Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-04-08

THE SHERIFF OF BERKs COUNTY ADvERTIsEs II
FOB sALE-MR. SIcoLLs' OPINION OF THE BERKs
COUNTY RAILROAD.

THE SHERIFF OF BERks COUNTY ADvERTIsEs IT
FOB sALE-MR. SIcoLLs' OPINION OF THE BERKs
COUNTY RAILROAD.
The Sheriff Of Berks county has advertised to
sell the Wilmington & Reading Railroad, at the
Court House in that city, on Thursday, April
22nd, at o'clock, p m. "by virtue Of writ Of
alias feri Jdcias.' He proposes to sell, how
ever, only that portion Of the road in Pennsylva-
vania, his description including the road as "ex-
Lehigh, late Bsrks County Railroad" to its
terminus in the county OF Chester
at the Pennsylvania State line, between
the said State, and tue State OF Delaware" it
being "a distance of 50 miles more or less. W
The announcement also includes notice that
"sl persons employed by the said Wilmington
and Heading Railroad Company are hereby re.
quired to make known to the said Sheriff, at
least five days before the 22d day Of April, 1876,
the kind and amount or their respective claims
against the said Wilmington and Reading Rail
road Company"
THE BERKs Il LEuIGH ROAD WHAT THE P. * r.
AUTHoRITIEs THINK OF IT.
Geo. A. Nicolls, Esq, Vice President of the
Philadelphia Il Reading Railroad, and Mr.. Woot-
ten, Superintendent, made trip over the Berks
Il Lehigh railroad, a day or two ago, and upon
their return, reporter OF the Reading
Eagle had an interview with Mr.. Nicolls, who
expressed himself as greatly pleased with the
new branch road The road he said, was in a
remarkably good condition, the track appeared
to be we'll laid throughout and ballasted at many
places. The joint curves were well made, which
is a very important thing in railroad. There
are number of new houses, hotels and manu-
factories OF various kinds building at different
points along the line, and there will be rapid
development Of business. The country is well
settled, the buildings substantial and the land
good and in an excellent state OF cultivation,
yielding large haryests.
Mr.. Nicolls remarked that he was surprised to
see 30 many slate quarries at the northern end
of the road, and he had no doubt the slate for
the Schuylkilll and Susquehanna Valleys would
ali be shipped over the Berks and Lehgh road.
He was also struck with the size of the Maiden
creek, the largest stream north Of the Perkio-
men creek. The banks OF the Maidencreek be-
ing quite steep at many places, dams can be
erected and valuable water power secured for
forges, furnaces grist mills, tanneries aud other
manufacturers, and the cheap coal Of the Le-
high region cannot fail to develop iron and 9TH
er manufactures along the line OF the railroad.
Mr.. Nicolls also stated thnt it is the intention
Of the Reading Railroad Company to supply the
new road with engines aud cars, and foster tho
business along the line and do everything in
their power toward developing tho region
through which the road passes. In closing the
interview, Mr.. Nicols remarked that he was
very favorably impressed with the new branch,
its condition and prospects. He added. how
ever in answer to 3 question, that no reliable
opinion could be formed as to how soon the road
could he made to pay.