Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-06-26
FIRST EDITION.
C0Rtesvills.

VISIT To THE BoRoudH-THE UEIoH-THE IRON
BRDaE-ruMlo BpInDSps- -MANuFAcToRIEs,
dc &c.
Ooatesvills formerly so remote from Whining
ton 80 far as Rail Road communication was con
cerned Is now brought into convenient daily
communication by the Wilmington aud Reading
R. II. Daily, scores of Wilmingtoniaus exchange
the compliments of the season with the citizens
of the thriving. busy, ousting borough. 1t is
town Of 8. 900 inhabitants, and claims to DO the
third in order in Chester county, PhgDixville
and West Chester only exeeding her in popula
ton, while in manufacturing interests, she far
exceeds those OF her proud sister which sits en-
throned as the County Seat. #tl.
A delightful morning ride over the W. u IL. II.
r., along the serpentine and romantic Brandy
wine through fragrant dewy meadows, and
fertile uplands where the waving grain is already
tinged with golden hue through cuts and over
trestles; past bridges, county house, furnaces
and factories and we are ushered with wild
scream of the locomotive. Into the suburbs
to the depot, and from thence We are soon found
like newspaper men generally inquring the wav
to the Chester Valley Union office. which we soon
found, and also found that MIR. Kauffmau, the
sprightly editor no doubt reeuperalng from the
weekly labor of publishing daily during the
sessions Of the Teachers Institute, had gone on
q flying visit to Philadelphis BY the way. the
DIily Uaioa was Ahortlived, but 1t lived as long
as was intended, and was.sprightly sparkling and
much appreciated, fully establishing the fact
that Mr. Kaufman eau run daily whenever he
takes n mind to do 20. q
Leaving our compliments, we were next at
tracted to the stupendOus iron bridge OF the
Pennsylvania Central r r. This had an addi-
tional interest owing to the fact that three
painters, q few days before. fell a distance OF
over 50 feet from one of the spans two OF whom
we're almost instantly killed, and the third 10 yet
lingering with broken limbs aud bruised body,
wi a
bridge, probably 30 rods long, 10 perfect laba-
rynth OF sills tics braces and ints, aud is 20
feet high, and wide enough for two tracks. 1t
sets upon three Tremendous limestone abut
ments. 80 feet high from the base. making the
distance rs feet from the ground to the top of
the bridge Over this bridge trains pass aud re
pass nearly every minutes during the day and
night, and passengers from their giddy heights
look down approvingly upon the great iron
works of Steele IL Worth and the apparently lit e
town away below.
Coatesvllle prides itself on its large 4rket
House and Hall Towering away above an the 9th
or buildings of the town. it s certainly magni-
foent structure, and fully deserves the admlra-
tion of both citizen and stranger, An effort was
made some time ago in order to encourage this
new market, to prevent traders and speculatorH
from plying their vocation within the limits ct
the borough, but the ordinance only proved to
be All idle waste OF paper for the people rising
in their indignation. hurled it's originators from
power and established free markets any and
everywhere.
The public school building is also very fine
| building aud compares fAyorably with many Of
| the same kind of buildings In Wilmington.
Coatesville may also justly boast OF her hotel
| accommodations. sIme of which may bs ranked
| as tirst-class. There was at first considerable e
| opposition to Local Option, but now nearly al
| admit its beneficial influence While some OF
| the hotel keepers do not make quite so much
| money as formerly, the public IN general have
| been the gamers. 1t is a rare thing now to sec
| an intoxicated person.
Along Main street are many handsome
| residences, with tastetully laid out lawns, and
| beautifully ornamented with shrubbery, shade
trees, flowers and fountains
| The eadiug religious denominations are Pres
| byterian, Methodist and Baptist, each OF which
/ have neat and commodious churches public
| Cemetery upon tho southern range OF hills haj
been recently laid out. The location is elevated
| and when properly improved will eventually VII
| with Laurel Hill and Greenwood for beauty.
Water and gas works have also been erected
by the town, and the principal streets are per
meated by pipes carrying water and light
| throughout the borough.
In manufacturers iron takes the lead, and the
large rolling mills of Steele & Worth, and o.
Huston Il Penrose,give employment to hundred
OF laborers.
Verify, Coatesville is prosperous and grow
ing town, and her people hospltabe and enter
| prlsing.