Daily Republican., 1881-08-02
MIDDLE DELAWARE
Al Seen ~ . CorrespOndent-The
Fruit Prsspect-Jonss' CK eek Ap.
prOprtati0n.

A correspondent OF the Philadelphia
Evening Bulletin has been doing up a
portion Of Kent County, landing at
Leipsic and passing on to Dover. He
says: Every peach orchard have pass
ed during the drive seemed utterly de-
void of peaches, so far as could be seen
from the roads, and my driver inform
Ell me that the case was quite as bad in
other orchards. Upon inquiry, and after
q pre- ty extended observation in the
neighbOrhood of Camden and the ada-
cent country, | find the same dearth of
peaches to prevail, and as | traverse
this part of Kent county, in the neigh.
borhood of Lebanon, Magnolia, Canter-
bury and FELTON,, | am becoming rapid.
ly confirmed in the notion that those
Philadelphians who consider the peach
scare false alarm, will find for once the
cry of "Wolf, wolf" was justifable.
Pears cave begun to ripen, however,
and there will probably be fine crop
of that fruit, as there will certainly be
Of apples and grapes. The early apples
are plenty aud very good the grape
vines are loaded, and some farmers have
us many as ten acres covered with
vines. The watermelon and cantelOupe
patches are promising and healthy; but
If this drought continues how can any
of these things grow and prosper? This
is a matter of considerable importance
to the canning firms, and have no
doubt they would give great deal if
they could discover some way of irriga.
ting the soil in such manner as to
moisten the roots of the fruit bearing
plants during season as this. There
is drought hele every year, either
earlier or later, and as the spring and
early summer this year were qnie wet,
the weather is now maintaining its
average
The population in the vicinity Of Do
yer are full Of enthusiasm about the
project of having Jones $ Creek opened
10 Dover for Steamboat navigation.
L. ar representatives. III Congress OBJ
talnrd ut 'he last session an appropria-
tlon OF ten thousand dollars for this |
purpose. and he anxious citizens fond
ly congratulated themselves that the |
happy day had at last arrived. But
while the appropriation was b. ing "put
through at Washington, the State
Legislature had to incorporate two
distinct companies for the purpose of
opening and rendering navigable Jones
Greek, and when tho Commissioner
came on to Dover with the money he
onnd that each of these corporations
'laimed the whole SUN, and he not
Wishing to ASSUME the responsibility of
making selection, concluded to give
t to neither, and the benighted Dover
ans actually allowed the money, after
'aving once entered their capital, to
axe the back track.
The corporations still live and flourish
3 rival companies, the creek remains
Unopened, and the people do not seem
o recognize the fact that "Heaven
elps those who help themselves" and
hat there is money enough in the
ockets of the citizens Of the country to !
ut the whole work in proper shape if !
ONE energetic persons would only 60 |
D work 70 get them to subscribe. 1t I
iould certainly pay TO do this, for i'll I
tead of having only depot at the
cad of navigation, as Smyrna aud
.cipslc creeks do, Jones's Creek would =,
ave a depot for expectation ofproduce I
t Dover, another at Lebanon, six miles :
Glow, which would be an outlet for
he produce of the richest part Of Kent
ounty, lying about Camden, Canter-
ury, Magnolia, Fredouia and FELTON,,
$ wei! as for the fertile plantations of , ,,
ones's Neck. Barker's Landing, which
J some distance below Lebanon, would
rain another portion of the country,
MI the whole district woud supply
eight and passengers enough to Keep !
So or three boats busy. d