Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-02-16

Willard salisbury then tool: the floor,
and proceeded to hang up u map exhi-
biting the lines Of the Wilmington com
pany, built and projected, and these
asked Tor by the pending charters. After
explaining the map, Mr.. Salisbury said
We are not here in opposition to any
bona iide road. All we ask is fair play.
We are told there is large aggregation
Of outside capital coming here to build
these roads. When the heart of II man in
Boston begins TO palpitate with love for
this community, we are nearing the mil.
lenlum. There is another class always
ready to sharpen knife to cut into that
heart He would ask the Legislature to
stand by the men who have shown their
faith BY their works.
For the l0i years the old company
ran its road without the stockholders
earning O dollar. For the past four
years the stock has been paying five per
cent; no more. That stock is held all
over Wilmington, in parcels Of from
| five shares upwards. IL is a Whining
ton enterprise. This terrible monopoly
furnishes the workingman tickets at 50
cents. II gives free concerts. 1t is the
only road that has fully performed its
| duties. We did not oppose the Front
street charter because it did not inter
fere with us. Mr.. salisbury here read
an article complimentary to his COM
pany from EVERY EVENING Of Septcm.
Der, 1891.
Mr.. salisbury then called attention to
| the manner in which the lines asked for
| would parallel lines of his road. Talk
about the Edge Moor people; everyone
of them has petitioned us to build a line
for them. We claim that you should
not break down the roads already built.
Let the Brandywine Springs road run
its line from Front and Union; let the
New Castle line run from where it is
entitled to run. Make them start their
road at New Castle, not at Wilmington.
Much of the feeling at New Castle is
because of the promised electric light
ingo the town. Now you cannot run
electric lights from street railway cur
| rent!
Mr.. Salisbury referred to the Oxy-
Hydrogen Company and Addicks as an
| illustration of the effect Of indiscrimlnate
granting Of charters upon Legitimate
business enterprise.
Talk about power! The sovereignty
of Delaware resides in these walls TO-
night. What couldn't you do? You
could repudiate your state bonds; you
could do almost anything. But would
1t be honorable to lend the power of tho
State to stock gamblers and spectators:
mere lrc SOME Peculiar tIiiiles III az
provisions, referring especially to tho
Brandywine Springs, which show tho
gang9r ol sralltihs tlosc iltGs. MT
naulsDury Ieau sle cohsYilualion w., any
merger clause OF tlis cilarteE; hes'
PSnulhs llhes nave III tneili tne Possi
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nave 70 sWalIoW oT DG sWulloWel'
AS 10 the use Oh elGctrlcilyi inc WI
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sent OF the Guy HuthorltieS 70 use INA
motive power; AS 10 the PtoPositloi
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without INC consent ol tilat Guy, he ulC
not thlnk Mt' cooper Woula attempt L
maintain tliat Delore court OF law Mt
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mat oiief aoeS ioG piilu nm 10 us luL
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killlhBi our Clartvr' hG SphaAer wen
on 10 ciaiti t.laI Nil' '9aV'soury Hau no
ADVANCED single argument except tina
OF sellishheSs ahl monopoly iie empha
SIZED lhe point tn"t MI. '2l'iSDnfy hal
not put forward n ms speech, me "eX
elusive risIts ot Mh'cil 80 ih'ch IA
DGeh saiu '"rlhS the P'tSt Two weeks
! NlVe us .illS cllaltGr Ntiu We MN slloy
you next summer now we will operat
II ROAD 10 nrahayWihe Rpil'lssi we WI
carry us many passengers GAcuFsiohlalS
III I9ur moIlhS, aS inc olu road carrie
in eight. ic ASKED tlG same rISht
competition as Is accorded IN othcr bnsl
ness, ana eAhlpi'cu l5l!tiIhS iIT llS ron ,,
signed ny residents 9. a'lNlah', EiS
, mere, brcchpahN, NcWPoIl ana WI
: mington
, Peter l.. Cooper rose 10 traverse tn
unfair reference OF Alf. SALISBURY to :
Boston man. lie wClld say That MI
Addtcks VIII not own share OF stocl
in his company.
! Mr. Carpcnter--Nor In ours either.
! Mr. Cooper, referring to the map sal
the Wilmington company need no
parallel his company line in South Wi
$ minEton if it did not wish to. ii
!. claimed also that the Wilmington rou