Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-07-18
Letter from Reading.

COMMENTS ON THE WAR BETWEEN THE READING
AND THE WILMINGTON d READING RA1LRoADs-
APPRECIATION OF wrIN1SGroSs STAND By THE
W. r. CO.
Especial Correspondence OF the Commercial.l
READING, PA. July 16.
Since the publication of the article headed
"Ihe Reading Monopoly again Belligerent, in
the COMMERCIAL of the Goth ult., in which our
people we're shown with what esteem and degree
of satisfaction the people of Wilmington looked
upon our great home enterprise, the Berks
County Railroad, and which announcement the
journals of our city
TOOK GREAT PRIDE IN HERALDISG
to their readers, the warm feeling of our peo
pie towards those of Wilmington, and the Com
MERcIAL in particular, was renewed with m
creased yigor, and we can say, truly, that there
remains not the slightest possible taint OF doubt
but that between the cities of Wilmington and
reading there exists such links of friendship
and brotherly feeling as can seldom be found
between neighboring cities so nearly matched
in point of popularity and enterprise Reading
for its vast and numerous manufactures, and
Wilmington for its extensive and celebrated iron
ship and car building establishments.
Tue recent action of the Reading II. X. Co. in
regard to the
TRANSPORTATION OF LEHIGH COAL
to this section still continues to be an impor-
tant topic of interest to our business communl-
ty, and daily the elicitations Of dissatisfaction
arising therefrom increase. The movement
has evidently proven a remarkable agency to-
wards increasing the circle of friends of the
Berks Co. road, and to-day we heard it rumored
| hat the Reading Co. publicly acknowledge the
weakness of their movement and
REGRET EVER HAVING TAKEN THE STEP,
and il possible will rectify the matter. If this
| be true. which we have every reason to believe,
then we can expect to hear of an early retraction
on their part but be that as it may, and whether
they offer retract at early or late date, they
| have .'dshed" themselves The Berks County
roads extension of a mile and three-quaIt rs.
| which will bring them in direct communication
with the New Jersey Central road, ,is now rapidly
under way, and will soon be completed.
Indeed, the action of the Reading Co. is gem
orally regarded as a
VERY SMALL PIECE OF BUSINESS,
and that it will benefit them very little as mat
ters now stand is very evident; but, as every.
body says, and has sald, what else could be ex-
pected from that source, when we review the
many equally small actions of which they have
been guilty since the days when the sheriff had
them under power and our citizens came for
ward aud rescued them from under the hammer
They have now forgotten the old fayors, ant
are endeayoring to crush the interests OF theI
once most ardent and necessary supporters.
THE NEW PASSENGER CARS OF THE
Berks Co. Rallroad, built at wilmington Dy BOW
ers, Dure Co. receive much comment from ou
people, for their rich finish and generally fin
appearance. The Company also feel very prou
OF them and we do not wonder, for it is seldom
, that an organization OF the kind starts out wit
} such fine rolling stock. The Company have a.
ready received four of them, and we understan
that they have contracted for eight more O
l similar construction.
NUTMEG GRATISGs
} Our people strike for the sea-shore and th
country in droyes.
Kemp's Woods, on the line of the Berks CC
r. r., receives more ysitatons from pic-nic pa
ties from Reading than all the other resorts c
the kind within accessible distance.
=, All eyes are turned toward the Wilmington
Reading r. r. for peaches Hurry them mp an
make beer undergo bit of neglect by our peopl
NUTMEG.