Evening journal., 1891-02-19

say hhhs Tue NOuEcfS 40 not CANcu enough
Of the oysters; that lots Of them die from
being smothered by the young oysters
that the tongers grounds would be bene
fited If dredged
The tongers say they want the law a.
IL Is That the dredgers take out
tongers' licenses and go to longing as
soon as the dredging season is over.
They deny the allegation thst the beds
would be benefited by dredging aud say
they would stand no show with the
dredgers in competition. The dredgers
want tbs strip six miles long and two
miles wide, from the mouth OF Leipsis
creek to the buoy of Bombay Hook as
free TO their boats as TO the tongers.
The mIlitars Bill.
The new military bill was formally
presented to the Committee on
Federal Relations this evening BY
Captain Edmund Mitchell, Jr he
briefly outlined the bill in the
presentation speech. After he had pre-
sented It General r r. Kenney made a
powerful address in its behalf The
House of Representatives was well FL led.
The following military men were there
besides those named above Adiutant
General Hart, Colonel Stacey, Lieutenant
Colonel Kirk. Captain 4 L. Rice and
Colonel E. T Cooper
Street Railway War.
As stated in the EvENISG JOURNAL
several days ago, the Wilmington City
Railway Company. is making 4 strong
fight against the Cotton syndicate street
railway franchise bill now pending in
the House
The opposition took tangible form TO-
night when the following Wilmington
City Railway men came down. with VIII
lard Salisbury, Jr, as their counsel
William Candy, president William
Dupont. Charles 3 Harlan, Preston Lea,
William T For er, D. w Taylor, E I.
Warner, Washington Jones and John
Jones
The Colton syndicate was represented
by J. Harvey Whiteman, who came to
listen and not TO talk, telling the com
mittee that those he represented
preferred bRving separate hearing
The meeting with the committee was
held in the State House parlor Mr..
Salisbury acted as spokesman for the
opponents OF the bill.
Why They Object.
The objections urged by the Whining.
ton City Railway Company were that
this charter asked for is for purely oecu
lative purposes That the fact OF their
running parallel TO their old lines ana
trying TO get the right even TO run over
them in some places Is only to be used TO
club the old line into subsection and
make them buy out the spectators ct
large advance or to get some franchise
thar on account OF It's blanket privileges
can be used by some outside syndicate
against he interests OF the people of
Wilmington That the privileges granted
10 the old line, we're in the nature of an
inviolable contract between the state and
the people who invested their money in
building the old line, and the good faith
of the STATE demands that such contract
shall not be violated
10 is we'll known, they say&that Col
ton tried to get controlling interest in
the old line last summer for Philadel
phia syndicate, with the avowed object
of freezing out the little stock holders by
n means Of dummy corporation, and this
present legislative attempt TO put some
life ~ a moribund corporation is only
another step in the general scheme on
which he WAS at work last summer That
every dangerous feature in any such
charter heretofore granted has been com
bined in the proposed amendments. aud
70 grant such privileges as asked for
would be 70 prevent the subscription
by any one hereafter to any
rees nable proposed public improvement
That there IS not traffic enough fer two
lines and for twenty years the old lines
paid no dividends and are only How
barely able 20 pay 4 20 per cent per
Rnnum. That the proposed line after
running over the Front street line then
will run parallel to the old road at
the distance Of one square throughout
the eastern side Of the city stops OF the
tracks on Eleventh street without being
able 70 60 east. west, 81 any other
direction, unless they take possession
and pass over the present lines Of road.
Then, with their right of cOnnec ing
lines, they can gridiron the city down
every street The privileges asked for with
respect 10 motive powers are so great rs
10 be practically without limit. and they
can run elevated roads or steam roads or
any other kind % road. which they il
their own discretion deem advisable.
The Cotton Side OF Il.
J Esrvey Whiteman. counsel for toe
Cotton syndicate, says We look upon
this opposition az IN effort to prevent
any competition They alleged there to-
night that this is scheme foreign TO
this state. That is not true The inter.
ested parties in the Front street line are
Wilmingtonians. 1t is purely home
enterprise.
Zone great objection they make is in
regard 70 our company passing over their
tracks from Market street 70 French
street That same franchise is already
grauted 70 the Front and Union street
railway In their present charter lis
necessary in order for the Front and
Union street railway to reach the eastern
side Of the city
They also state tina, We want to use
steam That is preposterous.- We are
willing 70 have provision in the bill
prohibiting rs 70 use steam J. has been
shown id other cities that steam cannot
be proftably used, ana in cur bin we
plainly state H.
"Thsy also claim thst the franchise is
sought for 20 be sold 20 the highest
bidder at some future time. This asser
ton is made without any grounds for il
whatever Il is bona fde busiB ess
enterprise, and that is what they are
afraid Of Ia the construction II
this road the general public is
going to le benefited, not
only in street railway facilities
ont slsoin the erest smount Of labor that
viii be given in the construction and
operation Of this road The assertion
that their road has never been able 20
pay dividends should not debar others
from constructing lines. Their discus