The Morning herald., 1875-08-31
THE DELAWARE RAILROAD.

THE HERALD MAN DELvING IN STATS
TICS OF GENERAL INTEREsT- DELA-
WARES INDUSTRIAL AoRTA-THE FACTS
AND FIGURES.
There is scarcely a Wilmingtonian who
has not, sometime during his leisure hours
sauntered, cigar in mouth and arms
a-pocket, down Market street, out Front,
round the corner, into the most bustling
scene the city presents anywhere within its
borders. ..f. ...l.......
"Black yer boots," is the sound that can
not escape you, if that of the whistling,
ringing, noisy engines does.
''Black yer boots-shine 'em up" says
the liliputian Aethiop and many travel
er has gone his way apprehending that his
legs were about to become prisoners to the
brawny grasp of the little fend. 'Black
yer boots" dies away, for like ye HERALD
man, it is very probable that you do that
work for yourself. You circumnavigate the
waiting rooms, punch friend or two in the
ribs, 60 out front and watch the stolid
countenances Of waiting millionaires or the
"windowed raggedness" of eternally wait
ing penny -aires. l.' .
Curious as the HERBLD man is, he cannot
stand in hustle without sitting said hustle
to the grains, SO with his usual inimitable
grimace, he accosted uniformed "High
and mighty" with, ....,
"Who the deuce runs this thing"
Utterly respectful this official benignity
anawpra6
"The P. W. g. B., of course this is the
Delaware train shown along down to the
peaches, Rehoboth, ct cet., ad nau-."
"No," said I, "but to one of the finest
lands under the sun :" and forthwith pro-
ceeded to punch Delaware Railroad data out
of the authorities. For. a long time, Pc
riod of 30 years, the Delaware r. Il. has
been under lease to the p, w. & B., and
since that time has been one of the most
profitable lines in the country. This lease
expires sometime in 1875. Now the company
pay six per cent. on par value of the stock
and will reissue as soon as the lease expires.
The Delaware r. r. proper is from Delmar,
on the southern boundary of the State, to
Rodney Station, a distance of eighty-three
miles. The New Castle and Frenchtown
road stretches from New Castle to Rodney,
seven and one-half miles. The New Castle
and Wilmington road is from the former
city to the Delaware junction six and one
half miles-making the length of the whole
P, W. & B., is the General Superintendent
the President, is s. NJ. Eelton, Esq; secre.
tary, Manlove Hayes, Esq; Mr.. N. Mills,
Manager.
There are twenty-five station agents on the
rn, rxyhn low or%,, E,,o 10
sixty-fve dollars per month. There are
men; 10 freight conductors and "A brake
from $50 to 1920 and that of the brakemen
from $45 to $50. Mr.. Graves has charge of
the freight office in Wilmington. There are
engineers at present employed is eighteen.
The constructive department., under the man
agemen4 of Mr.. John Mahoney, gives work
to IA men. Mr.. E. P. Wise is the dispatch
officer at this city; under him there are
along the line. The pay roll of the company
averages $4,000 per month, exclusive of
the engineers, whose salaries are large.
During the present year twelve miles of
track has been laid in sidelings, &C., on the
Aoet.s, VIZ SoAAPoAJ Always NCiy CdIcluI GudI
repairs shall be made as soon as the neces-
sity or advantage is seen.
The income of the corporation is, of
course, large, as will be seen by the pub
lished statements made by the company it.
self. No one can doubt the advantage this
main trunk is to Delaware, and,
Reaching fine points," quoth the HER
AID man to his courteous informant, ''there
IS, on the other hand no doubt but that the
Delaware R. R. derives very considerable
advantage from the Peninsula.
eyes, somewhat different from the branch
'oads, many of which barely, exc out ex-
)enses to their owners.'
"Black yer boots :" for the little imp is
ure to repeat his interrogatory as you move
IF !; then through crowd of attaches await
ng their duties, round the corner, in Front,
lp Market, placidly walks the HERALD
nan.
JO1IINGS ABOUT TOWN.