The daily gazette., 1883-10-16
NEWARK I.ETTER.

the Past Years lmprOvsments-Dh Dhe Rail-
reed Opposition a. Two New HAlahwRTss
Especial correspondence or the 0azette.9
NEWARK, DEL, Oct 1b.-The warm
weather and frequent rains Of the last week
have put new coat Of green on our grass
field. The early sown wheat IL looking very
we'll. The husbandman has been well re-
paid for his labor by the harvesting Of boun-
tlful crops, yet It Is only what he deserves
II any elass.oi persons should be well re-
warded for their labor It Is be who produces
the bread by which we all live.
To show the extent Of the Improvements
In our town and vicinity during the last
year fWill state that we have built 81 brick
dwelling houses, Is frame dwelling houses,
one brick church, one brick machine shop.
one large frame store and carriage bazaar,
besides great many additions, alterations
and Improvements, which have added much
/ 10 the business aud appearance Of our town.
A commission appointed by the court,
consisting of Isaac Grubb, Philip X. Clark,
Charles G. Ash, William Cochran and
Samuel Roberts, met in town on Thursday
last for the purpose of going over the
ground and seeing IL the requirements Of the
public warranted the opening Of
two new roads--one leading from the
creek road across 10 the paper
mill road; the other was the opaning Of
| Choate street until II interseeted the road
called for as above and crossed the line Of
| the Baltimore & Philadelphia railroad, at .
point just behind tho cemetery. The rail-
| road opposed the commission being granted
| yet II was done, after which In about i've
| days all the force of workmen employed In
/ several gangs were concentrated on this one
| point at the expense Of stopping other opera
1 lions, and put to work filling up just on q
I ffua hara MAS m that GhOafa afrnQf
would go, aud when the commission was on
the ground the railroad had built at thai
point an embankment of ~ or more feet
high, In hopes of lettering the commlseios
from voting for q road. But the commission
was composed of gentlemen who knew
their duty, and knowing IL dared do 1t In de
danee of the threats of the venerable old
captain. II was said by some that when b
l heard the result he grit his teeth and let hii
usual talk come ba K TO him, butt all 70 nc
use, as the road was granted. The captain
said there would be "blue snow" betort
the railroad would ever build bridge Ovei
the line of Choate street. This is not th'
tlrst time that the venerable old captain hai
threatened to put at defiance thi
laws of the State of Delaware, when the,
run counter to the interests 0
the great moneyed foreign corpora
tion which be represents. His clustering
remind me of the passengers OF stag
coach up in New York State, who, when tn
} roads were bad aud STAGES were on the roal
with three or four horses, while an old farme
had only one, and the road narrow, tn
stage passengers called out: "Drive on
driver; we are the strongest. The farmer re
piled: "The law Is stronger than either c
us" and the time may yet come to pas
J when the venerable old captain may find ou
| that the law of Delaware is stronger tina
r his mammoth foreign moneyec CORPORATE Z
which has, whenever opportunity Offered
overridden the rights Of citizens OF Delawarl
e simply because they had not money to wast
Q 10 lawsuit.
e There are rumors of still more new ia
A provements that are in contemplation. Son
NAV be be un this fall, and others in ear
spring. When the two new streets a
, opened, whi h the award of the mmisssiC
q calls for, many new under Ia kings may
: looked for.