Daily Republican., 1888-12-08
R. R. IMPROVEMENTS.
RuMoRED REMOVAL OF THE
p, w. g. 3. r. r. SHOPS
Probably to the ROb:nson Farm-Towns
spIinging Up-Add'tionRl Tracks
to be LSid-EIEht MILES
zhAt Give TFoubIs.

There age rumors In the air, of con
templatsd large Improvements by tn
r, w. Il B. Railroad Company, which
II carried out, will inure greatly ito th,
ben eft Of this oIty. A reasonable view
or the matter strengthens the truthful
ness Of the Tum0Is
Wilmington is not the same city nov
that 1t was % years ago, when the hrst
locomotive, with Its Fhrill, shrieh
whistle, woke up the sleepy dsnizsns tc
the fact that their little city, only foul
yeAIs old At that time, Wss connected
with the outside world by links Gi
steel.
The advcnt Of the railroad then was
q wonderful affair, and though there
were prejudice3 Rzslnsl anything which
1t WAS imagined would ruin the trade IN
horses aud take the bread out OF n Door
mans mouth, the people took kindly 10
tbs iron hoFse and gave him . right
roynl welcome to the city on the hills.
Privileges were granted TO ths railway
company Rt that time, OF which the
people would be more Jealous now, had
they lived in that { az and had foresee y
tina. in 1888 Wilmington would he q
city OF $4,000 souls. The railroad COM
papy, however, was wide RWka to &C.
cure future Rs we'll bs present a1vAn.
ia ses, bat with oil Its Watehfulnoas and
foresight the great march Of increased
commercial tSsflc has got ahead Of it,
and 1t now huds Itself literally cooped
up along the OhTistians without the
prospect OF increased expsp son to meet
its growing trade. The city has even
submitted to the closing Of Poplar,
Walnut and other streets for the accom-
modatlon Of the railIoAd company;
aNaFu rlm0a han ham Fad
more room lie wanted.
This being the case the com mpGny
couple of years ago purchased the farm
OF Thomas 8. Robinfon, some 800 acres,
outside the city llmits and near BrAn-
dywine, nov LAndith station. Since
then the people have been looking for
the commencement Of buildings on the
farm and the removal Of the railroad
shops to that place. The TumOrH of
these removals have again become the
talk Of the day in Wilmington railroad
ciTcles; indeed II is said that the T., W,
3 B. Railroad Company only await
some needed legislation by the ipoom
ing Legislature before q removal Of the
shops iB commenced. It is confidently
asserted by those who profess to know
that the new shops will be In full blast
before two years will roll around. With
the moving Of the shops will spring up
new town, an adjunct to the Ninth
ward, and In the lapse Of q short time
an additional ward of the olty.
10 anticipation Of this removal OF the
p, W. q B. car shops, the owners of
property In the vicinity Of the Robinson
farm ire laying out avenuss and lets,
rot doubling the demand for homes on
the beautiful uplAr Dc bet Ween the PhllA
delphis pike and the Tailroad.
One Of these newly projsctsd towns ls
called Msple Foodi on the TAlley prep
erty, ct the end Of the city electric rSil-
road. This property fronts on the
Philadelphia pike, and is intefBeoted by
EAstlAnd and Woodland avenues, and
quite large number Of buildings have
been staked off.
Another railroad improvement now
nnder way is the widening Of the p, ".
q B. Railroad, and the laying OF two
additional tracks from Philad delphia TO
Baltimore to accommodate the fast in
oressing traffic.
This Improvement will take consid-
erAble time and be attended with 8
pleted the advantages IL iH believed will
be suoh IS to justify all labor and sx-
penAe
A distance Of 8 miles difference from
PhilsdelphiA to Washington in favor of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is q
matter OF anXiOus concern to the p, W.
g B. Company, and how TO Rel over
those eight miles Rn1 make the same
time the B. g. o. make puzzles the p,
W. q B Railroad brain, The tWo ad.
ditionAl tracks are counted upon as one
OF the means to accomplish The desired
purFose, and by taking the fast trains
over the cut of below the city and with
out stopping here 1t is thought that the
eight miles consumption Of time can be
overcome. But even this will not have
the desired effect.
The fact still remains that the B. q
0. road 10 eight miles the shorter Of the
two, and no matter how fast the p, W.
q B. run their trRins there is nothing to
hinder the B. 8 o from running rs fast, |
Already, through competition, the time |
from Philadelphia to Washington has
been reduced to hours and 10 minutes,
the b. q o. can afford to GO 10 better
and make the trip in hours. With |
these two great rival railroads running
through Wilmington, the citizsns are |
treated to frat clAPs railroad facilities,
soth north and south, and It is q source
Of oongratulAtIOn that no improvement
can be made on either road that will
not rebound 10 the prosperity Of Will
mtnntOn