Daily Republican., 1885-11-16
The ID. A r. Railroad.


more and Ohio Railroad Company
would have line OF railway through
WILMINGTON that vii, be when finished
main trunk line from Boston throash
brooklyn, tArousa New YORK, through
the largest ci,sss IN New Jersey,
through Pbilade lpGls, through Chester.
through WilmingtDn, The metropolis OF
Delaware, through Baltimore, the me-
tropolis Of Maryland, and on to Wash
ington and the grea: cities Of the South.
There were many who necer believed
the road would oe hcilt and for long
time alter WORK men were excavaung
through the q Jhuu zen park deepcui,
and quarryiug At lies, toAs In weiSht
for the grslt piidge ovs. the Brandy
wine. BsE what do We sce now as
monument " perseverance,, OF ipd ustry,
OF pluck aud .et the fines civil opst-
nseripg and mechanical construction
One of the hnes. sal best built roads in
the country. Iu tbe face OF opposition
from rival companies, mighty in in
daeuoe, In the face OF tardy and miser-
ly legislation amounting almost to dead
opposition, ia the face OF the opposition
OF the press Of our city with the excep-
ton OF one daily paper, in the face Of
almost unheOrd opposition In the great
metropolis Of Pennsylvania, the Balu-
more * Ohio Company has gone
steadily for ward sur.nouuting new ana
unex Poe. ed difficulties until Baltimore,
Wilmington and Pni.adel phia are prac
tioally united with an additional line
of steel. Tits has not been done with
-ou, an Immense expenditure Of the
treasure. But The company has been
equal for the emergency. The people
who had money 10 invest had conf
dence in IL and answered every call for
loans
Tue speedy sale Of q twelve million
loan at per cent was unprecedented.
The people wanted to put their money
whore 1t would DO safest, and rather
than Invest II Ia the crippled IN anufac-
tories OF our country rendered unsafe
by tariff agitation, they chose a three
Der cent. l)an. While referring 10
huances, we cannot well close the sub
ject without reference for n call fOr
four million and half additional with
which to construct the East Side
8 :huylkil road, part OF the line ran
ming between three and four miles
Trough Philadelphia Toe loan con'
summated at five per cent, with guar
antee from the company. A banking
firm in cur own city telegrsphed u
Baltimore for one hundred thousand
dollars at 5 per cent. premium, and
was answered back that IL was all
taken and as much more would have
been taken at that premium. Such al
exhibition OF faith and confidence II
but seldom found.
Bat we would look at this great en-
terpr.se as 1t must eventually affe,i
our own city. To stand upon the tol
of the high bridge over the Brandy
wine, one hundred and eight feet aoov
low water, as the writer Of this articl
did only few hours ago and view th
labrynth OF eng .neering skill beneath
oonsisting Of mighty solid granite pier
the intsrmingling OF steel stills, post
braces, rods, ties and rails, we are lie
- wonder at The ingenuity and skiil thi
gives to science and art their crownir
glory, From this bridge what view
NJ Ill may We stand as II rt' tied TO u
snol. ectrsDced st the sight tia. gree
the eve. Suntnward below US Il
Brandywine, meandefins IKE stlv
thread, until lost beyond the "ool
bluffs for time and then loosine
self entirely in the Delaware mort
ward, the view is short, the creek col
Ing suddenly arouad bluff up
which stands Riddles Banks, forms
n,nphitheatre In which Is nestled
Augustine paper mills.
Scarcely any part Of the city OF W
mic z.on can be seei from even Z
high stand point. Wooded highlai
and bluffs still tower ap higher.
beyond tho tree tops, how dennded
their foliage, may be seen the CO
house steeple, Grace church steepie
Patrick's and St. Johns steeples, :
the Arlington Mills high chimns
aown the Brandy wine, and that
about all In that direction. N
through the trees the stAsely rssiden
81 the Jones', Johu Adams, and
others around the Soldiers mopnn
can be seen. Th!s, however, Is b
tlaasure sigh. From the Il ID
s,reet basin or Eighth and Cha
st,aets we ace the wisdom OF the B
.,ore and Ohio in running their
through the Western part OF cur
SnrsaS ont b4.oro us tea great
Of land running to a high elev
southward, westward and northV
an area large enough for
Iation of three hundred thousand
Tbis will not b. all built up in
present century, but il will be
hoy years of tie next century
around. and than this great
throurbfare of travel aud busiuesi
run right through the heart OF 1t,
18th ian utao,uries coal and IL
yards. o,,o -,
IN he proud of her achievement
the people OF Wilmington have
Sor Congratulations that such An
sr,sa wis not driven beyond her
with two Of the main track lii
roads In tho coua.ry running 6
onr city, and the W. x n. r
norshward, the future grea.l
Wilmington is scarcely yet outl
Asa suit Of ths free-trsde
anr an Chicago, last week, an
nrotective Tariff League has
peen organ lied. in OHIO with
nuarters In Toledo. Tnis iDdi
III ve war against the existing
md a corresponding depression
nass The tariff il to be rec
o.a,hfe. and the couut'y ii iod