Smyrna times., 1873-02-12

The VISIT OF THE LEGISLATURE to vii.
mington, last week, was time we'll spent Il
was appropriate that our law makers should
be made acquainted with our chief city. They
entered upon their labors this week with a
clearer idea of the needs of our busy metropo-
lis and of its Importance aud greatness. And
perhaps some of the members of our "Honora-
bic Bodies" are sitting to-day with less OF
prejudice and more of State pride in their
physical natures. They may not have had
much OF the former, but we feel sure that all
OF them now have more Of the latter. They
were made acquainted with the immense man.
ufacturing industries of city of forty thou,
sand souls. They were shown through some
OF the ship yards and machine works. indus.
tries that bring in an income of over So. 600 GOO
annually to the city for articles manufactured
through some of the car works, that bring
nearly 100000 to the city; through some
OF the carriage shops, that bring upwards of
$l,50O,000; through some of the morocco fac
tories, that bring $4,000, 600; through some
OF the iron works, that bring $4,000 600
through one of the largest match factories in
the country, that brings about $4OO, 900, and
through other of the industrial works with
which the city is blessed, which, in the appre.
gate produce over 500, 600, 900 worth of man.
ufactured articles and give subsistence 70
lZ,UOO workmen. They were enabled too 600
as Legislators. what great interests thew were
called upon to foster, " in the uper end of tho
state and why these great interests should
have great demands upon them.
And one Of the most important ros,l,s &c
the visit was the benefit derived from An IN.
spectIon OF some of the largest of the fifteen
puollc schools that grace the city. Our school
laws, utterly failing to meet the requirements
oil good educational system, were hamnering
tne educational demands of that CITY to sucb
an extent that special laws were enacted for
Its benefit. Through these special laws and a
deep interest in the cause of education on the
part OF the citizens, a school system has been
perfected there that may well be a source of
pride. 1t was entirely appropriate that the
Legislators should see its practical workinos
ia vie" Oh the demands made upon them BY
their constituency for better school law for
the VIII" State They could see bv actpal
contrast the Difference between good svstem
and bad one; they could better Judge az n
what the rest of The State needed bv .oo;nc
what Wilmington had. In short, what tbov
saw 1T is hoped, opened their eyes to the i'm.
portance OF better school law.
Until this eight square miles of busy neorlo
and teaming industries has more than one rem
resentatlve In the General Assembly, it will be-
wise in Its citizens to secure Legislative visits
SHEEP hAIsTNG.-While farmers penerallv
In TINS county are complaining that d" farming
aon pay" here is one Of the most profitable
branches OF their occupation almost ent;rolv
neglected or abandoned. Why is thisP Tbere
n nothing a farmer can produce that reon;roa
so little outlay of capital, labor and atten,;on
hait so profitable as sheep raising and grov;nn
wool We know of several farmers who
ouring the past year, more than doubled tbo;r
money invested 10 sheep Mr.. William Reel
near Delaware City, cleared 81 .O40 off of ono
hundred head and Mr.. Henry Slaughter ;r
haymonds Neck, near this town, cleared over
sooo from the same number. Wool soId
ouring last year from 60 to 80 cents nor
pound and lambs from S. TO &c each with - -
ocmsnd more than equal to the supply. with
sacn results as these is Il not SURPRISING tb.,
more sheep are not kept by our Farmers oil
more care and aftant;oo -. ~