Evening journal., 1893-02-04


most important contractors and builders
in the city are as much interested in the
road / represent as /, myself, an. More
than that, have had different person
age every day come TO me and say, Look
here, want TO take stock In
your new railway; now don't forget
me when the time comes Only few
days ago an employe of the Wilmington
City Railway said TO me Give me
chance and l will put "a. QUO In the enter.
prise. Wherever 10 we have spplica
tions for stock In the new railway.
Indeed. outside capitalists have come to
us aud said that they would buy as
many shares as we would sell them But
this we don't want If we can help IL;
We want Delaware capital IL our charter
is granted aud propose TO build on the
money of our own citizens.
more than all this that | have stated
we have had three different sites offered
u.s. free A. air, for our plant aud depots;
we have had farmers say tO us 'ruu her
right through my place and l will deed
YOU all the land you need So You see
you will have an electric road If we get
our charter.
Now, as far as operating the road is
concerned, let me tell you that we fully
appreciate the proportion Of gigantic en-
terprise and know just what an electric
railway costs, but the people want yea
they demand IL lApplause. and we'll
| give IL to them even II we have to con
duct IL at q loss for time. We have
long since found that il we wait on these
big corporations 10 do this work we
shall have TO remain waiting
As for making the enterprise pay we
have several plans. As this company is
a New Castle company [Cheersl, to have
its home here and al its machinery and
property, [Spplause we propose, first,
to put in an extra dynamo and light
this town by electricity, Loud ap-
plausel We then propose to take in as
much Of this city by electric railway as
Is possible Then we want to take ad
vantage Of this fine river front and OF
the high and pretty land along the road
between this city and Wilmington and
to establish six or eight parks respect
able and attractive places of summer re
sort, to which we expect TO carry people
during the summer Then we proposed
to run in the city of Wilmington. along
Third street TO Fourth and Market
streets.
Now, in conclusion, I'll just say thai
while we propose to do all this with th'
idea of developing this city and the
neighborhood, III tell you frankly tha
we're not doing It all for glory, we expec
and intend to make money on the enter
prise.
The \. c., n. & W. Railway.
After a few questions had been aske
Mr. Cooper, the chairman introduce
Attorney Thomas Holcomb, who az
peared for the New Castle, Newport an
Wilmington Passenger railway. A
though be had never stepped IL of,
he said, the distance to Wilmington vi
Newport was much less than IL was gen
b orally supposed and would be a muc
] | quicker route to the metropolis cent?
p than by going over Third street bridg
! This bridge is turned of forty times
d Gay and then, beyondit, Is grade eros
/ ing of dozen railroad tracks where live
are always in danger aud where Il
. safety gates are down every few miuute
z "Then, for the accommodation Of Ne
3 Castle people, opr line would start sa
Z at the City Hall and run throug
: the outskirts of the city. thus aecOmm
y dating every body here Then we woul
o run our line right along the front of Il
u Common forms and each Of us Is deep
interested In all that property and wal
to rec 1t increase in valuation, for
means greatly increased prosperity
= our city Moreover, we have three mill
of the New Castle Water Works Cor
pauy's pike, where splendid water faci
2, tiles and protection against fire is offer,
o 10 all who desire to build. For 20U ca
II New Castle has been trying to bui
IS towards Wilmington. but, try as 81
e will, she can never get across this Ma
row Dyke marsh above town Now,
e our plan. there would be built up an ind
3 pendent city, skiriing TO the West al
d south Then let Wilmington build towal
y us. Another advantage Of our road
il that it will get all the travel and trafi
q from Newport.
Il A Pubno-spirited Clergyman.
Rev p. Lightner was greeted vii
, applause when introduced by Presidei
T. Black. He said that his deep interest
= the welfare of the city had brougl
, his there to -ay a few words for q
- welfare OF the town. It was gr ltifyir
- to sec so many deeply interested and i
10 telligent citizens assembled to hear q
discussion. when l saw that the
/, we're four charters being applied for
Il the Delaware Legislature for electr
- railways torun through New Castle.
- thanked God and hoped that the citizei
y would arouse themselves without
instant's delay and convice our la'
makers that such a movement was ju
what our little city wanted to bring
ct out of it's present stagnation. Why, '
I'd have beautiful country all about U
Ia Is not this river front just
x valuable as when Wilmington want
We III Now you are making
ia most important move tonight becau
or it is timely Only within the past fo
We or FIVE years has electricity. that ms
at vellous force, asserted itself and be
be brought within the reach Of any town
he any size or enterprise in America
he said that he had no interest in any
~ the railways about to be established, /
ut prayed that one might be successful
n Mayor Herbert read 81 teech in
IN Spouse to loud calls, in which he 81
that he was borne I'm New Castle and
ay pected to die here. Every interest
~. his was here and he intended TO
an down to hard work and help lead /