledger for q song, Who replied
with some pleasant remarks instead Of a song.
3. Wilmington Enterprise Abroad: 1t is felt
in the railway system Of the nation as wen as
Col. H. s. McOomb responded and expressed
the belief that our railroads have been the foun-
dation Of the greater part Of our industries. He
spoke OF the expansion OF the railroad system
in the United States, and the rapidityof commu-
uication between distant points, showing that
railroad men we're the prime movers in every
work Of Improvement. y IaG
the Republic
Gen ohas. s. Black, of Illinois responded !,
bhylnB ne nhu ODboFVou y great hullATlLy Ol
thought between our people and the people Of
Chicago. Wilmington, he said is better known
in the West than any other Eastern city, save
New York, and there is no reason why she should
not become the Chicago Of the East. .
SOME OF THE COMPANY.
Among the gentlemen present were Judge L,
L. Wales, (who presided, y Judge Z. g. Bradford,
Judge Jetm W. Houston. Hon. Jos. P. Comegys,
Gen. j. @. Black, Of Illihois, Gen. Horace Por-
ter, NJ. s. Kerrigan, OF Brooklyn, one of the
leading men in morocco manufacture John W.
Britton, OF the New York firm Of Brewster &
Co., and W. d. Rogers, of Philadelphia, both
we'll known in the carriage business DR.. Chas.
Huston, of Coatesville Clark r, Griggs, Esq.
George A. Dadmun, Of the p. W. & d. r. II.
James Hamilton, the artist A. H. Fracker, Of
the North Pennsylvania II. r. Hon. Lewis
Thompson, of the State House Representatives
Rev Jacob Todd, P. W. Steele, U. s. Navy
John T, Jakes; Esq, OF Wyoming and many
whose names we failed to obtain.
There were numerous representatives Of the
Press. present among them the following /
Clayton McMichael, Philadelphia North Amer
tcdn Thomas Meehan, FOrntyS Press Thos.
NJ. Coleman, Philadelphia Ledger George W.
Allen Philadelphia Telegraph; i. s. Menamin,
Printers Circular; Mr., Hudson, Philadelphia
HlqRirer Jas. p. Matthews, Baltimore Anieri-
can John H. Williams, Norristown Herald
Barton d. Evans, West Chester Record j. G..
Hawley, Reading Eagle Cyrus =. Fox, Reading
Times and Dispatch WA Todd, Chester Eoet-
ing Ne,os ]. ii. Hoffeeker. Smyrna Times J..
f. W. Cooper, Smyrna Intelligencer j. A. John 4
son, Easton md. Journal /. DIR. VIC. David !
son. Milford Nelos and Adpertiser. Dr. Knowles,
Bredktogter Light; Edward Reynolds, Middlstown
Transcript, and representatives of the Whining
ton newspapers generally.