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If the people. we will ever pray:
T. S. Wilgus. S. II. Wilson, c. e. |
Richards, S. l.. Black, r. w. Joseph, ID
r. Joseph, S. Nj. White. John H. Short.
+. II. Speakman, II. E. Speakman, J. r..
King, Il. b. West, d. W. Campbell
J. w. Messick. ID. j. Brasine. f. J. Hud-
son, II. NJ. Swain, J. e. Downs, w. II.
Wilson, James n. Pepper, *. M. Pretty
man, j. w. Jackson, c. Edgar Willin
j. r. Wagamon, II. W. Hickman, John
r. Rogers, Jacob Stengler, George
Walls, Thomas A. West, James II
Maull. T. Il. Wilson, /. w. Mccall, j.
W. Blizzard. Frank w. Edgar, G.. r..
Lynch & Bro. w. b. Hilyard, r. j.
Davidson, Daniel E. Rogers, p. c.
Green, G. W. Major Emanuel Satter-
field, L. l.. Layton. T. NJ. Kreer j.
Warden Calhoun, Joseph b. Waple, ID.
s. Rodney. Luther Clendaniel, Jr..
Julius Green, Charles X. COnard, Frank
Tyre. c.. r. McGlothen, NJ. b. Wall
II. S, Short, Peter Pepper. G. II. Ham
mond. w. b. Johnson, w. ]. Stevens
@. Reynolds. l. f. Tyndall, DR.. Caleb
r. Layton, r. JEFF. pyle f. w. Lawson
A. D.. Davis. w. j. McNatt, p. J. Hart
John Curry. N. n. Irwin, William e.
Sharp. John A. Truitt, r. r. Purnell
c.. b. Marsh J. W. Hunter John H..
Dodd William G. Warren. E. H. Tyre.
Noah lsaacs, Dr.. John Best Robinson
George r. Mears. G. 5. Lynch, Roman
Tammany, William II. Smith, G.. H.
| Collins. Wingate King, Il. E. Cooper
g. n. Pepper, William e. Vickers. Jr.,
William u. Vickers. Sr.. Frank Cana
way, W. S. Torbert r. w. Torberl
! William " Mackin. Carl S. Otwell,
Charles l. Pepper, James c. ConOway.
Robert A. Wood, George w. Marvel
Miels b. Vessels.
These are samples of the letters
| Speaker Riggin is receiving from day
TO day asking for the passage of the
amendments:
LETTERS TO THE SPEAKER.
Delaware City. Del, April 16 1897
| Hon. Emory b. Riggin Speaker Of the
House of Representatives, Dover
Delaware.
Dear Sir: AS a citizen of Delaware
and interested in its prosperity, 1 re-
| spectfully urge upon you and the Leg
lslature the great Importance of addi-
LiOnal railway transportation in this
state.
The inhabitants of Delaware have
been much hampered by its limited
railroad facilities. They have witness
ed, with modification, much younger
and much less favored states in all
other respects. advance in wealth and
immigration, while Delaware has re
mained stationary
Easy and rapid communication be
tween different localities is a necessity
Of material progress and increased
values; and legislators can perform
]
removal of the present strangling in
luences of monopoly.
The New Castle and Wilmington
electric railway has demonstrated it,
ability and courage by affOrding fire.
quent transit between New Castle anC
Wilmington at a large outlay of CAPT
tai, and ! most earnestly advocate thu
proposed extensions of that line tC
benefit other communities and as an
encouragement to such enterprise!
hereafter.
1t is the first business-like venture in
his direction, and promises a new er;
10 this state so long heretofore ne
elected and trust the amendment vii
ne passed by your honorable bodies
Yours respectfully,
GEORGE b. MONEY, Mayor.
st. Georges, Del, April Is, 1897
Hon Emory b. Riggin, Speaker of TIN
House Of Representatives, Dover
Delaware.
Dear Sir: Being a resident of Della
ware. / am very much interested in il
progress, and am i'm favor OF the VIII
mngton and New Castle electric rail
. way which is endeavoring to Obtail
rights to enable them to buil0 farthe
down in the state. Ii will be of grea
benefit to the people of this commu
o nifty, and viii bring capital into tn
state and produce more state revenue
q and I earnestly urge that our represen
tatives vote in favor of giving them a
amendment to their charter which wi
enable them to extend their line
Respectfully,
Il JAMES RICHARDSON, NJ D..
Ex-Representative General Assembly
Session 1889.
Port Penn. Del, April II, 1891
Hon. Emory B. Riggin. Speaker of IN
House of Representatives, Dove
Delaware
Dear Sir: | write To urge the passag
of the bill in favor of the Wilmingto
r and New Castle Electric Railway Con
Q pany extending tEeir line north frol
p Wilmington and south from New Ca,
tie. as It will be of great benefit to th
,e people of Delaware.
.e We want railroad to this point, an
ii seems to me that no person havin
the progress of the state at heart ca
y honestly oppose this measure. l ther
y ore earnestly urge your honorab
II cody TO do everything possible to hay
his bill passed Respectfully,
d JOSEPH CLEAVER.
d Delaware City, Del, April II, 1897.
Hon. Emory B. Riggin, Speaker OF Il
l. House Of Representatives, Dove
er Delaware.
Dear Sir. Being a resident Of th