Daily Republican., 1886-06-25
ne,aWare,s Prosperity

Delaware's Prosperity.
A ride down the Della ware Railroad
as far rs Dover Is sufh cient TO coavice
apy one thst Delaware Is destined to
he not in theory but in reality the gar
deu az the United States Every year
but brings fresh proof of It's great fra,t
and truck producing capacity wei
Dover, but only because our
ride ended there. From what we know
of our own knowledge, and from the
knopzleiee of others, from Dover down
n Delmsr bat fresh evidence Is pro
,5rcad Of the truth Of what we have said
of the county north Of Dover. Dois,
ware. with lis light, sandy loan, level
surface, geplal and kindly climate, anu
With the advantages Of the best markets
of the u ujted States within six hours
railroad time from the farthest part OF
the State, is in truth the most hlgnly
favored section Of the country. otnef
sections are closer to philadelphia ana
New York cities, but they do not pro-
duce the berry and peach In such pro-
fus,on and perfectness; and Delaware
vegetables are taking the place OF the
famous Jersey truck. When We look
h,,k twenty years aud follow the rapid
atrldes that Delaware has made In hor-
tcuhural and agricultural productions
we are safe in saying that the state 10
vet but in Its infancy OF production
Before that period wheat and corn In
Nav Castle county, and corn almost
alone in Kent and Sussex were me prin-
cipal products. Now, this ID entirety
chan ged, not by the abandonment OF
the raising Of wheat and corn, but by
ra,s;ng better crops on less land, and
deyotng the balance to the raising OF
frnit and truck. The peach orchards OF
Delaware are the surprise and admira-
lion of the U nited States; the berry cul'
ture ia enormous and no farm, whether
NJ fifty acres or Ave hundred acres, IL
nousidaaed complete without portion
devoted 10 truck raising. At this sea-
son Of the year, with waving fields oil
golden wheat, fields OF timothy ano
clover, acres Of corn growing into sts'e
illness, peach orchards beginning u
show the peach amongst the leaves
large gardens embracing from one t
ten acres of smaller fruit, more happy
or promising picture Of rural happines
and prosperity cannot be presented t.
the eye.
Bns what has caused this almost sud
dan transformation in Delaware? VIVA
mvstic touch has turned her sedge gras
fields into farms with golden harvest
and luscious fruit? What has cause
maKnifi cent residences, finished IN tn
highest art OF architectural beauty, {
take the place OF the old log cabin an
the shanty? What has converted eros
roads hamlets into populous towns, an
dotted old, WORKOUT fields with hand
some villages? What magic la
brought stately churches into ex'stenC
with tall spires pointing heaven"Ar'
aud planted the new and beAuNi'
school house in shady groves Is 10
but q vivid picture o; the imagination
or ia It reality? Let those who trav
nm and down our State answer It
realistic. But what did we say hI
made this change? We have nj
named the cause yet, but we will nos
Its the Delaware Railroad that pass
no aud down on the dividing ridge b
tveen the waters of Delaware al
Chesapeake bays, and which with
lateral branches reaches out on eth
side, gathering iu the whole penin9u
rom shore to shore. The most arue
opponent of monopolies must own
and say that the Delaware Railroad
the magician's wand that has trsI
Sjrmed and changed swsmps into 81
deus. and stretches OF sand into tru
patches and orchards. The DelaWs
Railroad has made this change, and
has done 1t in the short space oil t%er
years. BY It's enterprise and thrift
has SCI an example OF economy and
dustry to the people of the State. l.
opened an outlet by which the PEG
can Res to the outside world and
how Others live. As opening clouds
in the sunshine, the opening of the |
aware Railroad has let in new Ia
and practices OF industry, Of vim, p!
and determination that has made
changes to which we have referred.
history Of this railroad is Interest
reading, even to those who lived De
it was projected, and are familiar
all its opposiIions and triumphs,
the remarks we have made In refere
to 1t were inspired by glsnclug ov'
succinct and we'll written sketch han
to us by Absalom Brown, Supeript'
emit OF the Junction and Breakw
division of the Delaware branch Of v
is now the Pennsylvania Railroad.