Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-31
The Now Throush Line.


could be made Of the Importance of the
effort to secure the amendments to the
Delaware Western charter, over
which there was so bitter a fight
in the Legislature. Had the
amendments not been granted
the arrangements just made could not
have been completed SO promptly after
the failure Of Mr.. Thaysr to perform wha.
he had agreed on, and the Baltimore &
Ohio would have had to begin \ new
dght before the Legislature with a power
full opposing interest against it, or it
would havehad to go around the State alto
gether, which is in all probability just
what it would have done. On the other
hand had the bill been passed promptly
at first, as it ought TO have been, the
Baltimore & Ohio would never have made
the abortive purchase of the P. W. & B.
stock and the work on the new road
would have been far advanced by this
| time while the p, w. & B. would proba-
bly, have fallen into the hands of the
Pennsylvania at a much smaller price
than it did, for it WAS manifest that
whenever this fight between that road
and the Baltimore & Ohio did come that
one or the other Of the two would secure
control of the old road.
The JOURNAL has never had but one
interest in this whole matter. II saw
| that the time had come when the rival
interests Of outside corporations de-
manded the building Of new line Of
railway between Philadelphia and Balti-
more, and it persistently sought what
ever conditions should insure the passage
of such line through Delaware. When
the delay caused the attempt by the
Baltimore x Ohio to secure the old line, we
were alarmed and indignant because we
feared that if it were the Pennsylvania
which was compelled to build q new line
it would not come through here, though
a part of the history Of this matter which
has not yet been printed gave US reason
is.of W suppose VIC were MISTAKEN IN
.n'S' nu' A''ef 'he purchase ny the
Pennsylvania Of the p, w. & B. road there
never was any question in our mind
'n"'' soineho"' 'ne n"'''inofe ohie
"ouia ou'iu ri'Ai line 'hrough thi'
ivy anu VIC hAre An'Nn aof some time
.nA' SUM " % 'he 'A'e' Inc pubic nov
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no'e 'AN' - uu' W '"' pA''"s' vi VIZ
Dei""afe Western Di'i Anu e'eh more u
ooiole, "ooomo uSe Vi 'ne power
s'An'o' III 'A"' "'''' 'nAs uo INV law
'ne ASSURANCE vi ne" foAn through VI
my
} rfon the very beginning Oh THESE neso
'''''0n' 'ne,e naS Deeh . inos' unfair An'
unieA'onAoie enoi' W ques'ioh inc goo
ia'.n VI ooionei "ooonp snd tue Ao'ii'.
Vi LIS aiiies' mat mere suspicion ma
peen useu W ueiAy ieBisia'ioh anu IA
: o0'n WIG 'oio o"''s o'ef 1ih'e VI vi
Sheefs anu uoup'a Win "hich many nav
feeeifeu every s'a'eheh' WIN reear
} w inns inas'ef' NOW Af pay Is
Jewell ana we expect these douptef
3 10 ackho"ledge that they nave peen ur
5 just ior Tue iuii lacts snow oeyond IN
C pos'ipiii'S Vi question 'ha' 'he repre-
:. sehtatiohs Vi ooiohei mcoomp nave Dee
n'eraiiy correct from the beginning, an
'hat he mas Kept faith reiigiously VII
those VINO $1,000 py MIN IN ms enor'
10 secure charter Tor new throug
line. he prefsced his yer
hrst response TO Mr.. Sarretts proposal
buy the road by demand that 1t Shout
be built II bought, and he refused, accor'
ing to the acknowledgment OF the repr
sentative OF the Baltimore Ohio con
pany, much larger price offered for h
road and charter by those who desire
merely 10 suppress IT, In TACT, he REFUSE
double what the b. y. offered hin
There are about ten thousand peopl
= VINO owe the Colonel an apolog
A ike acknowledgment OF got
faith and loyalty to engagements is d'
- also to one our people know only
: name-mr' William Il. Vanderbilt
New fork-who entered into this schen
simply to Secure an investment he b
lieved in, and who has stood from Il
beginning ready and willing to furni:
y the capital to build the new road on terri
which would two years ago have been T
= garded as marvelously liberal. II has be,
IL persistently denied that Mr.. y,nda,b
IN was in any way interested in this matte
In but those really familiar with the fac
Sc have known from the beginning that
g. stood ready all the time to do what
ey had agreed to do and that he has been
w loyal to his friend who represented hi
ng as any man could be to another.
e, ought to be source of satisfaction To I
ut many who hold the belief tn
or money is all in all 10 money
It's men. TO know that in tho coprsa