Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-04-28
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To ne Editor Of he Commercial: F9et A
It is = well known fact that you are always
ready with your fearless pen and aid In any thing
that may tend to the prosperity of Wilmington.
or to the convenience Of her citizens, and that
you have never commenced q crusade in the dl-
rection am about to indicate is probably be-
cause you have never thought OF it. or else have
not deemed IL Of sufficient Importance to waste
your efforts upon.
In short consider that P. W. a D. r. II. Co.
does not give to Wilmington as many facilities in
the way OF accommodation trains as her size
and rapidly growing Importance deserve.
l ailude more especially to the trains leav-
ing here in the morning for Philadelphia.
The trat train, as you we'll know, leaves here at
g. 40 O'Clock, A. M, carries milk and calvest
makes twenty-one stops, and reaches PhilAdel-
phia At 6.85, nearly two hours from the time i
started. The next train leaves at $40 A. NJ, is
moderately fast. but of late has been compelled
to stop at all stations beyond Chester (unti this
year, it made no stop beyond that point as the
6 As train which formerly took the passengers
from that section is now sent over the Darby
Improvement" These two trains are all We
have to depend upon.
II we use the first, we rise at an unearthly
hour, eat hurriedly and badly-cooked break
| fast take the train and arrive in Philadelphia
with patience exhausted, and nerves unstrung
| by the frequent stops, long waits rattling with
cans, and bawling calves. III We use the ssc-
ond, we take, 1t il true, comfortable breakfast
| in the bosom of our families, and then take the
| train, make only thirteen stops and arrive in
Philadelphia al 80 get down town at TO- and
| find the cream taken of Of every thing, so to
/ speak. 1t is Unnecessary to enlarge further
| for doubtless every one OF our citizens has at
| one time or another experienced some OF the In
| conyenienoes mentioned.
| What we want and what we ought to have are
three trains leaving here at $50, 7.90 and $50,
A. NJ, respectively, and all making the trip in
| not over one hour and fifteen minutes. l am
| convinced that under those circumstances OoL
| Sawyer, of the Clayton House, would never la
| ment scarcity Of boarders, for many Philadel-
phians would like TO spend portion at least OF
| the summer in place. where the splendid driy-
/ ing roads in one direction and the romantic hills
of the Brandywine in the other, offer attractions
| not to be found elsewhere, or il they are to be
| found, the Clayton House, with its large aud
well furnished rooms, and sumptuous table is
not.
| When such an idea enters the brain of Qua
| ker citizen at present single glance at the
newspaper headed Time table. Z. W. Il b. r
| r." at once puts it to flight and other and more
/ accommodating roads receive him. In fact,
from Claymont down to this place, no finer build
/ ing sites to be found than those offered by
the wooded ridge that slopes 80 gracefully to the
river, but it is comparatively deserted. and all
| from the mere fact that the policy of the X. H..
| Co. denies us proper facilities. 1t is almost a
| proverb among Railroad men that "as the trains
/ go, 80 goes the travel" The wealth of Delaware
would be vastly increased if that same ridge was
/ covered with handsome villas, but now since the
managers of the Railroad have Ridley Park on
| their hands, fear this end Of tine road offer
ing as it does much greater attractions will be
more, starved for trains than ever.
will not encroach upon your patience fur
ther. Only mention the subject have broach-
ed in your editorial columns, and Heaven and
every one interest in the matter will bless you.
Very trulyyo
L ORsERYKR.