Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-10

DOPER.


baltimore ~ Ohio Company Comes
1ut Squareiy in support OF the
Delaware ~ estern BtII.
Special Con dependence OF State Journal
DOVER, Feb. 3.-The Kent County Levy
Court appointed the new county treasurer
AID other officers this afternoon As fore
-l@dowtd ~ a previous letter. David
Raece of Kenton goes into the treasury,
atng his competitor, James r. Powell,
Of West Dover. MIR Reece is prosper
ons Former who Vas born and raised in
Kent county. His father WAS al Old Lice
Wing, but the son has always been q
Democrat He il about 10 years old, and
has served term in the Levy Court.
The new collectors are:
Duck Greek hundr, a--W. A. Hardcastle.
kenton-1homas English
Little Creek-JOseph Hopkins.
East Dover-Appolntment to be ma lie
next Thursday.
West Dover william Ylrdpn, Jr
North ierkill--Charles w. Smith.
South murderkill-James X. Needles
Mispillion-- rilghinun Blown
Milford-JOhn S.pp.
Two trustees Of the poor, Peter Mere
dith, of North Murderkill, add Joshua
Bennett, If Milford were reelected for
three years.
THE DELAWARE WESTERN BILL.
The Delaware Western bill still lies
Theoretically upon the table Of the clerk of
the > nate and will not b. called no til
next week, if then. It is tune for the
people of Nuw Castle to wake up
thoroughly 10 the Importance of this
matter aud make their Wishes known in A
VOICE thai no member who cares for his
political future will dare to disregard
Senator CnOch is oEe of the n good
men and true vino we're drawn to serve OIL
the grand jury tor N W Castle county, but
he hopes 10 bu excused By the court from
serving at the term which beeius mex
Tuesday
Mr.. John W. Davis, tha right hand man
and official assistant of President Garrett
OF thu Baltimore g. Oaio Railroad Com
pany, calne down yesterday evening and
u'hue spet Gu To au informal meeting OF
the members Of both houses after ia,
temperance Alliance mrt ting OF last night
II any OF HE nt mbers entertained an,
real doubt tf the wiillngu, 81 of the Bulli-
more ONO company to back up the
Delaware Western BIZ, tie frank talk OF
Mr.. Davis ought to have removed such
doubt. He told them that the b *
was ready 10 On ahead with the road ils,
as 800 a. The Il 4islttufe pAshca tbs ,,lil ::
That the money Is all ready that tho ROAD
VIII he h'si Ghtss one in ry' ry respect {;
and he ODD ready 10 answer freely eae
fully All lu' stlons Oh the Ru' Ut
had short talk with MIR Davis this
afternoon, previous to his return ia
Baltimore. tic said that the arrangements
nave been ulade for the merging of the
Delaware stock with that of the Baltimore
IL ONO Company, rs Explained in my let
Ter OF yesterday, jult ~ soon as the bill is
passed aud thtt he sud, the Balt
more Ono Company will proce d al
once to complete The reli uii sr, survevl
nnd construct road. from B.,ipiorD
Philadelphia, of which this Dcl.sars
Western portion Wi be Tbs u lawar.
nnk. This stock has neen all
subscribed for and the cash for
the building Of the rosd il H.
hand The money r. al ready; the cash
Is all ready, let the l. yislaturr pass TN.
blli and We viii put tho suIse, ors in the
mid Just as Hlon ns be weather will per-
mt. The new Inns will be about the sau.
length as the line of the Philadejpbin
Wilmington X Baltimore road some of
our engineers say that it can bs made
shorter. The main point is that there is
gong to be competing road built be.
tween Baltimore aud Philadelphia and
that it is going to ba Baltimore & Ohio
road vi the way; and, il We get this bill
passed, Wilmington will be ope of the
principal points in line"
Some OF the Sussex county memb r. of
the House, looking ut this subject from
narrow minded standpoint, say: "phi.
Oil may do New CASTLE county some peod,
may bring the State some revenue bul
what we want, is q competing road down
the State which will give us chespc,
freight rates for our fruit and grain ~
spoke OF this to sir. DAVIS.
lie replied: III they do not Give
Wilmington another competing road. thew
cah never expect to have competipp
roai down the State. II they kill this bill
they shnt The doors to competitors; hut
II thty pass 1t they will have taken one
step towards further competition. W..
ara ready to build add ,tonal roads wher-
ever they csn he made to pay, and. when
inc government can sell 30 per cent bonds
chplthi Is plenty for good Investments. II
Is not tme to talk about building line to
compete with the Delaware railroad; that
VIII pc an after consideration but | will
say that the Baltimore Il Onio is ready 10
build railroads wherever they can be made
TO pay. The main point of interest to
'hese sussex members is. as | said before.
u they kill this bill they shut the door to |
any future Baltimore a. Ohio road down |
DOVER Feb. S,--Cheek is a necessary |
ingredient in the makeup of a theatricat
agent, but for supeiiiuity of adamantins |
the advance agent of lecturer who is |
biiled to speak here tomorrow night
carries of the palm. This audacious free.
oooter walked into the State HOUSE earl, |
ms afternoon aud deliberately stuck up
posters on the inside walls of the building
up by posting one on the front
ot the desk Of the clerk of the House.
THE REAGEN BILL.
senator Cooper proposes to offer a resolu-
Ion instructing the Delaware members of
congress TO support the Rssgen inter state
commercial bill or something equivalent