The daily gazette., 1881-01-28
THE RAILROAD QUESTION.
THE WILMINGTON, NEWARK AND
STATE LINE BILL IN DovER-A
COMPLICATION OF AFFAIRS.
Correspondenc Of the C3azatra

THE WILMINGTON, NEWARK AM
STATE LINE BILL IN DOVER
COMPLICATION OF Affairs.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
DOVER, Del, Jan. 81.
The bill to incorporate the vii.
mington, Newark and State Line X
r., notice of which was given In The
House by Representative Pilling, earl,
IN the session, was brought down, to-
day, by |. c. Grubb, Levi G. b rd
and VIM. Dean. But it is probable n
Will not be introduced.
The presence of this bill somewhat
mystlfies The railroad question, but it
is altogether likely that the apparent
complication will be Strengthened out
definitely next week. Il is well
known that the Delaware Western
OIL is said to be in the interest of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railrocd Com pany
tor the purpose of drawing through
New Castle county and the city of
WI! aington, tue new line between
BAN more and Philadelphia which
that company proposes 10, and un-
douotedly will, cons ruct. 'sBllIy
Deans Newark bin" as it is called
around the State House, claims to be
Ior precisely the same purpose, and
the az 'ocates of both projects stoutly
assert that they are specifically back
ed 6y the b. & o. Company direct.
My own impression has been that
The b. u .. Company IS supporting
the Delaware Western bill, and | see
no reason yet to depart from this
view. have seen letters and tele
grams (the contents of which | am
not at liberty to divulge) That decid-
ediy tend TO prove the correctness of
my impression. Last week, as was
noted IN the GAZETTE at the time,
Grubb, Dean and Levi Bird went to
baltimore to confer with the B. & O.
omelals, but Judging from a letter
shown me the other day, | should saw
thelr visit was practically fruitless,
and that they failed to obtain the
codntenance of the B. & o. managers
Tor Deans Newark bill. Their an
pearance here to day with the bin
seems to give color to the belief that
they eventually succeeded in obtain
ing the desired b. & o. support. but
feel convinced they intend to drop
the Newark bill, and throw their in
huence III favor of the Delaware West
ern measure.
Bat whether the B. & o. Company is
supporting either or both of these bills.
the citizens of Wilmington and New
Castle county are vitality interested in
securing such legislation as Will draw
the b. q O.'s completing line between
Philadelphia and Baltimore within the
limits of this State. Thai such A line
will be built, feel morally certain. and
That wilmington would be largely ben
hted Dy having II pass through the city,is
iau SO patent as not to lie susceptible OF
even the shadow of doubt. | think
that II the business men of Wilmington
realized this fact they would flock 10
Dover and beseech the legislature 10
adopt such measures as would ebabla
the new load TO pass through and not
around their city. repeat, the road is
sure to be built, and if Wilmington and
he people of upper Delaware are to en-.
Joy relief from the enaetiHg monopoly
OF the p, w. x B. II. r., the new linz
must rot be forced to give Wilmington
the sgo by.n
have also been assured that it is the
intention of the Il. IL D. COMPANY. IN
case they obtain footing in Whining
toa, TO construct large grain elevator
on the river front, within the CITY limits.
Ihelr storage capacity at Locust Point,
baltimore, IS constantly crowded, and
They are actually compelled to seek
new accommodations. Wilmington peo.
pie need not be told what facilities the
Wilmington river front offers for such
an enterprise as this.
The +. W. q Il. lobbyists here, wbe
are working against the Delaware W est.
ern hill, have changed their tactics. se
ompieteiy we're they knocked "out Of
mn by the explosion of their fallacious
political arguments in Wednesday.
GAZETTE. They don't mournfully In
,lst now that the Delaware Western
OIL means the complete surrender of
me political affairs of the State to the
Radical Pennsylvania Railroad cono-a.
ton. A few of the more foolish. who
evidently measure the canbre of M
members by their own meptal state.
have Hoped around to the wondrrfn
alscoVery that the b. Il .. Corporation
10 to control Delaware politics and send
Col. II. B. McGomb to the United stsfs,
Senate. But in the main they haye
iropped the po litlcal phase they en-.
leaVored to force into the subject ANA
are compelled to stand forth - Iohhv.
tsts.in the service of the great railroad
monopoly Of Delaware. IL remains H.
be seen whether the present LeVIsla.
.nre will refuse to relieve the people ef
Delaware from railway monopoly
about waleh they have complained III