The daily gazette., 1877-07-31

to Newark, was raised to 81 cents her 100
pounds and made 1st and half first class
rates; or 3tt cents per 100 pounds TO New
ark, Now as there were but few wooden
manufacturers along their road, took it
for granted that the company were pay
ing me back for doing. Just what eopsid-
cred my duty while acting az D legislator,
and a. still further in my surInises, the
only other shipper OF wool to Newark
told me that he never paid any more first
class rates, or 81 cents per, 100 pounds.
having learned this fact went to heads
quarters to make inquiry in regard to it
and got the treatment before referred to
By one of its officials in high position,
which was anything but what should
come from gentleman. The amount OF
| freight for our firm at that time in wool,
\ would amount 10 at least 1900 pounds per
day, and the difference over and above
/ what competitor who shipped to
Newark, amounted to SLIP per day; or at
| the rate of 1886 per annum, "a pretty good
premium to pay for acting in the capacI-
ty Of legislator and doing what in. my
| opinion was my duty i was also inter
ested in another mill located not more
| than 100 yards from this railroad depot,
| aud The charges on our kind of stock by
the railroad, were so high that we hal 10
employ teams to do OUR hauling to Will
mingiun, which we did at saving OF
from S5 to $40 per week less than the
railroad charges. Is IL any wonder that
the peach and other fruit growers COM
plain of the action of such grasping
corporation who have got control of the
Delaware Railroad, line in which the
people of the State of Delaware guaran-
teed the bonds of the Company, and by
which it was bui 1t at the time, aud with
out this aid il would not have been built
at the the time il was built. The p, w
Il B. X. II. in our state was first built
mostly by stock subscribed to by the citi.
zens of our State, subscribing and paying
for the stock, aud many of whom had for
the purposes of building 1t, subscribed
for more than what they could hold
Yet the object was accomplished, the
road was built and many of them sold
their stock for $40 per share for which
thev had paid cash in full to the amount
Of $50 per share, and now for the purpose
of pay Ing semi-annual dividends of -four
per cent on shares of S5D, which many
were bought at $40, or AZ. per cent on all
shares per annum costing $40, also TO
pay salaries TO presidents and other high
officials, varying from one to fifteen tbeu'
sand per annum. They must expect 9
high rate of freight on peaches aud other
fruit, no matter if 1t does not leave the
i Delaware farmer one cent for his labor
and trouble the Railroad Company must
have its "pound of flesh" Citizens OF
Il Delaware, peach and other fruit gro wersl
manufacturers and all persons engaged
in productive pursuits ask yourselves Is
this right? Ii not, you have it in your
power to correct the evil complained Of
Will you do IL? If you are determin intd
through your Legislature and youI
Courts of Justice to assert and maintain
your rights against a corporation WHO Is
ever ready to extract from you the las
dollar of the products of your capital ant
} labor, you will find in the subscriber ;
co-worker, not only to obtain you rights
but to defend the just rights of ever,
person and of every species of property
railroads included, yet will not submit t.
, the uSurpations of power by corporation
or individuals. Respectfully,
VIZ. DEAN.