Evening journal., 1893-02-04
ELECTRIC RAILWAY WAR
Attorneys for the Established
and Non-established Argue.
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING OF MEN.

bury, Attorney Peter l. Cooper, Jr..
Attorney Thomas Hoioomb. Rev p. II.
Lightner, aud Mayor Frank Il. Herbert.
Special Correspondence Evening journal
Nav CASTLE Feb A big meeting
Of citizens was held here last night to
discuss electric railway projects The
meet ng was called by the Board of
Trade of which DR. J. J. Black is presi
dent In an interview with the EvENI
JOURNAL man before the meeting he
said that he hoped ever, body repre-
senting railway enterprise would
attend and present their case and claims
in a straig t.forward manner "What
we want, be said, sis an electric rail.
way between this town and Wilmington
We never wanted it so bad as now.
Should the road be built, however, IL
must co operate with the Wilmington
city Railway Company. or we can never
have what we want. transit TO all parts
of WILMINGTON. We do not want TO
have continuous pickering aud quarrel
ing about these charters for as far as |
am concerned. would like to SEE a half
dozen roads here Even il only one line
is successful, it will make such boom
In real estate and farm lands here that
will doubly increase its valuation in six
months
DR. Black called the meeting to order
at few minutes before o'clock The
room was filled when the rap for order
was heard. In fact it was soon learn ed
that the building was entirely made
quate for the vast assemblage o citi-
zeDs gathered to hear attorneys talk
upon the vital subject of electric rail
way connecting New Castle with Will
mington. The audience was deeply in
terested and very appreciative.
Dr. Blacks Address.
The chairman said: GENTLEMEN AND
FELLOW CITiZeNs-This meeting Of the
Board of Trade was called, TO which an
invitation was extended 10 all enterpris-
ing citizens to attend to discuss this im.
portant matter of application for rail
way legislation To aid in this discus
sion have invited Willard salisbury.
attorney for the Wilmington City Rail
way Company; Peter l.. Cooper. at.
torney for the Wilmington aud New
Castle Electric Railway Company !;
Thomas Holcomb, representing the
New G stle. Newport and Wilmington
Passenger Railway Company; to come
here tonight and address you, and In
tend to give each Of you a chance to talk
on the subject My idea upon the ad
vent of an electric railway, that property
now worth 81 00l would, in year fron
now, be worth $4,000 That is a plail
way Of stating 1t. have been entertain
, ing Messrs. Salisbury and Cooper a. my
house and, after tea. shut them in
room together. When | released then
thep we're in as good spirits and condi
tion as when they entered the room
Now there is no necessity for bad feeling
In this matter and am gratided to SCI
such a large attendance here to nigh
. aud see you in such good spirits MI
Cooper has requested that Mr. Saulsbur
Z be allowed to make the FIRST address, S
l have the pleasure Of introdu cling to yo
Mr. Willard Salisbury.
The WILMINGTON City's Position.
3 Mr. Salisbury said that the Whining
ton City Railway Company had consic
cred very carefully the business poss
bility of building a line to New Castle
I but, he said, lot Of charters ri en- [
I roads in the several districts have bee
the chief cause of the failure of thi
company to extend its line outside Of th
city.
"We think a road built to New Castl
would be more or less a speculativ
enterprise. We would be glad to bull
a line TO New Castle or we would be Yer
willing to con meet with hat road and,
, such an arrangement was made. W
{ would be pleased to furnish assistance {
q the shape Of our expert electricians, el
o perience, etc, but, gentlemen, we Ger
S tainly did not want an opposition road /
Wilmington. Now that is what we wi
4 work to prevent Why, there are s
3 many bills before our Legislature thai
II they were granted as they appear, th
roads would not only come In all sides {
Wilmington and cut up the city. but tt
. cars would be run on our tracks. Gel
tlemen the Wilmington City Railwa
Company has invested too much capiti
} and gone to too much trouble to giS
y Wilmington the most complete railwa
= servic in the United States TO have il
i plant and stock attacked in that style.
d willing to Connect at Eden Park.
d "Our company is even willing to me
y your road almost half way, or at Thil
d street bridge, or at Eden Park, to whiC
point we expect to have our lines e
tended in six months time While v
are perfectly willing to help, as lies
Jul EoWlAg bAhN 10u ANcA1 y
er convenient aud rapid transit, yet v
" have hesitated TO do that at any gre
40 loss, as we feared this venture would
N until we found the sentiment of u
a people so strongly in favor of It. II
~ Wilmington City Railway Compar
= would build road to New Castle witho
~ ~ the slightest hesitancy when you co
~ vince us that it will be a profitable
vestment
"Now, in conclusion. allow me to s
that il is the advantage Of the Wilmin
g ton City Railway Company to develop
rs this country in the upper end of N,
at Castle county. Its to our own interel
on to do so and l know that in Eve ye.
le time this will be developed by anelect
he railway even If conducted at a loss
in DIR. Cooper Represents The n. c. Road
Peter L. Cooper, the bright young la
yer who is the attorney for the Wilmir
ton and New Castle electric railwi
les land who is now so popular here that
'as has been engaged 70 defend Peter Nor
ID the New Castle man to be tried nS
'as week for the murder of Daniel Reard
was the next speaker. 1t was 50