Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-06-11
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and no one grumbles more than do the
proprietors of the summer resorts near
the city. The rich and fashionable people,
who go out of town for the season, leave
when the time comes without much
regard for the weather, but the hundreds
Of thousands who stay in the city all
summer depend on Coney Island and
other near resorts for any hope of
recreation and relief from heat, and with
the weather remaining cool these resorts
are but little patronized, which is serious
matter to their proprietors after they |
have once been opened and the enormous
expense of their conduct assumed.
/ was down at Coney Island some
weeks ago when the annual work of pre-
paration and repair was in progress and
found perfect army of artisans at work. |
Much damage is done every winter and |
that wrought by storms last winter was |
not exceptional, yet the beautiful green |
lawns around the Oriental have been
greatly injured and an enormous quantity
of earth as we'll as sod has had to be
transported down there to render their
renewal possible. About Manhattan
| Beach there has been less damage done,
but down at Brighton, which is the chief
Brooklyn resort, the injury by the sea is
l
| few years ago has disappeared while the
ground has been washed away to within
stones throw of the hotel. Further down,
| where the very numerous cheap and
| popular resorts are located, but little
damage has been done.
One of the things about which New
Workers grow excited just now is the Ivy
ing of street railway on Broadway. II
will spoil the great thoroughfare, they
say, and leave the city no street for great
professions. But bitter as is the news
paper opposition TO the scheme there are
few, if any, people doing any kind OF
retail business on or near Broadway from
the post office to Union square, a distance
of nearly two miles, who are not glad
that the work has begun. The elevated
railways are ut quite distance from the
street, and it is really quite difficult OF
access-so much 50, i'll fact, that property
has greatly deprecated in value, and il
the new road will only restore its old time
business activity to the street the property
owners will consent to allow professions
to contine themselves TO Fifth avenue OF
even to cease altogether.
It is a singular thing, by the way, that
nowhere are the people and press more
bitterly opposed to needed changes than
, here in New York, where sentiment is
| supposed not to exist, and business
: activity TO be the one thing valued. New
Hork's growth would have come to a
standstill had it not been for the elevated
I railroads, which have already given us a
built up, continuous city from the Battery
! to Harlem. No better evidence of theiI
usefulness could be afforded than is found
$ in the very remarkable fact that though
It these roads carry 30O,0 people day
), the street road Immediately under then
q and others parallel with them are al
= making money The explanation is tina
II the building of the elevated roads hai
e stimulated such an enormous growth o
Us population up town that the number o
o people to be carried is already in exees
= of the united facilities OF the surface an,
- elevated roads for transporting passenger
- during many hours of the day. We
many people still lament that the elevate
roads were ever built.
So great is the need for further facil
Ic ties for travel that tie old scheme for
four-track underground railway o
ne Broadway has been seriously revived an
ed those interested propose to inve
RS millions in il if they are permitted to d
w so. Though underground railways hay
'ly been in practical operation i'll London f.
lie. years, there is perfect chorus
n horror at the idea of attempting OF
gs here and it is generally urged that bull
sr, ing one under Broadway from curb
M curb would endanger all the Struatur
cts along that thoroughfare Again, attemp
ms being made to substitute cable for hor5
power on some of the surface railwa
lar call forth the most savage opposition fro
| n,
ion elaborate arguments are made TO she
18th that the scheme is impracticable, despi
as, the tact that it has been successful
o. worked in San Francisco and Chicago (
~. Oh years and is about being put in operati
hi. III Philadelphia. The conclusion seei
,ss well nigh unavoidable that this is real
ma an old fogy town, animated by We
bit. much the same spirit denounced so oft
shs by village newspapers down Delaware
lH.r the principal obstacle to the growth Il
prosperity Of your own towns
There is comparatively little talk abe
To- politics here Just now, but excitemt
boz will rise Ia fever heat toward the end
bo the month, when Collector Rohertso
term mt the custom house expires.
ght would I've useless for any one not in {
t Of very inner circle To attempt to name 1
man TO succeed Robertson, but those h
urc who were chiefly instrumental in securi
red Mr.. Cleyelnnds nomination will not
,ted pleased if Hubert o. Thompson does
gis get the appointment They will probal
the make no cutlery, but in their hearts Il
ID will accuse the President of ingratitu
lpO- IL MIR. Thompson is turned down il
re- il moi he on account Of Tnmmuny's Ii
tier tility, but ON account of the OPP ,ositior
lpo- the mugwumps, the latter being hostil
,pln- Thompson because he is most cnpa
)nly Democratic politician. They insinu
the all sorts Of things against Ii
dur but one of the most honori
and unimpeachable Democrats of my
and qunintance, and one who, by the way,
lil;t- for years been n close personal friend
hut Mr.. Cleveland's, declares that no croo
uble net has ever been charged against Tho
bus son in such fashion as to warrant a
ions mand for the evidence As one of IL
end who did not favor Mr.. Clevclnnd's nc
cst- nation am quite ready to aciinowle
puts that it was the New York County Den
were racy, of which Thompson is the head
Del made his nomination possible and en-
Is of see how Mr.. Cleveland can ignore
dis fact. Whether Mr.. Thompson is 1T
over mated or not, il behooyes the adminit
the ton to make some known and consII
Wolf Gus Democrat collector Of this port if
will members do not want to see Democi
ser defeat in New York state this fall.
have see by EVERY EVENING that you h
him cantata in Wilmington the other nigh
what was wondering the other night why
lture did not have there more frequently
enlist entertainments MS | was then enjoy
, col 1t was concert given by quartet KIN
rance MS the ST. Georges Glee Club, at Chic
find ing Hall. For my part, do not
laced much about madeigals and old Ent
aud glees- they are so funerenl. A .
most channlian Song" by lIatton (born 1870
: lam the programme informed us), sung
this occasion sounded to me like ii
, pur but musical people enjoy such thin
.tilrer believe, and the applause was hei
eand The best things in the concert, to
tiIens taste, were those by the small numb
It iair professionals called in to assist. 4
ms, was delightful hoy violinist ma
,,iy.is Michael Banner, and the singing by
'rs0ns nelle .e Lussth OF pouhous
,senrc Maria" with violin, piano and d
accompaniment was very fine indeed.
own | sat there [ wondered why this mil
nd. in of a few professionals with amateurs
route not more frequently tried in Whining
north II is quite common in the very !
many cities 100 miles or So around New J
lis in. and much more customary than |
slator ever imagined right here Mile de IL
lerful has been the prime favorite for such
corts for the past year and her succ
|, and partly due perhaps to her good look
pneu- / remember that a Seventh Regi
ttrons friend of mine in speaking of her sir
/ "a IA hat