Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10
n RECEPTION.
Senator Coocb and Representative
PiIlfng Honored by Their Com
stifuenfs at Sewark-A Speech by
J. III. Williamson, william Dean
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FIlllnk hOnOred Dy IHetr con-
stftuents at Newark-A Speech by
J. III. Williamson, william Dean
and Others.
Special Correspondence Of State Journal
NEWARK, March IA meeting of the
citizens Of the town OF Newark and
vicinity, without distinction of party was
called at auditorium Of the Exchange
building,on Saturday evening, March 9Th,
for the purpose Of expressing their
approval OF the action of senator Cooch
and Representative Pilling for the able
manner ii which both gentlemen had
performed their duty in breaking down
the railroad monopoly Of the state. The
Citizens Cornet Band was in Attendance
and discoursed some excellent music.
after the meeting was called To order,
Joseph Dean, Jr., called to the chair and
James Wilson appointed secretary, d
motion was made to appoint committee
OF three TO be accompanied by the band
to wait on Messrs CooGh and Pilling aud
invite them To the meeting. The COM
mittee returned accompanied by Alessrs.
Cooch and Pilling after tame hy the
band.
The chairman stated the object Of the
call OF the meeting to lie To give an ex-
preston of approval to our Senator and
| Representative present for the able
| straightforward manner in which these
two gentlemen, representatives Of the
people OF New Castle county and the State
had acted Oh the matter of railroad
charter, and invited Mr.. I. f. Williams,
as II representative man, tO express the
| sentiments oil the persons asselnbledSin
the building.
MIR. Williamson spoke some moments
closing with the quotation addressed to
Mr.. Pilling, We'll done, good and faith
full servant
MIR. Pilling replied, giving great credit
to the Sussex and Kent county members
who had yo.ed with him on thu, railroad
bill.
Senator Cooch also warmly praised the
members of Kent and Sussex counties for
their action in this matter
William Dean was called and in answer
spoke at some length, taking the oppor-
tunity to give Speaker Williams OF the
House a hit, He spoke in warmly COM
plimentary terms Of Mr., Pilling, whom lie
had known for 30 years.
After Mr.. Dean sat down Senator Cooch
again took the floor and said there had
railroad commission and he wanted to
have the views of his immediate consti-
tuents, here assembled, in regard to the
matter. "a similar matter was presented
to the Legislature two years since and
Mr.. Dean, as well as myself, then opposed
yet Mr.. Dean says that he has since read
the opinion of the Hon. j. :. Black and
has very much changed his views
/
presented had Objectionable features, but
that he was willing to vote for a commits
sion that should find out whether the rail
roads of the state are using all the people
of the State alike, in regard to freight
and passengers, even though it required
an expert to go through the company's
books, he was in favor of it. He was op-
posed to any railroad corporation discrim-
mating against any of its patrons because
they had no railroad competition As
an example, Mr.. Hinckley said lately how
well the p, w. x b. railroad had cared
for the people of Wilmington by carrying
them to Philadelphia ut rate of about
II cents per mile. Did that gentleman
know that al the same time the people of
Newark and vicinity Were paying about
AZ cents per mile. And while the freight on
a car Of lumber from Baltimore to Philadel-
phie was but sl4 for 100 miles to Newark
only 60 miles it was SIC; and. if you had
it shipped to Philadelphia and paid the
freight, sl4, and then had the car
dropped off at Newark, you found in
few days bill for the extra 81 sent you.
We find by the report OF the Prnnsyl-
vania railroad, published within week,
that they earned on over 1,e00 miles of
their road 9lS-l 900 of a cent per ton per
mile for freight, and that the same cost
them 540-l 900 Of cent per ton per mile;
and, for passengers over the same length
of road they earned 222- 900 cents per
passenger per mile, at cost of Ga 900
cents per passenger per mile, and at these
rates that railroad company says the
roads east of Pittsbnrg earned a net in
come over all expenses of about
10000, 900 during the year 1850. Let
us contrast these rates from Newark to
Wilmington, where We are charged 4s
cents per mile, passenger fare, while the
freight as charged to-day ON wool from
Philadelphia to Newark is "A cents per 100
pounds for 40 miles, or per ton, 81 100
or, per ton per mile II cents while their
charter prohibits them from charging
over nine cents per mile. Is this not
good ground for the appointment Of 4 rail
road commission Were | one of that
commission, and find this state of affairs,
would recommend the annulling of the
charter. | consider it worse than high
way robbery, for they take your money
out OF your pocket and you have no re-
dress. If highwayman demands your
money you can shoot him down and the
law says you have done right but for
the reason that a set of lnen are called
president and directors Of a railroad com
pany they may extort from you Just what
they please and you have no redress eX-
cept through our Legislature. Therefore
We have Ia put up with being thus
robbed. For myself, | think of the two
the highwayman the better member Of
society"