The daily gazette., 1877-07-31

or the DAILY GAZETTE.
.ACH AND OTHER FRUIT
5WERS AND THE RAIL. b,
ROAD COMPANY. i"i''-+<
lot the duty of all good citizens
h all interests within the llnits
ate from oppression or ithposi-
d be from a corporation or class
.iduals? lhe peach and other
Gture is one of the greatest pro-
interests of our State, and should
bat protection from their fellow
bugaged in every other business
be 10 it. 1t is a business mana
In our State entirely by our own
. and all the profits of the busi-
n 10 iihrease the wealth of our
hd the wealth SO created is dis
among our own p ,ople. 1t hes
bue Of the great interests of our
X such are we not bound citi>
delaware to do all that lies in
Ter to protect such an Interest
he grasping efforts of apower.
bad corporation? Without the
and aid of the people Of our
build we have had a single rail-
'hin our State to.ds q? There are
two sides to eve-y question. l
that / am friend and advocate
4 right belonging to any railroad
N in the State, and will go AZ far
Bet their right, and property in
e as ! would those of an indivId-
ken. Yet whenever any corporas
Ated by the laws of our State un-
to interfere with the rights of
.Eens to the detriment of the lat
|m for the rights of the citizens.
liking my case should state any
ht facts no one will be happier to
ERECTED than myself. 1 may have
+ case wherein | w9s an indiv
tested. 1t may be called egotism
4art. In doing so ! shall only in
such facts as l know cannot be
. When | see the acts of a corpo-
bt airing down on the rights and
'lng the interests OF the citizens
Slate take it for granted that It
-nly my right but my duty to speak
Hinst such acts. If we allow these
Htlons to dictate to such a numer-
Rlth producing class of our citi-
the peach and other fruit growers
btate will they not soc n dictate to
tire people Of the State in what
/ they shall transact their private
AS an individual my interests
|een interfered with, but it being
fmall Interest compared with the
and other fruit growers | had no
lsft me but to appeal to the gene
Pt tins great corporation-the P.
X. X. Co.-as an ind vidual look
Fl my own interests. | did it With
|aining any redress; and from the
10 whom | wa, referred did not
common courtesy that was due
Pc person to another. In the year
|had the misfortune to be elected
Fellow citizens to represent in part
ferests OF New Castle county aS
tne Interests of the State in gen.
fvlng been elected by the people
esent their interests, I knew of nc
thtereSt, The r., W. & b. X. II
Fsehted me W b free pass 70 Do
tney dld every oSher member o.
houses OF the Legislature; thi'
neu Win a1 polite a note as
ow 10 wilte, saying that 1 hat
o'eu 10 represent the interests o
.e' anu matters might come be-
Legislature in which the inter
one railroad company might re
Some legislation, and when sucl
we're presented I wanted to be fire.,
a. my Judgment should dictate Il
d the same time thanking then
J lavor offered. AT the meeting o
legislature the Governor sent to
'sHage, saying that the Legislatur
'ahe some action in regard to rails
venue TO meet the interest upor
,a.e uebt and for paying the run
'AptnNes of the State, there being
my IN the Revenue of the Stat
10 the refusal of the p, w. &
70. 10 pay the tax imposed upo
oy d previous Legislature. Thi
i, ,a'iIoau company has set at daf
me laws of the State whenever
.; .; suited Its purpose, yet it claim
'tIoll a. oil ITS property under the law
state AS a legislator at the tim
a. a!itierred to | was told by employt
metals of the railroad company thu
u'u not pass law that would CON
,e n, company to pay tax when it wa
u I'm IN what shape the bill before tn
nH azure was going to operate onith
eu company. One of its dire, t u
W W me on the night before the Leg
,e ,ea ADJOURNED and said he was au
ieu 10 say for the company that the
= compromise and pay a specific
VI lieu of all other tax upon hi
any, and he said the sum to
u !, would be more than we coul
u under the proposed bill. A con
"a vi the Legislature met the dIret
W the counsel of the railroad con
anu when they named their su,
ABOUT one-half the amount cole,
uGr Gi the bill then before the Legisl
3. me State only collected what ST
'sef G It had gone through both I'll
Ioufts aud the Supreme Court
hlted States.
"a, better evidence do we as citize,
anat this company would set
~; ,Ge every law of our State that d
i H.. its purpose than what we alrea,
,i uau, Now let me show the pea,
.ner trult growers that theirs. w
u only interest of the the State th
nade to feel The Sting ofthiS raiIro
anN's lash. What 1 shall say a
aild the books of the railrCad COZ
\ w.ll Sub,tantiate every charge th
u make; if not, then let thein pro
contrary. Very soon altar tie A
ineht of the Legi lature of 18i
was a revision Of the tari fl rates
NJ NJ on the 7. W. & B.R r., and {
" m I" wool v hich before was call
"a